Italian traditions: The Armata di Pentecoste festival Sciò la Pica
WTI Magazine #79 2016 May 13Author : Terre del Piceno Translation by: When spring is at its height, on the feast of Pentecost, the historical festival of the Armata di Pentecoste takes place in Monterubbiano. Though it is difficult to date the origins of this festival accurately, there are 16th century documents which attest to its h...
Bacino’s serves Italian classics in warm, friendly setting in Lincoln Park
Some have called it the Magnificent Mile of Lincoln Park — the long stretch of shops and restaurants down Lincoln Avenue would delight just about anyone. It's my belief the sun shines particularly bright on the street for a reason. Perhaps it's the fact that the street not only features a Jimmy Johns and a Potbelly's, but other American classic res...
PMI2USA presents the Miami Business Week (by PMI2USA)
PMI2USA has created the Miami Business Week as an event for Italian investors who are interested in entering the US market with their preexisting business or by creating a new one. Specifically, the Business Week aims at helping them to get to know the USA from a business point of view, understanding the market and meeting qualified professionals...
Ten stunning Italian libraries
The books inside a library probably contain countless libraries as well. Think about the "very stately and magnificent" library of Saint Victor, described in "Gargantua and Pantagruel" as the novel's protagonist makes a long and hilarious list of absurd book titles. Or think about the one in "Don Quixote" by Cervantes, where books "gu...
Made in Italy app will fight €60 billion industry of 'fake' Italian food, say creators
The creators of Italcheck, an app to verify genuine Italian products for shoppers and aid manufacturers fight food fraud, will help fight against the €60 billion fake Italian products black market. Marco Masselli, founder of Italcheck, said he designed the app to detect fake Italiansounding names that undermine genuine manufact...
Capitol Hill food+drink | Italian Family Pizza makes move from 1st Ave to First Hill
The Calozzi family has moved in on First Hill. Last week, Italian Family Pizza opened in its new home in a space formerly occupied by a check cashing business at the intersection of the neighborhood's two main arteries at Madison and Boren. Steve and Jennifer Calozzi moved their popular restaurant from 1st Ave to First Hill to make way for...
Giulia Owner Michael Pagliarini Will Open Benedetto in the Rialto Space
Rialto closed last month after more than two decades at The Charles Hotel in Cambridge's Harvard Square, and today the hotel announced what would take its place: Benedetto, an Italian restaurant from Michael Pagliarini, chef/owner of Giulia (which will remain open). Giulia opened in late 2012 between Cambridge's Porter and Harvard squares,...
Oscar D'Angelo, Unofficial Mayor of Little Italy, Dies
by Stephanie Lulay Oscar D'Angelo, known to many as the unofficial "Mayor of Little Italy" who worked to preserve the historic neighborhood that the city's Italian immigrants once called home, has died at 84. Over decades, D'Angelo founded neighborhood organizations, including the University Village Association, and fought against developm...
'Extinct' volcano near Rome is waking up and entering a new eruptive cycle
A volcano near Rome thought to be extinct appears to be waking up and entering a new eruptive cycle, geologists have said. While Colli Albani is not expected to erupt for at least another 1,000 years, when it does it could be as destructive as Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed the ancient city of Pompeii in 79 DA. The team, led by Fabrizio M...
Italian Memorial Windows Project in Portland
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church was the beating heart of Portland's Little Italy neighborhood. Built in 1902 by Italian immigrants with funds raised in less than five months, it was the center of the Italian immigrant's lives and was designated an Italian National Parish. The little Italian church is the only remnant of Little I...
Industria 4.0 business investment incentives package swells to €13 bn
by Carmine Fotina When he finished his presentation of a €13 billion public spending plan designed to stimulate business investment yesterday, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi turned to his audience of entrepreneurs and said jokingly he imagined they "want to hurry back to work to generate GDP growth, something which we certainly need." In his...
West Haven to honor a couple for the first time as ‘Italian American of the Year’ for the Columbus Day celebration
By Mark Zaretsky This year's Columbus Day celebration is a two-fer. The Columbus Day Committee for the first time will honor a couple — Giuseppe "Pepe" DePalma and Teresa DePalma — as Italian-American of the Year Friday at the city's 18th annual Columbus Day celebration. The ceremony begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Main Str...