Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino Visits Boston, Mayor Walsh
On Friday, May 30, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh welcomed his colleague from Rome, Ignazio Marino, to City Hall to talk traffic and several other initiatives the two cities will work together on. After the meeting, Mayor Marino headed down to the BSA Space for a lecture titled "Traffic Advisory, From Rome to the North End: Life without driving". ...
New York's Beloved Eataly Makes Its Way to Westfield Century City
Eataly's future L.A. location has been confirmed: Westfield Century City.The New York-based market and restaurant offers high-end and authentic Italian food, wines, espresso and more. Eataly also functions as a school, so that customers can learn what to do with all those perfect meats and cheeses they can buy. Eataly previously announced their in...
USA vs. Italy, BMW Test Drive!
The Newport International Polo Series, Presented by your Rhode Island BMW Centers, is pleased to announce the return of Italy on Saturday, July 19th at 5pm for a 6-chukker match against USA. Competing for Italy will be a team from Rome, home of the oldest of Italy's 15 polo clubs, a significant footprint for the sport where only about 150...
Italians Try to Leave Mark on Transforming Bensonhurst
by Jeanine Ramirez A five-story building opening in Bensonhurst this fall will be called "Il Centro," which means "the center" in Italian. "Italians in Italy congregate in a piazza," said Carlo Scissura, president of the Federation of Italian American Organization. "So here, we don't have land, but we have a center." The Fede...
Tasting in the Vineyards—Napa Valley
Cross a discerning oenophile with an enthusiastic Italophile and you get the "Tasting in the Vineyards," the NIAF reception at the Charles Krug Winery in Napa Valley on August 23, 4 – 6 p.m. Join NIAF Area Coordinator Angelina Mondavi, who is at the forefront of a new generation of winemakers in Napa Valley, for an exclusive wine-tasting o...
From Fiat Punto EVO to VW Konekt: 5 top cars launched in August
Fiat's Punto has received an extensive face lift and has acquired an intimidating stance, thanks to a larger grille, headlights that swoop back, and a healthy dab of chrome. The car is now a modern looking marvel that shows off with some good old fashioned Italian flamboyance. The front end looks almost completely new, and so does the back...
Concert Opera: Bellini’s “I Capuleti e i Montecchi”
You are invited to attend a performance of Vincenzo Bellini's beautiful opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" (the Romeo and Juliet story) which will take place at the GW Lisner Auditorium, 21st and H St. NW in DC at 6:00 pm on Sunday, September 28, 2014. Concert opera is a form in which the singers are at the front of the stage and perform in...
San Gennaro Festival brings taste of Italy to the Jersey Shore
When it comes to cultural celebrations, the borough – host of the state's biggest St. Patrick's Day parade every year – is no stranger to honoring Irish heritage. For the past three years, however, the borough's Main Street has been blocked off for one weekend in September as Belmar and St. Rose Parish celebrate the Italian culture and mor...
Medicine: From Salerno to Philadelphia, Dr. Joseph Gonnella
Medicine: From Salerno to Philadelphia, first John Price lecture by Dr. Joseph Gonnella. This is a RSVP only event. Please RSVP to [email protected] by October 19th and put "DR. GONNELLA LECTURE" in the title of the email. The event is the first of a series of tribute lectures to John Price, former President of the...
Gabriele Bertaccini of iL Tocco Food: "Life Is About Beautiful Things"
Gabriele Bertaccini looks more like an Italian clothing model than a hardworking, über successful chef. But if you get him talking about cooking, dining, and Italian cuisine, it becomes immediately clear that he's much more than just a handsome face and an exceptionally well-tailored suit. He waxes poetic about the beauty of sunsets, the s...
Italian writer, historian visits Pittsburg to connect with local Italian-Americans
Local Italian-Americans piled into the Pittsburg Historical Society to share stories of their families' roots with an Italian author and historian on Sunday. Paolo Battaglia, writer and historian from Modena, Italy, stopped in Pittsburg as part of a 15-city tour of small towns with Italian heritage. Battaglia has explored the United States...
Sophia Loren interview: 'Why I burnt my diaries'
Sophia Loren has long epitomised glamour and pure Hollywood sex appeal – even though many of her movies were in fact Italian. There is probably no greater on-screen chemistry than Sophia Loren and Cary Grant's in Houseboat (1958). They met when they made The Pride and the Passion in 1957, and they were really in love. She was enthralled wi...