Sicilia e US Navy, idillio finito: Crocetta blocca il MUOS
La Sicilia dice no al Muos, sistema di comunicazione satellitare della marina statunitense. La decisione era nell'aria dopo gli scontri tra manifestanti e polizia dei giorni scorsi nell'area antistante il sito di installazione del sistema. La presa di posizione del governatore siciliano Rosario Crocetta spariglia le carte di un gioco più grande dei...
Italian company opens US headquarters in Charlotte
Siser USA LLC, an Italian-owned solar panel installation and PV developer firm, has located its U.S. headquarters in Charlotte at 11111 Carmel Commons Boulevard, Suite 112. The firm plans to hire 10 employees in the next three years, including engineers, designers and architects. Specializing in comprehensive energy solutions for businesses, Sise...
Saints Of New York
Two weeks ago I spoke for New York Italians at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus about the "Saints of New York." It was a cold, dreary week night and I did not expect such a huge crowd even though nearly 200 people RSVPd. The lecture hall was packed with people who were even willing to sit on the floor, all around the room's perimiter. So...
Italian conductor Riccardo Muti begins 3 weeks of performances with Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti will launch the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's planned celebration of the bicentennial of composer Giuseppe Verdi's birth by leading a special October performance of his "Requiem" that will be streamed live online, the Italian conductor announced Wednesday. The orchestra plans to mark the Verdi anniversary with several performances of...
Cuomo, etica e riforme. Bisogna rendere più trasparenti le donazioni ai politici
Una riforma che tutti vogliono e che nessuno vuole fare. No, non parliamo delle riforme in Italia, ma di Albany alle prese in questi giorni con la moralizzazione della vita pubblica. Tanti scandali negli ultimi tempi hanno "macchiato" la vita politica di New York. Negli ultimi anni abbiamo assistito impotenti ai "ricatti" di Pedro Espada e di Hira...
The Luxury Marketing Council Shines at the Italian Consulate
by Nickolas Marinelli It was like a Chamber of Commerce mixer on steroids. Representatives from some of the most exclusive providers of Italian luxury products and services gathered at the Italian Consulate in San Francisco to mix and mingle with each other, and with those for whom champagne wishes and caviar dreams are a way of life. &nb...
How I made it: Mary Micucci, owner of Along Came Mary Events
By Richard Verrier The gig: Mary Micucci, 63, is the owner of Along Came Mary Events, one of Hollywood's leading catering and special events businesses. Often called the "caterer to the stars," Micucci has handled more than 400 movie premieres, from "Titanic" in 1997 to "The Hangover Part III" earlier this month, as well as numerous Grammy...
Miss Delaware and her Italian Tattoo
by Gina Mastrangelo Miss Delaware didn't win the Miss USA pageant but she made us proud with her tattoo. Rachel Baiocco was the only Italian-American in the contest and has an Italian expression tattooed on one side of her body "La vita e bella" which translates as, "Life is beautiful." More photos Fonte: The Ita...
E Pluribus. What Is Italian America?
di Stefano Luconi Italian American Studies Association, Hofstra University, Hempstead (NY), 29 novembre-1 dicembre 2012 L'iscrizione della pietra tombale di Edward I. Koch, l'ex sindaco di New York recentemente scomparso, riporta la citazione delle ultime parole di Daniel Pearl, il giornalista del «Wall Street Journal» decapitato da terro...
Local Festival Celebrates Italian Culture
Sunday was the last day of the Festa Italiana in Rochester. For 11 years now the Italian American Center has represented Italian culture with everything from traditional folk music, to mouth-watering food. Organizers say about 6,000 to 10,000 people attend the Festa Italiana every year. Vendors at the festival each represented a diff...
A Look at the 10th Annual Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bergen Beach, Brooklyn
The Feast of the Madonna del Carmine at Saint Bernard's Church in Bergen Beach, Brooklyn culminated on Sunday with Mass and a procession through the neighborhood. The four day celebration was jam-packed with great entertainment, delicious southern Italian delicacies, and amusing games and rides for the children. Each Feast is special in it...
Festa EATaliana will bring out Lemont's inner Italian
Festa EATaliana is returning to downtown Lemont for a second year and changing its name from Festa Italiana. "We changed the name because it's really a melting pot of multiple cultures that is celebrating Italian cuisine," said Lisa Simone Porter, marketing chair for St. Al's/St. Pat's School in Lemont and organizer of the event. ...