LIFE & PEOPLE

There are not many family-owned restaurants in urban cities that have been in business for over seventy years.  One reason for this is the Food Channel’s popularity that has catapulted the careers of many chefs who in return have attached …

According to a survey conducated by RepTrak, Italy has a better reputation abroad than it does at home. Italy’s reputation abroad was valued at 71 points – up four points over 2015 – to place 12th in a global ranking that …

Gigliola Staffilani is the only Italian woman teaching full time pure mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Originally from Martinsicuro, a town in the Abruzzi region, her future was supposed to be as a hairstylist.    “I am glad that …

It could have been a completely different story. Celestino Drago, who comes from the Province of Messina (Sicily), might have become a successful mechanic at Piaggio. Instead of tinkering with Vespa scooters’ engines, all day long, he made the choice …

Roberto Cavallo, Nate Kantner and Matteo Flori may come from different continents but they’ve melded their talents into the band, Heavy Wood. Known for their signature “hard folk” sound and animated performances, the trio begins their first US tour on …

The 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival (June 9-26) – annual, open-access, community-derived event dedicated to showcase uncensored contemporary stage talent – is celebrating its seventh anniversary. After six editions of ever increasing success, today the event has become a fixture of …

Zeno Pisani was meant to shine among the Hollywood stars. For more than 20 years he has been speeding across the roads of Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and Rodeo Drive, jumping from an exclusive meeting to another. Apparently, he is living …

Cousins have often played complementary roles throughout history. Take Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt, fifth cousins, who became president of the United States two decades apart. Or Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, on the throne of England. As great-great-grandchildren …

Milan and San Francisco, here we go again! Many times, on this newspaper, we have talked about the legacy between the Italian and the American cities and the way artists, intellectuals, and other professionals tried to build a connection between …

On June 11th 2002 the United States House of Representatives righted a wrong that had persisted for over 130 years. They passed a resolution honoring Antonio Meucci, an Italian migrant who lived in Staten Island, for his key contribution to …