Italian language: Let's do as the Romans do
WTI Magazine #55 2015 March, 6Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com Translation by: Let's do "alla Romana"! Some Italian idioms and phrases always awaken the curiosity of our LearnItaly students: some for their history, others for their irony or because they simply reflect the Italian culture. Let's see some examples. When...
La Storia Will Open in the Gold Coast Next Month
by Penny Pollack and Graham Meyer After a few months of delays, ownership now plans to open the book on La Storia (1154 N. Dearborn St., no phone yet), Ideology Entertainment's upcoming Italian restaurant, in mid-April. The address may say 1154, but the restaurant also occupies the first floor of 1156. Customers enter at 1154 into...
Italy shows off restored Pompeii villa as EU deadline looms
Italy unveiled the restored crown jewel of the ancient city of Pompeii on Friday, showing off a rare success story as it races to shore up the site marred by such mismanagement and neglect that it risked losing EU funding and its UNESCO World Heritage site listing. Culture Minister Dario Franceschini cut the ribbon to open the restored Vil...
Italian art: Piero's design
WTI Magazine #57 2015 April, 3Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: In Reggio Emilia a very special and important ongoing exhibition is having a huge success: "Piero della Francesca. The design of art and science". It is not an easy exhibition, where math and geometry are the protagonists in equal measure with major minor arts. De...
Il Punto! Italian Cultural Center – First Annual Dinner Celebration and Fundraising Event – April 25th
Join us to celebrate the New Italian Cultural Center "Il Punto!" at our First Annual Dinner Celebration and Fundraising Event April 25th, 2015. 7pm-11pmCourtyard Hall - 720 238th St SE - Bothell, WA 98021 Our goal is to create a unique organization that becomes a centralized point of reference for the entire Italian Communi...
The Mirandola-based biotech cluster comes back even stronger after the earthquake
by Natascia Ronchetti In the biotech cluster of Mirandola, in the province of Modena, devastation has given way to innovation. The destruction of nearly two-thirds of the area's businesses brought on by an earthquake nearly three years ago was followed by an aggressive reconstruction effort that's catapulted the biggest groups back onto th...
Ariana Grande named one of most beautiful people in World
by Daniel Dentico Ariana Grande has officially being recognized by PEOPLE magazine as one of the World's Most Beautiful People. Often asked to reveal her ethnicity by fans, Ariana responded to one fan on Twitter saying she's Italian-American, half Sicilian and half Abruzzese. Read more Fonte: The Italian American...
Fattoria di Limone enters Massachusetts market with Berkshire Brewing Company partnership
Fattoria di Limone announces the availability of their Limoncello Original Liqueur in the state of Massachusetts. Fattoria di Limone Limoncello Original Liqueur is a lemon-flavored beverage made in small batches from regionally-sourced natural ingredients, mostly within New York State, following a classic Italian recipe. The company has pa...
CIAO / CIANCIA!
This is not a goodbye, but at Hello! With a clever acronym (Cortona Italy Alumni Organization), CIAO is an organization stemming from alumni of the UGA Cortona Program – funded by a legendary philanthropist, Mr. Jack Kehoe, it is likely the most famous and coveted art program in the South East of the U.S. CIAO members are joining our May e...
UConn's Geno Auriemma Receives Amos Alonzo Stagg Award
He is an anomaly, a contradiction of sorts in our "grass is always greener elsewhere" world of sports today. As others seek validation in a bigger paycheck, a different location or a more prestigious position, he has remained true to the ultimate bottom line: winning championships. When it comes to that, no one has been more successful tha...
Italian handcrafts: Shoemaking in Macerata
WTI Magazine #62 2015 June, 12Author : Unioncamere Translation by: In the summer of 1325, the process for the canonisation of St. Nicholas of Tolentino took place in some towns in the Marche. 371 witnesses from various socila backgrounds were invited to testify in the presence of the papal legates, who were to receive news and testim...
Con Delta riaprono i voli diretti da Pisa per New York
Per questa estate Delta Air Lines e Alitalia hanno annunciato la ripresa del volo stagionale non-stop dall'aeroporto di Pisa all'aeroporto John F. Kennedy di New York a partire dal 16 giugno. Il collegamento sarà operato quattro volte a settimana fino al prossimo 29 giugno, mentre a partire dal 2 luglio, e fino al 6 settembre, sarà operato sei volt...
