A man used to beauty, the Italian Consul General talks about the beauty of Philly
by Mike Newall The Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia would like to invite you for coffee, the invitation read. The invitation arrived in November. It offered dates in February. The consul general is a busy man, I figured. "Please come inside," Andrea Canepari said with a smile and the offer of an espresso when I arrived the...
Southampton School Board May Vote To Change Name Of Columbus Day
By Alisha Steindecker Students in the Southampton School District might observe "Indigenous Day" instead of Columbus Day next year, if officials follow through on a proposal to change the name of the school holiday that is observed on the second Monday in October. Members of the Shinnecock Nation Youth Council officially will petition the...
Opening for an Italian Instructor, Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University invites application for a full-time position as Instructor of Italian. Appointments for this position will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal based upon successful performance, beginning fall semester of academic year 2016-2017. The teaching load is four courses per semester. Among the qualifications req...
Nesta ‘building US football passion’
Miami FC Coach Alessandro Nesta says 'we must try to build passion for football' and that co-owner Paolo Maldini 'wants to win straight away'. The former Milan legend was appointed as head Coach of the newly formed NASL club last year and the upcoming season will be his first as a tactician. Fellow Rossoneri icon Maldini is a co-owner...
The DiMonte father-son legal team
This month we highlight the very distinguished career of Eugene A. DiMonte and Riccardo A. DiMonte, father and son and alter egos of the north suburban law firm of DiMonte & Lizak. Gene, and now his exceptionally talented son, Riccardo, have been significant influences in our Chicagoland community for many decades and in no small part,...
Get your Festa Italiana food, wine trail passes
Food and wine trail tickets for Bethlehem's first Italian festival over Memorial Day weekend are now on sale. The Main Street festival is free and open to the public but to sample all of Italy's culinary offerings you're going to need a wine or food trail passport. The tickets are on sale here. A wine passport costs $32.64. A food pas...
Tasting Rome: The Joy of the Cultural Minestrone
Culinarians, history buffs and photography enthusiasts came together at the Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò on April 21 for the release of Tasting Rome: Fresh flavors & Forgotten Recipes from an Ancient City, published on March 29, 2016 by Clarkson Potter Publishers, on the occasion of Rome's 2769th birthday. Co-author and photographer Kr...
Why Are There So Many People in Italy Over 100 Years Old?
By Jerry Finzi As my blog article, Italy, Healthiest Country in Europe tells, Italians are already pretty healthy, but there's a lot more to the story... It's been recently reported that there are over 19,000 Italians over 100 years old today still living La Vita Bella. And apparently, Italians are getting healthier, because the number of...
Quando Bologna abolì la schiavitù
Il 3 giugno 1257 Bologna abolì la schiavitù. Nell'Archivio di Stato cittadino è conservato un prezioso codice che anticipa di almeno 600 anni le moderne carte dei diritti umani: si chiama Liber Paradisus, in omaggio alla prima parola del testo del documento, scritto in latino. Il grande capolettera, una "P" ornata di disegni filigranati, prece...
Some See the Verrazano Bridge. Others See a Big Typo
By Emma G. Fitzsimmons The name graces one of New York City's engineering marvels. It stares out from scores of local road signs. It is all but synonymous with a steep toll. And it might have been misspelled all along. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Staten Island, was named after an Italian explorer. There is j...
La Puglia protagonista a New York
Con oltre 500 aziende del settore, anche quest'anno l'Italia si conferma grande protagonista del "Summer Fancy Food Show" di New York, una delle manifestazioni fieristiche internazionali più prestigiose del settore Food and Drink. L'evento fieristico americano, giunto alla sua 62esima edizione, si terrà come sempre al Jacob Javits Center...
Estate 2016: crescono i turisti - I dati ENIT
È in crescita nel nostro Paese il turismo organizzato per l'estate 2016. Lo dimostrano i risultati dell'indagine svolta dall'ENIT, condotta su ben 26 mercati e che ha coinvolto oltre 150 tra i principali Tour Operator stranieri, per verificare l'andamento delle vendite del prodotto-Italia in quella che si presenta come una già ben avviata stagione...