Foreign workers and entrepreneurs now a vital part of the economy
Immigrants have had an enormous economic impact on the labor market. Is there still room for them? And, more importantly, will the "window" of opportunity, GDP growth in Europe, provide jobs for foreign workers as well as Italians? Let's start with the impact they've had so far: over the last decade, according to the OECD, immigrants have...
Studying (in) Italy: Rosa Palermo, Class of 2015
WTI Magazine #59 2015 May, 1Author : John Cabot University Translation by: I was famished when we finally arrived. Nonna hadn't made lunch to make sure I had room for the special dinner. We had been in the car now for about an hour and a half, weaving through mountain roads at what I considered to be much too fast for a single lane r...
A New Italian Restaurant With a Courtyard Patio & Sidewalk Seating Is Coming to the South End
by Marion White More Italian is heading for Boston's South End neighborhood! Owners James Cochener and Michael Moxley of The Salty Pig, Coda Kitchen + Bar and Canary Square announced today that they'll be opening a new restaurant concept in the South End with chefs Kevin O'Donnell and Michael Lombardi. According to a release, the...
The Italians Are Coming! … to Chicago’s United Center on October 1st and then to Madison Square Garden in October 4th
On Thursday, October 1st at 7:00 PM, Italian basketball powerhouse EA7 Emporio Armani Olimpia Milano, from Chicago's sister-city Milan, will face-off against Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv at the United Center in the first leg of the inaugural Euro Classic Tournament. On Sunday, October 4th at 12:30 PM, EA7 Emporio Armani Oilmpia Milano and Maccabi Elect...
The Valentino Effect: How Two Unsung Designers Redefined the Look of Rome and Won the CFDA International Award
by Sarah Mower It's not exactly a Cinderella story, but the way two unpretentious accessories designers rose to reinvent the house of Valentino already has the aura of a fashion fairy tale about it. Since they took over as creative directors in 2008, the success of Maria Grazia Chiuri's and Pierpaolo Piccioli's gentle conversion of a stori...
Lapis lazuli in Florence: the magic of blue on display
The use of lapis lazuli for the manufacturing of ornaments or worship objects has a very long tradition. Already in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, this stone was appreciated and sought after, as its ore deposits were very rare. The main one, and also the oldest, mentioned by Marco Polo, is located in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan...
Greenwich Historical Society Celebrates Italian Heritage
by Robert Mikulak The Greenwich Historical Society will host its third annual Festa Al Fresco, a community potluck supper that celebrates Greenwich's Italian-American community and the Italian immigrants who first settled here in the early 20th century. The event will take place Sunday, July 12, from 4-7 p.m. at Bush-Holley Historic Site,...
Shopping mondiale del lusso: l'80% compra se è Made in Italy
Il settore del lusso ha di fronte a sé un'altra decade di crescita. A patto di investire su autenticità, trasparenza delle produzioni e digitale. «La frenata del motore asiatico trasformerà la corsa degli ultimi 15 anni in una camminata a passo molto veloce: sarà una crescita basata per il 70% sullo sviluppo organico e solo per il 30% su nuovi nego...
You're Pronouncing These Italian Foods Completely Wrong
Before you can graduate from Olive Garden's endless breadstick basket, you need to know how to actually say your entree choice. Pointing at the menu and hoping the server says it first can only get you so far. To keep you from looking totally dumb during your next OG trip, we created this handy pronunciation guide to popular Italian dishes...
Ottava edizione del Festival della Canzone italiana a NY
di Sante Cossentino Un veicolo per la promozione della cultura italiana e l'interscambio culturale fra Stati Uniti e Italia, attraverso una delle più importanti e apprezzate forme d'arte del "Bel Paese": la musica. È il Festival della Canzone italiana a New York , giunto all'ottava edizione: e anche quest'anno Un posto al sole ha un ruolo...
Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi in Miami
August 15, 2015 - Saturday 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM (daily for 1 times)South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center - 10950 SW 211th Street - Miami, Florida 33189 Miami Lyric Opera masterfully performs the classic work that defined Italian opera, Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center. Famous for mocking the husb...
Italy's Youbionic edges closer towards releasing a 3D printed bionic hand
As we continue to see what's possible when sensors, electronics and 3D printing come together, some of the most impressive projects we've seen to date include various efforts towards building bionic hands for enabling those in need of a prosthesis. Almost a year ago, 3Ders reported on an Italian start-up called Youbionic, which was founded...