WTI Events: December 7, 2022 Premio Amerigo
December 7 2022 Firenze, Italy
Italy Isn't at the FIFA World Cup. Here's How It's Handling the Blow
The Azzurri, Italy’s beloved national football team — darlings of the international football (soccer) scene — failed to make it to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar this year. Images of bleeding-heart fans crying into their minestrone over this reality aren’t far off. It’s a jagged pill for a calcio-crazed nation to swallow, especially considering that t...
A Chance in Life Pays Tribute to Tony May and Remembers UN SDG Goals
“This is the first time I have spoken about my father in public since his death”. So begins the speech by Marisa May, daughter of the late chef Tony May, at the Wine & Spirits Gala organized by A Chance in Life. “My father was my hero and mentor. He loved cooking, cigars, golf, travel. His motto was ‘life is always good,’ and he never wanted medioc...
The Influence of Italian Design Is Felt at the 18th Edition of Design Miami/
La dolce vita, bella figura, dolce far niente… There are so many idiomatic expressions that many of us know and use, even if we don’t speak Italian. True to our magazine’s name, so many of us “live in Italy”, literally and figuratively. Many of our fashion and design choices are influenced by Italian icons and movements. It seems like everything It...
In fond memory of Dr. Paul Rubino
The Italian American Veterans Museum in Chicago lost one of its most avid supporters with the passing of Paul Joseph Rubino, MD. Educated at St. Ignatius High School, Loyola University and Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine, Paul as a Naval surgeon tended to often-critically wounded military personnel during the Vietnam War. Upon discharge, he joi...
Sofia Goggia: Only the brave
Ever since she conquered her second Olympic medal in Beijing in 2022. #onlythebrave is Sofia Goggia’s favorite hashtag. The Italian star pushes boundaries and challenges established rules. After crashing hard last January and recovering from her injuries in record time, she keeps showing that no matter what happens to her, she is part of an elite g...
Italian Americans Save Philadelphia’s Columbus Statue After Mayor Loses Appeal
It’s official: South Philadelphia’s 146-year-old Columbus statue is staying put in Marconi Plaza, and the plywood box — concealing the monument from public view — must be removed, a panel of Commonwealth Court judges ruled on Friday. The appeals loss is a bitter one for Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, who was openly criticized by Common Pleas Court...
Italian American Brian Sweeney named pitching coach of Kansas City Royals
Italian on his mother’s side, Brian Sweeney was recently hired as the pitching coach of the Kansas City Royals by Italian American manager Matt Quatraro. Sweeney was most recently the bullpen coach of the Cleveland Guardians on Italian American Terry Francona’s staff. “I heard this in Cleveland: Combining tradition, experience and innovation really...
La DoubleJ brings Milan to Manhattan this holiday season
Milan-based fashion and homeware brand, La DoubleJ, is doing a total takeover of Little Italy’s oldest bakery, Caffe Roma for the holiday season. La DoubleJ is known for its maximalist fashion and haute homeware and staying true to its Italian roots, this partnership is a match made in heaven. Caffe Roma is a family-run institution that has been ma...
Here’s what Joe Buscaino says about his tenure as LA’s District 15 councilmember
Joe Buscaino was a beat cop for the Los Angeles Police Department when he decided to run for LA City Council’s 15th District. He won that race, succeeding former Councilmember Janice Hahn — who had been elected to Congress (and now serves on the Board of Supervisors) — as the representative of San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City, Harbor Gateway and...
A wonderful Christmas party from the Italian Honorary Consul in Orlando, Antonietta Brancaccio
Almost a year after the appointment of the Italian Honorary Consul in Orlando, the Consul Antonietta Brancaccio wanted to celebrate a Christmas party on the occasion of December 8, in Italy the Feast of the Immaculate Conception: "a holiday that marks the beginning of the Christmas season in the beautiful country, and the formation of the family, a...
N.Y. bakery opens 1st N.J. location with gelato shop
Bruno’s Italian Bake Shop is popular among Staten Islanders for its Italian and French baked goods. Garden State residents can enjoy Bruno’s, as well, with the opening of Bruno Italian Bake Shop and Gelateria in Freehold. The new bakery and soon-to-be gelato shop opened at 356 W. Main St. on Nov. 15. The gelato shop, which will be attached to the b...