Los Angeles: Nissoli (FI) incontra la nuova Console Generale e la comunità italiana
Riprendono, nel 2019, gli incontri di Fucsia Nissoli (Fi) con le comunità italiane all’estero. Prima tappa del nuovo anno Los Angeles, dove la deputata eletta in Centro e Nord America, ha incontra la nuova console generale, Silvia Chiave, e alcuni membri della comunità italiana. “L’esigenza di tenere un rapporto costante con i cittadini e quindi u...
The Feast of the Epiphany and Celebration of La Befana
The Feast of the Epiphany is celebrated January 6 with a national holiday in Italy, and the tradition of La Befana are a big part of Italian Christmas celebrations. Epiphany commemorates the 12th day of Christmas when the three Wise Men arrived at the manger bearing gifts for Baby Jesus. The traditional Christmas holiday season in Italy lasts throu...
Alex Zanardi takes center stage as he wheels around Daytona
Alex Zanardi popped out of his wheelchair and onto the concrete garage floor to await his turn to climb into the race car. He pushed his way toward the car, then lifted himself into the cockpit to practice a driver change as seamless as any done by his competitors. The swap took nearly 30 seconds when Zanardi first began working with teammates. Aft...
Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper Take Center Stage at Golden Globes
The country’s biggest Italian-American stars are set to hit the red carpet this Sunday, and present at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards. Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga (who’s real name is Stefani Germanotta) have scooped up several nominations for their roles as Ally and Jack in A Star Is Born. The film has taken in nearly $400 million at the worl...
Visita del Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Enzo Moavero Milanesi a Washington DC (3-4 gennaio 2019)
Si è conclusa la visita del Ministro degli Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Enzo Moavero Milanesi a Washington DC, la prima dell’anno di un esponente di governo straniero. Nel corso della giornata il Ministro ha avuto un ampio ventaglio di incontri con esponenti di centri di ricerca, con le massime autorità del 116esimo Congresso insedia...
Italian Firm Volta Wins Innovation Award With Mookkie, AI-Driven Pet Feeder That Recognizes Your Cat or Dog
Italian company Volta® (www.volta.ai), a specialist in the development of AI-centric products, will introduce Mookkie®, winner of the Innovation Award in the Smart Home category at CES 2019. “With Mookkie, we have taken one of the simplest and most humble objects in our homes and reinvented it by deploying the latest in artificial intelligence tech...
Celebrate National Spaghetti Day in Las Vegas | 2019
Jan. 4 is National Spaghetti Day. Here are some specials from restaurants around town. Celebrity Chef Scott Conant's signature Pasta al Pomodoro is offered at his Las Vegas restaurant Masso Osteria for $21. The Pomodoro sauce is also available for purchase as part of Conant's newly-launched product line Sprezza, a collection of nine sauces, spreads...
ITALIAN TRADE AGENCY Helps You Decode the Wine List
Don't be intimidated by the wine list when you dine out. There are four common features that will help you decode it so you can impress your friends, guests or a dinner date. Thanks to the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), we have the elements in the order they are likely to appear on a restaurant's wine menu. ProducerThe producer (or bottler) can be a s...
Siena’s Medieval Magnificence a Bridge to Bygone Era
The thirteenth and fourteenth centuries saw Tuscany rise on textile manufacturing and trading along with the bankers of this region developing bookkeeping theories and practices that form the basis of modern banking. Siena, then the Republic of Siena, was one of the most-wealthy, self-governing city-states found in what is today a unified Italy. Si...
Da Ravenna a New York, inseguendo la passione per il teatro. La storia di Eric Paterniani
Da Marina di Ravenna ai teatri di New York e Los Angeles il passo può non essere breve, ma è quanto è riuscito ad un giovane attore ed autore ravenate, Eric Paterniani, che ha debuttato nelle scorse settimane con la sua opera prima “Longing Pinocchio” a Los Angeles. 27 anni e una solida preparazione accademica alle spalle, la storia di Eric - e di...
Bronx man brings his Sicilian olive oil home to Arthur Avenue
A Bronx man is bringing his olive oil across the Atlantic back to his hometown. Growing up in the Olinville section of the Bronx in the 60s, Joe Vinciguerra would come to Arthur Avenue with his mother to go shopping but never thought he'd one day be selling his own products there. "It's a dream come true," says Vinciguerra. "It's a fantastic feelin...
Take a Mythic Dive Inside the Gardens of Bomarzo
Bomarzo is a town just over 42 miles northwest of Rome in the province of Viterbo that holds a surprise for the visitor willing to go against the grain of the average tourist. About 400 feet below the historic town center is a place here where creatures are gigantic, where mouths of monsters can swallow you alive, where a tilted house leans so far...