Rare WWII photos of the allied Italian campaign
The tides of war turned irrevocably in favor of the Allied forces in July 1943 when 150,000 British and American soldiers swarmed the shores of Sicily at the start of World War II's bloody Italian Campaign. Along with Canadian, French and other Allies, the invasion was the start of a long march to Rome that would forever be noted as some of th...
Sirio Maccioni wins James Beard award
THE man credited with popularising crème brûlée among American diners and the owner of the iconic New York City restaurant Le Cirque has been named the recipient of the James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, known as the Oscars of the food world. Restaurateur and New York personality Sirio Maccioni joins Cecilia Chiang, Wolfgan...
Get Involved in the Eastchester Italian-American Citizen's Club
The Eastchester Italian-American Citizen's Club (E.I.A.C.C.) is a place is designed for Italian and Italian Americans to socialize, honor their heritage and promote/preserve the Italian culture. The club, which consists mostly retirees, organizes an array of trips and events for its members, like a trip to Mohegan Sun Casino, Halloween parties and...
Belleville opinion: Italian immigrant lives dream by opening business in The Lake
by Marie Strumolo It's time to spotlight some merchants in Silver Lake. The first on deck will be...drum roll please...Errico Violante. He started as a butcher's apprentice when he was 14 in Forino, a small town outside of Naples, Italy. He was the youngest in a family of seven children. In 1964 he left Italy and came to the Unite...
Italian wine: Circeo
WTI Magazine #19 2014 Feb, 28Author : Vino OK Translation by: The area is situated in the southern Lazio, in the province of Latina, and extends along the northern and southern coast of the promontory of Circeo, in the Pontine plain. This is a recent wine growing area, given the presence of numerous...
Italian art: Bramante
WTI Magazine #21 2014 Mar, 14Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: In common belief, it is thought that Donato Bramante was born in Milan or rather in Lombardy, but the truth is that he was born in 1444 in Fermignano, a small town near Urbino in the Marche region. In fact, the typical education from the center part of Italy, espec...
Part-time Lecturer of Italian
The Department of Romance Languages at Tufts University has an opening for a part-time lecturer in Italian language to teach one or two courses in the Fall 2014 term with the possibility of renewal in the Spring 2015 term. QUALIFICATIONS B.A. or equivalent required; M.A. or equivalent preferred. Previous college-level teaching experience...
La prima volta de "la schiava Turca" del Parmigianino in America a New York e San Francisco
Negli Stati Uniti per la prima volta l'opera icona della città di Parma "la schiava Turca" sarò a New York alla Frick Collection dal 13 maggio al 20 luglio 2014 e al Fine Arts Museums di San Francisco dal 26 luglio al 5 ottobre 2014. Francesco Mazzola (1503-1540) , detto il Parmigianino dal nome della città di Parma dove nacque, è stato uno dei pi...
Calcio d’America, a Miami si parla messinese
Il calcio americano, da tre mesi a questa parte, parla un po' più siciliano.Merito di Roberto Saccà, messinese e nuovo presidente del Miami United Soccer.Originario di Santa Teresa di Riva, centro ionico in provincia di Messina, Saccà ha lasciato la Sicilia nel 2001. Prima della Florida e del successo in campo immobiliare, l'attuale presidente del...
Italytheater: We are all liars!
italytheater and RENZO ARBOREare proud to present their new show 'Born Liars'June Havoc Theatre, NY – May 27th to June 14th 2014New York, May 5th 2014 Do liars always win? Can you stand by the truth, even when it goes against your interests? These are the pressing questions of 'Born Liars,' the first show produced by italytheater. 'Born Liars...
R.J. Brunelli Announces New National And New Jersey Tenant Rep Assignments
Retail leasing specialists R.J. Brunelli & Co., Inc., today announced new national and New Jersey tenant representation assignments for Athena Learning Centers, Burger King Corporation and D'Angelo Italian Market. The Old Bridge-based firm was appointed exclusive national real estate representative for Athena Learning Centers, a chain...
Must Watch Video: Italians in Boston
Many Italians looking to start a new life in America moved to Boston in the 19th and 20th centuries. This video by the The North End Historical Society, tells the personal stories of a few Italians in Boston from the North End. The first Italian immigrants came in the 1860s from Genoa and settled in a three-block area off Fulton Stree...