Naples: Less Garbage, Just As Much to Love
by Amanda Ruggeri The first time I visited Naples, I did not fall in love. I arrived at night, and the darkness of the streets intimidated me. So did the graffiti and the way trash erupted, Mt. Vesuvius–style, from the Dumpsters. I even felt intrigued, but a little anxious, by the loudness of a parade that passed down the Spaccanapoli made...
MET Opera at Rockport Music: Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia
When: Saturday, November 22, 2014 – 12:55 p.m.Where: Shalin Liu Performance Center – 37 Main St, Rockport, MAThe show is a HD screening of the MET Opera's performance. The Met's effervescent production of Rossini's classic comedy – featuring some of the most instantly recognizable melodies in all of opera – stars Isabel Leonard as the feisty Rosin...
Ferrari spin-off ‘will preserve Italian heritage’
The rest of the new Ferrari shares will be distributed to group shareholders."I am delighted to have taken this additional step in the development of FCA," chairman John Elkann was quoted as saying in a company statement. "Coupled with the recent listing of FCA shares on the NYSE, the separation of Ferrari will preserve the cherished Italian herit...
Monuments: a call for sponsors
The Colosseum under scaffolding. The Trevi fountain under scaffolding. Piazza di Spagna, the pyramid of G. Cestius, and other monumental sites under scaffolding.One could legitimately ask if the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (MiBACT) recently received an extra injection of government funds. Instead, it is a new paradig...
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) chooses Rome for its debut restaurant in Italy
The large American fast food chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), has chosen Rome as the first city in Italy to host its spicy fried chicken. The chain hopes to grow to 100 restaurants in Italy in the medium-long term, for an investment of €150 million (part of which will be absorbed by the franchisee) and with 5,000 employees, when at ful...
DelGrosso Foods to Sponsor PBS Series, The Italian Americans
DelGrosso Foods Inc., America's oldest major family-owned producer of pasta sauce, has announced its sponsorship of the major four-hour television documentary series, The Italian Americans. The film, narrated by award-winning actor Stanley Tucci (Big Night, The Devil Wears Prada and The Hunger Games), chronicles four generations of Italian...
Miss Italia raccontata dallo zio d'America
Prendete un qualunque circolo di un paese della Sicilia, Ribera, per esempio, in provincia di Agrigento, e trasportatelo pari pari negli Stati Uniti, ad Elizabeth, nel New Jersey: ecco quello che si presenta agli occhi di Clarissa Marchese, Miss Italia in carica, che è proprio di quel posto, durante il suo viaggio alla scoperta delle comunità itali...
Underground Umbria Project Launched
by Silvia Donati Umbria has launched a project, "Umbria Underground", to promote the many underground sites the region boasts, most of which are unknown to visitors. Ancient Roman cisterns, catacombs, medieval aqueducts, Renaissance towers, Etruscan tombs, for a total of 40 monuments and 16 hypogea, will become part of a series of...
Campari USA adds three italian bitters to portfolio
The introduction of Averna and Braulio amaros to its American arm follow the Italian company's purchase of Fratelli Averna for €103 million in April last year. The Averna brand was introduced to Campari's UK distribution arm, J. Wray and Nephew UK, in September. Previously it was distributed by Instil Drinks. Read more Source: http://ww...
Salvatore’s brings tomato pies to Madison
A young Bob Dylan, passing through Madison in the late 1960s, is rumored to have said that the best things about Wisconsin's capital city were its pizza and its Quaaludes. We have no insights into the pharmaceutical side of Dylan's statement, but were he to stop in today at Salvatore's Tomato Pies, he might wonder just how such a good pizza scene...
Consulate Scholastic Office Launches Italian Language App
Just a few months ago, Domenico Savio Teker, took the reins as the new Director of the Scholastic Office of the Consulate General of Italy in Boston. We have had the pleasure of meeting him quite a few times during events held by the Consulate and at the many projects and initiatives tied to Italian language and culture in and around Boston. Today...
Col. John G. Chiarella Sr. Loving husband, father, grandfather and patriot
Col. John G. Chiarella Sr., 83, formerly of Wildemere Avenue, Waterbury, passed away peacefully at The Village at East Farms on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Ann (Donofrio) Chiarella. Col. John was born in Mamaroneck, N.Y. on June 24, 1931, son of the late Anthony and Ann (...