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Allegrini named local honorary consul by San Marino

The Most Serene Republic of San Marino has named Robert Allegrini as its Honorary Consul in Chicago. The title was recently bestowed on Allegrini during a ceremony in San Marino presided over by the country’s co-heads of state, the Captains Regent. San Marino becomes the 88th country to have official diplomatic representation in Chicago. As consul, Allegrini will be responsible for promoting San M...

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Italy's Parmitano embarks on unprecedented spacewalk

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, the current commander of the International Space Station (ISS), was leading one of the most challenging spacewalks ever on Friday. The spacewalk is the first of a series of at least four needed to service the cosmic-particle-hunting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02). It is considered be toughest spacewalk series since work to repair the Hubble Space Telescope....

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Brooklyn Law School Italian-American Student Association honors Frank Carone

On Wednesday. the Brooklyn Law School Italian-American Student Association held its annual alumni dinner at the school where it honored alumnus Frank Carone, the president of the Brooklyn Bar Association. A crowd of about 50 students and alumni and their families, colleagues and friends joined together at the event to share a dinner and to present the award to Carone. The event was opened by Josep...

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‘We said a prayer for him every night’: Family gathers in Italy to honor US pilot sho...

First Lt. Loren Hintz didn’t exactly disappear without a trace when he died. The P-47 Thunderbolt he was piloting on his 64th and final mission in April 1945 set an Italian farm house ablaze when it was brought down by German machine gun fire. But only a fraction of Hintz’s remains were recovered and buried under a marble cross bearing his name at the American Cemetery and Memorial in Florence. Se...

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Antje Gamble: Marino Marini and the market for european sculpture in the USA after WW...

Tuesday 19 November 2019 / 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. C.I.M.A. 421 Broome St., 4TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10013. In a 1950 interview for the New York Times, Marino Marini lamented that the plight of sculptors in Italy was “very bad […] and people have no place to put sculpture.” The sculptor’s woes connected the low market to the post-war reconstruction as well as to a slow move by architects to “create space...

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Noseda, in his prime, lifting National Symphony Orchestra

After a piano rehearsal, two orchestra sessions and one concert performance together, soprano Christine Goerke gushed with praise for Gianandrea Noseda. “He doesn’t just use his hands and his arms. He conducts with his entire body,” she said. “And it is amazing, because when you see that kind of energetic physicality, there is no mistaking what he is asking for.” Entering his prime, the 55-year-o...

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Consul General of Los Angeles, Silvia Chiave, Visits San Diego

This week, Convivio was thrilled to host a luncheon to welcome the consul general of Italy, Los Angeles, to America's Finest City (and to introduce her to our stellar Italian community, of course). In addition, it is my immense privilege to announce my appointment as the honorary vice consul of San Diego, an honor the consul general officially confirmed during our luncheon. This position serves in...

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PMI Day: new more events in the USA with the Miami Scientific Italian Community for t...

The PMI DAY, the National Day of Small and Medium Enterprises, organized by Piccola Industria of Confindustria to promote the spread of Made in Italy business culture among young American students, is still growing in the United States thanks to the partnership with the Miami Scientific Italian Community and the small, medium-sized Italian companies operating in the USA. This year, in every event...

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Clean as a whistle

I think it must be part of the genetic makeup of Italian-American “housewives” over 50. If in fact it isn’t, I sure can site several cases that make this premise at least worth considering. The gene to which I refer causes these ladies to keep a spotless or near spotless home….inside and out. Take my wife, Luann, for example. We have been married for 44 years and throughout this time she has k...

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Exploring Cerveteri: In the Footsteps of the Ancient Etruscans in Lazio

Beyond Rome, the landscape of Lazio unfurls in a panorama of fertile fields dotted with cypresses and umbrella pines. Venturing north toward Tuscany, we move into the heart of ancient Etruscan lands. One of the most evocative testimonies of this ancient culture lies at Cerveteri, a quiet town an hour’s drive north of Rome. It’s an easy day trip from the city, or a destination in itself for those f...

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New England

Italian restaurant in Franklin set to open before Thanksgiving

The Chateau, a family-owned Italian restaurant chain, is set to open its ninth Massachusetts location next week. The restaurant will begin serving its Italian cuisine on Wednesday at 466 King St., according to President Joe Nocera. It will open at 4:... Read More

New York

New York Gallery Files Suit to Block Return of Ancient Artifact to Italy

A New York gallery won’t return an ancient bust of Alexander the Great to Italy without a legal fight. On Wednesday, Manhattan’s Safani Gallery filed a suit against the Republic of Italy in the city’s Southern District Court with the hope of stopping... Read More

East

Clean as a whistle

I think it must be part of the genetic makeup of Italian-American “housewives” over 50. If in fact it isn’t, I sure can site several cases that make this premise at least worth considering. The gene to which I refer causes these ladies to keep a sp... Read More

South East

A square deal at Sicilian Oven

I had pizza on the brain, but not in my belly, after the troubled recent inaugural edition of the Fort Lauderdale Pizza Festival. Like other attendees who felt short-sliced, I wound up hankering and hunting for cheesy goodness in the aftermath. Such... Read More

Great Lakes

Veterans museum uncovers warfare on the lakefront!

Just off Chicago’s shoreline during World War II, the U.S. Navy trained more than 15,000 carrier pilots on a pair of coal-fired, side-wheel passenger steamers transformed into “flattops.” Not every pilot landed successfully on the pitching decks of t... Read More

Midwest

IHCC says 'buongiorno' to visiting chef

When Chef Nicola Michieletto says he spent a little time in seminary, it’s easy to believe. His work in the kitchen and as an instructor is a vocation, a true calling. A career as a priest never happened — Michieletto is quick to emphasize he wasn’t... Read More

South

2019 Ducati Dealer Of The Year For North & South America Goes To AMS Ducati Dallas

As Ducati continues to grow in influence and importance within the global motorcycle industry, North America remains an integral market for the Italian brand. This international significance of North America was recently reflected during a private aw... Read More

West

Now Open: A '70s-Themed Panini and Wine Spot With a Chicago Accent

On a bend of Cave Creek Road thick with biker bars, rodeo grounds, and timeworn stucco, you see the storefront in a psychedelic swirl. COLOR. DAISIES. STRIPES. A cartoon-purple sign shouts the name of the shop: Vino & Panino. Inside, flower garlands... Read More

California

Italian drama ‘Martin Eden’ breathes new life into Jack London

The American Cinematheque is presenting an early look at Pietro Marcello’s “Martin Eden,” a highlight of the fall festival circuit that will be released next year by Kino Lorber Films. A richly involving character portrait and a sprawling intellectua... Read More

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