The Story of Dal Santo
by Nicholas Hunt Out West on Arkansas 300 from Little Rock, past the eastern shore of Lake Maumelle and under the stands of tall Southern pines, up the steep switchbacks and down a rough-hewn country lane in Pulaski County's Little Italy, sits the home John Dal Santo built with his own two hands. It's white and quaint with a...
Thanks to Pope Francis, the Fiat has truly arrived in America
by Max Ehrenfreund There's a black Fiat 500L sitting beside the highway outside Safford Fiat of Tyson's Corner with the doors open. It isn't the pope's, but Mark Cowdin, the general sales manager there, thinks he can sell it all the same. Pope Francis arrived in Washington in what appeared to be an identical car, and is also using a Jeep W...
Columbus Day Parade
by Vincent Yanni The Giglio Society of East Harlem would like all its members to know that we will not be participating in this year's NYC's Columbus Day parade to be held on Monday, October 12th, 2015. The preparation for this event is very taxing on our society. Parade permits and applications need to be submitted and approved. Our floa...
Clark UNICO Italian Feast Huge Success
Despite a rainy Friday, organizers called the Clark UNICO 9th Annual Italian Feast a huge success. "The crowds came out on Saturday and Sunday" said Clark UNICO President Ralph Bernardo. The feast brought back rides, games, beer, crafts, novelties, and of course a huge selection of food. Continuous entertainment each night featur...
Tweeting Da Vinci – If Da Vinci had lived in the present
by Elisabetta Grasso Ann C. Pizzorusso, author of the prize winning book "Tweeting Da Vinci" is coming directly from Naples, Italy to give a presentation on her book at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum (420, Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island, NY) on October 29, 2015 at 2 p.m. Pizzorusso is a geologist and an Italian Renaissance scholar. Her i...
2016 Obiettivo Stati Uniti d'America
L'export agroalimentare italiano ha registrato negli ultimi mesi un tasso di crescita superiore al 25% verso il mercato statunitense rispetto all'anno procedente. Complice un rapporto di cambio euro-dollaro che premia le nostre esportazioni, sempre più aziende italiane guardano oltre oceano per aprire o rafforzare i propri canali distributivi. ...
Valentino Cesidio De Vito
"Valentino Cesidio De Vito, 86, patriarch of the De Vito family in America, died on Nov. 16, 2015, at the home he and our mother made for us." Valentino sacrificed beyond measure to ensure a better life for his family, and to provide his children with all the opportunities in life that he was denied. Born on Valentine's Day in t...
Il social network italiano dei ristoranti che nasce alla Columbia University di New York
di Camilla Pisani Dai rooftop di New York ai pub londinesi, dai bares de tapas spagnoli ai bistrot di Parigi. L'esperienza gastronomica è parte fondamentale di un viaggio ma, al netto delle conoscenze base sulle abitudini alimentari nel mondo, scegliere il luogo in cui cenare in una città sconosciuta è un affare complicato. TripAd...
Franco-Italian Module Goes to the International Space Station
Thales Alenia Space, a Franco-Italian aerospace manufacturer, was chosen by Orbital Sciences Corporation to supply nine pressurized cargo modules (PCM) for cargo transport – supplies for the crew, spare parts and scientific experiments – to the International Space Station. Called the Cygnus spacecraft, this vessel comprises a Service Modul...
Arthur Puopolo, 87; barber’s shop was a step back in time
By J.M. Lawrence As the sounds of an opera played in his downtown Boston barbershop, Arthur Puopolo sometimes paused mid-haircut, lifted his scissors into the air, and spontaneously joined the tenor in a climactic aria. The scent of hot towels, aftershave balms, and complimentary espresso filled the air at Court Square Styling Shop, w...
Italian cuisine: Crepes with zucchini and crescenza cheese
WTI Magazine #75 2016 January 18Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: Crepes with zucchini is a delicious and appetizing dish that you can serve either as a first course for an important dinner or as a main dish for a light lunch. Crescenza is a soft, fresh, creamy cow cheese that has a delicate and mild taste. It gives a d...
Abe Vigoda dies at 94; actor was known for 'Barney Miller' and 'Godfather' roles
Abe Vigoda, best known for portraying a gangster in "The Godfather" films and the glum Det. Fish on TV's "Barney Miller," died Tuesday at his daughter's home in Woodland Park, N.J. He was 94. Vigoda's daughter, Carol Vigoda Fuchs, said he died in his sleep of natural causes. A veteran of New York theater, Vigoda was about 50 when he w...