Italy invades Beverly Hills in 'Bruna in Beverly Hills.'
by Ron Irwin Italy invades Beverly Hills in 'Bruna in Beverly Hills' and the result is amazing hilarity. Let's take a look behind the scenes. Ronn Moss, known to his fans as Ridge Forrester, married to Brooke Logan in 'The Bold and the Beautiful', has a new lady in TV. Moss is starring alongside actress Kim Kopf in the new si...
The Bishop's House
by Nando Amabile My mother's father, Antonio Scola, left Montecorice, Salerno in 1881, a seventeen year old seeking his fortune as a silk dyer in Paterson, New Jersey. Blessed with an unerring eye for color and a strong work ethic, he early on became the boss dyer at one of Paterson's major silk mills, a position he held for fourteen years...
Hofstra University looks at Frank Sinatra's love-hate relationship with Italy
by Stanislao Pugliese As Hofstra University prepares a six-day conference on Frank Sinatra, it has given me an opportunity to re-think Sinatra's relationship with Italy and Italian-American culture. While often depicted as a staunch defender of his rich ethic heritage, I would argue that Sinatra had an ambiguous relationship with Italy and Italian...
Dining Out: Valenti's brings authentic Italian to Vass
by Steve DeVane Staff Tell us about your place: Adam Valenti's family moved to Moore County from Long Island, New York, in 1987. His father opened a restaurant in Vass but sold it six years later. He saw the need for quality Italian food in the area, so he bought some land about a half mile away and built Valenti's in 1996. The re...
Screening: 41 PARALLELO: A Documentary and Short Films from Naples
NOVEMBER 30, 2015 06:00 PM - Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011 In collaboration with Napoli Film Festival. All the films are in ITALIAN with ENGLISH subtitles. BELLISSIMA [Beautiful]Directed by Alessandro CapitaniWinner of Best Actress (Giusy Lodi)(2015, Italy, 12 min.)Veronica is twenty and...
John ‘Cha Cha’ Ciarcia, ‘Sopranos’ Actor and Restaurateur, Dies at 75
by Alyssa Sage John "Cha Cha" Ciarcia, guest actor on "The Sopranos" and owner of a bustling Italian restaurant in New York's Little Italy, died Nov. 21 at NYU Langone Medical Center following a brief illness. He was 75. Dubbed the "unofficial mayor of Little Italy," Ciarcia's acting career included film appearances alongside long...
Emilia-Romagna: Italy's gastronomic paradise
Emilia-Romagna's proud gastronomic traditions have been depicted in artwork and lauded in written accounts dating back to the Middle Ages, and visitors from around the globe continue to pour in for a taste of the action. A week spent prowling the cities of Bologna, Parma, Modena and Ferrara – set amidst the bountiful farmlands between the Apennine...
Gay Talese Honor’s Thy Heritage (Part II)
by Alfonso Guerriero Jr. The American media and the government's vacillating policies toward immigration over the past century have contributed to many like Gay Talese to question his cultural identity as an adolescent growing up in Ocean City, New Jersey during World War II. He described when his father prepared packages for his relatives...
Ferrara Flame Introduces New Italkero Luxury Patio Heater Into the USA
Ferrara Flame, the company that introduced the USA to the Falo, the luxury patio heater which was highly coveted by manufacturers worldwide, now presents the next line of innovatively designed patio heaters, the Lightfire Dolcevita designed and manufactured in Italy by Italkero! The patented design of this next generation luxury patio heat...
Going off the beaten path: 10 unusual sights in Rome
by Alexandra Turney Rome is full of secrets. Explore the crypt of a church or peer through a keyhole, and you might be surprised by what you find. Go off the beaten path to discover the lesser-known treasures of the Eternal City. 1. The turtle fountain La Fontana delle Tartarughe, one of Rome's quirkiest fountains, is tucked...
Artist seeks current and past photos of Little Italy
Little Italy's Neighborhood Lights resident artist, Joe Reisel , seeks current and vintage photos of all things Little Italy to incorporate into a slideshow for Little Italy's art installation for the upcoming event, Light City Baltimore 2016. Help Little Italy tell its story of each decade! If you possess original photos of Little Italy in general...
Cardelle named provost and VP for academic affairs at Fitchburg State
Fitchburg State University President Richard S. Lapidus announced Tuesday that Alberto J.F. Cardelle, dean of the College of Health Sciences at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Fitchburg State. Cardelle, who will assume the role in July, was selected following...