Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Italian Republic
Years ago I awoke in a hotel in Rome on a sunny morning to the sound of bands playing and troops marching through the city. When I turned on the television, I saw crowds massed along the streets, flags fluttering in the sky and scores of uniformed soldiers. Rushing to the concierge, I asked what was going on. "Signora, è il due di giugno!"...
Designer Maria Pinto not slowing down after 25 years in fashion business
As fashion designer Maria Pinto describes it, she was born in a little Italian village just outside of Chicago's Chinatown. She always knew she wanted to design; it was a natural gift. What she had to learn is navigating the ups and downs of the business of fashion. This year, Maria Pinto celebrates 25 years in fashion and she is not slowi...
Your Guide To Italian After-Dinner Drinks
The important thing is not to get behind the wheel after you've enjoyed your tipple. Other than that, in Italy you have an array of liqueurs to taste. No trattoria, pizzeria or restaurant would dream of not offering patrons a high-octane drink or two after a lunch or soup-to-nuts dinner. The most popular from north to south is limoncello,...
Cavatelli's Italian Kitchen is TD's new neighbor
CANTON Scott and Kim Shapiro, the owners of TD's Tailgate Grill at 2236 Tuscarawas St. W, decided earlier this year to split the sports-themed restaurant in half and add a separate Italian restaurant in the newly created space. I attended a soft opening of Cavatelli's Italian Kitchen shortly before its June 2 opening. Invited to order anything off...
Reasons why Our Lady of Loreto is a landmark
by Mario Toglia PLEASE WRITE TO THE NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION - 1 CENTRE STREET, 9th Floor - NEW YORK, NY 10007 AND URGE THEM TO DECLARE OUR LADY OF LORETO CHURCH A CITY LANDMARK TO ENSURE ITS PROTECTION FROM DEMOLITION 1. Our Lady of Loreto church is a Brooklyn landmark distinctive for its associations with Italian Am...
Discovering Five Hidden Gems in Southern Umbria
Bordered by Tuscany to the west, Le Marche to the east and Lazio to the south the central region of Umbria is the only one without a coastline or to border another country. Its renowned for its sweet-toothed capital of Perugia and its spiritual center of Assisi, but Umbria is much more than just chocolate and churches. So if you like getti...
San Jose's Italian Family Festa moves to History Park
by Sal Pizarro After several years at the Guadalupe River Park in downtown San Jose, this month's Italian Family Festa will be at a new address -- History Park at Kelley Park. Festa Director Joe Rizzi said there were many factors to consider when choosing the new location for the Italian-American Heritage Foundation's 36th annual cele...
Nunzio’s Dolce Vita brings ‘true flavors from Italy’ to Morristown
Born in Sicily and moving to Brooklyn with his family at the age of 10, Nunzio Cassara never forgot the taste of his native cuisine. "My grandmother and mother were great cooks and when I was 14 my parents opened an Italian-American restaurant, which I helped out at through high school," said the 52-year-old Cassara, who has resided in Jeffers...
Enrico Rennella makes his Boston Debut with his one man comedy show
When: Friday, October 7, 2016Where: Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MAA life in comedy was probably in the stars from his April fool's birthdate for Enrico Rennella. Born in Paris 30 years ago, Mr. Rennella, who moved to Naples at the age of one, performs in his native Italian. He said he tried to break into the comedy cl...
Alexander Mirabella receiving Christopher Columbus Man of the Year Award
Freeholder Alexander Mirabella, who led the founding of the annual Union County Columbus Day Celebration, is being honored by the Italian Tribune with the "Christopher Columbus Man of the Year Award," for his pride in his heritage and years of assisting others through his public service. "It is presented to him with the deepest degree of p...
Essex County, state recognize Italian-American contributions
Throughout October, Italian-American heritage is honored and celebrated throughout New Jersey. This went into effect in 2009 when then-Gov. Jon Corzine signed the bill in Nutley declaring it so, outside of town hall before the annual Columbus Day Parade. Besides the parade, various activities are held throughout Nutley and Belleville as we...
New York parla Italiano
On the occasion of the annual Italian language week in the world (October 17th – 23rd), the Consulate General of Italy in New York, the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE), Kairos Italy Theater (KIT) and Eataly present "New York parla Italiano", a special event to promote the study of...