The home furnishing industry sees a positive 2015 after years of decline
After years of decline Csil (Centro Studi Industria Leggera, Light Industry Study Center, Ed's note) estimates growth in the 2015 home furnishings industry at about 1.8% with a total market value of €15.5 billion thanks to exports and a stabler Italian domestic market (+0.3%). Forecast reports presented in Milan by Csil and the World Furniture Out...
Musica: il sabato del centenario di Frank Sinatra ligure a metà. Lumarzo dedica la sala del Comune alla mamma di The Voice
Sabato 12 dicembre speciale per la musica, è il giorno del centenario della nascita del più grande artista del '900, e a Lumarzo, in Val Fontanabuona, nel Genovesato, dove nel 1986, nacque la mamma di The Voice, Natalina Garaventa, emigrata giovanissima con la famiglia a Hoboken, in New Jersey, tutto il paese fa festa. A Natalina Garaventa, in...
Made in Italy, Ice: +40% vendite agroalimentari in Usa
A soli sei mesi dal lancio, il Piano straordinario per la promozione del Made in Italy agroalimentare negli Stati Uniti vanta numeri particolarmente positivi. Le attività promozionali realizzate nell'ultima parte di quest'anno negli USA, infatti, hanno registrato un incremento del 40% delle vendite di prodotti italiani autentici e l'inserimento di...
Casual Italian dining option to open in February
by Paul Sullivan Joey Avery and David Lisenby plan to open Papa Roc's Italian Grill in the Somerset shopping center in February providing fine food in a casual atmosphere. The partners have more than 30 years of experience in the restaurant field, Avery said. "We are going for a more polished casual atmosphere, meaning we will have t...
Hip diner, Italian restaurant to open soon in Ferndale
by Melody Baetens The folks behind the beer-centric restaurant One Eyed Betty's are getting ready to open two new concepts in Ferndale: Pop's for Italian, and the Daily Dinette. Located at 280 W. Nine Mile in the former Buffalo Wild Wings, Pop's for Italian will serve certified Neapolitan pizza and Italian dishes. In the back...
The Great Cocozza
By Niccolò Graffio My clearest memories growing up of my father was of him being a workaholic. He had spent the first 17 years of his life living in Italy helping his mother and older brothers try to eke out a living on the family farm. His father immigrated to America and found work with the railroads. As happened to many of our...
“Little Italy” Across the Country
The early Italian immigrants of America usually reside in groups. They seem to be more comfortable living just near their relatives and friends from Italy. These groups became bigger and bigger as the Italian immigrants increased by the number. This group ultimately became a community and was dubbed as "Little Italy". Wherever they reside—...
Sylvester Stallone: Italian of the Week
Sylvester "Sly" Gardenzio Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, in New York City. His father, Frank Stallone, Sr., was born in Apulia, Italy, and immigrated to the United States in the early 1930s. When Sly was a young teenager, he moved to Philadelphia – a city he came to love. During his youth, he longed for the American dream and planned on becomin...
Presentation by Mario Toglia
March 18 (Friday) 7:30 pm. A native of Brooklyn, and current resident of Nassau County, NY, Mr. Toglia grew up in an Italian-American home. His parents were from Calitri, in the province of Avellino. In researching his family's history and their close-knit, transplanted community, he discovered that the Calitrani immigrants in America had a un...
La mano italiana sulla metropolitana di Miami
di Francesco Semprini Gli Stati Uniti si confermano terra di conquista per la grande meccanica italiana, grazie all'asse con il Giappone declinato nel paradigma di Hitachi Rail Italy. Il gruppo nato dall'unione della storica casa nipponica e dall'evoluzione di AnsaldoBreda, leader italiano con oltre 160 anni di storia nel settore ferroviar...
Eataly Boston is coming this fall... but we're hiring now!
Eataly offers exciting opportunities that will challenge your abilities, expand your skills and reward your contributions in an atmosphere that encourages both personal and professional growth. Additionally, Eataly offers competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a positive work environment. EATALY BOSTON IS COMING ...
Doris Roberts dies at 90; Italian mamma from 'Everybody Loves Raymond'
by Christie D'Zurilla Doris Roberts, a five-time Emmy winner best known for her work as Marie Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond," died Sunday in Los Angeles, a family spokeswoman confirmed to The Times on Monday. The actress "died peacefully in her sleep of natural causes," the family said. She was 90. "Doris Roberts had an...