Italy’s FCA to start floating process of Ferrari by the end of the week
by Andrea Malan Ferrari is in pole position. The process for the initial public offering on Wall Street of the luxury sports car maker will start by this week (most probably on Friday) with the release of the final prospectus for the offering, which will include the indicative price range. The sale will not be accompanied by a capital inc...
Italian Festival Takes Over Yorktown's Commerce Street
by Donna Christopher Yorktown hosted the San Gennaro Festival Sept. 17-20 drawing many locals and visitors to Commerce Street for the Italian festivities. A highlight Thursday was the opening procession with the statue of St. Gennaro carried to a stage. A choir also performed during the ceremony. A disc jockey provided entertain...
Spacca Napoli – The Heart of Naples
by Margie Miklas Noisy, chaotic, vibrant, intense, colorful, edgy, and authentic. Naples oozes reality of life in Italy. Hovering over this city from an almost surreal and tranquil place is the hilltop Castel Sant' Elmo, a medieval fortress offering spectacular views of Napoli. From this vantage point, I overlook the centro storic...
Boston University chosen to house Tom Menino's archives
Boston University says it has been chosen to receive the archives of former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. The school announced that Menino's family is donating a collection of artifacts spanning the former Democratic mayor's 30 years in public service. The collection will be housed permanently at the university and made available to anyone inter...
Una macchina per produrre in casa l’olio extravergine d’oliva
di Giulia Cimpanelli Forse molti non sanno che l'olio extravergine d'oliva perde in tre mesi gran parte dei suoi polifenoli (antiossidanti naturali presenti nelle piante). E che esistono oltre 500 qualità differenti di olive, di cui il 40% coltivate in Italia. Che consentono dunque di preparare migliaia di differenti tipi d'olio (da sole o...
Judge Raymond E. Rossi
by Leonard F. Amari This month we highlight the distinguished career of Raymond E. Rossi, highly respected judge of the Twelfth Circuit Court (Subcircuit Number 5) in Joliet. He was elected in 2010 and his current term expires in 2016. Judge Rossi has had a distinguished career as a Village President (1993-2005), Chairperson of th...
No fear in this Italian kitchen
There's a certain reverence for tradition in the preparation of Italian cuisine, and it would take a bold and brave chef to even consider challenging some of the cardinal rules of the Italian kitchen. I guess that makes Daniela Borella one of Southern Arizona's boldest and bravest.Born and raised in the Italian Riviera town of Imperia, Borella was...
Announcing new IASA Book Prize
by Robert Oppedisano The Italian American Studies Association announces the Italian American Studies Association Book Award to be offered even numbered years for a scholarly work and odd numbered years for a creative work. The first award will be presented in November 2016 at our meeting in Long Beach, CA. (The recipient need not be p...
Sotheby's Now Has a Beautiful Italian Coffee Bar
by Sam Dangremond The recently debuted Sant Ambroeus Coffee Bar at Sotheby's, housed on the top floor of the auction house's world headquarters in New York, is among the most beautiful places to fuel up on caffeine we've seen in quite some time. The coffee bar, which is open to the public, features an outdoor terrace with views of...
Upper Crust: Coal-fired pizza at Bricco in Westmont
by Michael Klein Vincenzo Barone - who owns Barone's Tuscan Grill in Moorestown, N.J., and is part of the South Jersey restaurant family (brother Giovanni, father Guido) behind the long-running Villa Barone in Collingswood, N.J. - longed for the oldtime method of coal-fired pizza-making, "before it took a wrong turn and became a corporate business...
Italian hotels and destinations rock, according to the 2016 "Travelers' Choice - The Very Best of Travel"
Italian hotels and destinations rock, according to the 2016 "Travelers' Choice - The Very Best of Travel", the list of TripAdvisor chosen by millions of international travelers. Casa Portagioia in Castiglion Fiorentino was voted best B&B worldwide. Hotel Bellevue Syrene in Sorrento ranked 3rd in the Top Hotels category. Hotel La Minerva in Cap...
5 Places to Visit in Central Italy That Aren’t Florence
by Madeleine Luckel Italy is a country with thousands of cities—literally—but most visitors flock to the "big three": Rome, Venice, and Florence. Might we suggest branching out? For those who want an Under the Tuscan Sun experience in Florence but shudder at the thought of hordes of tourists, consider these five charming under-the-radar ci...