Italian Profiles of Success: James Egidio Faiella
We recently had a wonderful opportunity to chat with James Egidio Faiella. Jimmy—as his famiglia and friends call him—is a proud, professional Italian-American mandolinist performing traditional Italian Folk Music on the mandolino. It's a tradition that's been in his family for four generations. Jimmy was born and raised in West Aliquippa and Aliq...
A Roma la riunione del Comitato organizzatore degli Stati Generali delle associazioni italiane nel mondo
Mercoledì scorso presso la Domus Mariae a Roma si è riunito il Comitato organizzatore degli Stati Generali delle associazioni italiane nel mondo. Composto – ad oggi – da Acli, Filef, Istituto Fernando Santi, Migrantes, Ucemi e Unaie (comitato promotore), Anfe, Aitef, Cser, Uim, Abruzzesi nel mondo, Faes, Lucchesi nel mondo, Pugliesi nel mo...
Expo 2015, Kerry: Milano motore economico d'Italia e d'Europa
"Milano è il motore economico, sia dell'Italia che dell'Europa. È il posto perfetto per questa esposizione. Per questo gli Stati Uniti sono felici di poter partecipare all'Expo 2015". Lo ha detto il segretario di Stato, John Kerry, presentando dalla Benjamin Franklin Room del dipartimento di Stato a Washington l'innovativo padiglione con i...
The Story of Rinaldo Cuneo
by Catherine Accardi Painter, Rinaldo Cuneo (1877-1939), was born in San Francisco on July 2, 1877. The Cuneo family was an Italian-American family of artists and musicians who lived on Telegraph Hill. As an adult, Cuneo lived and worked in a studio in North Beach's Telegraph Hill, a location with grand views of the bay and surrou...
La Festa to renovate Electric City sign
One of downtown Scranton's largest events is coming to the rescue of one of its most iconic landmarks. La Festa Italiana of Lackawanna County will contribute up to $10,000 to renovate the Electric City sign overlooking Courthouse Square before the annual Labor Day weekend celebration of Italian culture and cuisine. Chris DiMattio, La...
Usa: successo esplorazione Eni in West Texas
Eni ha perforato con successo il primo pozzo esplorativo orizzontale (Stallings 1H) nell'ambito dell'accordo con Quicksilver Resources volto a valutare, esplorare e sviluppare risorse a olio in giacimenti non convenzionali situati nella parte meridionale del bacino del Delaware, nella Contea di Pecos, nel West Texas, circa 700 chilometri a nord ove...
Rome ready to welcome “The Innovation Week”
From September the 28th to October the 5th, Rome will be embedded by an all-encompassing debate on innovation, "with topics ranging from Open Hardware to Social Innovation and Democracy, from City Makers in the Collaborative Economy to Open Data and Impact Finance". Experts and leaders in innovation, including coders, hackers, and financer...
Raising of the Italian and Italian American Flags Ceremony
Italian Heritage and Culture Month 2014 Tribute "Celebrating the Italian American Experience . . . Legends and Icons . . . Italian Americans in Sports" You are cordially invited to attend the Raising of the Italian and Italian American Flags and a special recognition for Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, Ph.D., D...
Milwaukee 'David' statue moved to art museum
David is on the move. The statue, that is. A full-sized replica of Michelangeo's "David" statue has been featured at Festa Italiana for years. Thursday, it took a trip to the Milwaukee Art Museum. "We (have to) get him out of here," said Dean Cannestra, of the Italian Community Center. He and his crew loaded David onto a truck to be part of an exh...
Decima Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo
Il 6 Dicembre si svolgerà presso l'Auditorium del Consolato Generale d'Italia a Houston, Texas la Decima Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo. Organizzata dal Comitato degli Italiani all'Estero (COM.IT.ES) della circoscrizione di Houston, che comprende gli Stati dell'Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma e Texas, in collaborazione con il Comitato...
Italian Heritage Center in East Utica up for sale
The end of an era is approaching in East Utica. But it could be the beginning of a new era. The beloved Sons of Italy Lodge, an Italian social stronghold for nearly 60 years, is scheduled to close in a few weeks. For those who grew up in East Utica, Italian or not, the lodge and the Miss Italia Pageant spark warm memories. Board member R...
The 10 Hottest Maseratis Of All Time
100 years ago this week, the four Maserati brothers opened a small automotive repair shop in the heart of Bologna, Italy. In the decades since, the Maserati brand has experienced its fair share of trials and tribulations, ranging from War to bankruptcy, from incompetent ownership to quality control problems. Through it all, Maserati has ne...