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From June 30-July 2 all eyes will be on the 59th Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City and Speck Alto Adige PGI will be there to catch some of the looks and delight palates. Speck ham by Recla, one of its exporters, will be among the Alto Adige (or South Tyrol) products exhibiting at the booth 3030.   The booth r...

The Italian American Lawyers Association has lined up four deans, one interim dean and an associate dean from the area's six leading law schools to speak at tomorrow's dinner meeting.The event will be held at Casa Italiana, 1051 N. Broadway, just north of Chinatown. The bar opens at 6 p.m., with dinner following at 7 p.m. Speakers will be Dean Vic...

"I'm the mozzarella man," says David Greco as his hands plunge into hot water to massage fresh cheese curds. And there's a cigar man, cannoli women, a microbrewer and six other purveyors at the venerable Arthur Avenue Market in the Bronx. Not just vendors, rather specialists in their field from fresh rabbit to espresso. The Arthur Avenue Market is...

Si è spenta Ida Corvino Miletich, insegnante per decenni, ispiratrice del Programma Ponte per studenti di college e combattiva attivista in seno alla comunità italoamericana per la diffusione di lingua e cultura italiana nell'area di New York. Da tempo ritiratasi a vita privata, Ida Corvino continuava tuttavia la sua missione con la Association of...

Italian-born singer Giada Valenti returns to Long Island with new romantic show on March 23, at 2 p.m. at the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, in Dix Hills, N.Y. Accompanied by her own All Men Band, she will surprise her audience with a new selection of American and Italian love songs from the '60s, '70s, '80s as well as recent contemporary hits a...

OUR HISTORY ~ 1979-2014 by Prof./Cav. Philip J. DiNovo   On Tuesday, June 12, 1979 I invited eight Italian American professors to meet with me in the Department of Law lounge at Syracuse University. I had previously read Richard Gambino's book, Blood of My Blood, finding it so powerful that I was compelled to do something to preserve ou...

The designation of weeks or months for cause-related marketing purposes has become so familiar that they now seem, in most instances, to fade into the woodwork.   When almost every week or month is a "Week" or "Month," they can lose their power to motivate consumers to become donors or lend a helping hand.   Read more   Source:...

"La 'Ndrangheta non è lontana dal nord America. È presente in Canada, in città come Toronto. Ed è molto presente qui a New York. Ma sono soddisfatto della risposta che stiamo dando". Nicola Gratteri, Procuratore della Repubblica al Tribunale di Reggio Calabria, commenta così il rapporto tra le due sponde dell'Atlantico nel contrasto alle infiltrazi...

A New York fund is the latest to try to breathe life into the long-ailing Italian shoemaker Bruno Magli. Marquee Brands, a brand acquisition company set up in September by the New York-based private equity firm Neuberger Berman, is set to announce on Monday that it will acquire the luxury shoe label for 28.5 million euros, or about $34 million. &...

Italian basketball federation president Gianni Petrucci and NT head coach Simone Pianigiani had dinner in New York with Gigi Datome, Andrea Bargnani and Danilo Gallinari.The three players said that they'll be available to play Eurobasket 2015 with Italian National Team, according to Gazzetta.it.   Marco Belinelli did not attend the dinner be...

Gucci announced plans to host its Cruise 2016 runway show in New York on June 4, WWD reported on Wednesday. This is the Italian brand's first resort collection under new creative director Alessandro Michele, who revealed his first collection for the brand last month.   More information about the upcoming Gucci show, including the venue, has...

by Terence Cullen   Brioni, an Italian men's fashion company, has inked a deal for the first two retail levels of 680 Madison Avenue, according to the landlord, Thor Equities. The clothier is taking 7,000 square feet for its flagship store on the ground level and second floor in a lease, the landlord announced, which closed on Tuesday....