Joseph J. LiBassi Named Chairman of The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere
Joseph J. LiBassi, the Founder of Victory State Bank, has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere. It was announced Friday, February 20, 2015. With deep connections to Grymes Hill, where Casa Belvedere is located, as well as a devoted commitment to the Staten Island community in ge...
Fiao. Presto l'inaugurazione del centro sociale
di Paolo Tartamella La Federazione delle Organizzazioni Italo-Americane (Fiao) celebra domani il 38° fund raising gala, tappa che avvicina l'organizzazione all'attesa inaugurazione del "Centro", la nuova sede in via di completamento al 8711 Cristoforo Colombo Blvd. (18th Avenue). Tra la fine di maggio e l'inizio di giugno, Bensonhurst osp...
Joe Manfredi to be posthumously honored at golf outing
Corrado (Joe) Manfredi, owner of Staten Island's Manfredi Auto Group who died in March, will be honored June 24 at the Corrado Joe Manfredi "Taste of Italy" golf outing hosted by The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere. A philanthropist and sportsman, Manfredi was a member of the board of directors of Maimonides Hospital, and in...
Cristiana Pegoraro at Carnegie Hall
November 17 (Tuesday) 8:00 pm. Cristiana Pegoraro at Carnegie Hall. With the program "Omaggio all'Italia" Cristiana Pegoraro takes the audience inside the artistry of the greatest composers from Italy or those who were inspired by Italy in a refreshing format that combines live piano performances and a stimulating look at the composers' l...
FIAME holds annual book talk with Rosanna Chiofalo
By Patrick Rocchio The Forum of Italian American Educators held their yearly Book Talk event. FIAME, based in the borough, hosted Rosanna Chiofalo, the acclaimed author of a number of novels on Italian and American life at their annual Book Talk at the Morris Park Community Association. The event was planned for Thursday, November 19...
Due storie americane a New York
di Giada Gramanzini Entrambi nati a Reggio Emilia. Entrambi diplomati al liceo classico e trasferitisi a Milano per frequentare l'Istituto Europeo di Design. Entrambi hanno iniziato a lavorare in Italia per Il Sole 24 Ore, per poi iniziare una collaborazione duratura con il New York Times e altre grandi testate giornalistiche statunitensi....
Ralph's Italian Ices opens in Port Richmond: 'You can't resist'
The temperature was in the mid-40s and the chill breeze made it feel colder even with the sunshine, but at Ralph's Italian Ices, patrons were lined up for their first taste of the season. It just goes to show you, it does not take a hot summer day for Staten Islanders thoughts to turn to pina colada, rainbow and mango ices. It just ta...
Pronto! Antonio Meucci, the man who really invented the phone
On June 11th 2002 the United States House of Representatives righted a wrong that had persisted for over 130 years. They passed a resolution honoring Antonio Meucci, an Italian migrant who lived in Staten Island, for his key contribution to the invention of the telephone. But to this day, his name is still overshadowed by Alexander Graham Bell's....
Giving History a Bel Canto Twist
WEARING a black dress and clutching a Bible, the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato walked stiffly on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera during a recent rehearsal for Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda," which will open on New Year's Eve and be broadcast Live in HD on Jan. 19. First kneeling, then standing, her aching movements in the final scenes reflected the...
The Bronx’s Little Italy in Melodico
Melodico is a short documentary chronicling the story of Tony Maiorino, a modern day Italian immigrant living in the Bronx's Little Italy. Tony Maiorino is a barber and an aspiring singer who lives and works out of the Bronx's Little Italy neighborhood. Though the narrative of the documentary is ostensibly about Maiorino's quest for some recogniti...
FILMS DE LUNEDI (MOVIE MONDAYS) IN LA BOTTEGA CAFFE AT THE MARITIME HOTEL
When: Monday April 1, 2013 7pm Additional Dates Where: La Bottega 88 9th AvenueNew York, NY 10011 Full Venue Info, Map ItCover: free Beginning on February 11 with La Dolce Vita, La Bottega Caffe in The Maritime Hotel will screen a classic Italian movie every Monday evening at 7pm. In honor of the event, specialty cocktails and a variety of Ital...
The Infinite City, by Paolo Ventura on view at Hasted Kraeutler
Hasted Kraeutler announces The Infinite City, by Paolo Ventura, running through June 22, 2013. Paolo Ventura's Infinite City, is composed of sets of unique hand painted, 4" x 5" photographs. The works are groups of either 5 or 10 images, all framed individually, hung together to create a skyline of an imagined city. Inspiration for the inf...