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Il Governo italiano offre alle case editrici operanti in questa circoscrizione premi e contributi in favore delle traduzioni di opere letterarie e scientifiche italiane in altre lingue per l'anno 2014.   La scadenza per l'inoltro delle domande è il 31 marzo 2014 per la prima sessione ed il 30 settembre 2014 per la seconda. Read more  ...

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Richard Haskin has always loved art and Italian culture. As a third-generation UAW-Ford member, he also takes pride in the automotive industry and Detroit culture and history. Haskin has combined these passions in his photography that recognizes two global cultures and automotive cities. His work will be celebrated in an exhibit on Friday, March 27...

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Il dottor Piero P. Foa (1911-2005), una delle piu' illustri figure della comunita' italiana di Detroit, e' stato uno dei tanti ebrei italiani che nel 1939 dovettero abbandonare l'Italia a causa delle Leggi Razziali fasciste. Nato a Torino, comincio' la sua attivita' di ricerca medica all'Universita' di Milano. Giunto come rifugiato in America, tras...

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Joe & Aldo's Italian Tavern in Novi is a new family-friendly Italian concept with a menu and style that are 'completely different' from his white-tablecloth Andiamo Italia restaurants, restaurateur Joe Vicari says. With diners continuing to gravitate to ever more casual, affordable dining spots, restaurateur Joe Vicari has debuted a new family...

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With an assist from one of his all-time great players, Tom Izzo was named to another Hall of Fame today. The Michigan State basketball coach was one of the headliners of an eight-member Michigan Sports Hall of Fame class that was unveiled by former MSU point guard Mateen Cleaves at the Izzo Family Media Center at Spartan Stadium.   "I think...

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By Patricia Montemurri   Just before Pope Francis departed the Vatican for his Cuba/U.S. trip, he picked a metro-Detroit bred astronomer, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, to lead the Catholic Church's study of the heavens as director of the Vatican Observatory.   On Friday, when the appointment was announced, Francis lunched at the Vat...

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by Joseph Pronechen It's been confirmed. The body — the major relics — of St. Maria Goretti, beloved by countless millions, is heading to the United States. When she arrives from Italy, the first public appearance will be on Sept. 21 at Sacred Heart Basilica in Newark, N.J. — public because she will initially be visiting a prison before that....

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E' stato recentemente firmato un accordo tra la Camera di commercio, industria, artigianato e agricoltura di Torino, il Centro Estero per l'internazionalizzazione del Piemonte e la "Detroit Regional Chamber", per la creazione di un "Help Desk" di supporto alle aziende piemontesi. Il servizio fornira' le informazioni e l'assistenza necessaria alle d...

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by Carol Thompson   Sometimes it takes an unconventional idea to make classic styles of wine. That is the philosophy behind Villa Mari Vineyards, where father and son team Marty and Alex Lagina blend their Italian heritage with their northern Michigan home. It started with hoop houses, built 10 years ago to shelter the delicate Europea...

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by Allan Lengel   Domenica Marchetti, a former Detroit News reporter, has made a name for herself with her food writing. Now comes this: Serious Eats -- a highly regarded website that Time magazine once ranked #17 of the 50 Best Websites-- has named Marchetti's book, "The Glorious Vegetables of Italy," one of five essential Italian cook...

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