National Weather Service names Louis Uccellini director
Reeling from recent controversies over its budget and an exodus in senior leadership, the National Weather Service looked from within to establish some stability. Today it appointed 24-year NWS veteran Dr. Louis Uccellini as its next director. "It's an honor to lead such a prestigious agency with the unbeatable mission of protecting lives and live...
“Italy is the next Startup Nation”
The SF Gate quoted me saying this yesterday and since then I've been asked if I was kidding. Yet, there is no joke about it. People identify India, Israel and Ireland as the IT countries. But there's a fourth "I" for high-tech: Italy. The Italian Innovation Day and the whole "Italy Tech Week" showcase this reality. Often it's difficult to understa...
Podcast Episode 2 — The North End
Salve a tutti! Welcome to our second Podcast episode:Viaggio nel North EndOur first podcast focused on the history of the city of Boston.This time, we look at the historic neighborhood of the North End, where hundreds of thousands of Italians have gone through over the past century. Read more Fonte: Bostoniano
PizzArte, The City’s First Pizza Gallery, Opens Today
by James Mulcahy Think the perfect slice of pizza is a work of art? Well, PizzArte is the city's first combination pizza and art gallery – while you won't find preserved pies lining the walls, you will find that the space is a showcase for works fromNeopolitan artists. The second story of the building will be dedicated to established names...
Gucci artisans heading to Bloomingdale's New York flagship
It's showtime for Gucci at Bloomingdale's 59th Street. As reported in wwd, from June 6 to 9, seven Gucci artisans will be at the Bloomingdale's flagship assembling handbags, personalizing silk scarves and monogramming leather bags. Gucci's "artisan corner," said Francine Klein, Bloomingdale's executive vice president and general merchandis...
Columbia University Wins Dismissal of Italian House Lawsuit
By Chris Dolmetsch Columbia University won dismissal of a lawsuit alleging the school failed to use donations to promote Italian culture as the benefactors intended. Several Italian-American families in 1927 donated $400,000, worth about $5 million today, to the university to erect La Casa Italiana, the "Italian House," on school...
Joanna M. Leone, CT author announces Stamford Italian-American presentation
Joanna M. Leone, Trumbull, CT author of "Slices of Life Italian-American Stories" July 11th book signing will be held at the Stamford Senior Center on 888 Washington Blvd at 4:15pm during their Open House event, thanks to the vivacious Executive Director, Ana Nelson. Joanna's presentation will include a nostalgic story telling hour along w...
Pure and Impure: The films of Pier Paolo Pasolini
In collaboration with Luce Cinecittà, Rome, Centro Studi-Archivio Pier Paolo Pasolini/Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna and Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Los Angeles, UCLA Film & Television Archive is pleased to present a retrospective of films by Pier Paolo Pasolini, one of the most iconoclastic and influential figures in Italian cinema in the ge...
On the Road with Lou
Join Mr. Fix-it, Lou Manfredini, as he embarks on a new broadcast series, On the Road with Lou, a bi-monthly live remote held at various locations throughout the Chicagoland area. Solve your latest do-it-yourself problems and have the chance to win great prizes, courtesy of Siding-1 Windows-1 Exteriors! Lou's next broadcast will be on Satu...
André DiMino (Executive Administrator - UNICO National)
Tra i diversi aspetti che caratterizzano l'esperienza italoamericana, come ci hanno detto alcuni nostri precedenti ospiti, c'è (sin dall'inizio) il problema delle discriminazioni e degli stereotipi. E' un problema che divide fortemente la comunità: perché c'è chi lo combatte con grande forza, e chi ritiene che al contrario bisognerebbe evitare di p...
A Sicilian’s Journey – William V. Fioravanti
History, love and passion are all prevalent in great abundance in A Sicilian's Journey. This book is full of interesting information about the actual events of one family taken from all aspects. I have a great interest in Sicilian culture and the history of Sicilian immigration to America and gained much knowledge from reading this book. As soon as...
Unstoppable growth for the Italian start-up Solair (PLM)
Two years after it was founded the innovative start-up Solair has a more than positive balance sheet: since 2011 the company has grown from having just 4 employees to a total of 32 (50% of which are women), opened new offices in Japan (Tokyo) and in India (Bangalore), inaugurated its new headquarters in June in Casalecchio di Reno, Italy, and on Ju...