De Blasio meets with mayor of Rome while on vacation in Italy
Hizzoner and family are on their Roman holiday. A khaki-clad Mayor de Blasio arrived in Rome Sunday to begin his eight-day family vacation, a day later than scheduled following the death of a Staten Island man in police custody last week. De Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, and their kids Dante and Chiara — sporting a new hairdo — land...
Why Microsoft And Google Are Backing The 22-Year-Old 'Italian Zuckerberg'
When the popular, reputable Italian financial magazine Panorama Economy placed then-20-year-old college student Matteo Achilli on its cover in March 2012 with the headline "Italian Zuckerberg," he became a media sensation. Soon every major Italian news outlet wanted to cover the kid who'd started a professional networking website called Egomnia....
Justinian Society of Lawyers 2014 Installation and Awards Dinner
Attorneys Leonard F. Amari and Michael V. Favia and Monsignor Kenneth Velo will share the spotlight when the Justinian Society of Lawyers hosts its annual installation and awards dinner on Sept. 10 at the Palmer House Hilton. The following officers will be formally installed at the event: Anita M. DeCarlo (president), Jessica DePinto (firs...
Pursuing Our Italian Names Together , Chapter 22, Milwaukee Meeting Invitation
Our next meeting will be September 20, 2014, at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, starting at 10:30 a.m. and concluding at noon. Anyone with an interest in Italian Family history is welcome. At our meeting, we will update each other on new developments in genealogy, using DNA and other sources in ou...
Nella Nintendo Wii c’è un cuore italiano: è l’accelerometro a forma di pagoda di Benedetto Vigna
(La fondazione Make in Italy cdb sta organizzando una mostra per celebrare 50 anni di innovazioni italiane a partire dalla Programma 101. La mostra debutterà nel corso della grande Maker Faire Rome – The European Edition, il prossimo 2 ottobre. In questa serie di post Maria Teresa Cometto racconterà per le storie e gli oggetti che saranno in mostra...
Modalita’ di presentazione delle liste dei candidati alle elezioni per il rinnovo del Comites, requisiti di candidabilita’, sottoscrizione delle liste e autentica firme
A) PRESENTAZIONE DELLE LISTE Le liste dei candidati alle elezioni Comites 2014 sono presentate nelle ore d'ufficio (dal lunedi' al venerdi', dalle 9.00 alle 12.30) all'Ufficio elettorale istituito presso Cancelleria Consolare della Ambasciata d'Italia in Washington DC, a partire dal ventesimo ed entro il trentesimo giorno successivo all'indizione...
Spoleto My Italian Kitchen opening in Orlando, first U.S. location
America's first Spoleto - My Italian Kitchen will soon open in Central Florida.Construction is underway at Plaza on University near the University of Central Florida with an anticipated opening in January. Spoleto has plans to open several other locations throughout Orlando including one in Winter Park by the end of April. Spoleto, a popular...
Staten Island's best Italian restaurant: Bocelli is your 2014 Readers' Choice Award winner
More than 6,000 votes were cast in the 2014 Readers' Choice Awards poll for "Best Italian Restaurant." It was a very tight race, but one eatery came out in the lead of this collective rally cry for local food favorites. And the winner is: Bocelli Ristorante — 1250 Hylan Blvd., Grasmere; 718-420-6150; BocelliRest.com — with 1,383 votes. &...
Multiple locations, multiple generations make Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe a Staten Island staple
After graduating college with a bachelor's degree in education, Justine Campitiello was going to become a teacher. But her heart wasn't in it. She tried working as a nanny, and tried other jobs, before choosing to join her family's business, Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe, which over the last four decades has become a household name on Staten Is...
Las Vegas restaurants: 5 Best Italian Restaurants in Vegas
Las Vegas restaurants are an American culinary experience that shouldn't be missed. Thanks to its booming tourism industry, Las Vegas has some of the country's best restaurants, be they restaurants located in some of the best Vegas hotels, restaurants known for their incredible burgers, or restaurants with top chefs like José Andrés and Joël Robuch...
At 82, Valentino Is Still the Ultimate Party ‘Get’ in New York
by John Koblin It was 9:30 p.m. in mid-November and Valentino Garavani was in his element. The fashion designer had just finished conducting an hourlong Q-and-A about his six-decade career at the 92nd Street Y on Manhattan's Upper East Side. As he stood in a gallery space, just off the theater, dressed in a pristine navy suit with...
A Night of Corto-s (A Night of Short Films)
The Italian American Museum and Italytime present: A Night of Corto-s (A Night of Short Films). You are cordially invited to attend "A Night of Short Films" at the Italian American Museum this Saturday, December 20th. For the first time in New York City, italytime unites "Corto-s (Short Films) and Theater" in one special night where n...