Robert Del Tufo, Former New Jersey Attorney General, Dies at 82
Robert J. Del Tufo, a former New Jersey attorney general and federal prosecutor who offered a lonely dissent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's corruption investigation known as Abscam, died on Wednesday in Princeton, N.J. He was 82. The cause was lung cancer, his wife, Katherine, said. As United States attorney for New Jersey f...
Cinzia Zuffada, a brilliant scientific leader at NASA’s JPL in L.A.
By Valerio Viale Time ago, there was a girl running freely along green hillsides and valleys. Since an early age, she was not afraid of animals, but, rather, intrigued by Nature. Her name was...Heidi. Actually, no, I'm sorry to disappoint Johanna Spyri's fans, but that's a different story! I'm referring to Cinzia Zuffad...
Eccellenze tecnologiche italiane negli USA: conferenza-expo a Detroit
La prima conferenza-expo sulle eccellenze tecnologiche italiane negli Stati Uniti si terrà a Detroit il 9 e 10 maggio 2016 presso la Wayne State University. Aziende italiane leader mondiali nell'ingegneria e nell'innovazione tecnologica tra le quali FCA - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Brembo, Comau, Magneti Marelli, Esaote presenteranno i loro pr...
Direttrici di musei, fiere e accademie. In Italia, l'arte è sempre più femminile
Galleriste, direttrici di musei, di fiere, di accademie. Negli ultimi mesi si è assistito a un netto aumento delle presenze femminili ai vertici di istituzioni e di sedi private che si occupano di arte a vari livelli. Ma come si arriva a ricoprire ruoli di potere in questo settore? Certamente si parte quasi sempre da una formazione in mate...
An Audio Journey to the Italy of "La Dolce Vita" with Studs Terkel - Wednesday, May 04, 2016 at 6:00 pm
Date: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 - Hours: 6:00 p.m. Site: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - 500 N Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 Organized by: WFMT - In collaboration with: https://studsterkel.eventbrite.com Hear the voices of some of Italy's most exciting 20th century cultural figures during the era of La Dolce Vita...
New Italian Consular office opens in Niagara Falls
A new location for the Italian Vice Consulate in the Niagara Arts & Cultural Center on Pine Street will serve Italian citizens. Honorary Italian Vice Consulate Lucia Caracci Ederer and assistant Elisa Ridolfi Wareham are available for translation services and legal referrals as well as to answer inquiries regarding visa regulatio...
Dante in the USA: an interview with the Dante Society of America’s President Albert Russell Ascoli
by Francesca Bezzone To an Italian, Dante is croce e delizia, pleasure and pain: forcefully immersed in the study of his heavenly works during the rebellious years of adolescence, we usually begin our relationship with the Dantean world with the wrong foot. But then comes adulthood and, with it, this strange necessity to pick those ol...
Annual Amador County Italian picnic features food, wine, song
The Italian Benevolent Society of Amador County will host its annual Italian Picnic and Parade for three days at the Italian Picnic Grounds in Sutter Creek, 581 Highway 49. The event includes a spaghetti eating contest. Since 1882, the society – after Italian immigrants came to avoid being drafted into the army during a time of turmoil – h...
The Best Italian Food in the US
Eating genuine, authentic Italian food can be a struggle when you are not in Italy. Italian cuisine is one of the most popular cuisines in the world, but also, alas, one of the most imitated. Mind, the quality of food and ingredients in restaurants, as well as the respect of the country's culinary tradition, is an issue also in Italy: we, too, have...
Apple, arredi e pareti made in Italy per il nuovo Campus2 di Cupertino
Il team di aziende italiane costituito dal Gruppo Profilati (da oltre 35 anni leader europeo per l'estrusione e la lavorazione dell'alluminio) e da Estel (produttrice di soluzioni di arredamento e complementi d'arredo per casa e ufficio) è stato selezionato da Apple per una fornitura di pareti divisorie da installare nel nuoviss...
Where many have failed, Skipolini’s off to a good start
THE PLACE: My friend is more than happy to accept my invitation to lunch at the new Skipolini's Italian in the Summit. She doesn't know anything about the restaurant, but she can't wait to go. Why the eagerness? Because my friend lives in the provinces — I mean, off Mount Rose Highway — and she's always lamenting the lack of good dining option...
St. Ann's Italian Festival returning to Hoboken for 106th year
St. Ann's Italian Festival is set to bring food, live music and more to the Mile Square City this week. The 106th annual celebration hosted by St. Ann's Church in Hoboken will begin Friday night and continue through Tuesday at Seventh and Jefferson streets at St. Ann's Square. The festival corresponds with a nine day novena -- or prayer -- that wi...