Rare Italian masterpieces arrive in Cleveland
For the "Anno della Cultura Italiana" the Cleveland Museum of Art is doing some big things. Greater Clevelanders are so lucky to have such a prominent art museum filled with some of the world's most celebrated masterpieces. We don't have to travel to New York or Paris to view Van Gogh, Degas or Monet, just to name a few. And the museum continues to...
Specialità regionali d’Italia – La Calabria incontra la California
La tradizione culinaria del meridione si fa strada in California, grazie alla collaborazione tra Regione Calabria e Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West per il programma di promozione del Sistema Calabria in California. Circa venti le aziende che hanno aderito al progetto; prima tappa della visita il Peninsula Hotel. Qui, nel cuore di Beve...
Delfina Licata (Editor - Rapporto sugli Italiani nel Mondo)
Nella descrizione dei rapporti tra Italia e Usa l'emigrazione italiana ha un ruolo fondamentale. La Fondazione Migrantes pubblica dal 2006 il rapporto annuale sugli Italiani nel mondo, insostituibile punto di riferimento per chi si occupa di questo tema. Abbiamo chiesto alla redattrice capo del progetto, Delfina Licata, di parlarcene. Come è nata...
Vittoria Lodge Auxiliary Scholarship
The Lodge and the Auxiliary will award scholarships at the June dinner. The Auxiliary voted to give out 4 scholarships this year (2 girls/2 boys) – this is in addition to what the Men's Lodge will give away. Any member, son, daughter, and/or grandchild of a Lodge or an Auxiliary member who will be attending a college, community college, or...
IPPOLITA opens boutique at Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise
IPPOLITA, the luxury fashion jewelry company, said it has opened a boutique at The Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass Mills Shopping Mall. It is the company's second standalone boutique in the United States, after New York. The boutique, at 1700 Sawgrass Mills Circle in Sunrise, carries pieces in 18K gold, sterling silver, IPPOLITA rosé, and si...
Landmark Italian restaurant Valentino up for sale
by Russ Parsons Santa Monica's landmark Valentino restaurant celebrated it's 40th birthday this winter with a couple months of festivities. But will it make 41? Maybe not. Owner Piero Selvaggio has put the restaurant up for sale. The price is high -- $4.9 million – but it is an attractive piece of real estate with a lot of restaurant histo...
Little Italy New Orleans Style
Between 1850 and 1870, New Orleans boasted the largest Italian-born population of any city in the United States. Its early Italian immigrants included musicians, business leaders and diplomats. However, by 1910, the city's French Quarter was a "Little Palermo" with Italian entrepreneurs, laborers and restaurateurs dominating the scene. The majority...
Sons Of Italy 2013 State Convention in Sacramento
Maria Fassio Pignati's last convention as Grand Lodge President. Lynn Lawrence Murphy elected as new Grand Lodge President. Hats worn on first day of convention in honor of the late, great State Orator, Janet Capello. 80's Night, Entertainment Night, featuring Steve Waddington, Joey Gian, Marco Varela with a surprise appearance by Soprano Maria Fas...
New Italian Restaurant Opens in New Town
Sapori Ristorante Italiano opened for business Monday in New Town, located in a large space at the corner of Center and Courthouse streets. "The menu is built to provide traditional staples like lasagna and manicotti to more intricate dishes like grilled Branzino, Tuscan veal chop, quail and rabbit," said Dario Amato, who co-owns the resta...
Look but don’t touch! American tourist snaps Italian statue’s finger off
by Rob Lovitt Violating the first rule of visiting a museum — look but don't touch the art — an American tourist in Italy has generated shock and outrage by snapping the finger off a 600-year-old statue at a museum in Florence. According to the Italian newspaper, Corriere Fiorentino, the snap heard around the art world took place...
Scottsdale council OKs plan to demolish The Borgata shopping center, replace it with condos
The Scottsdale City Council has approved plans to demolish most of the upscale shopping center known as The Borgata and replace it with condominiums. Built in 1981 to resemble an Italian village, the Borgata is considered a Scottsdale landmark. But on Monday, the City Council signed off on a general plan amendment and rezoning to allow th...
Italian with Sabrina – Teaching is Her Passion
Want to learn Italian? Whom better to learn from than a native speaker with a passion for teaching and a love for Italy. Sabrina Amadei has been teaching Italian for thirty years and has her own Italian language school in Winchester, Massachusetts. Sabrina grew up in Verona, Italy. She started her career in teaching when, at age 14, she taught bal...