Italian-American cotillion honors nine young women
By Joyce M. Johnson Nine young women from several area schools were presented Saturday evening as part of the Italian-American Societies of Summit County Columbus Day Cotillion.The event, held at Todaro's Party Center in Akron, included flag bearers from the Kenmore Civic Club as well as a wreath presentation by the St. Monica Society. "W...
IASA Western Regional Chapter Officer Nominations
IASA-WRC needs new officers; people committed to leading the organization. IASA-WRC is now accepting nominations for officers (President, Vice-president, Treasurer, Secretary and Curator/Newsletter editor) for the 2014-2016 term. Some of our current officers are interested in continuing in a leadership role but we need new individuals interested i...
Expo 2015: dagli Usa padiglione per scoprire cucina americana
''La nostra cucina è molto più di hamburger e patatine'': la presenza americana a Expo Milano 2015 punterà anche a questo, a essere ''megafono'' per far scoprire un lato degli Usa - quello dietro ai fornelli - che ''in Europa non è conosciuto''. A spiegarlo, alla presentazione a Milano del concept del padiglione statunitense, sono stati i rappresen...
A Special Christmas Celebration
Renowned Italian American photographer Anita Sanseverino will present a lecture and photographic exhibit on the history of the "Presepe Napoletano," the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene which dates back to the 11th Century. Meaning "crib" or "crèche" in English, a presepe depicts the birth of Jesus, and also became a showcase for local artisan...
Italy remains top destination for shopping tourism
Christmas is definitely the right time for shopping (and of course for family and friends). Wether online purchases are globally increasing of about 15% on these holdays nothing could replace traditional shopping travels. Italy is among top spots for shopping in the world. Russians, Chinese and Americans came to "Bel Paese" in 2013 more th...
Chianti's Is the Kind of Italian Restaurant We All Know and Love
A few months ago I wrote about how Italian restaurants in Rhode Island are a dime a dozen – abundant and inexpensive – with almost every community in the state having at least one, if not more, Italian spots. In East Greenwich there are a few and sort of smack in the middle of some suburban streets lies Chianti's, happily fulfilling the ro...
That's Amore - Celebrating love and Italian heritage with Giada Valenti
Italian culture has had a long and influential impact on American culture. Musicians, actors and artists of all types have allowed us to experience sights and sounds of Italy, weaving into American culture to create the widely celebrated Italian-American subculture. Out of the celebration and immense pride taken in this subculture have co...
Events and initiatives for enjoying the Capital of Culture candidate
Visiting Ravenna, in Emilia Romagna, one perceives its immense vitality, particularly in this period, when Ravenna is showing itself off as a candidate for European Capital of Culture 2019 (along with Siena, Cagliari, Lecce, Perugia, Assisi and Matera). The entire region of Emilia Romagna is participating, with artistic committees and 28 working g...
L'industria navale italiana alla "Cruise shipping" di Miami
Ci saranno anche 37 aziende italiane all'edizione 2014 della "Cruise shipping" di Miami, la più importante manifestazione a livello mondiale per il settore della cantieristica navale in programma dal 10 al 13 marzo prossimi. Coordinate dall'Agenzia Ice e dalla associazione di categoria, Assonave, partecipano sia rappresentanti dell'industr...
Internazionalizzazione delle imprese campane e pugliesi: il mercato USA
Il workshop "Stati Uniti d'America: un mercato in forte ripresa sul quale investire" si è tenuto martedì 11 marzo a Napoli e mercoledì 12 marzo a Bari, promosso da American Chamber of Commerce in Italy e dal Consolato Generale degli Stati Uniti d'America, e organizzato in collaborazione con il Council of American States in Europe (CASE) e l'agenzia...
Salvatore Chiarelli Wins Bravos
Local residents were seranaded by a classical Italian singer this past Sunday, at a performance at the Hicksville Public Library by Salvatore Chiarelli. Chiarelli sang popular and classical songs in both English and Italian while accompanied by pianist Ishmael Wallace. Chiarelli performed traditional Italian songs such as "Speak To Me Of L...
Dalla Silicon Valley a Broadway: la nuova vita del papà di Bing
A unire i puntini, come ammoniva Steve Jobs, la vita di Lorenzo Thione appare tutto fuorché una linea retta. Sarà perché «l'attrazione non è per il risultato, ma per il viaggio», confessa il papà del motore di ricerca Bing, il concorrente di Google che Microsoft comprò nel 2008 staccando un assegno da 100 milioni di dollari. Così Thione, 3...