Italian first-time entrepreneurs grew in 2014 to around 171,000, over half are under 35
After a three-year decline, the number of new businesses in Italy recovered in 2014 to about 275,000, 2.3% more than in 2013. Statistics regarding the founders of new companies show that the number of first-time entrepreneurs grew by about a thousand in 2014 to around 171,000. Besides, innovative start-up companies increased by 36% vs 2013...
Community Table and Amici D’Italia (Friends of Italy) to Host Boca Raton Italian Street Festival
Boca Raton's Community Table and Amici D'Italia are pleased to announce the first annual Boca Raton Italian Street Festival. The festivities will be held on Sunday June 21st from 12:00pm-6:00pm just in time for Father's Day at Community Table. The festival will take place just off of NW 2nd Avenue. This event will also benefit Christine's Hope for...
Cruise these photos of jaw-dropping mega-yacht
by Mary Bowerman Oh, how the rich do live. Plans for a yet-to-be-built mega-yacht show how those with the means will soon be able to hit the high seas in the most luxurious way possible. The Italian Sea Group's Admiral X-Force 145 mega-yacht will feature panoramic views of the ocean with floor-to-ceiling windows and balconies for...
Expo 2015: Arts & Foods
WTI Magazine #64 2015 July, 10Author : Expo 2015 Translation by: Arts & Foods. Rituals since 1851 is an exhibition curated by Germano Celant, which will be held at the Triennale in Milan from April 9 to November 1, 2015 Under the architectural direction of Studio Italo Rota, visitors will have the opportunity to immerse themselves physi...
Pranzo del Piemonte: Italian Regional Lunch with Tino Burzio
Pranzo del Piemonte - Thursday, July 23 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.425 N. Fourth Street - San Jose, CA 95112$12 members - $15 non-members RSVP online, by email or call 408-293-7122 Tino is back in the kitchen and this time he's serving a little traditional Italian by making Pollo alla Cacciatora with a little something special from his...
Farnesina: più di 5 milioni di iscritti nelle anagrafi consolari
Sono 5.003.908 gli italiani all'estero registrati nelle anagrafi consolari. Il dato emerge dall'Annuario 2015 del Ministero degli Esteri, presentato questa mattina alla Farnesina. Nel capitolo dedicato ai connazionali, il Ministero conferma che anagrafe consolare e servizi nel 2014 sono cresciuti del 3,6%: gli italiani residenti all'estero sup...
Al Castello di Verrazzano per il primo board internazionale istituito dalla Fondazione
Gli accademici delle migliori realtà universitarie americane ed europee s'incontrano al Castello di Verrazzano per il primo board internazionale istituito dall'omonima Fondazione. Il Comitato Scientifico si identifica come il centro di ricerche per la politica agroalimentare, il paesaggio e l'ambiente per tramandare l'avventura del navigat...
Foreign tourists in Italy score a double digit summer boom, in September art cities are seen as top destinations
by Laura Dominici Positive summer figures for Italian tourism. The geo-political situation in North Africa and in the Eastern Mediterranean has significantly increased the flows from abroad. "In the months of June and July," comments Renzo Iorio, the President of Federturismo-Confindustria, "there was an increase of 19% in foreigners compa...
Lauretana Fest debuts in Niles after 20 years in Berwyn
by Pam DeFiglio A 115-year-old Italian festival took place in Niles for the first time on Labor Day weekend, attracting large and enthusiastic crowds and garnering praise. The Maria Santissima Lauretana festival, which is part Catholic religious celebration and part full-fledged Italian-American festival, featured an old-fashioned tra...
Behind-the-scenes account of Vatican coming in November
An Italian journalist's behind-the-scenes account of conflict between Pope Francis and opponents in the Vatican will be published in the U.S. on Nov. 10. Henry Holt and Co. announced Thursday that it had acquired U.S. rights to Gianluigi Nuzzi's "Merchants in the Temple: Inside Pope Francis' Battle Against Corruption in the Vatican." ...
A La Carte: Shepardo's moves from east side to Vinegar Hill Mall
By Natalie Morris When Shepardo's Italian Villa closes at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, it will be for the last time at 1066 E. Ash St. after just shy of three decades at the address. The restaurant reopens Friday at 620 S. First St. in the former Baur's Steakhouse site in Vinegar Hill Mall. "I know we've got some big shoes to fill," co-owner Joe Bador...
Being Leonardo Da Vinci: an impossible interview (in Texas)
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Hours: 7:00 PM Venue: University of St. Thomas, Houston (Texas) Organized by: University of St. Thomas, Houston (Texas) In collaboration with: The Houston Methodist Institute for Technology (MITIE) Renowned Italian director and actor Massimiliano Finazzer Flory brings Leonardo da Vinci to life again with this on...