Abruzzo Film Commission's Advisory Board to be Introduced at the AFM
The promotional campaign launched by the Abruzzo region to bring its audiovisual talents back to the region has begun, and Hollywood is its main target. The campaign to reach the Mecca of show business began in Cannes in mid-October at MIPCOM, the world's leading audiovisual trade fair. The Abruzzo region arrived on the Côte d'Azur with a promotion...
Marilyn Musante Panelli: St. Peter School recognizes Class of ’55 alumna
Marilyn Panelli, who graduated from St. Peter Academy more than 64 years ago, is being honored by her alma mater for the life she has led since she left it in 1955. In a videotaped interview conducted by current students in advance of the 140-year-old school’s Alumni and Memorial Mass on Oct. 27 at St. Peter Church, Marilyn gave much of the credit...
World Cheese Awards: formaggi italiani protagonisti
La Nazionale del Parmigiano Reggiano vince 110 medaglie e centra un risultato mai raggiunto al World Cheese Awards. L’edizione 2019 si è svolta per la prima volta in Italia. A Bergamo, in concomitanza con la manifestazione FORME, dedicata al mondo dei formaggi. La giuria internazionale ha premiato quasi il 60% dei caseifici in gara, assegnando al r...
Tenure-track position -- Assistant Professor in Transnational Italian Studies
The Department of French and Italian at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of “Transnational Italian Studies.” The expected start date is July 1, 2020. We solicit applications from scholars of Italy with a primary research interest in transnat...
Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan Celebrates 100th Anniversary
On October 19, 2019, the Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan (IACCM) commemorated its 100th anniversary with a gala celebration at the Detroit Athletic Club. The IACCM was founded in 1919 by the Consul of Italy in Detroit Pietro Cardellio, as well as several Detroit area Italian Americans, to promote business relationships between Ita...
Bobbio in Val Trebbia eletto 'borgo più bello d'Italia'
Bobbio è il "Borgo dei borghi" d'Italia. Il piccolo comune in provincia di Piacenza vince l’edizione 2019 del 'talent' omonimo su Rai Tre, una competizione dedicata ai centri più suggestivi della penisola che ha visto ai nastri di partenza ben 60 sfidanti.La vittoria è stata decretata dalla giuria popolare con il televoto e dai tre giurati presenti...
Festa Italiana celebrates Italian heritage in Donaldsonville
Common current Donaldsonville surnames like Sotile, Falsetta, and Pizzolato serve as an ingrained aspect of the area’s Italian influence. The first Donaldsonville Festa Italiana, held Saturday at the Frank Sotile Pavilion, reveled in the cultural impact Italian immigrants and their descendants have made over many decades in the area. The festival i...
The Embassy of Italy in Washington has published six calls for proposals
The Embassy of Italy in Washington has published the following six calls for proposals for the following services: INSURANCE BROKERS; SURVEILLANCE SERVICE, RECEPTION AND PUBLIC SCRUTINY AND ACCEPTANCE AND VERIFICATION OF PARCELS AT THE EMBASSY OF ITALY; CLEANING, PORTERAGE AND SMALL MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT THE EMBASSY OF ITALY; BUILDING FACILITY MA...
La Marca (PD): il mio intervento in Commissione nella discussione sulla istituzione della Giornata degli Italiani nel mondo
“Con soddisfazione mista ad emozione sono intervenuta nella commissione esteri della Camera sulla mia proposta di legge che intende istituire la Giornata nazionale degli italiani nel mondo. Ad essa sono state associate analoghe proposte presentate dall’On. Siragusa e, proprio oggi, dalla Lega. Voglio ricordare che questa proposta fu da me presentat...
Discover Emilio Pucci’s Contributions to Interior Design
No conversation about midcentury Italian fashion would be complete without a mention of Emilio Pucci. But the renowned designer frequently moved beyond clothing, expanding his oeuvre to include rugs, furniture, and porcelains, three categories that are the basis of the new book Unexpected Pucci ($90, Rizzoli). The volume was compiled by Pucci’s dau...
Moody's confirms Sicily's rating: stability, financial balance and debt reduction
Moody's detailed report highlights the significant reduction in debt that will fall below €7 billion in 2020, with a tangible reduction in the incidence on operating revenues (from 48.5% in 2017 to 44.8 in 2019 to 43.2 in 2021), also drastically reducing the cost of debt. NY based rating agency has also noted a progressive increase in liquidity ove...
Quick-Service Pasta Joins Little Italy Food Hall Lineup
Filling a recently-vacated space in the Little Italy Food Hall at the Piazza della Famiglia is Semola, a new quick-service pasta counter from the team behind Ambrogio15, which operates a pizzeria in the same collective of eateries on India Street, which also includes Mein St. Asian Kitchen, Not Not Tacos by Sam the Cooking Guy, Wicked Maine Lobster...