La vita italiana

The American media and the government’s vacillating policies toward immigration over the past century have contributed to many like Gay Talese to question his cultural identity as an adolescent growing up in Ocean City, New Jersey during World War II. …

Among the foods Italians can’t help but have on their table the last day of the year is represented by lentils: the round shape reminds coins, with ancient tradition of giving away, on December 31, a small bag full of …

The Roman Catholic Jubilee of Mercy will also be a ‘Jubilee of light’ with many churches specially illuminated across the peninsula under the terms of an agreement initialled by Environment Minister Gian Luca Galletti and Turin Mayor Piero Fassino, president …

“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.”  -Henry David …

Marta Ciccolari Micaldi has been teaching American Literature classes in Turin, Italy for some time now.  Along with Claudio Morrano and Federico Giacomelli, Marta has been able to take her classes on literary tours to the United States called Book …

J. Marchini Farms revolutionized the radicchio industry introducing the Italian style to California. Based in Le Grand, CA, Joe Marchini is the head and soul behind Mr. Radicchio. This is clear looking at his face printed on the radicchio jars …

Fortune favors the brave, they say and, when it comes, you can’t say “No”. The “Buona Fortuna” – as called by Italians – helped Sergio Cerbone, an Italian professional from Milan, realize some of his dreams but it took some …

In order to grasp the scope of the unique musical event, to be hosted at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on January 20th, we need to go back to 16th century in Venice, Italy. Back then, numerous charitable associations, composed …

Have you ever asked yourself this/the question, “What must it have been like being someone like Leonardo da Vinci.”  It is likely very few of us will ever know the answer to that question.  There is someone, however, who can …

Perhaps no single architect has had a more profound influence on the buildings and public places that defined 20th-century Seattle than Fred Bassetti. From the Seattle Aquarium to the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, from Woodland Park Children’s Zoo to …