Old fashioned Italian cuisine comes to south side South Bend
By Lincoln Wright On the walls of Sam's Italian Kitchen are black and white photos. Photos of family, of owner Sam Macri and his wife, Tammy — and displayed prominently in the center of the restaurant — a photo of Sam making a pizza in his younger days at the Volcano Restaurant when it was located in downtown South Bend. For 55 ye...
U-M filmmaker archive adds noted female director
A filmmaker archive at the University of Michigan Library is gaining an important female voice. Nancy Savoca, the director of independent movie standouts like 1989's "True Love," will be giving her personal papers to the Screen Arts Mavericks & Makers collection, U-M announced Thursday afternoon. She is the first woman to be...
The beauty of the Vucciria Market in Palermo
by Claudia Astarita One of the most famous modern art masterpieces from Italy is the "Vuccirìa di Palermo", which was painted by Renato Guttuso in 1974. The Vuccirìa is the most popular historic market of Palermo and maintains most of its original features. A visit there fully immerses you in the spirit of the city and is a not-to...
This Lamborghini Huracan was inspired by the Italian Air Force
Lamborghini revealed this week at the Geneva Motor Show a special edition of their Huracán LP 610-4 supercar called the Huracán Avio, or "aviation." The new edition, of which only 250 will be produced, was revealed alongside the simply outrageous Lamborghini Centenario. While the car's 4.2-liter, 610-horsepower V10 and driving dynamic...
Google a Las Vegas premia l’italiana Noovle come Partner of the Year
L'esperienza nell'integrazione della Google Apps e i numerosi progetti di successo con clienti di rilevanza internazionale hanno permesso a Noovle di aggiudicarsi il premio Partner of the Year 2015 per la categoria Google Apps in occasione dell'evento Google TeamWork 2016 di Las Vegas, dove i principali partner mondiali si riuniscono per discutere...
Cittadinanza: Alfano risponde a Nissoli (DS-CD)
Il tema del riacquisto della cittadinanza è "meritevole di tutta l'attenzione del caso" ma "necessita di una valutazione su alcuni profili problematici". Così il Ministro dell'Interno Angelino Alfano che oggi pomeriggio nell'Aula di Montecitorio ha risposto alla interrogazione a risposta immediata presentata dalla deputata Fucsia Nissoli (Ds-Cd)....
Six Great Italian Wines Shine at Charity Tasting
That was the choice of Cindy and Steve, the winning bidders for a wine tasting I had donated to a silent auction at the Answer The Call charity gala to benefit the families of New York police and firefighters who die in the line of duty and, with the help of some generous importers, this is what I gave them. Italian wines have improved out...
Luciano Chessa: A Retrospective
Date: Saturday, April 30, 2016 Time: 8:00 PM Location: Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco Organized by: Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts (YBCA) In collaboration with: IIC Composer and musicologist Luciano Chessa showcases his past, recent, and premiere works through 64 hand-picked artists encompassing gospel, orc...
UGA, Italian university partner for first-of-its-kind program in sustainable agriculture
To promote collaboration on some of the biggest challenges facing agriculture today, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is partnering with the University of Padova in Italy for a groundbreaking dual master's degree program in sustainable agriculture. On May 3, administrators and faculty from the Un...
Quality foods, Italy stretches its lead in Europe
Italy is by far the leader in Europe for EU quality foods protection labels, according to the latest figures from Confartigianato, the association of Italian artisans and small business owners. As of March 2016 Italy had 283 food products that have won one of the three prestigious food laurels: Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO), Prote...
Figli d'Abruzzo dimenticati: nella storica battaglia di "Iwo Jima" l’eroe abruzzese Peter "Pete" Santoro
Di Geremia Mancini Peter "Pete" Santoro nacque a Norwood, in Massachusetts, il 23 gennaio del 1917 da Pasquale e Carmela Ottaviani. Il padre era nato in campagna vicino a Popoli, in provincia di Pescara, mentre la madre era nata a Pescara da una famiglia di pescatori. Pasquale Santoro giunse negli Stati Uniti nel 1909 e trovò lavoro nella ferrovi...
Impressive Italy beats Belgium 2-0 at Euro 2016
by Samuel Petrequin The jubilant scenes were reminiscent of Italy's triumph at the 2006 World Cup after the final whistle in Lyon on Monday night. Ten years after its last World Cup success, the Squadra Azzurra had just beaten Belgium 2-0 in its first match at the European Championship. And there was plenty to celebrate for an aging team that...