At Cibo’s in Wakefield: Now that’s Italian
By Kathy Shiels Tully Falling in love — with a man and a business idea — wasn't Olivia Torretta's plan when she left Wakefield to study abroad for two years in Italy. But she did, importing them both home. In July, she and Jonathan Santini, her Roman-born husband, opened up Cibo (pronounced "chee-bo") Cafe & Bistro in the Greenwoo...
Norwich Italians honored at award banquet
By John Penney Cultural pride was in full display Sunday at a pair of Norwich events that honored local Italian-Americans. Under a bright blue sky, approximately 20 people gathered at the Christopher Columbus monument on Chelsea Parade for the 24th annual wreath-laying ceremony by the Italian Heritage and Cultural Committee of Norwich...
Locals grab up tickets for Italian POW commemoration
By Vicky Taylor The community's response to the Italian Heritage Event planned later this month to commemorate and remember contributions of Italian prisoners who worked at Letterkenny Army Depot during World War II has been so positive that tickets to the centerpiece luncheon and program are almost sold out already. David Sciaman...
Combonis to honor Tony Turano
The Comboni Missionaries will honor Umberto "Tony" Turano as Man of the Year on Nov. 21 at Porretta's Banquets in Chicago. (708-354-1999) "Tony Turano is a supremely successful businessman who has never forgotten his roots," says the Rev. Peter Premarini, MCCJ, superior of the Comboni Mission Center in LaGrange Park. "We have chosen t...
Clif Family Bruschetteria food truck brings a taste of Northern Italy to Napa Valley
by Paul Franson Cyclists and Clif Family Farm and Clif Bar founders Gary Erickson and Kit Crawford have spent many days cycling through the Northern Italian Dolomites, where they were fueled by the bruschetta made by their friends Nene and Paolo. The memory of these bruschetta traveled back to the Napa Valley with Gary and Kit, who sought...
A Trani il console generale per il Sud Italia degli Stati Uniti ad un convegno il 17 novembre nel museo diocesano
L'American chamber of commerce in Italia e il consolato degli Stati Uniti d'America per il sud Italia organizzano a Trani un evento sul tema: "Gli Stati Uniti d'America: opportunità concreta per le Pmi". Il convegno si terrà martedì 17 novembre presso il museo diocesano alle ore 17. L'evento è pensato per promuovere e presentare i molti mo...
L’americana United airlines mette le ali al caffè Illy nel mondo
di Vincenzo Chierchia Alleanza tra Illy caffè e il gigante americano dei cieli United airlines. La compagnia aerea e la società italiana hanno stipulato una partnership che permetterà ai passeggeri United e agli ospiti degli United Club in tutto il mondo di gustare gratuitamente il caffè dell'azienda triestina. A partire dal pross...
Italian Heritage Series: Il Presepio (Italian nativity scene)
Join us for another Italian Heritage workshop - easy readings in Italian & discussion on topics that include Italian cultural traditions, historical events and individuals who sparked change. This month, we feature the story and tradition of Presepio, the recreation of the nativity scene using model figures. Through the lens of Corrado Alv...
Mare Nostrum: prospettive di un dialogo tra alterità e mediterraneità (Bordighera Press, 2015) Antonio C. Vitti & Anthony Julian Tamburri, eds.
December 17, 2015. 06:00 pm - 07:30 pm. John D Calandra Italian American Institute (CUNY) - 25 W 43rd St #17, New York, NY 10036. This collection of essays contributes to the fundamental mission of the Mediterranean Centre for Intercultural Studies—founded in 2012 and located in Erice, Sicily—with the specific goal of creating a...
The NM Italian Film & Culture Festival, prepared to launch its 9th edition on February 16
Coming off a record year in 2015 for both attendance and donation to the University of New Mexico Children's Hospital, Italian Festivals of New Mexico is poised to deliver another rousing edition of its annual flagship event. This year's program unfolds in Albuquerque and showcases 7 critically acclaimed contemporary films flanked by a kickoff rece...
Italian Legends Return to North America
For all his achievements in Italian and European football, including three UEFA Cup titles, Dino Baggio still wonders what would have been had he accepted a proposed move to Major League Soccer when the league first launched in 1996. "I was invited by a friend at the (New York/New Jersey) MetroStars but I was only 25 at the time," Baggio r...
Bando 2016 relativo al corso di formazione denominato "Origini Italia" organizzato dalla School of Management di Trieste (MIB) e dalla Italian Trade Agency (ICE/ITA), destinato a discendenti di emigrati italiani.
Anche per l'anno 2016 la MIB School of Management di Trieste, con il patrocinio del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della cooperazione Internazionale e in collaborazione con ICE/ITA Agenzia per la promozione all'estero e l'internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane, promuove e organizza il corso di formazione manageriale "Origini Italia" destina...