Summer Arts Festival Starts Friday!
Summer Arts Festival June 5 - 7This year's art walk is shaping up to be fabulous!Many galleries are hosting receptions for the event. Wine tastings all weekend. This year we have even added outdoor artist vendors this year!When you get hungry, visit one of our fine restaurants for al fresco dining.There's even a Toga Party on Saturday night! You tr...
Keeping Little Italy's story alive
by Judith Messina First came the immigrants who gave Little Italy its name. Then came the wave of Chinese immigrants who began raising families, opening shops, restaurants and even small factories in the neighborhood in the 1980s. More recently, soaring property prices have ushered in the era of affluent urbanites and hipsters. Today, even...
Italian lifestyle: Astolfo by Lumen Center Italia
WTI Magazine #63 2015 June, 27Author : Living Adamis Translation by: Astolfo, fearless knight protagonist of extravagant adventures in the Orlando Furioso, used to leave with his golden spear toward memorable feats. By its name ("ast-ulf", whose meaning is more likely "helper spear") comes the name of the new lamp by Lumen Center Ita...
Italian SMEs as driving force for economic recovery
A much expected economic recovery seems to be happening in Europe eight years after the beginning of the crisis. In this context, CNA and Symbola – the former is an active advocate of small and medium enterprises and the latter a promoter of a "soft economy", based on quality and talent – produced a dossier on Italian small and medium companies, al...
Como, Mike Piazza in Italia per trattare l’acquisto del club lombardo
Mike Piazza in questi giorni è in Italia e ha avuto modo di parlare con il presidente del Como, Pietro Porro, per intavolare una trattativa seria che porti in breve tempo alla cessione del club lombardo. Due gli incontri che hanno apparecchiato la trattativa: martedì sera a Cernobbio e il giorno dopo, mercoledì, nel centro di Orsenigo e al...
Eating Italian in Vermont, New York-Style
by Hannah Palmer Egan Utter the word "pizza" to New Yorkers living in Vermont, and they'll wax poetic about the thin-crusted, orange-grease-dripping, foldable slices of paradise of their hometown. There, they'll tell you, a typical lunch means two slices and a soda for about $5. Usually they'll lament the lack of comparable fare farther no...
Italian festival moves to Niles on 115th anniversary
by Pam De Figlio A legend from the 1600s, an old-world curiosity called the "Flight of the Angels" and a rich part of Chicago's Italian-American history are coming to Niles on Labor Day weekend. The Maria Santissima Lauretana festival is moving from Berwyn, where it has been held for more than 20 years, to Niles. It will take plac...
Tuscan Kitchen hosts car show
When Tuscan Kitchen hosted their third annual Italian Car Show over the weekend, it wasn't surprising that hundreds of locals showed up despite the rain. Spectators were in awe as they walked around and admired Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, McLaurens and Maseratis. This year's event featured more European luxury cars than years past, according...
Italian lifestyle: Dimoredesign 2015, traditions and contaminations
WTI Magazine #67 2015 September, 4Author : Living Adamis Translation by: The historical "Dimore Storiche" tour of Bergamo presents the 2015 edition of DimoreDesign: every Sunday, from September 6 to 27, Trussardi House, Palazzo Agliardi, Palazzo Moroni, Palazzo Terzi and Villa Grismondi Finardi open...
Following 20-year absence, Italian Festival returns to Italy
by Bethany Kurtz Long-time residents and new comers gathered to help rebuild an Italy tradition on Saturday. The Italian Festival and Parade, which originally started to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the town's founding in 1879 and continued until about 20 years ago, once again took over the main street in Italy. Parade float...
An Evening with Mattioli Jewelry at Neiman Marcus Paramus
Join NOIAW members and friends for a special evening reception and private viewing of Italian precious jewelry at Neiman Marcus in Paramus, New Jersey. Mattioli Gioielli, famed luxury jeweler from Northern Italy, will be on exhibit during Neiman Marcus's Italian Jewelry Festival. Shop the latest collection and network over hors d'oeuvres and cockta...
Several Kingston streets to close for Italian festival Sunday
by James Nani Parking and traffic in the Rondout section of Kingston will be limited Sunday for the annual Italian Festival on the waterfront. The festival, held by the Ulster County Italian American Foundation, will begin at noon. Parking will be limited on Abeel, Post and Dock streets, Broadway from Spring Street to Ea...