The Hidden Meaning Behind My Brilliant Friend’s Neapolitan Dialect
Italy is a 19th-century invention unified by an official language that, until the 20th century, most Italians didn’t speak. Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend, the first of the four volumes of her Neopolitan Novels, takes place on the outskirts of Naples, in a neighborhood isolated by dialect as well as by poverty. Ferrante avoids transcribing th...
New Mexico lawmakers seek to rename Columbus Day
New Mexico would trade in its Columbus Day holiday for a tribute to Native Americans instead under a bill being drafted in anticipation of next year's legislative session. The proposed legislation to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day from Democratic state Rep. Derrick Lente, a tribal member of Sandia Pueblo, has cleared its first hu...
The Rhaetian Railway in the Alps
The Rhaetian Railway (the Ferrovia Retica in Italian) is an outstanding example of modern engineeringtriumphing over the isolated landscape of the Alps. The two railway lines, which cross the Swiss Alps through two passes and cover the Albula and Bernina areas, solved the problem of isolation experienced by many communities in the Central Alps. Ope...
A Life Remembered: Amelia Caira
For Amelia Caira, her family was her life. Her hard work and family values in turn shaped the lives of those in her family. “She had pride in her home, her family and her kids,” said her daughter, Lena Schlater. Amelia was “quiet and very respectful,” but also had a fun side to her, she said. The two most outstanding things about Amelia for her gra...
Italiani nel mondo, Nissoli (Fi) incontra la Comunità siciliana di Chicago
“La scorsa settimana, continuando i miei incontri con le Comunità italiane in USA, ho partecipato alla Festa di Santa Fara, organizzata dalla Società Santa Fara di Cinisi (Chicago). Si tratta del 37esimo Anniversario della Festa, dove erano presenti oltre 300 persone”. Lo ha riferito l’on. Fucsia Nissoli, deputata di Forza Italia eletta nel Nord e...
Mondavio and the Rocca Roveresca
Once again we’re travelling among the most exclusive places of Pesaro and Urbino province, in Le Marche region. Mondavio is a small town with less than 4000 inhabitants but it really has a lot to offer its visitors. Just think that it’s been included among the most beautiful villages of Italy and awarded the Orange Flag, a certificate for quality e...
Christmas Sweets
As Christmas nears so does the time for Christmas sweets - those tasty homemade and industrial products whose flavors and fragrances accompany us during the Christmas holidays. There is a great variety of Christmas sweets in Italy, with significant differences from one region, one province, and one city to the next. Just think: depending on the loc...
Opportunità di volontariato estivo in Italia per studenti americani con un livello d’italiano intermedio/avanzato
La Dante Alighieri Society-Michigan Chapter in collaborazione con gli ODL-Oratori delle Diocesi Lombarde (www.odielle.it), dopo le positive esperienze nelle estati del 2016, 2017 e 2018, che hanno visto decine e decine di volontari impegnati in Italia nei campi estivi delle Diocesi Lombarde, anche per l’estate 2019 promuove un’opportunità di volont...
New Hope Gets An Italian Market
Lambertville’s loss is New Hope’s gain: DiNapoli’s Italian Deli and Catering is moving across the river in January. Che figata! Owner Danny DiNapoli, 24, says he needs more room than 15 Kline’s Court in Lambertville has to offer, and 20 N. Main St. in New Hope is the place he wants to be. “We grew out of this place,” explained DiNapoli. “We got ver...
Downtown Des Moines upscale men's boutique Lord Midas converts to outlet store
Lord Midas, the upscale Italian clothing store in downtown Des Moines, is now an outlet store. Owner Massimiliano Stanco will continue to offer men’s clothing, shoes and accessories at the store, but at a 50 to 70 percent discount. The store will be receiving discounted and out-of-season items from Stanco's Palm Beach, Florida, shop and from items...
HIV vaccine trials on kids
The second step of a clinical trial for the first pediatric HIV vaccine, coordinated by Rome's Bambino Gesù Hospital, in cooperation with the Stockholm-based Karolisnka Institute, will kick off in 2019 in Italy, South Africa and Thailand.A reported 100 children with Aids are involved in the trial. The Vatican-owned pediatric hospital is at the fore...
Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de' Medici's Valois Tapestries
On view for the first time in North America, the recently restored “Valois Tapestries,” a unique set of 16th-century hangings, are unveiled in this exhibition. These fascinating and enigmatic tapestries were commissioned by Catherine de’ Medici, the indomitable queen mother of France, to celebrate the royal Valois dynasty against a backdrop of grea...