Italian identities through war
Date: Friday, January 23, 2015 - Saturday, January 24, 2015 Hours: 10am - 5pm Venue: Herbert Morris Seminar Room 306 Organized by: UCLA dept. of Italian In collaboration with: IIC The conference seeks to examine the experience of war as a seminal factor in the formation of identity within the Italian context and the ways this critical...
Italian art and architecture in the Bay Area: then and now
February 3, 2015 - Tuesday 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMClub Fugazi- Beach Blanket Babylon. 678 Beach Blanket Babylon - San Francisco, California 94133 Italian Community Services and BAIA (Business Association Italy America) join together to host a lively evening of networking and conversation about how Italian art and architecture has...
Italians win US biomass build
Italian company Turboden has been chosen to supply the world's largest biomass-based organic rankine cycle power unit for a plant in Maine, US. The ORC system will produce 8MW for Maine Woods Pellet's Athens facility, converting the heat of thermal oil generated by wood residues from de-barking and chipping operations. Read more ...
Blue Grotto has some big changes ahead, including a new name
Fintan Molloy, owner of Brookside's Blue Grotto, says the seven-year-old restaurant is turning its focus away from pizza. The new menu will emphasize steak, fish and burgers. And a new name is on the horizon: Bia, the Gaelic word for food. Molloy says the transition to the new name will not be immediate. "The Blue Grotto's primary clientel...
The USA will have to beat Italy away from home if they are to get back into the elite group of the Fed Cup
The two nations were paired together when the names were drawn on Tuesday and the Americans, who won in Argentina at the weekend to move into the play-offs, will need to get past a team that lifted the trophy as recently as 2013 if they are to regain their place in the World Group. Much will depend on whether world number one Serena Willia...
Rinnovo COMITES/ Elenco elettori: ultimo mese per iscriversi
Ultimo mese disponibile per iscriversi nell'elenco degli elettori. Scade il 18 marzo il termine per inviare al Consolato di appartenenza il modulo con cui si conferma la volontà di partecipare alle elezioni dei Comites del 17 aprile. Quest'anno, per la prima volta, ad un'elezione all'estero si applica la cosiddetta inversione dell'opzione: se vuoi...
Patricia Urquiola designs Officine Panerai in New York
Between the 1930s and ’50s Italian watchmaker Officine Panerai was the official supplier of the Italian navy, creating expertly crafted timepieces with the utmost durability. Now, to celebrate its rich history, the brand has tapped esteemed Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola for a new store concept that riffs on both its Florentine origins and its...
Por’Ketta food truck launches this weekend at The Ohio Taproom
One of Columbus’ newest food trucks, Por’Ketta, is getting ready to launch this weekend. The kickoff event is taking place on Saturday, March 14 at The Ohio Taproom from 11 a.m. to about 9 p.m. Owner Tony Layne is launching Por’Ketta after years of observing food trucks at spots like Dinin’ Hall. With the youngest of his kids heading to co...
Vola l’export dell’Emilia Romagna e Modena torna ai livelli pre-crisi
di Natascia Ronchetti Con esportazioni per oltre 13,4 miliardi di euro il sistema produttivo dell'Emilia Romagna continua la sua corsa sui mercati esteri. Nell'ultimo trimestre del 2014 ha guadagnato un incremento del 4,3%, confermandosi la terza regione in Italia dopo Lombardia e Veneto, per quota di export nazionale, pari al 13,3%. &nbs...
Cinecittà touts Italian tax credits to Hollywood
CEO Giuseppe Basso and Cristina Giubbetti, sales manager international productions, were touting key changes that among other things allow Cinecittà Studios to act as an Italian production service company. The change means the 78-year-old Rome institution has shifted its position to not only provide a range of studio amenities and adviso...
How to Say: Monuments in Italy
by Silvia Donati One of Italy's most attractive features is the range of incredible monuments built through the centuries that can still be admired today. If you are planning a trip to Italy, it is handy to know the Italian word for some of the most common monuments and sites. Start with this list Read more Sourc...
2015 Boston C.O.M.IT.ES. elections — Results
The 2015 elections for the local Comitato degli Italian all'Estero took place on April 17. The Consulate General of Italy in Boston has announced the results:ELECTED (in alphabetical order): Giovanni Abbadessa 194 votesAndrea Boggio 150 votesLuciana Burdi 193 votesNadia Di Carlo 277 votesCarmine Guarino 151 votesGiuseppe Mazza 163 votesRocco Anto...