Emigrazione, Nissoli: Nel libro “Il mondo nuovo” storia Italiana in America
Oggi, l'on. Nissoli (Circoscrizione Estera – Ripartizione Nord e Centro America), è intervenuta, per un saluto introduttivo, alla presentazione del libro di Vincenzo D'Acquaviva, "Il Mondo Nuovo – una testimonianza e un viaggio controcorrente attraverso storie di ordinaria migrazione: tra speranze, conflitti politico-sociali e delusioni". ...
AIAE announces annual awards and scholarships Gala May 1, 2016
The Association of Italian American Educators 18th Annual Awards and Scholarships Gala will take place on Sunday, May 1, 2016 from 12:00-5:00 PM at the Chateau Briand, located at 440 Old Country Road, Carle Place, Long Island. A cocktail reception in the garden, (weather permitting), will be followed by the ceremony, dinner and dancing in the Norma...
The Site That Brings Italian Boutiques Right to Your Computer
"You can't find it here," she'd say of her body-hugging magenta dress with all the cutouts, encapsulating the entirety of these United States of America in a syllable — "here" — and a shrug. "It's from Italy." Some of her clothes were produced by big name designers, while others bore Italian-named labels we'd never heard of. But who made the garmen...
Giacomo's to open in Melrose on Monday
The wait is almost over: Giacomo's Ristorante will open for business in Melrose next Monday, May 23.Co-owner Richard A. Talieri confirmed the date to the Free Press on Tuesday, shortly after the location at 454 Main St. passed its building inspection. "Barring any unforeseen circumstances, yes," Talieri said when asked whether a May 23 opening was...
Richard Bock of Giuseppe's on 28th on Go-To Pho in Phoenix
Not every neighborhood Italian restaurant can claim a world-class musician as its owner — but Giuseppe's on 28th in Central Phoenix can. For nine years, owner Richard Bock was the principal cellist for the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra in Italy. And if that's not impressive enough, he played with the Phoenix Symphony for 24 seasons,...
Ph.D. in Hand, Postdocs Explore Their Futures
Of all the people found at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), about 85 occupy the unique role of postdoctoral researcher. The postdocs, as they're known, contribute to the wealth of research capabilities at NREL as they work alongside established scientists. The recently minted Ph.D graduates are hired to...
Staten Island Social Scene: Italian Consul General visits Casa Belvedere
In celebration of Festa Della Repubblica (Italian National Day), Casa Belvedere and Colavita USA co-hosted to a a cocktail reception for Francesco Genuardi, the new Consul General of Italy in New York. The meet-and-greet unfolded June 17 in Casa Belvedere, the Italian cultural center on Grymes Hill, where cocktails flowed and sumptuous hors d'...
Italy in spaceport deal with U.S. FAA
Italian civil aviation authority ENAC and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) on Thursday signed an agreement with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop a spaceport for sub-orbital flights somewhere in Italy. Sub-orbital flights cross in and out of the Earth's atmosphere without leaving its orbit. "It could take three to five years -...
What it's like to drive Lamborghini's most beautiful car
Lucca is an ancient walled city in Tuscany that has all the charms of Florence, but it is smaller, even more navigable by foot, and isn't as overrun by tourists. On this day in early summer, the Sun is sparkling on the cobblestones and the locals are sidestepping the gawping visitors. And then comes the noise. A racket of deep, burrin...
Italian-American Festival opens with sun, good food
by Brian Johnson Despite a rainy morning, sunny skies shone over Center Street Friday as people flocked in to sample the best Italian food the town has to offer. The highly-anticipated Southington Italian-American Festival got off to a great start, said Antonio Cusano, president of UNICO, which sponsors the festival along with the Son...
Casa Mia Brings Humble Italian to SE Division
Trendy restaurant concepts and Portland go together like waxed mustaches and designer flannel, but Casa Mia isn't biting. This little Italian eatery serves breakfast, lunch—yes, there are restaurants open for lunch on Division—and dinner seven days a week in the former Detour coffee shop venue at 3035 SE Division St. Opening last week, Cas...
The Sicilian of the Sicilians: The Life and Works of Giovanni Verga
By Niccolò Graffio "To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is to not have seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the clue to everything." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The travesty that produced the modern country of Italy worked to suppress in no small way the native cultures of Southern Italy, but it could not destroy them. As the advocates of...