Insegnanti sull'orlo di una crisi di nervi
By Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino Impossibile riassumere in poche righe il complesso argomento della valutazione dei docenti e l'obiettivo di miglioramento della didattica dei Common Core Standards (adottati da 45 Stati degli USA). I docenti sono stati coinvolti nel processo di valutazione dagli amministratori degli istituti e dallo Stato. L'importanz...
Chazz Palminteri to revive 'A Bronx Tale' at Lyric
The last time Chazz Palminteri performed "A Bronx Tale" in Baltimore, he came away with a restaurant. It was during the 2009 national tour of his autobiographical, one-man show that Palminteri met the Vitale family, the Little Italy restaurateurs that would become his partners in Chazz: A Bronx Original, the Harbor East Italian restaurant that ope...
TOK.tv Makes Watching TV Social and Global
By Mauro Battocchi Watching TV with your friends — especially sporting events — can be a stimulating social experience. (Was that jab really worth a yellow flag? OBviously! What?? No WAY!) You and your friends likely have sporting opinions that get shared vociferously among the group. Alas, it's 2013 and your favorite soccer watching buddy may liv...
Naples that Chants and Enchants: a dinner party in honor of Luigi De Magistris
On October 24, 2013 the Maestri Monzu will travel from Naples to the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club to celebrate with the Italian, and the Italian American Communities the Mayor of Naples Hon. Luigi de Magistris, and the artists of Naples' Teatro di San Carlo on the occasion of the United the Two Bays Concert featuring the Teatro di San Carlo'...
Cucina Ciano: An Italian gem on the Upper East Side
This past Friday, Stratis Morfogen and Unik Ernest hosted a private tasting for friends, family, and press at Cucina Ciano on the Upper East Side. The restaurant features Northern and Southern Italian dishes prepared by Executive Chef Tin Huynh. Its decor, which was designed by Morfogen's wife Filipa Fino, is rustic, with natural woods and exposed...
Andrea Bocelli Foundation & MIT Team Up for Workshop
With the intention of opening a dialogue and sharing the results of their work, the Andrea Bocelli Foundation and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston have co-organized a 1-day workshop on Friday, December 6, 2013 on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts in which international leaders in the fields of scientific and technologica...
Little Italy holiday toy drive
The Little Italy Association of San Diego is proud to present the 3rd Annual Little Italy Holiday Toy Drive, benefiting the foster children of New Alternatives; a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Join us in making a child's or teenager's holiday a little brighter. Bring an unwrapped toy to a participating business (Listed Below) or the Little Italy M...
Circolo Trentino di San Francisco Launches Online
by Mauro Battocchi As the holidays roll around, I find myself thinking of snowy Trentino where I passed my early childhood in that profoundly bucolic mountain valley through which flows the rushing Adige river. Here in San Francisco, my pride for my homeland is galvanized by the wonderful work of the Circolo Trentino di San Franci...
Brio Tuscan Grille brings fine Italian dining to Victoria Gardens
By David Cohen Brio Tuscan Grille, an upscale chain of Italian restaurants inspired by Tuscany, now has its first California location in Rancho Cucamonga at Victoria Gardens. The decor is reminiscent of Italian fine dining establishments in Las Vegas, where Brio had originally opened. There's a large bar area and an outdoor patio...
Quasi 600.000 gli studenti di italiano nel mondo: i dati ufficiali della Farnesina
Sono quasi 600.000, per la precisione 577.215, gli studenti di lingua italiana nel mondo censiti dalla Direzione Generale per la promozione del Sistema Paese del MAE, che ha presentato oggi i dati della sua ricerca in occasione del convegno "Parliamone: l'italiano come risorsa" alla Farnesina. Ad illustrare lo studio è stato Stefano Zanini...
Opportunità per le aziende che esportano negli Usa
Alla vigilia dell'accordo di libero scambio fra Unione Europea e Stati Uniti, una nuova grande opportunità si apre per le imprese veronesi grazie all'accordo siglato fra Confindustria Verona e American Chamber of Commerce in Italy (che in Italia rappresenta la US Chamber of Commerce) che, dal 1915, promuove lo sviluppo delle relazioni commerciali f...
Italian art: Pontormo
WTI Magazine #19 2014 Feb, 28Author : Enrico de Iulis Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti In the history of art it is defined "Mannerism" the generation of painters – from Florence to Rome - that are influenced by Raphael and Michelangelo innovations, merging and taking them on an extreme level. ...