Tourism on the rise in Italian ‘art cities’
Tourism to Italy's so-called "art cities" is expected to rise in 2015, following a trend over the past four years in which tourism to these cities has increased by 11%, according to a study released Friday by tourism labor union Assoturismo Confesercenti. The 11% increase represents a total of 3.9 million more visitors between the years 2010-2014....
Sisterly bond unites Italy and USA in fight against cancer
On the 30th of April 2015 the American Cancer Society and Vinitaly International will join forces once again on the occasion of the tenth edition of Taste of Hope thus renewing an alliance, consolidated back in 2010, between two sisters, Kris Kim, Chief Operating Officer of the American Cancer Society, the largest health organization in the US dedi...
"Death of a Happy Man": novelist Giorgio Fontana (Premio Campiello 2014) in conversation with Armand
"Death of a Happy Man": novelist Giorgio Fontana (Premio Campiello 2014) in conversation with Armando Maggi (University of Chicago) Italian author Giorgio Fontana will discuss his literary journey from his debut novel to the breakthrough in his literary career, which established him as one of the strongest voices in contemporary Italian fi...
Women and Leadership – 28 May, 6.30 PM
Is there a different, distinct leadership style for female professionals across cultures? Should their mantra be "Lean in", as Sheryl Sandberg puts it ("Facciamoci avanti" in the Italian version of the book), or "Thrive", as Arianna Huffington suggests? As the link between culture, gender, and leadership style is hotly debated by companies ar...
Bocelli squeezes in rare Sacramento date
by Debbie Arrington A matter of scheduling convenience brings renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli back to Sacramento for the first time in almost a decade for a June 10 concert at Sleep Train Arena. Bocelli, who has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, squeezed the Sacramento date between performances at the Hollywood Bowl...
Couple’s historic Laurens Street home becomes gathering place, showcase for Italian culture
By Sybil Fix The house at 57 Laurens St. sits proudly off this quiet street, grounded in beauty and stateliness. Perhaps because it survived the fire of 1838 here, and the Civil War; perhaps because afterward it provided housing for freed slaves. Or perhaps because at sunset, rays of light reach in from the west like elongated fingers and spread l...
Mezzogiorno – The 8 Regions that make up Southern Italy
The South or Southern d'Italy is a macro-economic region comprising the Southern Italy and the Islands. Historically it corresponds to a good approximation to the regions in the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sicily, Sardinia and portions of Lazio. Membership of the island...
Italian American Committee on Education awards grant to Woodstock Academy
The Italian American Committee on Education has awarded a grant to Woodstock Academy's world language department. The grant includes Studio Arcobaleno educational materials that will allow the department to add new film and literature studies to the academy's Italian curriculum. The academy also received a membership to the committee,...
DiPaolo’s, Lombardo’s to Mark Anniversaries at Italian Festival
By Tony Farina It is just about time for the annual Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival which will hold court on Hertel Ave. between Colvin and Delaware next week beginning Thursday (July 16) and running through Sunday (July 19), featuring all the great Italian food you can eat in addition to top local entertainment and the Miss Italian Fest...
Osteria Celli offers refreshing authentic take on Italian cuisine
Trying to keep up with new Italian restaurants in Southwest Florida is virtually impossible, as it seems every month brings new pizzerias, osterias and trattorias to an already crowded Italiano scene. Inevitably, marinara fatigue sets in and you find yourself avoiding dishes ending with the words parmigiana, piccata and puttanesca. The cur...
Alfa Romeo, il ritorno in America è sulle spalle (da culturista) di Reid Bigland
di Alessandro Vai Il ritorno dell'Alfa Romeo negli Stati Uniti, dopo venti anni di assenza, è forse una delle operazioni più ardite di tutta la storia dell'automobile. Gli obiettivi sono importanti, le aspettative alte e i prodotti (per ora) pochi. La 4C, sia berlinetta che Spider, è in vendita da poco più di un anno ma è un antipasto tant...
New Park Slope Eatery Promises Not To Serve 'Fake Italian Food'
By Leslie Albrecht There won't be a statue of an old man with an enormous moustache holding a "sad-looking pizza" at the new Italian restaurant opening on the corner of Eighth Avenue and 11th Street, the co-owners told DNAinfo New York. The team behind Pastificio Flora say they plan to destroy that outdated stereotype at their eat...