The man who dressed the Wolf of Wall St
In the fall of 1991, Manhattan tailor Anthony Giliberto received a call from Elliot Lavigne, then-chairman of Perry Ellis. That one call would change the course of the third-generation tailor's life. "He says, 'Anthony, come over here right now. I want to introduce you to somebody.' I says to him, 'Elliot, I can't, I'm busy.' " L...
Italian politics: Is the Five Stars Movement what Italy needs to change?
WTI Magazine #13 2014 Jan, 17Author : Francesca Papasergi Translation by: Last Saturday, The New York Times' columnist Frank Bruni started his op-ed with a millennial attitude's perfect sum. "Politics boils down to three pronouns: I, you, we. The politician who has them in balance goes a long way"....
Pisa sbarca a New York per celebrare la sua storia
L'anno 2014 segnerà per Pisa un anniversario importante, di valenza internazionale: quello dei 950 anni dall'inizio della costruzione della Cattedrale. Nello stesso anno ricorrerà il 450° anniversario dalla nascita di Galileo Galilei e si concluderanno a Pisa alcune opere di grande rilevanza come l'apertura al pubblico della cinta muraria medievale...
Italian cinema: Los Angeles Italia connection in the name of Eduardo
WTI Magazine #17 2014 Feb, 14Author : Simone doc Bracci Translation by: Los Angeles Italia, one city that joins two different countries, only in the month of February. The Festival founded by Pascal Vicedomini with his group Capri in the world announces its new 2014 edition with the special dedicati...
Lakewood Ranch's Dick Vitale to join National Association of Basketball Coaches' Court of Honor
by David Gaulman Late last week, Dick Vitale was yelling, and it wasn't just about the Duke-North Carolina basketball game. Vitale, the voice of college basketball at ESPN and a Lakewood Ranch resident, was expected about the prospect of receiving the fifth annual Hall of Honor Award given by the National Association of Basketball Coa...
Barilla Pasta Opens Restaurant in New York: Aims to Be 'Italian Version of Chipotle'
Barilla, the Italian-American pasta company, whose CEO made headlines last fall for saying he would never feature a gay family in his advertisements, has just opened their first restaurant, called Academia Barilla, in Midtown Manhattan. According to The Wall Street Journal, Barilla has been making pasta for 138 years, but this is the company's fir...
Niaf. Il 3 aprile il gala newyorkese
Densa di attività l'agenda della National Italian American Foundation di Washington che si appresta ad annunciare la lista di celebrità che hanno dato l'adesione al gala newyorkese del 3 aprile alla sala Cipriani on 42nd Street, un evento di richiamo che segue l'annuncio storico dell'assegnazione di un grant da mezzo milione di dollari alla Univers...
Bayonne chapter of Sons of Italy appoints new officers
by Felix Alarcon The Bayonne chapter of Sons of Italy has announced its new officers for 2014-2015. On April 2 at the Dominic Del Monte Lodge 2560, the organization installed its new slate of officers, which includes John Baccarella, Grace Bitetto, Vitangelo Bitetto, and Gary La Pelusa, who is running for a seat on the Bayonne City Co...
A conference by Prof. Costantino Sigismondi - Measuring Time with the Sun, The Astronomical Use of Basilicas in Italy
A conference by Professor Costantino Sigismondi on measuring time with the sun. Through the construction of meridians (lines through which the sun crosses at noon) in Italian churches, increased precision and accuracy in solar astrometry was achieved. From the Italian Renaissance through the 18th century the great basilicas of Italy were n...
Giada Valenti, la voce che unisce i due mondi
By Liliana Rosano Clive Davis, il guru della musica americana, talent scout di cantanti come Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera e Alicia Keys, ha definito la sua voce incantevole. Giada Valenti, rappresenta la voce della musica italiana leggera e melodica negli Stati Uniti e non solo. Veneta di nascita (Portogruaro, Venezia), romana e tr...
Legendary Italian-American crooner Jerry Vale dead
Jerry Vale, the popular Italian-American velvet-voiced crooner, has died at his California home. He was 83. Vale, who had been in declining health, died Sunday at his Palm Desert house surrounded by family and friends, family attorney Harold J. Levy said in a statement. Read more Source: http://iajournal.com ...
Over 30,000 people attend Italian heritage festival in the suburbs of Philadelphia
People of all ages flocked to Rose Tree Park, in the suburbs of Philadelphia, on Sunday for the 5th Annual Italian American Heritage Festival in Media, PA. The one-day event attracted more than 30,000 people to enjoy a day in celebration of Italian heritage and culture. With a wide variety of Italian music, food, wine, and fashion along with fami...