Violas bring family, swagger to Panthers
by Craig Davis John Viola has been intently reading all of the news reports about his father's purchase of the Florida Panthers. What interests him most is found at the bottom of the articles online, where fans express their views and concerns about what this latest ownership change will mean to their team. The oldest of new...
Dai bordi di periferia a New York
By Beatrice Bondi Lunedì sera Eros Ramazzotti ha cantato a New York, penultima tappa americana, dopo Los Angeles e Atlantic City, del tour ramazzottiano dell'album NOI, che è partito lo scorso marzo ed è approdato nel nuovo mondo dopo aver toccato le principali città italiane ed europee. Giovedì Eros si esibirà a Miami, ultima tappa negli States,...
New restaurant planned for old Villa Capri site in Wrentham
by Stephen Peterson It has sat empty for several years, but plans are to reopen a new restaurant/lounge at the site of the former Villa Capri off Route 1A. Joseph F. Frisoni Jr. of Foxboro has bought the property and plans to open a 168-seat Italian/American restaurant called Angelina's as soon as December. Selectmen Tuesday night ap...
Sorentos in Marlboro has old-world charm
By Bill Clapper Strolling into Sorentos Italian Gourmet along Marlboro's lively main business district, we knew we were in a special place. The furnishings and décor spoke of old world charm — or at least what we state-side bound-Americans envision as an Italian restaurant in Italy. Our waiter, dressed in all-black, greeted us and took ou...
San Francisco, Jon e la pizzeria-camion: «In fila per mangiare da me a 12 dollari»
By Viviana Devoto Le mani grandi, l'attitudine da ragazzaccio, la pala della pizza maneggiata come un acrobata. Jon Darsky è un tizio svelto: e la sua mente viaggia al pari coi chilometri che attraversa ogni giorno. La pizza era la sua ossessione, la pizzeria mobile è diventata il suo progetto unico nel mondo. Un camion con dentro un forn...
Guided tour through Umbria, Italy, Insight Vacations
by Steve Meacham Lorenzo Polegri calls himself "the Etruscan chef" and has written a highly entertaining cookbook under that name. He's a born showman, obviously enjoying himself as he demonstrates to our tour group how to make perfect pasta, Etruscan-style. We're seated around tables at Ristorante Zeppelin in beautiful Orvie...
500 Years of Italian Master Drawings from the Princeton University Art Museum
500 Years of Italian Master Drawings from the Princeton University Art Museum focuses on the renowned collection of more than 1,000 Italian drawings at the Princeton University Art Museum, which includes significant works by artists Luca Cambiaso, Guercino, and Giambattista Tiepolo, as well as masterpieces by Carpaccio, Michelangelo, and Modigliani...
Six Tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) residents receive National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) scholarships
Six university students who reside in the Tri-State area have received National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Scholarships. The students are Giovanni Iaboni of Bethany, Ct., Jade Bonacolta of Upper Saddle River, N.J., Angela Capranzano of Glendale, N.Y., Daniel Graziano of Amawalk, N.Y., Paul Lindseth of New York, N.Y., and Samuel Pellegrino C...
Staten Island's Sea View Playwright's to stage 'Nine,' a midlife musical
by Michael J. Fressola Having squeezed Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" into tiny, 80-seat Sea View Playwright's Theater a few seasons ago, director Tina Barone has assigned herself an equal-or-greater logistical challenge, "Nine," the Arthur Kopit/ Maury Weston musical. It fits too, she's happy to report. Her production, opening...
American-Italian Cancer Foundation’s Mobile Clinic Gives Free Breast Cancer Screenings
Potentially life-saving screenings were offered to women on the Island Thursday free of charge. The American-Italian Cancer Foundation's mobile clinic made a stop in Mariners Harbor to give women mammograms and breast exams. The free breast cancer screenings were organized in part by Councilwoman Debi Rose's office. Source: http://sta...
TTG Incontri welcomes the USA
With a whole pavilion dedicated to the USA, TTG Incontri is the only trade fair in Italy gathering under the same roof the widest and most comprehensive US tourist offer. Together with the USA, many other international destinations choose TTG Incontri as the only trade exhibition for promotion in the Italian market. According to Euromonito...
Tribute to Actor Joseph Rigano
On March 27, 2014, actor Joseph Rigano passed away. Joe Rigano was a well known Italian –American actor in the gangster film genre. Rigano was born in 1933 in New York City. He grew up in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn and worked as a laborer early in his life. He married his wife Maria and they had three children,; Angela, Joseph and Gina. Joe bega...