Mariateresa Cascino: contro “demopazzia”, un’Europa più forte per un’Italia più forte
Da quanti anni e perché vive all’estero? Perché ha deciso di candidarsi e perché con questa lista? “Ho vissuto per tre anni in Nord America, per studio e per lavoro. Qualche giorno prima della tragedia delle Torri gemelle ho deciso di tornare in Italia nella mia città, Matera, oggi designata Capitale Europea della Cultura nel 2019. Quelli vissuti f...
Cannata ascends to Columbian Club presidency
Financial planner Jack Cannata stepped up to the presidency of the Columbian Club of Chicago at its annual installation gala. Joining him as 2018 officers are First Vice President Stuart Caravello, Second Vice President Mark Corrado, Third Vice President Michael Russotto, Secretary John Curry, Treasurer Vic Guerrieri and Sergeant-at-Arms Carmen For...
Friuli-Venezia Giulia Is an Italy Far Removed from Its Stereotypes
White jackets were swirling around my wife in the blue light of an antiseptic room in the village of Tarare, near Lyon. A village I had never heard of, nor planned to visit. I had expected to be seated, at precisely that hour, at my favorite restaurant, some 220 miles away in Turin. I had expected my favorite white jacket, Andrea, to greet us with...
'Be Italian' fa viaggiare l'America nell'Italia dei sapori
Conto alla rovescia per Be Italian, il nuovo salone organizzato da Lombardia Fiere dedicato alle eccellenze del made in Italy agroalimentare e alle attrezzature professionali per la ristorazione che debutterà a New York dal 4 al 6 marzo 2018. Be Italian condurrà alle porte del mercato americano una selezione di alcune delle più interessanti realtà...
Thomas Habakkuk Baldonado makes Italian Football History, will play at Pitt
Lazio Marines Thomas Habakkuk Baldonado has become historic after committing to study and play football on a full scholarship at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the first Italian player to join the NCAA Div. I as a freshman. The 6’5″, 230 lb defensive end from Rome, Italy who turns 19 this year, left Italy last August to attend Clearwater Acad...
New Jersey Verismo Opera To Continue Bring The Family To The Opera
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera has announced that in March the “Bring the Family to the Opera” initiative will resume. This well-received program introduces children and the extended family to live, fully-staged performances of grand opera, as the composer intended. The program offers 40% off special ticket rates on $55 and $45 tickets...
Giuseppe Continiello: istruzione, ricerca e formazione per rilanciare l’Italia
Da quanti anni e perché vive all’estero? Perché ha deciso di candidarsi e perché con questa lista? “Ho 45 anni e vivo a Montréal, in Canada, dal 2011. Sono nato a Milano. Ho studiato in Sardegna e in Toscana. Ho conseguito il Ph.D. in Relazioni internazionali, sono laureato in Scienze politiche e, all’Università per Stranieri di Siena, ho conseguit...
IAET dinner dance was one for the record books
The Italian American Executives of Transportation held their 2017 Dinner Dance at Alta Villa Banquets on Nov. 19. More than 600 were in attendance, making it one of the largest dinner dances of the year. Dominic Romanazzi was honored as Man of the Year, and Wayne Bubak was honored as Humanitarian. Past IAET honoree Lou Cairo did a tremendous job as...
Valley, Italian growers share best practices
Before the group of 25 Italian farmers arrived at Stanislaus State on Feb. 5, they were tourists, making overnight stays in Las Vegas and San Francisco, and the hats and new t-shirts the Italians wore spoke to how much fun they were having. But the moment the farmers reached the University’s sustainable garden, where they were greeted by about 20 S...
My Simple Italian Town Is at Risk of an Oscar
The mother of a childhood friend of mine, now in her 90s, still lives in our small hometown, Crema, near Milan. A few months ago, she started to tell us about a young, charming American actor named Tim who would pick her up in the mornings to have coffee in the piazza. My friend was worried and a little embarrassed. “My mother has a vivid imaginati...
Italy breaks the record for world's longest tiramisù
A town in the northeastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia has broken the world record for the longest tiramisù, making more than 250 metres of the iconic Italian sweet. Measuring 266.90 metres in length, the tiramisù was made in the town of Villesse, near Gorizia.30,300 litres of coffee and more than 300 kilograms of cream were used in the...
What to Do on Ischia, the Quiet Italian Island Made Famous by Elena Ferrante
Ischia is one of those places that, if you’ve been, you tend to keep to yourself. After all, part of its charm, besides its low-key vibe and lack of American tourists, is waking up to a view like this of the Tyrrhenian Sea from the Mezzatorre Resort & Spa. “It’s the anti-Capri,” says Michael Williams, founder of the men’s style site A Continuous Le...