Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. The world is hers
It’s generally agreed that the most popular Italian-American in Hollywood were from the seventies and the eighties. That’s because they were often first generation from immigrant parents and the link to their roots still very well regarded in their life. Younger generations often have it in the name but sometime they have lost touch with m...
Mary Ann Esposito looks to her roots as ‘Ciao Italia’ celebrates 25th season
By Kerry J. Byrne Mary Ann Esposito reconnects with her Sicilian roots when the longest running cooking show in American TV history celebrates its 25th season on the air in August. Along the way, her fans savor the flavors of regional Italian cooking and a classic American success story. In the season premiere, the host of "Ci...
1921-1933 Young Frank Sinatra
by Alex Q. Arbuckle On Dec. 12, 1915, Francis Albert Sinatra was born in a tenement in New Jersey, the son of Italian immigrants Natalina Garaventa and Antonino Sinatra. His delivery was rough, leaving him with a perforated eardrum and scarring on his neck, cheek and ear. As a young child, his parents ran an illegal tavern (which was igno...
Tutti pazzi per i dolci italiani, boom nell'export
Sarà un Natale dolcissimo per gli imprenditori italiani che operano nel settore gastronomico e che esportano i loro prodotti all'estero, questo è quanto emerge da uno studio recentemente pubblicato da Confartigianato. Il 2015 è stato in effetti un anno straordinario per i dolci "Made in Italy" con una crescita di oltre il 10% rispetto al 2014,...
Raging Bull actress Theresa Saldana dies
Theresa Saldana, the "Raging Bull" actress who survived a stalker's brutal attack to become a crime victims' advocate and reclaimed her entertainment career with "The Commish" and other TV shows, has died. She was 61. Saldana had been suffering from pneumonia and died Monday at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to her l...
Italian-American: Playing youth soccer in Italy
By Christopher Pepe Until last year, my son was playing for a U.S. Soccer-sanctioned Pre-Development Academy soccer team in Northern California. A young competitive team, eager to play 11-aside on a large field against much older kids. Well-coached, and filled with raw athleticism mixed with the bounty of racial diversity afforded in the USA, the...
New Books
Some new and forthcoming titles that may be of interest to our readers. All are available at Amazon.com • Sanctity and Pilgrimage in Medieval Southern Italy, 1000-1200 by Paul Oldfield Publisher: Cambridge UniversityPublication Date: March 31, 2014Hardcover: $89.10Language: EnglishPages: 320 Read more Fonte: Magna...
Beretta to highlight wholesale
After 20 years honing its apparel skills in Europe, Beretta is taking aim at the American market. According to WWD, the 500-plus-year-old company, whose primary business is firearms, has offered apparel targeted to hunters and outdoorsmen in its own stores for more than 20 years. For fall, Beretta is expanding its offering to a full lifest...
Italia-Usa: under 30 italiani più propensi a mettersi in proprio, ma il 92% è frenato da paura fallimento
Sono i giovani sotto i 30 anni i più propensi a mettersi in proprio l'atteggiamento più favorevole, con una percentuale più alta in Italia che negli Usa (78% contro il 52%). A fare la differenza tra i due Paesi è però la paura di fallire (92% il dato italiano rispetto al 46% degli under 30 americani). Sono questi i dati più significativi c...
ISSNAF – Italian Scientists and Scholars in N.A. Foundation Call for Awards
ISSNAF – Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation yearly presents awards to acknowledge the research of young Italian investigators working in North America, whose commitment to their discipline of study is innovative, potentially impactful and honors their country of origin. ISSNAF Board of Trustees encourages all Itali...
Hunt for missing Pompeii artwork includes stop in Boise
It was a breathtaking sight for U.S. investigators involved in the hunt for stolen Italian cultural artifacts more than 1,900 years old. Some of the sought-after antiquities lay swaddled in blankets on the floor of a Del Mar, Calif., garage. They were turned over to authorities by the third wife of late multimillionaire Allen E. Paulson, whose...
Al Molinaro, actor from Kenosha, dead at 96
by Joe Potente One of Kenosha's most recognizable native sons, Al Molinaro, died Friday at 96. Molinaro's son, Michael Molinaro, said his father died at a California hospital, ending a decline that stemmed from a gallbladder infection a few months ago. Known for his TV roles as drive-in owner Al Delvecchio on "Happy Days" and Mur...