Jasper Educators Finds "Sea of Good" in Seedy Italian Suburb
Melissa Witkowich '16 was taken aback when she and a group of her Manhattan College classmates pulled into Scampia, Italy — an area just north of Naples — and were greeted by a mass of teenagers banging on their van with sticks. They weren't angry, insists Witkowich, but overcome with joy to have visitors, which are a rarity given the city...
The Story Behind ‘Runaround Sue’
By Marc Myers Dion DiMucci was there the day the music died—and when it bounced back. He was the fourth headliner on the Winter Dance Party tour in 1959 when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (the "Big Bopper") were killed in a plane crash. He's also one of only two American rock stars on the cover of the Beatles' "Sgt. Peppe...
Federal courthouse displays colorful work of Italian-American artist Boscherini
By Rob Abruzzese Chief Judge Carol Bagley Amon announced on Wednesday the opening of "Massimalismo 5," a solo exhibition of Italian-American artist Arnaldo M. Boscherini, which will be shown at the federal courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn through May. Boscherini's work is displayed in the lobby of the Roosevelt Federal Courthouse i...
Direct from Italy! Lettera D'Amore... by Tenor, Luca Canonici
An Engagement Not To Be Missed! Join Us on Tuesday, June 14th @ 7:00 PM for Luca's First Staten Island Appearance. Live Performance & Presentation of his music and photography works!DONATION: $30 per person - MEMBERS: $25 per person (Includes event and reception) Copies of Luca's Books & CD's will be availa...
Get a Taste of Italian Spirits at New Carroll Gardens Cocktail Bar August Laura
Alyssa Sartor is convinced her brand-new Carroll Gardens bar, August Laura (387 Court Street, Brooklyn; 718-858-5483), found her. "My grandfather actually grew up four blocks away," the New Jersey–born bartender tells the Voice. She didn't know that until showing her mom the space, which she and fiancé/business partner, Frankie...
New legal team for Joey Fama, convicted in racially explosive slaying in Bensonhurst, seeks to reopen case
Next week will mark 27 years since one of the most emotionally charged and racially explosive murder cases in New York City history took place. Joey Fama, then 19, was convicted of fatally shooting Yusuf Hawkins, 16, as part of a predominantly Italian-American group of young men who surrounded Hawkins and three of Hawkins' friends in an ep...
Staten Island Italian American Women to hold scholarship dinner
By Maureen Donnelly The Italian American Women of Staten Island will hold its annual scholarship dinner on Monday, June 3, at 6 p.m. in Colony Hall on the campus of Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home, 460 Brielle Ave. Returning as co-chairs of the dinner are the mother-daughter team of Janice Lo Presti and Audrey Lo Presti. S...
Italian Identity in the Third Millenium - Symposium September 19
The symposium "Italian Identity in the Third Millennium" is a continuation--a sort of inter-mission-of the last three symposia ILICA, the Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance, has sponsored on the topic. After two events last fall and a third this past spring in Rome, ILICA concludes this discussion in November. This event, in the mean...
Staten Island Columbus Parade returns on Oct. 6
By Stephanie Slepian After a one-year hiatus, the Columbus Day Parade returns. Floats, school bands and costumed characters -- including Christopher Columbus himself -- will travel the traditional route up New Dorp Lane at 1 p.m. on Oct. 6. "We're back," said Borough President James P. Molinaro, who came under fire when he canceled l...
Newest Temple owl gains life under artisan’s loving touch
Some artists use a paintbrush and oils to create their art. Franco Minervini uses a block of stone, a chisel, a mallet and a hammer to create his. Minervini, a master carver and sculptor who resides in Marlboro, has been commissioned by various agencies over the years to create stone sculptures. He was commissioned by the National Cat...
Canova at the Metropolitan Museum of art
You've heard of Michelangelo, of Raphael and of Leonardo da Vinci but maybe it's time to expand your artistic horizons. Antonio Canova was the most celebrated artist in Europe in the early nineteenth century who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh. The epitome of the neoclassical style, his work mark...
Stefano Polasek: Italian CEO choosing contracts or products with Gaudos
By Brady Dale When we met Stefano Polasek at the Bed-Vyne Brew happy hour in Bed-Stuy on Wednesday, he was just coming out of a day of wrestling an unreleased app his team was working on after shifting it to iOS 7.1. "A problem caused by the shift to 64 bit architecture," he said. The app is new, so they want it to come out updated to the...