Ladyvette, il trio anni 50 che porta l'Italia in America
Teresa Federico, Valentina Ruggeri e Vera Dragone: loro sono le Ladyvette. Tre perfette pin-up anni 50 che salgono sul palco con il nome del gruppo o, singolarmente prese, con gli pseudonimi di Sugar, Pepper e Cherry. Tre personaggi da scoprire. Tre attrici dallo stile vintage, hanno appena concluso le riprese della fiction Il paradiso del...
Ethnic Italian Records
Ethnic Italian Records: Analysis, Conservation and Restoration of the Repertoire of Italian-American Emigration on 78 Vinyl LPs. Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - Tuesday, October 20, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT) - Chicago, IL Presentation of "Ethnic Italian Records: Analysis, conservation and restoration of the rep...
Props in Portland: A Glimpse Behind the Magic
by Tonya Russo Hamilton "Se avete due pani, vendetene uno e comprate un fiore, perché anche l'anima ha fame." If one has two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a flower, for the soul also has hunger. This Italian proverb spoken by Cindy Felice's mother throughout her life signifies her journey from childhood arts appreciation to becoming...
Un robot per operare i tumori addominali con gli ultrasuoni
di Giulia Cimpanelli Niente più operazioni chirurgiche invasive per curare i tumori addominali. A consentirlo il progetto «Futura» finanziato dalla Comunità europea e coordinato dai ricercatori italiani della Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa. Che ha sviluppato una piattaforma innovativa che non richiede l'inserimento di aghi o l'uso di b...
Italian yacht MCY 105 is the most innovative (and beautiful) of 2015
Italian manufacturing and craftsmanship continues to gain in strength and prestige as another Italian product wins an award, this time for innovation. In terms of luxury merged with design and innovation, Italy continues to be at the forefront in a number of industries, including those the automotive and naval ones. In fact, in the 2015 Ca...
Quarto Evento della Associazione Nazionale della Polizia di Stato Sezione USA
Si e' tenuto Mercoledì 18 Novembre 2015, presso il ristorante italiano "Taormina" a Little Italy, il Quarto Evento Annuale dell'A.N.P.S. USA, che ha contemporaneamente festeggiato il quarto anno di vita dell'Associazione. Protagonista indiscusso dell'evento, nonché ospite d'onore, e' stato il famoso attore italiano di fama mondiale Franco Nero...
Lando Simonetti: “The Marketing Man of World Polo”
We interviewed Lando Simonetti, a very successful entrepreneur with never-ending anecdotes during his 30 years as CEO of La Martina and in the polo world. A visionary man down to business. Founder and president of the world's most famous fashion polo brand. We spoke with Lando in his very elegant La Martina boutique in Recoleta, Buenos Aires....
Branson Pasghetti’s Italian Restaurant
by Payson Shields Ever since I was little, I've spent almost every summer at my grandparents' house on Table Rock Lake. I loved my childhood summer days and nights, but my favorite was when it would thunderstorm. My grandparents would pile us kids into the car, and we would head to the big city of Branson. We would check out the newest mo...
A Tasty Life: A slice of pizza history
by Chris Cason Pizza, we all adore it. My 2-year-old, if given the choice, would eat it for every meal if allowed. In fact, if you are standing in an elevator with seven other Americans, chances are at least one of them has eaten pizza in the last 24 hours. No matter where you go in the U.S., from large cities to small towns, chan...
Top Ten Italian Inventions
It's well known that there is a long history of bright Italian inventions, from art and architecture to food and technology. Since the Roman Empire era, the peninsula has been the perfect habitat for creativity, genius and maverick thinkers. Many of you probably remember genius like Donatello or Leonardo Da Vinci or Galileo Galilei, but th...
Choice and loss. The Italian-American experience.
by Dolores Alfieri Lately, Anthony and I have been preoccupied with Roseto, Pennsylvania. Maybe it's because we recently spent time with bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, who grew up in Roseto; or maybe because we recently spoke with Maria Laurino, author of "The Italian Americans," the companion book to the popular PBS series of the sa...
Loyola administrator Dr. John D. Pelissero
by Leonard F. Amari This month we highlight the distinguished career of highly respected academic leader, John P. Pelissero. John P. Pelissero, Ph.D., became interim president at Loyola University Chicago on July 1, having previously served as provost. He is also a political science professor at Loyola, where he has been a me...