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Going Down "The Basement" with Darrell Fusaro

Marina Melchionda

“The Basement”, by Darrell Fusaro and Jeff Trujillo, is now available on DVD. The documentary is the account of Mr. Fusaro's grandfather’s murder and the effect it had on his family and this town. A special price is offered to i-Italy’s readers

Italy Today. Analyzing the Viruses Sickening the Country

Marina Melchionda

The book “Italy Today. Politics, economy, and society” is a collection of essays that analyzes various aspects of the present Italian social, political and economical situation, singling out the structural components that make the country “the sick man of Europe”. The work was presented on November 20th at Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò

Holy Fish! Cooking “Cenone di Natale”... with Nonna!

Gabrielle Pati

Rossella Rago’s online-based show “Cooking with Nonna” hosted a special event at the Astor Center this Monday, November 30th. At “Cenone di Natale”, traditional holiday seafood from the Puglia region was prepared live and served to a few dozen lucky spectators. Two nonne accompanied Rossella and shared their knowledge and joy of cooking typical Christmas fare from Puglia

Bringing Franca Valeri to New York. Join the KITCAFFE’@the cell

Meggie Martino

The theater company KITCAFFE' will debut in February with a comedy by Franca Valeri “Tosca e le altre due”. Join the actors and the Artistic Director Laura Caparrotti on December 11 for their “KitFundraiser”: help them support their new production and enjoy an evening of culture, fun and plenty of great food!

Tasting Wines from Bolgheri and Castagneto Carducci

Charles Scicolone

The Chamber of Commerce of Livorno, the City of Castagneto Carducci and the Consorzio Vini Bolgheri D.O. offered a Bolgheri D.O.C. Wine Tasting at the Core Club in Manhattan. The event also featured a preview of a photo exhibition of the Bolgheri-Castagneto Carducci Vintage Green by Massimo Vitali and Albrecht Tuebke

December 2, 2009

Air France’s High-Flying A380 Didn’t Deliver

Dom Serafini
Inside the A380 lower deck main cabin in happier times, before the ordeal began.

A play-by-play account of what it was to be a memorable experience

Californians Sell Little Italy, One Crate at a Time

Laura E. Ruberto

Fruit and Vegetable Crate Labels in California and the Italian Americans They Created

December 2, 2009

Californians Sell Little Italy, One Crate at a Time

Laura E. Ruberto
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Angelina Tokay varietal grape label

Fruit and Vegetable Crate Labels in California and the Italian Americans They Created

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A Portrait of Italians in America

TIME. The descendants of immigrants from Ponza, Italy, remain united by a love for the island their ancestors left in the 1920s  (Photographs by Carlotta Maitland Smith)  

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An Italian Town's White (No Foreigners) Christmas

TIME. The league-led city council in Coccaglio, a small town east of Milan, has launched a two-month sweep — from Oct. 25 to Dec. 25 — to ferret out foreigners without proper residency permits. It has been dubbed Natale Bianco, or "White Christmas." (Read the article)
 

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George Clooney shows he's getting serious with Elisabetta Canalis as she meets his mum Nina

DAILYMAIL. George Clooney gave the strongest hint yet he is getting serious about new love Elisabetta Canalis by introducing her to his mother. (Read the article)
 

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Italian police say they broke up major mob clan

AP. Italian police have broken up a major mafia clan, arresting 74 people and seizing businesses, land, race horses and a London-based online betting company, officials said Tuesday. (Read the article)

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