Fig trees are an Italian tradition and need winter care
As a child, Mary Menniti spent a lot of time with her Italian grandfather, who visited their rural home to tend his figs. “He came from a lifestyle of surviving on what he could grow and brought that knowledge to New Castle,” she says. Even then, she could tell there was a special connection between her grandfather and those figs. They grew easily...
Chadwick Boseman, also Joe and Anthony Russo in mourning: “He inspired a generation”
The news of the death of Chadwick Boseman shocked the world of Hollywood, and within hours of the sudden and unexpected announcement of the star’s family. Black Panther the directors’ message of condolence also arrives Anthony e Joe Russo. The two Italian-American brothers conducted the interpreter of T’Challa in Captain America: Civil War, the fi...
Elon Musk ringrazia Dallara: i successi di SpaceX parlano anche italiano
Quello di Dallara è un nome ben conosciuto anche negli Stati Uniti. Non fosse altro per il fatto che da più di vent’anni è impegnata nelle competizioni Indycar, serie per la quale dal 2012 è fornitore unico dei telai. In meno sanno che l’azienda di Varano Melegari (Parma), grazie alle proprie competenze in campo di materiali compositi, negli Usa ha...
An Italian American’s Fight to Restore the Nation’s Broken Education System
When a reporter from the magazine Education Week put together a profile on my involvement in the movement to better America’s schools, a detractor observed, “Nobody’s ever called her subtle.” And that’s just fine. I’m full-blooded Italian; we don’t do subtle. For decades, I’ve been in the mix—as a student, as a parent, as a reformer, and sure, as a...
How American Officers Learned “Sicul-english” to Fight the Mafia in the ’60’s
As president and editor of Arba Sicula, a non-profit international organization that promotes the Sicilian language and culture, I am always looking for materials that can help me fulfill the objectives of the association. So, I was pleased to purchase the entire set of publications prepared in the sixties by the National Defense Institute in Monte...
Educator and communications specialist releases first book: Dream Big Dream Small
Dream Big Dream Small is Elissa Ruffino’s first children’s book. A longtime public relations and communications specialist in Washington, DC, Ruffino currently is an adjunct faculty member at Marymount University School of Business and Technology and the Lutheran College Washington Semester program. The book for children ages 3 to 10 is published...
Marisa Tomei to Narrate Elena Ferrante's 'The Lying Life of Adults' Audiobook
Marisa Tomei is lending her voice for Elena Ferrante's upcoming novel, The Lying Life of Adults. The Academy-Award winning actress is making her debut in the audiobook world with the narration of the novel set to be released on Sept. 1, it was announced Monday. Tomei describes recording Ferrante's audiobook as “very emotional at times." "As a devo...
Feasts and Processions in Italian Enclaves During the Pandemic of 2020
One of the quintessential aspects of any Italian Enclave’s summer is the feast. The smell of zeppole, reminiscing with old friends and the traditional Italian songs and hymns are all beloved aspects of summer and links us to our storied traditions in the Italian American community. For many, these feasts are anticipated all year and it is hard to...
La Grande Sfogliata-Global Virtual Event Celebrates Eataly's USA Birthday
10 years ago, Oscar Farinetti brought Eataly to the United States, on August 31 he opened Eataly NYC Flatiron, what is today the flagship store in the U.S. The original idea was simple: to gather under one roof high-quality food at sustainable and reasonable prices for ALL, celebrate Italian biodiversity, and create an informal, natural, and simple...
Who is Christopher Macchio? Here's all about the opera singer who gave viewers 'goosebumps' at RNC 2020
On the final night of the Republican National Convention (RNC) after President Donald Trump concluded his speech, there was a fireworks display over the Washington Monument that spelled out ‘Trump 2020’. During the fireworks, Tori Kelly’s version of Leonard Cohen’s 'Hallelujah' was heard along with Lee Greenwood’s ‘God Bless the USA’. Cohen fans we...
Italiani all’estero, Salvo Mulè è il nuovo presidente della CSNA (Confederazione dei Siciliani del Nord America)
Domenica 23 agosto 2020 si è riunita l’assemblea dei soci della CSNA per il rinnovo delle cariche dell’esecutivo e direttivo. La riunione, tenutasi con piattaforma Zoom, ha visto una massiccia partecipazione, con 27 rappresentanti delle maggiori Federazioni ed Associazioni che operano negli Stati Uniti e Canada. Una partecipazione davvero important...
Executive Chef Luca Annunziata, Winner Of Food Network’s Chopped
Luca Annunziata, Executive Chef of forchetta, participated in, and won an episode of Food Network’s Chopped which aired on June 30, 2020 at 9:00pm. Chopped is a Reality Television Chef’s Competition. In this show, four chefs compete against each other in creating a three-course meal including one appetizer, one entrée and one dessert. Chefs must on...