Spoleto Festival USA began its life in Charleston 40 years ago as an import from Italy. The Italian festival—the Festival of Two Worlds, in Spoleto, Italy — was itself an American idea. Both festivals were founded by Gian Carlo Menotti, an Italian who came to America as a college student and became an extraordinarily successful composer, both of op...

A Go Ask Mom reader tipped me off to this place many months ago. Over winter break, I finally got there with my kids, who were glad to be in tow for this one. Bakery La Dolce Vita is a small bakery in downtown Rolesville, less than a mile from the town's Main Street Park. Opened a year and a half ago, the owners have been busy whipping up Italian d...

Patricia Catuto, a devoted writer and author, has completed her new book "Gabriella's Return": a gripping and heart-wrenching story that challenges the reader to question until the very end! Patricia Catuto lives in a small town in North Carolina, with her husband, two sons, and their families. She learned to enjoy reading at an early age, and eve...

By Greg Cox   Vincent Barresi, owner of Vincent's in North Raleigh, is opening another restaurant - this time with the backing of a New York-based investment group. Cucina di Milano (1106 Grace Park Drive), which Barresi hopes to open by mid-August, will incorporate some ingredients of the recipe that has made Vincent's a success for more th...

di Silvia De Bernardin   Sette voli giornalieri per un totale di circa 2000 posti e una competitività che passa soprattutto dal network su America Latina e Caraibi. È questo il piano d'attacco sull'Italia per il 2015, l'anno dell'Expo di Milano, di American Airlines.   La compagnia americana prepara una nuova offensiva sulla Penisola...

Lonati, a world-leading textile machinery manufacturer based in the northern Italian city of Brescia, is eyeing the US market for expansion. The company was invited to attend a trade fair in Greenboro, North Carolina, in mid-April. Here it will have a chance to display some of its latest technological innovations.   North Carolina is also wh...

Siser USA LLC, an Italian-owned solar panel installation and PV developer firm, has located its U.S. headquarters in Charlotte at 11111 Carmel Commons Boulevard, Suite 112. The firm plans to hire 10 employees in the next three years, including engineers, designers and architects. Specializing in comprehensive energy solutions for businesses, Sise...

By Jennifer Bringle   Located in the former CiCi's Pizza space on Market Street in Greensboro, Antonio's Italian Pizza Kitchen carries on the location's former spirit serving pizza and other Italian favorites. The eatery has sort of a two-in-one concept, with a separate pizza takeout area with its own entrance and a large dining room fo...

Researchers say they have found the earliest representation of transplant surgery in a painting that depicts a scene from somewhere around the 5 th century AD, at least 1,400 years before modern medical practitioners first theorized transplantation. The 14 th century painting, which is in the North Carolina Art Museum in Raleigh, North Carolina, U...

Seminar: Energica, the first made-in-Italy electric motorcycle, and high performance 3D printing materials. The Italian experience outrunning imagination September 10, 2013 - New York - Italian Cultural Institute   Energica, has been designed and developed by CRP, an Italian-based company with an affiliate company in North Carolin...