La più antica celebrazione italiana d'America continua la sua tradizione a San Francisco
La comunità italo-americana di San Francisco ha celebrato domenica 12 ottobre la 146^ edizione del Columbus Day, denominata "Italian Heritage Day", una delle più grandi nella sua storia per numero di partecipanti. Istituita nel lontano 1869 da immigrati provenienti da ogni parte d'Italia, la celebrazione si vanta di essere la prima mai org...
Delirio per Lady Gaga a Milano: «Sono una ragazza italo americana»
«Non mi interessa quanto successo possa avere, ma ricordo sempre che la mia famiglia è emigrata da questo Paese. Mia nonna vendeva vestiti per pochi spiccioli e mio nonno era un ciabattino. In fondo sono una ragazza italoamericana». Lady Gaga sceglie il momento più intimo dello show, quello in cui è sola al pianoforte, per ricordarsi delle...
Hotel Granduca Austin to be part of exclusive luxury brand
The Hotel Granduca Austin will be designated as a member of The Leading Hotels of the World organization. The only other hotel in Texas to receive that recognition is the original Hotel Granduca Houston. The organization includes about 420 hotels in 80 countries and was established in 1928 by European hoteliers who were interested in creating an e...
Open source and Made in Italy: Arduino are circuit boards with a sense of style
Long before there was Apple there was Olivetti. With its slick, beautifully designed products at the cutting edge of innovation, the Italian company was once at the forefront of the race to produce a personal computer for mass consumption. The Ivrea based manufacturer spent years honing the design of its typewriters, calculators and addin...
Mediterranean Diet Slows Down Ageing And Halts Killer Diseases, Says Research
Rapid ageing is a matter of concern for all. But Mediterranean food can slow the ageing process and reduce the incidence of many killer diseases. The diet has a fulsome combination of vegetables, fruits, nuts, olive oil. A glass of wine, taken at the end of the meal rounds up the course. A recent study highlighted its manifold health-giving qualit...
The cosmetics sector reaches €9.4 bn total turnover in 2014 with exports on the rise
by Marika Gervasio Foreign markets provide new opportunities for the Italian cosmetics sector, which will end 2014 with total turnover of €9.4 billion, increasing by 1%. Exports played a great role in the rise, as they skyrocketed by 5.5% to €3.35 billion, in the face of a €6 billion domestic market slump, according to figures from trade g...
Corrado Iovenitti, 78, Of Larchmont; Longtime Tailor
Born May 23, 1936, in Paganica, Abruzzo, Italy, he was a son of the late Luigi and Augusta Iovenitti.Iovenitti emigrated to the U.S. from Italy in 1976 at age 40. He spoke no English but within six years had opened a tailor shop on Palmer Avenue in Larchmont. Businesses followed in Stamford, Conn., and Rye. He founded the Connecticut/Westc...
What Sets Italian Americans Off From Other Immigrants?
By Vincent J. Cannato "And so you know the difficulty in becoming an American. It isn't a sudden process. You get over it. But you don't ever quite get over it. You carry it with you. That's the great—and not so great—aspect of being or trying to be an assimilated American." So says writer Gay Talese about his experience growing u...
Last of the old-time Italians in North Beach
A big black SUV drove up on Green Street in North Beach the other afternoon and stopped in front of Sotto Mare,, a noted Italian restaurant. The car windows rolled down and two people inside peered out with expectant smiles on their faces, as if they were about to discover something. Gigi Fiorucci looked up from his table in front of the restauran...
Sarà la finanza a esportare il food italiano
L'idea è avvicinare due mondi: la finanza e il food. L'obiettivo è ambizioso, cioè rilanciare l'industria alimentare italiana e, se possibile, conquistare il mondo straniero. La cornice è l'incontro al palazzo della Borsa, organizzato dal D Club (club, non associazione, come tengono a sottolineare, di donne del mondo dell'imprenditoria). I risultat...
20 reasons why you should go to Puglia
The National Geographic, have elected it as a Top Trip, The NYPost called it "Magical" and the Lonely Planet put it in its 2014 must see places list. What more do you need to start planning your trip to Apulia. Not convinced. Swide has already given you a few reasons to visit Puglia, but here are 20 more. So book your flights NOW! ...
“Io imparo l’italiano”: an Italian youth program in Seattle
“L’unione fa la forza”, is an Italian saying for “Strength in unity”, and it was the motto that Magda Codognotto, the director of “Nuovo Centro Italiano”, had in mind in 2013 when she was planning the development of an Italian language youth program called “Io imparo l’italiano”. Magda designed the program to teach Italian to children livi...