Italy's Ravizza Packaging opening its U.S. headquarters in Akron
Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic announced Friday morning that Ravizza Packaging, a third-generation, family owned manufacturing company based in Turin, Italy, will open its U.S. headquarters in Akron as part of plans to sell its patented Simplicita Bag Smart throughout America. Ravizza Packaging, founded in 1982 by Roberto Ravizza and his fath...
Peter Sugar Publishes “Impressions of Italy”
Peter C. Sugar's latest book "Impressions of Italy" is the best way to dive into the country's rich culture and stunning landscapes through the eyes of an architect. After obtaining his master's degree in Architecture at MIT, Sugar lived and worked in Italy for eight years, during which he honed his skills in drawing with hundreds of pen and ink k...
Casa Belvedere & Majestic Castle Music Productions Presents Award-Winning Italian Tenor Micheal Castaldo at the 2nd Annual Christmas Benefit Concert November 30, 2014 at 2pm (Thanksgiving Weekend)
The 2nd Annual Christmas Benefit Concert for Casa Belvedere on November 30 will feature award-winning Italian tenor Micheal Castaldo. Castaldo will sing classic Italian carols from his best-selling album, "Extravergine: Christmas in the Mediterranean," accompanied by the Richmond County Orchestra Strings. Special Guest will be the award winning UK...
Un Fogolâr nella Silicon Valley: 14 ingegneri fondano il Fogolâr Furlan del Nord California
C'è un cuore friulano che pulsa nella Silicon Valley. Si chiama Fogolâr Furlan del Nord California e ha sede a Sunnyvale. La rete americana dei cervelli friulani si sta compattando grazie al ruolo strategico dell'Ente Friuli nel Mondo che con i friulani all'estero ambisce a realizzare una piattaforma di relazioni orientata al futuro, dove far conve...
Seminario-presentazione “Dizionario Enciclopedico delle Migrazioni Italiane nel Mondo”
Porto di Genova, agenti di emigrazione, albergo degli emigranti, lettera di chiamata, diaspora italica, coraggio, nostalgia, sono solo alcuni dei numerosi lemmi del racconto della Grande Emigrazione italiana tra Ottocento e Novecento raccolti nel "Dizionario Enciclopedico delle Migrazioni Italiane nel Mondo" DEMIM, pubblicato dalla SER ItaliAteneo...
The Molise Region and Its Beauties - November 22, 2014 AT 2:00pm
Although is one of the smaller regions in Italy, Molise has surprising qualities. It is a mysterious land rich in art and history and steeped in cultural traditions. It has fine cuisine and uncontaminated landscapes stretching from the mountains to the sea. The event will start with a presentation by Francesco Paolo Tanzj who will recite some of th...
An Homage to Mario Monicelli: Photographic Exhibition Opening, Documentary Screening and a Conversation with Chiara Rapaccini - November 25, 2014 at 6:00 pm
On the occasion of Film Forum's retrospective (Nov. 28 - Dec. 11). An homage to the great Italian director Mario Monicelli (1915-2010). Opening of an exhibition of photographs in the Auditorium of Casa Italiana. Screening of: Vicino al Colosseo c'è Monti (2008; 20 min.) by Mario Monicelli. From an idea by Chia...
Ferrari Unveils LaFerrari Based FXX K
The LaFerrari is one of Maranello's greatest creations of Ferrari. At 950 hybrid horsepower, it's about as monstrous a machine as one could possibly build for the public roads. So how does the Prancing Horse kick it up a notch — meet the track-only version 1,035 horsepower 6.3-liter V12 engine LaFerrari FXX K. Scheduled to make its first r...
Espressioni inventate da Dante che usi senza saperlo
Come dicono gli inglesi (quando sono in buona), "gli italiani quando parlano dicono poesie". Esagerano, ma non troppo: il linguaggio comune che si usa tutti i giorni è pieno di modi di dire, frasi fatte che sono, in realtà, citazioni e versicoli rubati alla Divina Commedia. Poesia pura. Mentre si parla, non sempre ci si accorge di usare pa...
Villages resident who says brandy is a secret to longevity celebrates 104th birthday
by Lori Carter It was a joyous occasion for the Scarfia family. Margaret Scarfia, recently celebrated her 104th birthday with 23 family members and friends. Birthday cake, music and socializing were had by all. "It was a good time," Margaret said. One of her daughters, Rosemary Scarfia said, "she was the hostess with the...
Once-in-a-Lifetime Piero di Cosimo Retrospective Premieres at National Gallery of Art, Washington, February 1–May 3, 2015
The first major retrospective exhibition ever presented of paintings by the imaginative Italian Renaissance master Piero di Cosimo (1462–1522) will premiere at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from February 1 through May 3, 2015. Piero di Cosimo: The Poetry of Painting in Renaissance Florence will showcase some 40 of the artist's m...
Italians: A Crazy Love
by Rod Dreher Via Prufrock, here's a review of a new book called The Italians, an affectionate but also critical view of the nation and its people by John Hooper, a Rome-based correspondent for The Economist. From the review, this bit exemplifying contradictions in Italian life starts by saying that the justice system is a bureaucratic jok...