Zeno Pisani: the Italian Manager of Hollywood
By Lavinia Pisani Zeno Pisani was meant to shine among the Hollywood stars. For more than 20 years he has been speeding across the roads of Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and Rodeo Drive, jumping from an exclusive meeting to another. Apparently, he is living the life. The one he dreamed of since he first stepped foot in Los Angeles...
A bakery ‘full of Italian love’
By Candace Moore Carmela's Italian Bakery had a few bumps in the road — some of them literal — during their first year in business. First was the case of mistaken identity: Carmela's is in the same shopping plaza where the well-known Ferrara's Italian Bakery was located — it closed four years ago after a 25-year run. "We get...
Italy’s hidden wine valley: the Valtellina
The Nebbiolo grape variety has long been associated with Italy's Piedmont region. There it is used to produce two of Italy's greatest wines: Barolo, the selfstyled king of Italian wines, and its equally distinguished cousin, Barbaresco. There is one other kingdom, however, where it reigns supreme. This region,&nb...
Lawrence native named General Manager of Sicilian Football team
Lawrence Ma. native Alfred M. Zappala was named General Manager today of the Elephants Catania American football team in Catania, Sicily bringing decades of experience to one of the most storied franchises in the Italian Football Federation (IFL). The Elephants play in the Second Division of the IFL and he was brought in to help reorganize the...
Caravaggio: Masterpieces of the Italian Baroque Artist
September 9 (Friday). Caravaggio: Masterpieces of the Italian Baroque ArtistThis presentation is a follow up to the acclaimed spring 2016 lecture on Caravaggio. It will present some of his greatest masterpieces along with further insight into his methods of painting and his unique sense of aesthetics. Light reception will precede the lecture a...
Stamford bakery grew by adding a dash of family
Ugo DiMare enjoys baking and loves his family, but never dreamed of mixing the two. Running a bakery shop is so much work, DiMare thought. He did not want to burden his daughters. Despite his worries, they blended. "We used to sweat to make a $100," said one daughter, Maria DiMare-McGrath, 59. "My father felt it was a hard life, and he d...
Castrolibero, incontro con la comunità italo americana
In una soleggiata domenica di Settembre il Sindaco Giovanni Greco, con spirito di gioiosa partecipazione, ha accolto un gruppo di 130 cittadini americani originari di Castrolibero e dei comuni limitrofi. E' un appuntamento che ormai, da qualche anno, si rinnova con puntuale regolarità e che ripropone, senza eccessivi formalismi o protocoll...
Columbus Day Parade celebrates Italian culture
By Mitch Hotts Italian-Americans from Macomb County will gather Saturday for a celebration of the culture, history and heritage of Italy during the Columbus Day Parade on Main Street in downtown Mount Clemens. The approximate 40-unit procession will include a variety of social clubs, businesses, pageant queens, marching bands, floats,...
Italian exports soar by 11.4% in August
Italian exports rose by 11.4% in August with respect to same month in 2015, Istat said on Monday. The national statistics agency said EU-area exports were up 11.8% while those to non-EU countries rose by 11%. It said exports were up by 2.6% in August compared to July, although imports rose even more in month-on-month terms - by 4.4%. It ad...
Italian restaurant in works at Westin
The Westin Hotel under construction in downtown Milwaukee will have an Italian restaurant when it opens next summer. Jeffrey Hess, general manager of the Westin being built at 550 N. Van Buren St., said the concept and menu of the restaurant are still under development, but added it would have "an Italian frame of reference, with a unique...
Study details economic benefits of planned new Roma stadium
Roma's planned new stadium would deliver nearly 20 billion euros ($21.7 billion) in additional revenues to the Italian capital over the next decade, according to a university study on the severely delayed project. The privately financed 1.6 billion euro ($1.7 billion) project would also increase Rome's gross domestic product by 18.5 billio...
The Best Christmas Traditions in Italy
Christmas is a major holiday in Italy... which means Italians celebrate lots of great, unique Christmas traditions! Across Italy, Natale tends to be a family-centric holiday, a time to stay at home (and eat!) with loved ones. But customs also vary from city to city, from exactly which dishes are served, to when to open presents, making eve...