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  WTI Magazine #79    2016 May 13Author : Giovanni Verde      Translation by:   An extraordinarily important figure in the history of Italian enterprise, Adriano Olivetti is the architect of a unique and revolutionary business model, which has combined technological progress with richness of the human community. Engineer and entrepreneur, his mu...

Settanta anni fa, il 2 giugno del 1946 gli italiani e, per la prima volta, anche le italiane si recarono alle urne per scegliere, attraverso un referendum popolare, la forma di Stato che l'Italia avrebbe avuto dopo la fine della seconda guerra mondiale e la sconfitta del fascismo.   Negli stessi giorni, il popolo italiano fu chiamato ad eleg...

The operator of an Italian restaurant in southern New Hampshire was the featured speaker at the most recent meeting of the New Hampshire Lakes Region Italian Cultural Club.   Speaking to the gathering at the Weirs Community Center, Dawn Rizza-Hunt, owner of Cucina Aurora Kitchen Witchery of Salem, spoke about her background growing up in an...

More meat snacks are coming to the market, but Chicago­based DiMario Foods believes the founding­family's meat­curing tradition is a rare find on store­shelves, and it's a quirk that can win the hearts of consumers, especially families. The DeBartolos love making sausages. For over a hundred years, the Chicago­area Italian­American...

METALLICA is featured in the new advertising campaign for the Italian luxury menswear house Brioni. According to Business Of Fashion, the campaign — which was shot in black-and-white — features two portraits of METALLICA members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo as a group — one in black tuxedoes, one in white tuxed...

In this month's Personality Profile, Ciao Pittsburgh chatted with Pittsburgh native Corrado Riccelli. Born and raised in the small town of Sharpsburg, PA, Corrado grew up during a time when that town was primarily populated by Italian immigrants and first generation Italian-Americans. Growing up, Corrado was surrounded by many Italian-Americans—'co...

On Saturday August 20, downtown Wakefield (a portion of Main St. and Albion St.) will become Wakefield's own personal Little Italy. The Event Planning Committee, organizer of the event, promises the vibe of an authentic Italian neighborhood street festival without leaving Wakefield. Italian food, street vendors, music, entertainment, Spin the Whee...

by Amy Plitt   It looks like the fight to preserve a Brooklyn church has come to an end: The New York Times reports that Our Lady of Loreto, a turn-of-the-20th-century Catholic church in Brownsville, will be demolished, per plans on file with the Departmant of Buildings. That move makes way for low-income housing to eventually rise on the si...

Brian Leth made a name for himself as the chef of Brooklyn favorite Vinegar Hill House, where he cooked for four years and helped shape the restaurant's stellar reputation.   After leaving Vinegar Hill House in 2013, the chef, who also worked at Prune and Blue Hill, did a brief stint last year in Manhattan at the short-lived Wine Disciples Enotec...

by Scott Wampler Netflix has found tremendous success with its original true crime programming, so it only makes sense that they'd produce more of it, and their latest true crime venture might turn out to be its most divisive yet. Or at least, that seems to be what they're angling for.   Amanda Knox, from directors Rod Blackhurst and Brian...

The heart of Saint Padre Pio was presented in Boston's North End on Wednesday night, under heavy security, as thousands waited in line for a glimpse of the major relic at St. Leonard Church. This is the first time a relic of St. Pio of Pietrelcina has left Italy where the body of St. Pio is permanently exposed for veneration by millions of devotees...

Members of the Italian American One Voice Coalition honored Italian American actor, producer and writer Tony Lo Bianco at its annual membership meeting Saturday, September 24th at 'The Chandelier Restaurant' in Belleville, NJ. "We were pleased to be joined by Mr. Lo Bianco and his wife at our annual membership meeting," said One Voice presiden...