David Thorne (US Ambassador to Italy)
Foe those who, like me, have the heart dividedbetween the Us and Italy, the American Ambassador to Italy is a fundamental point of reference. From 2009 the actual Ambassador is H.E. David Thorne, who was born here because his father Landon Thorne Jr., was in 1952 the person in charge for the Marshall Plan in Italy. H.E. Thorne speaks Italian ve...
Three Marias - A Sicilian Story
Roger Armbruster's Three Marias is an engrossing family saga that focuses on the lives of three remarkable women sharing the name Maria. It begins in Sicily near the end of the nineteenth century, a world in which lives are shaped, often violently, by prevailing customs and traditions.
2013 Italian American Man of the Year
ROCKFORD (WIFR) – Attorney Frank Perrecone will be honored as the Italian American Man of the Year 2013 at the Ethnic Heritage Museum on Sunday June 2nd, 2013. The event will take place at the museum, located at 1129 South Main St. in Rockford from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Admission is free, refreshments will be served and the presentation will be held at...
Mirepoix USA’s “Truffles & Treasures of Italy” Luxury Culinary Tour Confirmed For October 20 – November 4, 2013
"Truffles & Treasures of Italy" is an exclusive culinary tour, which will focus on Italy's celebrated white truffles, exquisite regional cuisine, and artistic treasures in Umbria, Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany. Mirepoix USA, a leading online purveyor of specialty gourmet foods, has announced that the company's tour is confirmed for October 20 – No...
Libero scambio Usa-Ue, un sogno lungo 30 anni rischia di infrangersi
di Marco Valsania Il disegno del negoziato è partito con grandi ambizioni: delineare un'area di libero scambio transatlantico, la piu' grande al mondo. Che consolidasse i rapporti di partnership economica e alleanza politica tra Stati Uniti e Unione Europea. E che, in questo momento, potrebbe aiutare particolarmente il Vecchio continente e...
Golf For Good
Sign up now for NIAF's 9th Annual New York Golf Tournament benefitting the Foundation's scholarship and educational programs for the New York area. Foursome packages include registration, 18 holes of golf, breakfast, lunch, cocktail hour, silent auction and awards dinner. Sponsorship packages are available. August 13, 2013. Registration an...
Feast of St. Gabriele in Baltimore’s Little Italy
LITTLE ITALY In BALTIMORE, MD. Presents ANNUAL STREET FEAST OF "ST. GABRIEL"SATURDAY & SUNDAY, AUGUST 17-18, 2013 ~ 11 AM to 7 PMLITTLE ITALY - St LEO's Parish Church Exeter and Stiles streets | BALTIMORE, MD. LITTLE ITALY a charming, cozy neighborhood located in the heart of downtown Baltimore is an importan...
Il Dipartimento di Stato ha pubblicato l’invito a presentare proposte per Expo Milano 2015
Le autorita' statunitensi hanno lanciato la "Request for Proposals" per l'individuazione di un partner privato che possa essere incaricato della raccolta dei fondi privati necessari alla realizzazione del padiglione statunitense ad Expo Milano 2015. Il bando e' pubblico e puo' essere consultato all'indirizzo www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-0...
The Festa di Santa Rosalia, a 70-year Bensonhurst tradition, will go on as scheduled this year
A seven-decades-old Bensonhurst tradition has again been sustained at the 11th hour. The organizers of the Festa di Santa Rosalia, a 10-day street festival and celebration of Italian edibles — have resolved a series of glitches involving street-closure permits and tax documents that had to be filed with the city, enabling them to carry on the feas...
Homemade dishes mark 29th annual La Festa Italiana
By Kevin Cole Plaudits came easily Sunday for the food, drink and fun at the 29th annual La Festa Italiana. This was the third and probably final year the festival was at the National Guard Center near 116th Street and Rainwood Road. "Next year, if we're ready, we will be at our permanent home at 132nd and Fort," said Dr. Ted Bolamperti,...
Proroga mostra "Partono i Bastimenti" Cosenza – Palazzo Arnone fino al 27 ottobre 2013
A seguito del grande successo di pubblico e per consentire agli studenti di poter visitare un'esposizione interessante e coinvolgente, la mostra Partono i Bastimenti, allestita a Palazzo Arnone in Cosenza, sede della Soprintendenza per i Beni Storici, Artistici ed Etnoantropologici della Calabria e della Galleria Nazionale di Cosenza, prolungherà l...
Chicago's Mother Cabrini Shrine Reopens
Chicago's Lincoln Park is one of the priciest neighborhoods in the city. But it's also home to a sacred place honoring a champion of the poor. The shrine and chapel dedicated to Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini had been shuttered for a decade, and there were concerns that it might never reopen. But it has. The site was rededicated on Sunday with a mas...