L’italiano supera il francese e diventa la quarta lingua più studiata nel mondo
Stilare una classifica delle lingue più parlate al mondo non è facile intanto perché è praticamente impossibile conoscere il numero preciso delle persone che parlano una determinata lingua perché, prima di tutto, è difficile stabilire qual è la vera differenza tra lingua e dialetto. Poi bisogna tenere conto di quale istituzione rileva i dati e del...
Alta Via, the new restaurant coming from big Burrito, takes Italian cooking in new directions
big Burrito is going Italian, with a California twist. The restaurant group, which operates numerous Mad Mex locations, as well as Casbah, Kaya, Eleven, Soba and Umi, will open Alta Via this March in O’Hara Township. Inspired by life in both the Italian Alps and California wine country, the menu will focus on modern Italian fare such as pasta, seaf...
Things you didn't know about Alto Adige: My travel diaries
Thursday, March 7, 2019. 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST. Location: The Italian Cultural & Community Center - 1101 Milford St, Houston, TX 77006. $10 ICCC Members | $15 Non-members. Get tickets here Draped across the high Alps, where Italy, Austria and Switzerland collide and their cultures blur, Italy’s northernmost region is a major draw for holiday-makers...
La comunità italiana in Connecticut chiede la nomina del Vice Console
Ormai da anni senza un vice consolato attivo e duraturo, il Gruppo Italiani e Italo-Americani residenti in Connecticut ha recentemente sottoscritto un documento, dove viene richiesto ai rappresentanti italiani eletti all’estero di attivarsi affinché la numerosa comunità non venga trascurata. In particolare, la comunità si è rivolta al ministro degl...
An Animated Reconstruction of Ancient Rome: Take A 30-Minute Stroll Through the City’s Virtually-Recreated Streets
There are numerous ancient stories illustrating the gargantuan ego of the Emperor Nero. Some of these may rise to the level of historical character assassination. Nero did not, for example, fiddle while Rome burned. For one thing, the fiddle did not exist. For another, as the historian Tacitus records, although the emperor was miles away at his vil...
Joe & John Toto's goes out with 'cheers,' stories of good times on Staten Island
John Toto beamed as patrons walked up the stairs of his Ocean Breeze restaurant for the last time. They heard the news: After 34 years, Joe & John Toto's declared last call as Sunday, Feb. 24. It will soon be Juicy Lucy, a barbecue restaurant by one of the borough's Lickety Split route owners, Richie Holmes. "Emily!" said John to a tearful guest w...
Alessandro Del Piero reveals ownership of US team LA 10
Alessandro Del Piero has revealed he became the owner of an American third-division football club based in Los Angeles. The franchise, named LA 10 FC, are a professional development football club currently competing in the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) in the Western Conference after gaining promotion last November. Del Piero retired from his...
From a Serious Article in AmericaOggi, Came a Fun Book About Growing up in Abruzzo in the 1960s
"Ero Gracile: La Rivincita Della B12," an article about growing up in Italy in the 1960s was originally published in Oggi7, the Sunday insert of the U.S.-based Italian-language daily newspaper AmericaOggi, on July 8, 2018. After a seven-month gestation, it was developed into a book at the urging of some of the newspaper's readers, who posted on the...
The Art of Immigration: Paintings by Donatus Buongiorno
April 11–May 11, 2019. Mon-Fri 9-5 pm, Sat except 1-4 pm, Sun closed April 20. Rectory Gallery, St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral - 263 Mulberry Street, New York, New York 10012. Opening Reception: Thursday, April 11, 6–8 p.m. An exhibit of art by an immigrant, about immigration, circa 1900. A skilled artist and artisan, Donatus Buongiorno had a successf...
Readers’ Choice 2019: Best Italian Restaurant: Evelyn’s Big Italian Pizzeria & Ristorante
Evelyn’s won the Daily Republic’s Readers’ Choice for best Italian restaurant, but gorgeous pie isn’t the only thing putting the restaurant on the map. If it’s food and it’s Italian, Piero “Peter” Tropeano and Evelyn’s has it. “If people come in here and they aren’t happy, I’m going to make them happy one way or another,” Tropeano said. “They alway...
Five Women. Five Industries. One Community
Thursday, March 7, 2019. 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM PST. Organized by BAIA. Location: SAP.io - 344 Brannan Street - San Francisco, CA 94107. March is Women's History Month and BAIA is excited to celebrate it with the community. This panel event will feature stories of Italian women in different industries, from Science to Entrepreneurship, from Tech and the...
Francesca Alderisi (FI) presenta disegno di legge: otto per mille a sostegno di lingua e cultura italiana all’estero
“Una misura a costo zero per sostenere la diffusione della lingua e della cultura italiana e poter così corrispondere alla sempre crescente domanda di Italia proveniente da tutto il mondo”. Così la senatrice Francesca Alderisi (FI) - eletta nella Circoscrizione Estero, ripartizione Nord e Centro America - che ha depositato un disegno di legge in Se...