Exploring San Diego's Little Italy
by Eric Brightwell In Los Angeles, nearly all of the city's officially-designated ethnic enclaves are for Asian ethnicities. Eurasia's Armenian community has Little Armenia and Russians in eastern West Hollywood have earned it the nickname "Little Russia," but French Town, Greek Town, and Little Italy have all faded into assimilation and o...
Italian scientist introduces a new modern way to read Herculaneum papyruses
A new way to read the Herculaneum papyruses has been introduced by an Italian physicist: the X-ray technique will allow users to read the papyruses, which still exist besides the Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD. The techniques in new in the way viewers can virtually 'unroll' and read the papyruses from the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum, a 25-...
Abbiamo fatto l'Italia, ora dobbiamo fare gli italiani digitali
Abbiamo fatto l'Italia, ora dobbiamo fare gli italiani digitali. Questo è lo spirito di Italiani digital, il nuovo progetto di Riccardo Luna che si propone – senza un euro di sostengo pubblico – di fare divulgazione tecnologica. "È un sito di risposte facili a domande che ad alcuni appariranno banali ma che per 24 milioni di italiani che n...
MetroCurd! Ridge subway stations crawling with Italian cheese bacteria
The demographics of once-predominantly Italian Bay Ridge may have changed over the decades, but on the micro level, Italians still rule the Ridge. A Weill Cornell Medical College study of bacteria in city subway stations released on Feb. 5 found half of Bay Ridge's stations are crawling with Enterococcus italicus, a bacteria used to make I...
Church, historic house vandalized in French Quarter
A 170-year-old French Quarter church and a 190-year-old historic residence were among several properties vandalized along Chartres Street two days before Mardi Gras. One victim said police suspect an "anarchist parade" was responsible. Vandals spray-painted St. Mary's Catholic Church and the neighboring Beauregard-Keyes House and Gard...
Massimo Nalin's Spiritual Paintings Are an Expressive Mirror for the Human Heart at Agora Gallery NYC
Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Bolzano artist Massimo Nalin in Pulse of Abstraction. The exhibition opens on March 31st and runs until April 21st, 2015. The opening reception will take place on Thursday, April 2nd from 6-8 pm. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interestin...
Spoleto Festival USA Unveils 2015 Poster by Italian Artist Ugo Nespolo; Kicks Off 5/22
A bright and bold poster designed by Italian artist Ugo Nespolo was unveiled by General Director Nigel Redden as the official 2015 Spoleto Festival USA poster today. Nespolo is the set and costume designer for Spoleto Festival USA's production of Francesco Cavalli's opera Veremonda l'amazzone di Aragona, which will have its American premiere-and fi...
Anthony Del Zoppo, 88
Anthony Del Zoppo, 88, of Concord, a veteran and respected local businessman who was devoted to his family, died Friday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Mr. Del Zoppo was born in Manhattan. He moved to West Brighton with his family when he was 13 years old. He also lived in New Dorp before settling in Concord 57 years ago....
Art Opening At The American Italian Heritage Museum
The American Italian Heritage Museum in The Presence of Angels by Mico Di Arpo. Opening reception: April 24th 6pm – 8pmAmerican Italian Heritage Museum- 1227 Central Ave. Albany, NY 12205Contact: Prof. /Cav. Philip J. Di Novo 518- 435-1979 April 24th through June 30th 2015 In the presence of Angels is a new collection of buon fresco pa...
Italian delight Santina is the hottest new spot in town
by Steve Cuozzo Design is destiny. Santina is a glass-box folly so festive, it nudges timid diners outside their predictable-Italian comfort boxes. Chilies! Yogurt! Scorching red-pepper rings on top of lubriciously olive-oiled, black-and-white anchovies! Santina, from Major Food Group partners Mario Carbone (who's in charge of Santina's k...
Tito Schipa vive
di Tito Schipa jr. Un sogno ricorrentePer un lungo periodo ho avuto un sogno ricorrente: mio padre era tornato.Dopo una lunghissima assenza, simile a quelle sue lunghe tournée quando ero bambino, ricompariva a casa sorridente e affettuoso, ma cambiato, più vecchio, più stanco. E nel sogno, esattamente come quand'ero bambino, vedendolo torn...
ONE VOICE would like answers to why there is an overwhelming unjust portrayal of Italian Americans by the entertainment industry
by Manny Alfano to Christopher J. Dodd, CEOMotion Picture Association of AmericaDear Mr. Dodd: The Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition's sole focus is to battle negative stereotyping and discrimination against Italian Americans. It is the only national Italian American organization with this mandate. As such we would like to...