Rosati's celebrates 50th anniversary, new Schererville location
Rosati's Pizza in Schererville may have a new location, but there's nearly a century of tradition behind the name that began in Coney Island, New York and then Chicago's Taylor Street. The name goes back to the 1890s when Italian immigrant Ferdinand Rosati opened a New York restaurant. The family later moved to Chicago where in 1927 Ferdinand's so...
La comunità italo-americana a Milwaukee: storie di successi oltreoceano
Alcune settimane fa vi ho parlato del fatto che a Milwaukee non esista una Little Italy, dove si ha la sensazione di essere in Italia perché si sente parlare solo italiano come a Chicago, New York, Boston, San Francisco o anche Pittsburgh. In città però la presenza italiana è quanto mai vivace. Il centro della vita della comunità qui da mo...
Bulgari to Fund Renovation of Rome’s Spanish Steps
Italian jewelry and luxury goods company Bulgari on Thursday answered the Italian government's appeal for help in financing a renovation of Rome's famous Spanish Steps. Bulgari, which was bought in 2011 by French luxury giant LVMH, will put $2 million towards the refurbishment which will begin in 2015 and last two years, Rome's mayor Ignaz...
L'Italia, il design e Paola Antonelli
By Jacopo Colò Paola Antonelli è arrivata al MoMA, uno dei più importanti musei del mondo, nel 1994. Aveva 31 anni. Ha iniziato la sua carriera lì semplicemente rispondendo a un annuncio di lavoro e poi non se ne è più andata, arrivando fino a diventare la curatrice del dipartimento di design e architettura del museo. Le sue acquisizioni...
La Commissione Fulbright ricerca un Assistente Amministrativo: scadenze invio candidature 15 maggio 2014
La Commissione per gli Scambi Culturali fra l'Italia e gli Stati Uniti, the U.S. – Italy Fulbright Commission, ente privato che dal 1948 gestisce su mandato del Dipartimento di Stato e Ministero degli Affari Esteri il Programma Fulbright finalizzato a rafforzare gli scambi accademici tra Italia e Stati Uniti ricerca un Assistente Amministrativo: il...
United Grapes of America: U.S. becomes world’s No.1 wine market as French drinking drops
The United States became the world's biggest wine market last year, beating France into second place for the first time as consumption falls in the country widely seen as the drink's natural home. U.S. consumers bought 29.1 million hectoliters of wine in 2013, a rise of 0.5 percent on 2012, while French consumption fell nearly 7 percent to 28.1 mi...
Cemetery tourism could boost Italian economy
Italy boasts more than half of Europe's historic or unusual cemeteries of interest to tourists but is poorly organised to develop this specialised sector of the tourism market, a survey made available exclusively to ANSA says. As many as 192 Italian graveyards are of touristic interest, representing 55% of the total in Europe, followed by...
Scottdale man leads state Sons and Daughters of Italy
By Rachel Basinger Scottdale resident Tony Lizza is on top of one state social organization. He currently sits as president of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Sons and Daughters of Italy. Born in Italy, Lizza joined the Sons of Italy organization on Jan. 1, 1980. "I thought it would be a good place to meet other Italian people," h...
RomaTre vince l'Olimpiade dell'architettura sostenibile
Primi non sul campo di calcio, ma nel campo dell'architettura green: l'Italia vince il campionato del mondo dell'efficienza energetica, dell'innovazione, della sostenibilità e della bellezza. RhOME for denCity, la casa solare progettata e costruita dal Dipartimento di Architettura di Roma Tre, ha sbaragliato in volata Germania, Cile e Olan...
Italian festival to open Friday
The annual Italian Festival will take place on the grounds of the Amerigo Vespucci Lodge, 10 Christopher Columbus Ave., from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday. The festival will continue from 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday, and from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday. The Italian Festival, which has been held for more than 20 years, will feature authentic Italian food, mus...
Rome Celebrates Augustus this August
by Jane Huson Rome would not have been the same "Eternal City" or "Caput Mundi" without its first emperor. August 19 marks the 2,000th anniversary of the death of Emperor Augustus. Many exciting exhibitions will be available to the public for the very first time as Rome prepares to celebrate this extraordinary historical figure. A...
Italian American One Voice Coalition Blasts Ocean County Freeholder Candidate Tim Ryan for Stereotypical Depiction of Italian American Opponent on Facebook
The Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition, the nation's largest Italian American anti-bias group, is calling upon Ocean County Freeholder Candidate Timothy E. Ryan to apologize for a Facebook post that used a reference from the "Godfather" movie to stereotype his Italian American opponent, Freeholder Chairman Joseph H. Vicari. The Facebook...