‘Godfather’ Actor Carmine Caridi Dies at 85
Carmine Caridi, the actor best-known for portraying Carmine Rosato in “The Godfather: Part II,” has died. He was 85. Caridi died on Tuesday after being in a coma at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, his reps confirmed to Variety. TMZ first reported the news. “From broadway, to film and television, Carmine spent over six decades entertaining audiences, a...
Padre Pio’s relics will tour the US and Canada twice in 2019
The relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, affectionately known to Catholics as Padre Pio, are being prepared to tour the United States and Canada this summer and will continue in the fall. The Saint Pio Foundation announced that the two-part tour will run from May 1 to June 15 and, after a brief respite, will resume from September 15 – November 15. The...
Alfa Romeo and Jeep Take Home Wins at Ninth Annual 'Topless in Miami' Convertible and Panoramic Sunroof Competition
FCA group vehicles came away with two key victories at the ninth annual Southern Automotive Media Association (SAMA) "Topless in Miami Presented by Haartz" convertible and panoramic sunroof competition. With sunny skies and perfect temperatures at the event, the 2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio won the Panoramic Utility Vehicle award and the 20...
L’Italiano negli USA: Eduitalia alla 14° NAFSA
C’è anche l’Italia alla 14ma edizione alla conferenza annuale della Nafsa - Association of International Educators - la più grande associazione no-profit dedicata all'educazione e allo scambio internazionale tra Paesi, riunita dal 26 al 31 maggio al Convention Center Washington. "Global Leadership, Learning and Change" il tema della 71^ edizione cu...
Relive the 31st National Education and Leadership Awards Gala
Leaders in business, Italian-American causes, and military received awards from the Sons of Italy Foundation® (SIF), the philanthropic arm of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America® (OSDIA), the nation’s largest and oldest organization for people of Italian heritage. Bruno Ciacciarelli (President of Roadtex Transportation), Vivian Cardia...
Food Tourism: Eating Will Always Be the Best Part About Traveling
We all love traveling. There’s sight-seeing, experiencing different cultures, and let’s not forget about the endless amounts of Instagram posts. But the best part of all is the food. A video accompanying this announcement is available at: https://youtu.be/Pw5f6fAL21M Food tourism is the act of traveling for a taste of place in order to get a sense...
Italy’s True Colours Scores Slew of Cannes Sales, Including Two Titles to U.S.
Leading Italian sales company True Colors has closed a slew of sales at the Cannes Market and landed North American deals on horror pic “In The Trap” and gay-themed comedy “An Almost Ordinary Summer,” acquired respectively by MPI Media Group and Wolfe Releasing. The English-language “In The Trap” (pictured) directed by Italy’s Alessio Liguori as hi...
Italian-American Hero Died Fighting the Enemy to Save His Friend
On May 30, 1868, the first official Decoration Day was declared by General John A. Logan and observed at Arlington National Cemetery. Volunteers decorated the graves of more than 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers. Following World War II, Decoration Day was expanded and renamed Memorial Day to honor all Americans who died in military service. Th...
Artisan Organic Italian Food
I acquired a taste for good Italian food at a young age. Living next door to a three generation Italian family introduced us to unsurpassed cuisine. Straight off the boat, Grandma’s ravioli was made from scratch. The dough was light and creamy, the filling laced with ricotta and the fresh homemade sauce was one that had simmered for days. At Christ...
Mario Batali pleads not guilty
A crush of cameras engulfed celebrity chef and restaurateur Mario Batali Friday moments after he faced a judge for the first time on charges of indecent assault and battery. Batali pleaded not guilty. The charge comes after a woman accused Batali of grabbing her breast, buttocks and groin, and forcibly kissing her while they took selfies at a Bosto...
Rocky star Stallone says he never expected to make it in movies
Action movie superstar Sylvester Stallone told cinemagoers in Cannes on Friday that he never expected to make it in the film industry due to an accident at birth that caused him to slur his words - now one of his more celebrated trademarks. The U.S. actor, 72, rocketed to fame in 1976 with his Oscar-winning boxing movie "Rocky" and went on to becom...
An Andretti Is Still Driving for Another Indy 500 Win, 50 Years Later
Mario Andretti says he remembers everything about that May afternoon 50 years ago when he won the Indianapolis 500 — including the belief that his victory could be followed by a few more in the world’s biggest auto race. More victories at Indianapolis, as race fans know, have not come for Andretti, now 79, or for his sons, his nephew or his grands...