Emilia Romagna created a new Network of touristic Marinas
At the end of May, at the Grand Hotel in Rimini, five touristic marinas on the Adriatic coast gave life to the first Italian network of touristic harbours. The achievement happened thanks to the cooperation of the region Emilia Romagna and Marina Developments Limited (Mdl), a British association based in Southtampton (UK), counting more th...
Chicago’s Top Five Spots to Watch Italy in the World Cup
by Valeria Fanelli Watching the word cup is not an option for Italians in Chicago. The more the games get closer, the more Italians start looking for places where they can watch "gli Azzurri" and share the passion and love for their country team with other Italians. After the first great victory of Italy against England last Saturday, eve...
TOBIA The Epitome Of The Art Of Imperfection In Italian Menswear
We were recently introduced to the Italian menswear brand TOBIA-Made in Italy at the Italian Trade Commission's event Le Eccellenze Italiane Exhibition that was held this past June and celebrated Italian fashion, design, innovation and food. We were so fascinated by what the brand does that we wanted to learn more about them. We were able to speak...
America SINATRA Swing
FRANK SINATRA & RAT PACK TRIBUTE SWING DANCE CONCERT - Band Direct from Frank's Hometown in Hoboken's Little Italy. Lunedì 4 agosto alle ore 18.00 DeLauro & The RAT PACK BAND Swing Party Orchestra Hoboken New York City NYC's - Own Sinatra swing band. A Great Family Friendly Summer Concert for the Family members&...
Addison to celebrate Italian heritage at annual festival
Onesti's Little Italy Fest-West will kick off its seventh year in Addison on Thursday. "As wonderful as the typical local festivals are, this is not that," said Ron Onesti, who decided to bring a version of the festival he's been running in Chicago for more than 25 years to the suburbs. While many of the traditional Little Italy Fest draw...
Giuseppe Costa and the Teaching of Naples' Camorra to America
by George De Stefano In this interview, the scholar from SUNY Stony Brook talks about his personal involvement with the issue of organized crime in Campania: "I lost my little four-year-old cousin to stomach cancer, and the doctor said it was most likely linked to toxic waste. So I take it very seriously... I have had enough of Dante and P...
Di Palo's: the story behind the store, the family and the food
Di Palo's Fine Foods has been selling Italian cheeses and other products on the corner of Grand and Mott streets in Little Italy since 1925. How has the family done it? According to Lou Di Palo, it's because of the emphasis on the customer. Di Palo explains this philosophy in his book "Di Palo's Guide to the Essential Foods of Italy," which is out...
October 23, Thursday - Feast of San Giovanni da Capestrano
Mission San Juan Capistrano will ring the historic bells celebrating the feast of San Giovanni da Capestrano, St. John of Capestrano, Italy at 12 noon. Capestrano, Italy is located in the Abruzzo region of Italy. San Giovanni was born in Capestrano, Italy in 1386 and died on October 23, 1456 the same day that the swallows leave San Juan Ca...
MISS CHEF® 2014 in USA - New York - dal 9 al 15 ottobre 2014
MISS CHEF® (www.misschef.net) è la prima competizione tra alcune delle migliori Chef Donne italiane con la proposizione, tutta in rosa, dei più rinomati menù della tradizione culinaria nostrana, tra ieri ed oggi, valorizzando il "Made in Italy" delle eccellenze eno-gastronomiche, note ed apprezzate in tutto il mondo. Il Premio è stato idea...
“Blood Type: Ragu” at Shea’s Smith Theatre - October 26 at 7:00 pm
THE BASICS: Writer-Actor Frank Ingrasciotta's one man coming-of-age play about growing up in a Sicilian family is in the smaller Smith Theatre next door to Shea's. Total running time is 85 minutes without intermission. It runs through Sunday, October 26th. THUMBNAIL SKETCH: Using minimal, but effective projections behind him, and only one...
CERN Council selects next Director-General
At its 173rd Closed Session today, CERN Council selected the Italian physicist, Dr Fabiola Gianotti, as the Organization's next Director-General. The appointment will be formalised at the December session of Council, and Dr Gianotti's mandate will begin on 1 January 2016 and run for a period of five years. Council rapidly converged in favour of Dr...
9 Things You May Not Know About Ellis Island
by Evan Andrews On November 12, 1954, the once bustling immigration inspection port at Ellis Island was shut down after more than 62 years in operation. Opened in 1892, the small island in New York Harbor served as the processing center and point of entry for more than 12 million new arrivals to the United States. The island has s...