Comedian VIC DIBITETTO On Sale at NJPAC, 4/6
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents a grand prize winner on America's Funniest People, frenetically fantastic comedian Vic DiBitetto - aka "The Italian Hurricane" - is known for his breathlessly funny take on daily life, Feb 8 - 9 , 2019 .On television, the big screen and comedy stages across the country, DiBitetto mixes energy, hone...
IA Literati to spotlight local writers - 2018, May 12
IA Literati 2018 — Casa Italia’s 14th annual celebration of local Italian-American authors — will run from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 12 in the Florentine Room of the Italian Cultural Center in Stone Park. Book sales and signings, raffles, and a meet-and-greet with the authors will take place at 9:30 a.m. Authors will read from their works starting...
Posto Alum’s New Shaw Eatery San Lorenzo Is Taking Shape
Fabbri, who lives down the street, hired design firm Swatchroom to transform the brick-lined space formerly occupied by neighborhood eatery Thally (1316 Ninth St NW). He says the new look is inspired by Il Maialetto, a Michelin-endorsed restaurant in his native Tuscany where he’s had many “fabulous simple meals.” The last casual restaurant Fabbri r...
Italian tourist spending grew by 50% more than world average in 2017
Tourists in Italy spent €39.6 billion in 2017 an increase of 6.5% – more than 50% higher than the world average growth of 4.3%, according to major new research released today by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). Overall, the total contribution of Travel & Tourism to the Italian economy was €223.2 billion in 2017, once all the direct, indir...
7 Italian Towns (That Aren’t Rome Or Florence) You Have To Visit
Look, we would never complain about a trip to Roma or Firenze. But when there’s nary a single nook or cranny of the entire country that’s not absolutely stunning, we figured it would be worth it to venture beyond our familiar Italian horizons (yep, even beyond Cinque Terre and Positano). So here are some of Italy’s lesser known towns and tiny hamle...
Gervasi Vineyard names distillery, hotel
Gervasi Vineyard has named its distillery and boutique hotel, both of which are projected to be built by late 2018 to early 2019. The distillery will be called The Still House at Gervasi Vineyard, and the hotel will be The Casa at Gervasi Vineyard. The names keep in theme with its winery house, called The Crush House. (Crushing is an early and crit...
Kiwanis to Host Bocce Tournament June 9
The Everett Kiwanis is happy to announce its first annual Bocce Tournament to sustain its scholarship fund for Everett High School students. Each year we try to give $10,000 for up to 10 deserving Everett High scholars who plan to continue his or her education. Unfortunately, some years we have been unable to sustain this amount. So, let’s mix some...
Le 27 aziende italiane scelte da Forbes. Ci sono anche Beintoo, Lanieri e Satispay
Quali sono le aziende più innovative del mondo? Risponde Forbes, con una classifica sulle 100 realtà più importanti dal punto di vista delle novità tecniche e della visione del futuro. Una sola impresa italiana è presente nella classifica: Luxottica, che si posiziona al 76° posto. Un dato importante, in questo ranking relativo all’anno 2017, è che...
Martin Scorsese on His Latest Project: Educating Students About The Power of Film
Growing up in a working-class family in the mean streets of New York City’s Little Italy neighborhood, Martin Scorsese admits he didn’t have access to books. He got his education about the world by going to the local cinema.“I learned a lot about American ideals primarily from the movies,” Scorsese recalls. “Something like The Grapes of Wrath . . ....
Italian wine seeks US renaissance
Italy is the top supplier of wine to the United States but its quality is not yet fully perceived by American consumers. To improve perception and positioning in a highly-competitive market, the Italian government is investing 20 million euros in a three-year campaign, said Maurizio Forte, the Italian Trade Commissioner in the United States. The ca...
Sardinia Call 2 Action to promote year-round island tourism
A project titled "Sardinia Tourism Call 2 Action" aims to generate new reasons to visit the island of Sardinia, along with defining new products for tourism and strengthening the competitiveness of already existing ones in a way that promotes year-round island tourism. The initiative, which is supported by the Regional Tourism Department and organi...
“Paint & Speak” Italian Art & Language Workshop – Burbank And Los Angeles, April 14th & May 12th
You are invited to experience a “Paint & Speak” Italian art workshop led by expert Italian artist and language teacher Ylenia Mino. Ylenia will guide you through the creation of a painting while teaching you new vocabulary words and phrases with the goal of enriching your Italian language skills through the artistic medium of painting. The goal of...