IT and US: The 17th Annual Educators Awards and Scholarship Celebration
WTI Magazine #59 2015 May, 1Author : Josephine Maietta Translation by: The Association of Italian American Educators (AIAE), was established in 1997 to promote the mission of enhancing the Italian American image and presence in education. Since 1999, AIAE has presented the Educator of the Year Awards to deserving Italian American edu...
Hopkinton: Carbone's owner hopes to reopen in three to four weeks
By Jonathan Phelps As he pointed to damage caused by a fire that ripped through a portion Carbone's restaurant on Cedar Street Monday afternoon, owner Peter Carbone offered a prediction. "I am going to be optimistic and say we'll be open in three to four weeks," he said. The inside of the lounge is missing all its ceili...
At Bottega, eat like you’re in Italy
by Jeff Cox Two local chefs, both headquartered in Yountville, have become brands. One, of course, is Thomas Keller of The French Laundry, Bouchon, Bouchon Bakery, and Ad Hoc in Yountville and Per Se in New York City. The other is Michael Chiarello, who has created a string of successful businesses that are synthesized in his restaurant, B...
The world’s oldest club “Circolo degli Uniti” is in Siena
by Carlo Marroni One enters by passing under an ancient, frescoed 15th-century loggia. The streets of the city centre are left behind and, through the large glass door looms an unrivalled view of the Campo. This is the piazza where the Palio is raced twice a year. This is Siena. And over the centuries in these ancient rooms - over...
10 “Magical” Foods that help Italians live longer
The Italian diet is loaded with beans, which are high in protein and soluble fiber that fill you up for a long time for very few calories. Riboletta soup and pasta e fagioli are two popular hearty dishes that feature beans. Balsamic vinegar from Modena is another flavorful, yet very low-calorie, product of Italy that is used freely to flavor f...
First Look: The Iconic Caffe Dante Reopens as Dante
by Kelly Dobkin The gist: AvroKO's Linden Pride worked closely with Caffe Dante's previous owners to restore this legendary space to a new-found glory. Reopening as Dante, the storied Greenwich Village space has been given a facelift as well as brand new menus. The space: Maintaining much of the old-world feel of the 100-year old...
Outdoor Screening of Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) at Casa Belvedere, Staten Island, New York
Wednesday, July 8th: Il Gattopardo (1963) "The Leopard" - Directed by Luchino Visconti - Drama/Romance - Not Rated - 187 Minutes - In Italian with English subtitles As Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social c...
Little Italy's Toga Toga Almost Sold Out
NEW this year, A Dress code like no other.... TOGA www.ferragostosd.org Registration is Open. Reserve Your Tickets Online Now. (NOTE: Every Ferragosto SELLS OUT) WHAT is Ferragosto: A fundraiser supporting Washington Elementary School,Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church and the Little Italy Association. WHEN: Sat...
What Does The Italian Heritage Mean To Clarksburg?
by Taylor Deer At the end of the 19th Century, the first Italians made their way into Clarksburg to find what they called, "big money jobs" in the coal mines but ever since the population has been growing quickly and the atmosphere the Italians bring along is part of what makes Clarksburg so nice, and once a year Clarksburg celebrates it's...
Villa Tronco prepares to celebrate 75 years in Columbia
By Allen Wallace As American soldiers arrived at Fort Jackson in 1940 to prepare for what soon would become World War II, many were served home-cooked meals by a woman who ran a fruit stand across from a bus station on Blanding Street. Sadie Tronco's acts of kindness for the soldiers led her to found a restaurant that will celebra...
MakeUp in New York: A special focus on Italy
During the whole afternoon of next September 9, the conference room of MakeUp in New York (Penn Plaza Pavilion, on 9 and 10 September 2015) will be in the colours of Italy. "It is only natural when you know what the entire make-up sector owes to the industry of this country," comment the organisers. Economically, according to the report re...
KU hosts Italian social welfare students for unique study abroad experience
New social workers will work increasingly with people from diverse immigrant groups who are often marginalized. The University of Kansas is working to increase study abroad experiences in a field that is growing its emphasis on international or global practice, including a current visit by students, faculty and staff from Milan, Italy. Sev...