Laura Indolfi Wins MIT Descience Fashion Competition
MIT's Media Lab put up a one-of-a-kind fashion show in October. The runway competition Descience Fashion Show combined the creativity of designers with the vision of molecular biologists, neuroscientists, biomedical engineers, climatologists and scientists from a variety of disciplines. This year saw two Italians among the finalists. Italian bioma...
Rome unveils virtual tour through the ghetto
Rome has a new walk on its historical tourism circuit: a virtual stroll through the streets of the ghetto to which Jews were confined for more than three centuries. From Friday, visitors to the city's Jewish museum will be able to explore the jumbled, overcrowded neighbourhood as it was in the second half of the 19th century via an interac...
Pistons, Van Gundy: "Datome è un gran tiratore. Però lo utilizziamo poco"
Stan Van Gundy era stato accolto in pompa magna lo scorso 14 maggio quando, assunto nel doppio ruolo di head coach e presidente delle operazioni legate al basket dai Detroit Pistons, doveva rappresentare la svolta dopo la deludente gestione Dumars. Dopo 5 mesi, qualche dubbio fin dagli acquisti estivi e una squadra con evidenti problemi di...
Michela Magrì: from IIC acting director in L.A. to IIC director in Jakarta, but always staying true to herself
by Silvia Simonetti The end of 2014 also marked the end of Michela Magrì's mandate as a cultural attaché at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles. After almost 6 years in sunny California, she will go back to Jakarta, Indonesia, where she had already served in the past. Only, this time her title will be director of the local IIC....
Nonna's to offer Italian sandwiches, salads; opening Tuesday
Those looking forward to the opening of the new West Loop Italian restaurant Formento's (925 W. Randolph St., 312-690-7323) but who are short on time will still be able to enjoy a taste of Italy thanks to the restaurant's new grab-and-go counterpart, Nonna's. Set to open Tuesday, Nonna's will offer its own casual Italian-American dishes su...
Bristol Italian Culture Club holds its first meeting
The first meeting of the Bristol Italian Culture Club ended with an invitation to continue at a member's home for wine and homemade limoncello. For founder Steve Hedgpeth, it couldn't have gone better. "I'm hoping we could share not just being Italian-American, but a sense of Italian-ness," he said to the seven fellow Bristolians who joine...
Italian sport: Tennis, Ferrari and ... the Super Bowl!
WTI Magazine #53 2015 February, 6Author : Simone Callisto Manca Translation by: For many years Italian tennis in the singles tournaments has not been achieving any outstanding results: however, when it is about partnering up, either in double or in the national team, our tennis players transform and conquer the most prestigious tourn...
The New York Festival of Song's Emerging Artist Series Presents “BEL CANTO / CAN BELTO”, 3/17
New York Festival of Song marks its seventh annual residency at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts with BEL CANTO/CAN BELTO, to be performed on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. at Merkin Concert Hall. A preview performance will take place at the Caramoor Center in Katonah, NY onSunday, March 15, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Read...
Local Actors Celebrate Italian Author
The stage was a woven rug, on which stood a podium, a mic stand and a flowerpot. The backdrop was a bare color-changing screen. It was a simple arrangement, but it was enough for the performers of "Speaking of Francesca Marciano." In this cozy setting of downtown Santa Barbara's Center Stage Theater, local actors read stories from author M...
Easter is coming!
Join us at Casa Belvedere for our upcoming Italian Easter Baking Class. Enjoy a morning in Cucina Colavita making delicious, fun and traditional baked goods for the holiday. Sunday, March 22nd - 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM Bake traditional Italian Favorites for the Easter Holiday. Cream Puffs, Pizza Rustica and Easter Bread...
Inventano il pannello solare flessibile e incassano 100 milioni
«Sul mercato globale le idee valgono come i capitali». Una massima di valore, se il capitale di cui si parla equivale a 100 milioni di dollari solo per iniziare, messi in una joint venture paritetica in cui l’apporto dell’altro socio è un’innovazione. Rivoluzionaria, di quelle che promettono di tramutarsi in una miniera d’oro. E che mostra...
Book Presentation: TECH AND THE CITY
APRIL 15, 2015 (06:00 PM )Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011Book Presentation: TECH AND THE CITY, The Making of New York's Startup Community (Mirandola Press, 2013) by Maria Teresa Cometto and Alessandro Piol. The authors in conversation with: Brian Cohen, New York Angels;...