Streetlight Fight in Rome: Golden Glow vs. Harsh LED
As far as guided tours of central Rome go, this one was a downer. “Look over there, at that ‘Virgin and Child,’ with that ugly lamp above it, casting such a harsh outline,” said Nathalie Naim, a municipal council member, pointing to a framed image on a wall. Near the Colosseum, another outrage. “This used to produce a light with a golden halo, that...
Ma Speaks Up: and a first-generation daughter talks back
Marianne Leone’s Ma is in many senses a larger-than-life character, one who might be capable, even from the afterlife, of shattering expectations. Born on a farm in Italy, Linda finds her way to the United States under dark circumstances, having escaped a forced marriage to a much older man, and marries a good Italian boy. She never has full comman...
Pompeii Before the Point-and-Shoot: The Earliest Photographs of Italy
Paradise of Exiles: Early Photography in Italy at the Metropolitan Museum of Art begins with the first photographic images to arrive in Italy, a delicate 1839–40 album of botanical negative images sent by William Henry Fox Talbot to botanist Antonio Bertoloni. The ghostly silhouettes of ferns, grasses, and other specimens, created with Talbot’s cam...
No donuts at Bakery 151
“Where are your donuts?” That is the question Michelle Kelly of Bakery 151, 130 N. 1st Street, Miamisburg, gets on a-daily-basis. Bakery 151 is a traditional New York/New Jersey style bakery. Exit 151 is an area in Northern New Jersey located a few miles outside of New York City. The Kelly’s are from New Jersey. Michelle is Italian descent. Her gra...
March business confidence boosted by Industry 4.0 hopes
March was a record month for business confidence, with an absolute level that peaked at 105.1: the highest level since January 2016, continuing the recovery trend that began in January. This improvement has involved market-related services and retail sales, but it has also come in the form of an unexpected boost in the manufacturing sector (constit...
Honoring those in blue
The Belleville Chapter of UNICO will sponsor an Awards Dinner Honoring the Belleville Police Department on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 6:30 pm at The Chandelier 340 Franklin Avenue, Belleville, NJ. The Chapter will also pay homage to Belleville Township’s police officers as well as all men and women in law enforcement by distributing lawn signs with...
Italian American Veterans Museum to honor Anthony Fornelli
The Italian American Veterans Museum will present its founder and chairman, Anthony Fornelli, with a Lifetime Achievement Award at a testimonial dinner on June 8 at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. During a career that has spanned more than six decades, Fornelli has served at various levels of government; presided over half...
DIGIT: Vignali sarà il successore di Ravaglia
Luigi Maria Vignali sarà il nuovo direttore generale per gli Italiani all'estero e le politiche migratorie. Ad annunciarlo il ministro degli Affari Esteri, Angelino Alfano, che ha dato notizia della sua volontà di proporlo in Consiglio dei Ministri in qualità di successore dell'ambasciatore Cristina Ravaglia. L'annuncio è arrivato oggi durante la p...
Golf with the most prominent Italian business leaders in the Midwest
Monday, July 10, 2017. Boulder Ridge Country Club www.boulderridge.com 350 Boulder Dr. - Lake in the Hills, IL 60156. Featuring the most prominent Italian business leaders in the Midwest. Click here to RSVP Exclusive tasting of Italian wine, beer and delicacies & the best, fun games: beat the pro, closest to the pin, longest putt, longest drive, an...
Trump tariffs threaten 13% of Italy’s US food exports, and some iconic brands like Vespa
From negotiating tables to eliminate trade tariffs between the US and the European Union (the TTIP talks) to erecting walls to obstruct free circulation of goods. The threat of a worsening – up to 100% - of US tariffs on a series of European products (from farm and food goods to motorcycles) – in response to an old quarrel on meat imports – is abov...
NOIAW Annual Luncheon on Saturday, April 22, 2017
The National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW), the only national organization for women of Italian ancestry, holds its Annual Luncheon and Silent Auction at the St. Regis New York on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 11:30 AM and honors two accomplished Italian American women: Dr. Vita Carulli Rabinowitz was appointed Executive Vice Chance...
Seeking Little Italy Ambassadors
Promotion Center for Little Italy is looking for motivated people willing to donate time as a Little Italy Ambassador to help achieve our mission of promoting and raising awareness of Baltimore's Little Italy. Whether you can donate an hour a month or 20, consider joining our team! Ambassadors will: speak highly of Little Italy; consistently promot...