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A family "tailored" to their clothing business
February 2010 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Alessandro Terriaco learned tailoring in Campobasso (Molise), Italy beginning when he was eight years old. He came to America in 1961 and settled in Cleveland where he worked for Gary Allen, a manufacturer, and later for Dillard's Department store....
A touch of "retro"
February 2010 | Mary Therese Burns De Francesco
Piera Crivelli, an affirmed Roman fashion designer, shares a famous last name with Carlo Crivelli, the Venetian Renaissance artist, and definitely has the same creativity in her blood. I interviewed Piera during her December show near Rome's Cestia...
Valentino, the Last Emperor
February 2010 | Antonio & Brunella Barbati Minischetti
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Valentino, the Last Emperor, a documentary film by Matt Tyrnauer, tells the story of the Italian fashion designer, and had an excellent acceptance at the Venice Film Festival in 2008, at the Toronto Film...
Dr. Fioritto's wisdom in dentistry
January 2010 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Sia nella sua vita professionale che personale, il dott. Henry Fioritto mantiene vive le tradizioni e i valori del suo patrimonio culturale. Il dott. Fioritto, membro di Northern Ohio Italian American Foundation (NOIA), possiede uno studio...
Italian ingenuity and perseverance lead to successful American businesses
January 2010 | Janice Therese Mancuso
Radio Flyer, Tropicana, Ghirardelli, Jacuzzi, Chun King, Jeno's, Michelina's, Zamboni, Subway and Barnes & Noble sono alcuni dei noti business americani di successo fondati da Italiani e Italo-americani determinati e ingegnosi.
In 1914,...
Torsilieri Family installs Rockefeller tree for 27th year
December 2009 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Torsilieri Landscaping Company di Gladstone, New Jersey, da 27 anni installa il tradizionale e gigantesco albero di Natale al Rockefeller Center di New York City.
New York City's Rockefeller Plaza Christmas tree's 25,000 lights will be turned on...
An American tradition from Italian ingenuity
November 2009 | Janice Therese Mancuso
Amedeo Obici, arrivato da solo in America a dodici anni da Oderzo, vicino a Venezia, è un esempio d'ingegnosità italiana e di stimolo al miglioramento. Conosciuto come "lo specialista delle noccioline", ha creato una tradizione...