Lucia Grillo: acting is the quintessence of the human being
Born in New York, but with Italian blood flowing through her veins, originally from Francavilla Angitola in Calabria, Lucia Grillo is a fireball of energy within a witty, creative mind. She's an actress, screenwriter, an award winning director (her shorts "A pena do pana" and "Ad Ipponion" won some festivals), a producer and excellent TV host. &nb...
Valerio Piccolo-Poetry notes
Tuesday, May 03, 2016 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Organized by : IIC NY Entrance : Free. Book now! Italian Cultural Institute of New York - 686 Park Avenue - New York, NY 10021 Presentation of the concept album Poetry Notes, with special guest Rick Moody. Poetry Notes is a project that combines poetry and music. Nine Ame...
A Sneak Peek at Eataly Downtown's Ambitious Bread Operation
When the new Eataly Downtown opens next month, it will have a little taste of something that no other location has — bread from countries other than Italy. Every location of Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich's Italian food emporium has a theme, and New York's second outpost on the third floor of 4 World Trade Center will be going all out with bread....
Celebrating Life, Italian Style
By Preeti Singh As cloudy skies gave way to a bright sunny day early Sunday morning, more than a dozen merchants, dressed in white or red aprons, started to organizetheir displays on long tables set up along Arthur Avenue between Crescent Avenue and 187th Street. A smorgasbord of Italian foods, from wheels of parmesan and provolone, slabs of...
Restaurant Notes: Italian-centered Bellini’s Bistro opens near Kleinhans
Bellini's Bistro has opened in a longtime restaurant space a few steps away from Kleinhans Music Hall. The building at 350 Pennsylvania St., across the street from the hall's backside, was formerly Prospero and Coda. Owners Susan and Mike Navarro opened not quite two weeks ago, offering a compact, Italian-centered menu, and a selection of wine...
Italian American Writers Association March Newsletter Now Available
Packed as always with news of readings and other events, new books, writings, and other publications, resources and opportunities, the March 2013 newsletter of the Italian American Writers Association is now available at www.iawa.net. Kicking off the month is the regular reading at NY's Cornelia Street Cafe, Saturday, March 9. Featured Readers for...
IAMPAC Endorses Paul Vallone For City Council
Paul Vallone, Democratic candidate for the 19th City Council seat, on June 10 received the endorsement of the Italian American Political Action Committee (IAMPAC). The endorsement is a significant one as Northeast Queens boasts one of the largest Italian American communities in New York City. In the 2009 Democratic primary for the 19th City Council...
WBBZ-TV's Bob "Rizzo" Koshinski Is Italian-American Man Of The Year
Congratulations to Bob "Rizzo" Koshinski, vice president and general manager of WBBZ-TV, and host of "All Sports WNY," who was honored as the Buffalo Bisons "Italian American Man Of The Year" Thursday in pre-game ceremonies at Coca-Cola field. Even though the hometown team took a loss on the field, 4-2 to the Toledo Mud Hens, it was a winn...
Taste of Italy comes to Marblehead, Sept. 28
On a crisp autumn morning, the dew drips from bunches of grapes on the hillside vineyards in Chianti Classico. It is here where some of the world's best wine begins, and where Lia Banville, founder and president of Banville & Jones Wine Merchants, spends time when she is not at her import office in New York City or her home in the Canadian prov...
Staten Island's Savino says upstate trip not intended to raise statewide profile
By Judy L. Randall Joking that she should have donned a pair of work boots for a two-day foray to upstate produce and dairy farms, as head of the Senate's Labor Committee, state Sen. Diane Savino Tuesday swatted away questions about whether her travels might have a second purpose: To raise her profile statewide, possibly as a running mate for Gov....
Il Volto Santo, da Manoppello a New York
di Antonio Bini Soltanto fino a 10-15 anni fa non erano molti a conoscere il Volto Santo, custodito dai frati cappuccini a Manoppello (Pescara), nell'Italia centrale. Poi alcuni studiosi tedeschi hanno affermato che quel velo finissimo, in cui è impressa una immagine inspiegabile, viva e sofferente, sia da identificare con la leggendaria V...
New York Italians: Preserving, Promoting and Celebrating the Italian Culture & Heritage
At Ciao Pittsburgh, we often share stories of Italians and Italian-Americans beyond the Pittsburgh region. In keeping with our mission of covering all things Italian, from the heritage, culture, people and traditions, we turn our attention this week to New York Italians. New York Italians is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, promo...