Italian fashion: Maria Federica Bachiddu, “Cappe d’autore” at Palazzo Cenci
WTI Magazine #11 2014 Jan, 3Author : Nadiah Ahmad Shukri for PoisonDrops.com Translation by: The Timeless CapeFew pieces of clothing are as timeless as the cape. It traced the footsteps of the medieval traveller, found its way to the wardrobes of the most elegant Venetian dames, draped the shoulders of the mysterious dandy, and of co...
La Fonderia dei Talenti: «Così convinco gli americani a investire sull'Italia»
L'INTERVISTA - Fernando Napolitano è il fondatore di Italian Business & Investment Initiative, organizzazione che porta imprenditori e startupper tricolori negli Stati Uniti, per formarsi e cercare finanziamenti All'inizio gli americani la prendevano sul ridere. Why Italy matters to the world? Già, perché al mondo dovrebbe fregare qual...
NFL Confidential: Trophy's namesake was a man ahead of his time
Super Sunday is the day when the National Football League celebrates the legend and legacy of its most iconic coach — Vince Lombardi. The Tiffany trophy presented to the winner is named for the coach who won five championships in the 1960s, including the first two Super Bowls with the Green Bay Packers. He died of colon cancer in 1970 at...
Newpoli Brings Southern Italian Folk Music to Beat Hôtel
When: Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 – 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.Where: Beat Hôtel, 13 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138On Wednesday, February 19th, 2014, Beat Hôtel celebrates the culture of Southern Italy with a live performance by Newpoli from 8:00PM to 12:00AM. Newpoli is a group of seven exceptionally talented singers and musicians (all alum...
“O Sole Mio” An Exploration of Neapolitan Song “O Sole Mio” An Exploration of Neapolitan Song
NEMPAC is collaborating with the North End's North Bennet Street School to create a truly unique performance as they kick off their Spring Series. O Sole Mio is a creative blend of performance and presentation that will become a celebration of the North End's traditional Italian heritage. The event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Ita...
Lyric Opera offers energetic, traditional ‘Rigoletto’
Plenty of contemporary directors feel compelled to leave a calling card on an opera's front porch, often by reinterpreting or updating a work in an original way, typically with the stated goal of making it more immediately resonant for today's audiences. In this spirit, "Rigoletto" has been reimagined through the lens of Little Italy in th...
Chiusura consolato Newark: ecco come ho ottenuto il console onorario
By Fucsia FitzGerald Nissoli Care Amiche e cari Amici,Vi scrivo per fare il punto sulla questione, ancora viva, della chiusura del Consolato italiano di Newark. In un momento in cui la visita del Presidente Barack Obama a Roma rilancia i già ottimi rapporti tra l'Italia e gli USA, consolidati nel tempo anche grazie alla presenza di tanti italiani...
Mirage’s Italian restaurant goes from good to great
Brock Radke Onda had secretly been one of the better Italian restaurants on the Strip, a warm, golden-hued room with solid cuisine set deep inside the Mirage since it opened in 1989. Then last year, it began an equally quiet transition into something new, bringing on a new chef and a much more streamlined menu of what appear to be classic, familia...
Patranella’s continue family tradition
By Michael Sudhalter Washington Heights resident Sammy Patranella Sr. grew up in a home that his father built in 1938, a block away from Washington Ave. Sammy Sr., along with his wife, Josephine and son, Sammy Jr., started the restaurant in 1991 built a restaurant in that same home, 813 Jackson Hill St. It's no surprise that Patranel...
7 Yonkers students honored with Enrico Fermi Scholarship at Westchester Manor in Hastings-on-Hudson
A group of local graduates were honored at a yearly tradition in Hastings-on-Hudson Sunday morning.Seven Yonkers students received the Enrico Fermi Scholarship at Westchester Manor during a special breakfast ceremony. The scholarship award was started in the Italian-American community 51 years ago. The breakfast was attended by local...
President Antonucci to retire in 2015
Fitchburg State University President Robert V. Antonucci, whose vision and leadership have had a profound impact on both the campus and the larger North Central Massachusetts region, today announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2014-2015 academic year. "I am honored to have been chosen to lead this great university and its ded...
Preparati Texas: arriva il made in Italy
By Maurita Cardone Prosegue il programma dell'Agenzia ICE (Italian Trade Agency) per l'accompagnamento delle aziende italiane nell'ingresso nel mercato americano. Lanciato lo scorso autunno dal vice ministro dello Sviluppo Economico, Carlo Calenda, il programma nasce con l'intenzione di aprire nuovi spazi di mercato su territori americani ancora p...