Stadio Roma, ecco chi sono Jim Napoli e Nick Lillo: gli italoamericani esperti di leasing immobiliare
E' il 5 dicembre dell’anno appena concluso: dopo la Conferenza dei Servizi-fiume, durata due giorni, arriva l’attesissimo ‘sì’ al progetto di Tor di Valle. Roma e la Roma esultano, Pallotta è entusiasta: “È come se mi avessero tolto un peso dalle spalle”, dirà qualche giorno dopo. Da quel momento è entrata nel vivo la caccia agli investitori, rassi...
Customers mourn closing of Panico’s Community Market in Smithtown
Dee Nerlino has been buying filet mignons from Panico’s Community Market in Smithtown for decades. “When you cook it, you can cut it with a fork,” she said Saturday morning at the market, where she came to buy six of the tender steaks. They would be her last from the small Italian grocery, which is closing Sunday after more than three decades in bu...
Festa di Carnevale 2018
It’s finally here! Join Scuola Italiana di Portland for our annual Carnevale Party and fundraiser on February 11! This year we are doing one event for both adults and children for a true Italian style experience. The price is only $10 per adult and $5 for children 13 years old and under if you pay online. If you pay at the door the day of the event...
Fiat Chrysler to invest more than $1 billion in Michigan plant and give $2,000 bonuses in response to tax reform
Fiat Chrysler announced Thursday that it will up its investment in the United States and pay some of its employees special bonuses after the recent tax code overhaul. CEO Sergio Marchionne said in a statement that these announcements reflect the company's ongoing commitment to manufacturing in the U.S. He also cited the recently signed tax bill as...
Natalia's founder reflects on 34 years of success in Macon
We decided to take a look at how one of Macon’s most iconic restaurants got its start. This comes after an announcement was made that Natalia Del Basso Orsini sold Natalia's to Wes and Travis Griffith. In 1973, Natalia says she took a leap of faith. “I truly, I was crying all the time because America is not like Italy at all,” says Natalia. She imm...
Venice set to celebrate Tintoretto's 500th birthday
A slew of events attends the quincentenary of one of Venice’s most beloved old masters. Jacopo Robisti, better known as Tintoretto, was born in Venice in 1518 (though the exact date is unknown). To celebrate the 500th anniversary of his birth, Venice and other cities around the world are preparing some pretty special events. Getting the party start...
Chris Cuomo: 'We come from the shitholes'
CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo recalled his own immigrant roots Thursday in responding to President Donald Trump's vulgar comments disparaging immigrants from "shithole" countries, saying he himself remained "profoundly connected" to his roots, as a second-generation American. "We do come from the hard-hit places," said Cuomo, speaking on CNN's "Prime Tim...
Parte il primo container «Gustoso»: trasporta food made in Sicilia in Usa
Il primo container per l’America prenderà il largo a fine febbraio: trasporterà prodotti alimentari siciliani con l’etichetta della rete di imprese made in Sicily “Gustoso”. Salse, sciroppi di zucchero, vinaigrette, vino e caffè sbarcheranno sugli scaffali della gdo americana di Walmart e Sam’s Club. Con la prima spedizione diventa così pienamente...
Italian American Museum sells three buildings in bid to expand
The Italian American Museum has struck a deal to sell three buildings it owns on Grand Street to a development group that will build a bigger museum in the base of a residential condo the group plans to erect on the site. The museum, founded by Joseph Scelsa, a retired sociology professor at Queens College who specialized in Italian American histor...
Travel from Howard County to Italy via music, dance and food
It’s always nice to think about taking a trip to Italy, and not just because that country is so much warmer than Maryland has been in recent weeks. You can take a vicarious trip to Italy thanks to the Howard County Concert Orchestra’s “La Dolce Vita!” concert on Sunday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ellicott City. This s...
‘Cougar Meets Italy’ in unique wine tasting event
A quiet peacefulness falls across the room as sommeliers make their way around the long tables adorned with snow-white table cloths. The bow tie-wearing sommeliers speak in hushed tones as they discuss the wines they pour for those in attendance who will ultimately pass judgement as to which blends of vino they like the best. It sounds like a scene...
IACC Director Alessia Paolicchi named to European American Investment Council advisory board
Happy new year, everyone! We couldn’t be more thrilled to share the news that Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Texas director Alessia Paolicchi has been appointed to the advisory board of the European American Investment Council. The EAIC “bridges the gap between Economic Development Organizations and European investors searching for a perfect loc...