Italian Ice Cart Stirs Discussion on Food Trucks for Downtown Glen Ellyn
Glen Ellyn village board trustees discussed options for food trucks in its downtown during a recent meeting, according to media reports. The owner of an Italian ice cart recently requested a spot downtown and the discussion among trustees has centered around how Glen Ellyn should handle such requests and if food carts "affect brick-and-mor...
Italian Expo 2014: nuove date
L'evento business e promozionale più importante del Midwest degli USA Con il Patrocinio del Consolato Generale d'Italia a ChicagoIn collaborazione con ENIT Nord America e ITPC (Italian Travel Promotion Council) Su richiesta degli operatori di settore di Chicago, le date di Italian Expo 2014 sono state spostate al 23-24 Ottobre 2014. &n...
10 things Italy does better than anywhere else
Pizza, pasta, Verdi, the Coliseum, runway models. We know Italy does some things incomparably well. But travelers to the elegant boot don't just want to eat spaghetti, deal with opera and gawk at old ruins. Beyond the clichés, you'll find 10 other surprising ways in which Italy shines. Read more Source: http://edit...
Off eaten path: Italy's remote Basilicata holds hidden treasure
Boom! Boom! Gunshots shatter the early morning calm. It's not yet 8 a.m. when two rifle blasts echo through the countryside. Most of the village of Bernalda is already awake. I'm halfway through a bicycle ride when the gunfire reverberates through the valley that surrounds this sleepy Italian village. Birds scatter. Dogs bark in the distance. I lu...
Boston's Fishermen's Feast
The North End section of Boston was one of the early arrival points for Southern Italian and Sicilian immigrants. Many Italian-American families can trace their American roots back to this small warren of narrow streets and alleyways. These pioneers brought with them local traditions and beliefs, including the festivals they knew from home...
Friends Of The USA Pavilion Milano 2015 Join Italian Embassy For Republic Day Celebration
The Friends of the USA Pavilion Milano 2015, the coalition responsible for organizing the U.S. presence at Expo Milano 2015, will join the Italian Embassy and dignitaries on June 2 to celebrate the 68th anniversary of Italy's Republic Day and the theme of the upcoming world's fair, Expo Milano 2015. Expo Milano 2015 will also be the focus...
PIB Sailing Championship & Award Cerimony 2014
Dear PIB members PIB and Italian Consulate in Boston are happy to invite you to the 2014 Sailing Event. For the second year consecutive, three teenage sailors from the "Scuola Vela Mascalzone Latino", a nonprofit sailing school in Italy, will compete during the week of June 23rd – 29th against young sailors from three of the most renowned sailing...
Napa Valley summer festival to toast Italian film star Sophia Loren
The Napa Valley may be California's little patch of Tuscany, so Sophia Loren should feel right at home during wine country's tribute to the Italian film actress of the 1960s and '70s. The event is part of the Napa Valley Festival del Sole, 10 days of music and dance -- such as festival opener Joshua Bell playing "The Four Seasons" at Caste...
Una domus e alcune tombe, nuove scoperte ad Ostia antica
Ambienti residenziali e spazi sepolcrali sono riemersi al Parco dei Ravennati, l'area compresa fra gli Scavi di Ostia Antica e l'adiacente Castello di Giulio II. Il Parco dei Ravennati è un'area verde di circa 15.000 metri quadrati che, due millenni or sono, si affacciava sul corso del Tevere, ora ricoperto di sedimenti. La tutela archeolo...
SIF Donates $20,000 to Help Our Military Heroes
Sons of Italy Foundation® will donate $20,000 to Help Our Military Heroes (HOMH), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing military wounded with fully-equipped, handicapped vehicles. This donation will help provide a modified vehicle for wounded veteran Joshua Hilman. The SIF, with HOMH, hopes that this modified vehicle will improv...
CFP NeMLA 2015 - Writing the Body: Women in Contemporary Italian Literature, Theater, Cinema
Dear Colleagues, please consider submitting an abstract for the following session of the 2015 NeMLA Convention. Writing the Body: Women in Contemporary Italian Literature, Theater, CinemaChair: Sara MattavelliSession ID: 15141Area: Italian Cross: Women's and Gender Studies This panel welcomes scholarly contributions that explore the...
Celebrating 100 Years of Devotion to San Giuseppe in Lodi, New Jersey
By Giovanni di Napoli What better way to celebrate Labor Day than at the Feast of San Giuseppe, patron saint of workers. Monday, my friends and I made our way to Lodi, New Jersey for the centennial celebration of the Feast of Saint Joseph. Warmly welcomed, we celebrated Mass in English and Italian with Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, Coadj...