Montessori Schools Surge in Popularity Among New Generation of Jewish Parents
In the boys' classroom at Lamplighters Yeshivah in the Hasidic Jewish stronghold of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Montessori number-counting boards and decimal beads share space with Hebrew-learning materials. A colorful timeline on the wall shows two strands of world history in parallel: secular on the left, Jewish on the right. A photo of the...
Casa Belvedere announces Frank Bilotti as its new executive chef
Casa Belvedere is very pleased to announce the arrival of Chef Frank Bilotti as the Italian Cultural Foundation's new, young, dynamic, creative and talented Executive Chef. Most recently, Chef Bilotti was at Bin 5, the fifth establishment in the Da Noi collection of restaurants. "The entire team at Casa Belvedere is looking forward to work...
Casa Antica, traditional Italian done well
By Andrew Z. Galarneau What a restaurant decides to give you for free can tell you volumes about the place. At Casa Antica, when you sit down an abbondanza appears, three kinds of bread – baguette, garlic knots and pizza – plus a triple-threat relish tray of caponata, pickled vegetables and chunky olive-garlic mash. The message is...
Il sindaco apre le colombiadi a Gracie Mansion: "Ora la mia famiglia ha anche il forno a legna per la pizza"
by Riccardo Chioni Nella residenza ufficiale del sindaco Bill de Blasio a Gracie Mansion giovedì si è svolta una cerimonia per l'inizio del fine settimana dei festeggiamenti colombiani alla presenza della first lady Chirlane McCray, del console generale Natalia Quintavalle del commissioner del Fdny Daniel Nigro e il presidente della Columbus Citiz...
Moira Lo Bianco Trio - Lunaria
Moira Lo Bianco Trio - Lunaria December 1st, Italian pianist Moira Lo Bianco and her trio – featuring Petros Klampanis on double bass and Marcello Pellitteri on drums – perform works from her album Lunaria. Not only a fascinating concept, Lunaria is a collection of Moira's compositions influenced by jazz, classical and middle- eastern st...
On the airwaves: the immigrant influence in New York radio
Immigrants impact the culture of New York in many ways, one of them being music. Music is a universal language, and some of DJs that spin some of your favorite tracks on the radio have fascinating immigrant histories. Their cultures influence the music play for our listening pleasure on the radio. Here are the profiles of radio hosts Nino...
Trionfo dell'italianità al Soccer Gala
La terza edizione del New York City Soccer Gala ha assunto i connotati di un trionfo dell'italianità. La manifestazione, co-organizzata da Joe Barone, vice presidente del Brooklyn Italians e componente del New York Soccer Gala, premia i personaggi dei college newyorkesi di First Division da cui è stato fondata (St. John's, St. Fran...
Ulster County’s Italian-Americans form organization to preserve their culture, heritage
By Paula Ann Mitchell Benvenuti, amici — or, welcome, friends! The door is open to you if your name ends in a vowel. In fact, you are paisan if you have at least a drop of Italian blood somewhere in your lineage and a sense of pride in your heritage. If you are passionate about making a positive difference in the communi...
MV103: Sts. Cosmas and Damian Festival a favorite pastime
It's not all pizza fritta and pastaciotti. But if it were, I would be more than all right with that. The Sts. Cosmas and Damian Festival is a religious festival, with participants making the pilgrimage to St. Anthony and St. Agnes Church in East Utica on tour buses from all over the Northeast and Canada to participate. But even though th...
Hon. Robert A. Contiguglia
Hon. Robert A. Contiguglia died on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at age 84, after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Auburn, Robert was born Feb. 27, 1931 to Anthony J. and Ida B. Contiguglia. He was a 1949 graduate of Auburn East High School, a 1953 graduate of Hamilton College, and a 1956 graduate of Cornell Law School. In 1956, he was...
Paolo Bongianino: Patterns of Nature at Agora Gallery NYC
Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Milano artist Paolo Bongianino in Répartie in Art. The exhibition opens on July 7th and will run until July 28th, 2015. The opening reception will take place Thursday, July 9th, from 6-8 PM. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting art...
Un anno di successi per i vini italiani negli Usa
Il 2015 si è concluso in maniera estremamente positiva per i vini italiani che, secondo i dati rilasciati oggi dall'Italian Wine & Food Institute, hanno mantenuto e rafforzato la propria posizione di ledearship sul mercato statunitense. Lucio Caputo, presidente dell'Istituto, che da decenni monitora il mercato americano, nel rendere no...