IL VIAGGIO: A Journey with Tosca
Tuesday December 15th, 2020 at 5:00 PM (ET). Streaming on IIC Washington DC Facebook Page (no Facebook account required). “Il Viaggio”, the title of this concert, represents the long journey from Naples to Rome, from the Middle East to Africa and Latina America, that Tiziana Tosca Donati – aka Tosca on stage – will take us on. Singer, actress, and...
Paolo Rossi, Italian football great and World Cup winner, dies aged 64
Paolo Rossi, the star of Italy’s 1982 World Cup-winning team, has died at the age of 64. The news was announced in the early hours of Thursday morning by Italian TV channel RAI Sport, for whom Rossi had been working as a pundit. “A very sad news: Paolo Rossi left us,” RAI Sport presenter Enrico Varriale tweeted. “Unforgettable Pablito, who made us...
Italian Culinary Wonderland Eataly Has Come to Texas, and These Are Its Must-Try Snacks
International travel in the middle of a pandemic? No thanks. But you don’t have to leave Texas to go to Italy. Of course, that’s always been true: it’s fifteen miles south of Waxahachie, just off Interstate 35. But as of December 9, in Dallas, you can also go to Eataly. The Italian culinary wonderland, part restaurant and food court, part departme...
Donzella’s new NYDC space is part exhibition, part showroom
Step off the elevator on the 15th floor of 200 Lex, and you might be expecting just another showroom. But Paul Donzella, founder of antique gallery Donzella Ltd., has spent the last several months transforming a second showroom space across the hall into a gallery-like exhibition that showcases an impressive collection of pieces by Milanese furnitu...
The Monongah Coal Mine Disaster of 1907 and the Lives of the Widows and Children
The 1907 Monongah explosions may be remembered for Italian deaths that exceeded those in 1956 Marcinelle. It may better serve us to remember the West Virginia disaster for the way body pieces were assembled, covered and paraded with a deception so grand that pieces of assembled flesh were given Italian names or for the Monongah myths imported into...
Italy: Rome high school students take their art history lessons in Baroque churches
A handful of lucky high school students in Rome have been attending their lessons against the magnificent backdrop of the Roman Baroque, thanks to the efforts of teachers at one school in Rome. Italy's high schools are currently closed for senior students, due to the covid-19 crisis, with lessons being held remotely. However the pupils of Rome's Li...
Italy’s Illycaffe Targets Retail Coffee Market in U.S. Expansion
Illycaffe SpA, one of Italy’s largest coffee roasters, is changing its strategy to focus on boosting retail sales as it expands in the U.S. The company, best known for premium coffee sold mainly in hotels, restaurants and cafes, will target consumers at home as the pandemic locked down cities from New York to Los Angeles, according to Chairman Andr...
Heartwarming Christmas Memories Ward Off Reality’s Chill
Tis the season of Christmas tidings, good food and the celebration of the Christ Child. Will it be the same for Christmas 2020? No matter what else, the religious value of Christmas will continue to dominate this holiday. I often reminisce about Christmas past as we all probably do. As youngsters, we eagerly waited for the jolly little man, dressed...
5 unspoken rules for acting like a local in Italy
Italians have a reputation around the world for not being especially attentive to regulations and laws. And while that might be very true when it comes to driving or queuing, there are several unspoken rules you’ll find Italians adamantly sticking to and that immediately mark anyone who doesn’t follow them as a tourist. And no one will be surprised...
Il Soccer Management Institute e la Lega per valorizzare la Serie A negli Usa
La Lega Serie A è intervenuta al Soccer Management Institute di Roma, istituto di alta formazione sportiva fondato da College Life Italia, per valutare i progetti degli studenti del Master. Che hanno sviluppato idee innovative per la crescita del brand nel territorio americano. Dopo aver ascoltato le presentazioni dei ragazzi, l’amministratore del...
Mr. Wonderland: An Immigrant’s Life Finally Rediscovered and Celebrated
If you are American but not a native, then your forefathers are most likely Europeans who emigrated in search of a better life. Not everyone knows about the story of their origins and ancestors; many here in the US have an Italian last name but they wouldn’t be able to tell you anything about when their great great-grandfathers landed in the New Wo...
Oakfire Pizzeria Napoletana up and running in Somers
With a passion for authentic Italian-style Neapolitan pizza, David Scotney and his management team set out two years ago to find a second location for their Oakfire restaurant. But they also mixed in plenty of Wisconsin flavors as well. Now the newest Oakfire Pizzeria Napoletana location, at 3552 Market Lane in Somers, is up and running to join the...
