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The offices of FoodFirst Global Restaurants on the ninth floor of downtown Orlando’s CNL Tower II are not the bustling headquarters of a national restaurant company — at least not yet. Only a handful of offices are occupied, boxes are still being unpacked and the main floor is full of empty desks, awaiting workers to bolster the startup company. Ch...

Deputata di Forza Italia eletta in Centro e Nord America, Fucsia Nissoli , nell’ambito del suo impegno sulla questione della sicurezza sociale, ha depositato una interrogazione ai Ministri del Lavoro e degli Affari Esteri, Di Maio e Moavero Milanesi, per avere risposte concrete sulla questione della totalizzazione contributiva per chi vive e lavora...

Italian-Americans, as the hyphenated name implies, represents and is a result of two distinct cultures. We can point with pride to our 15th century brethren who discovered the Americas. Colombo, Vespucci, Caboto, and Verrazano are some of the more known audacious seaman and adventurers that come to mind. Id Est: America was named after Amerigo Vesp...

In a short video published on his Instagram account, Sylvester Stallone officially ended an era by retiring his most iconic character, Rocky Balboa. This comes on the heels of Creed II's release and subsequent box office success, so it seems fitting that Stallone officially passed the baton to Michael B. Jordan, who joined him at the end of the vid...

For the 2019 school year, AATI is committed to offering an innovative National Italian Exam that is aligned with the ACTFL Performance Guidelines and the 2012 ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. The NIE Committee envisions the exam not only as an assessment tool which will provide teachers and students with diagnostic feedback and positive washback to he...

Sono solo alcune delle patologie che il consumo quotidiano di olio extravergine d'oliva può combattere. In Italia conosciamo da tempo i benefici prodotti dall'acido oleico. Ma da qualche tempo la notizia è arrivata anche negli Stati Uniti, dove l'olio extravergine si prepara a essere riconosciuto come farmaco. Possibile? Proprio così. La Coldiretti...

The American Association for Italian Studies is now accepting session and roundtable proposals for its next conference, which will take place from 14-16 March, 2019 at Wake Forest University, NC. The conference will be held on the new campus Wake Downtown, conveniently located near hotels and restaurants in downtown Winston Salem. In keeping with t...

Italian lifestyle sportswear brand ellesse announces its re-entry into the North American market with a special Fall 2018 release. The company’s first collection in the U.S. includes footwear and apparel styles for both men and women. “Winning with style has always been the hallmark of the ellesse brand,” says Robert Dundon, SVP of Sales and Market...

Richard Orlando Biondi was born in Endicott, New York, in 1932 to Rose and Michael Biondi, a homemaker and a fireman.   Growing up in the Italian neighborhood known as the Nob, Dick described himself as a kid who was always yakking.  A devout Catholic, he intended to enter the priesthood.   But things changed when eight-year-old Dick, while spendin...

Every year, The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum selects and funds eight documentaries that depict and explore the Italian-American experience for the benefit of future generations. The number of applications received nearly doubled from last year, and the committee was inspired by the host of resonant topics covered within the proposed f...

When most people want to donate something, they go to the Salvation Army because Salvation Army has spent years branding themselves as the place to go if you want to donate something. There are thousands of charities out there. Some are arguably more charitable than the Salvation Army. So why do we go to the Salvation Army? Because no one sees any...

When even Michele Obama publicly declared her obsession with My Brilliant Friend and Elena Ferrante’s other books, known as the Neopolitan Novels, as did Hillary Clinton, Jonathan Franzen, James Franco, Elizabeth Strout, Jhumpa Lahiri, Ethan Hawk, James Wood, Stoya, and many others – a collection of characters ranging from the first lady to a famou...