Columbus Day: Name change is an attempt to delete a part of U.S. history
Declaring Indigenous Peoples' Day on the same date as Columbus Day is an attempt to delete a part of U.S. history ["'Basta!' Italian Americans to fight Seattle's Columbus Day slight," Local News, Oct. 9]. European exploration of the Americas led to subjugation of New World natives and African slaves. It wasn't pretty. But it's also the rea...
Anna Del Conte’s ‘Italian Kitchen’ walks you through the process
Growing up with a mother of Italian descent, I can't recall ever seeing a measuring cup in our kitchen. There were cookbooks, but the rare times they were opened, recipes were treated more like suggestions. Substitutions were frequent, measurements were eyeballed and, after years spent watching her cook with my knees on a stool and elbows...
Rinnovo Comites: la “Lista unita" ammessa a New York
Si chiama "Lista unita – CT.NY.NJ" l'unica lista che concorrerà alle prossime elezioni del Comites di New York. La lista è composta da 15 candidati. Di seguito i loro nomi.Ferrara Antonino Gela, Ribaudo Paolo Bolognetta, Cianfaglione Quintino, Sorriso Augusto, Fronterrè Salvatore, Troia Antonino, Ferraro Luigi (detto Gino), Abate Mary Anto...
Celebrity chef coming to Durham Public Library
Celebrity Chef and Author Mary Ann Esposito will be stopping by the Durham Public Library on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 6:30 p.m. The library is at 49 Madbury Road. Free parking with overflow parking will be available at Oyster River Middle School, 1 Coe Drive, Durham. Read more Source: http://www.fosters.com &n...
Montezemolo appointed head of Alitalia
Former Ferrari chief Luca Cordero di Montezemolo has been appointed president of the new Alitalia following its tie-up with Etihad, ANSA sources said Wednesday after a meeting of shareholders. Montezemolo, who was nominated to the post at a board meeting earlier this month, replaces Roberto Colaninno who resigned as Alitalia president after the dea...
Taste of Italy: Ad Aprile Houston celebra il cibo italiano con la CCI
Celebrare il cibo e il vino italiano. Questo l'obiettivo di "Taste of Italy – Wine and Dine Italian Style", evento promozionale in programma il 14 e 15 aprile prossimi a Houston. Organizzata dall'Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas, la due-giorni è rivolta ad operatori specializzati di prodotti autentici italiani Food&Wine inter...
2015 South Italy Folk Dance Lab
This January 22nd, 24th and 29th, put on your dancing shoes and join Ornella Luorio at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a fun and lively evening of southern Italian folk music and dancing. Learn the dances of Campania, Calabria and Puglia, and become a great dancer of tammurriate, pizziche and tarantelle. Read more &...
Ben Hur film remake beings in Matera
Inside a film set protected from heavy rains by scaffolding, shooting began Monday on the remake of the historical drama Ben Hur in the southeastern Italian city of Matera. Director Timur Bekmambetov selected Matera for its famous ancient cave dwellings known as Sassi in the city's historical centre – a familiar setting from other Hollywood bl...
The Intermeccanica Italia Spyder Is The Italian-American Grand Tourer That You've Never Head Of
Buying an Italian exotic in the Sixties was an appealing but iffy prospect for Americans. Dealership networks weren't quite what they are today, and qualified mechanics were hard to come by, to say the least. So for a while there were several Italian carmakers that used American-sourced engines. Intermeccanica, along with the better-known...
Recipes from America’s Italian Communities – Part 1
As immigrants from the different regions of Italy settled throughout the various regions of the United States, many brought with them a distinct regional Italian culinary tradition. Many of these foods and recipes developed into new favorites for the townspeople and later for Americans nationwide. No one has contributed more foods to the A...
Italian company welcomed in Pensacola
The aerospace cluster of businesses in the Pensacola area will grow a little larger in April when helicopter lift-raft and flotation systems manufacturer Aero Sekur moves to 410 West Herman Street. Primarily based out of Italy, the company is relocating its U.S. subsidiary from New Jersey to Pensacola after considering locations in Louisiana, Alab...
The Buzz: Parma to open Monday in Grand Chute
Parma is a new locally owned Italian farm-to-table restaurant that makes its debut Monday at 3775 W. College Ave. in Grand Chute. The building it took near U.S. 41 was originally built as an O'Charley's restaurant. Parma's owner, Marc Waltzer, purchased the building last fall. Between the real estate and renovation, he said it was a multim...