The Madonna Of 115th Street Gets A Long-Awaited Makeover
After 131 years, Madonna of 115th Street needed a makeover — a makeover worthy of a Catholic icon parishioners say is responsible for miracles. And last week, the refurbished life-sized statue and her new gown were unveiled last week in East Harlem. From high above the altar, the Blessed Mother at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church has watched...
Italian gardens: Villa Arconati, Bollate
WTI Magazine #72 2015 November 13Author : Italian Botanical Heritage Translation by: Villa Arconati, also known as the Castellazzo, is one of the historic mansions located in Bollate, in the hamlet of Castellazzo di Bollate. It is an example of late XVIII century Lombard baroque, and it is a national monument. The villa is located wi...
New York’s MoMA To Fete Italy’s Rai Cinema, Matteo Garrone’s ‘Tale of Tales’ U.S. Bow
by Nick Vivarelli New York's Museum of Modern Art will celebrate Italy's Rai Cinema with a screening series set to kick off on December 4 with the U.S. bow of Matteo Garrone's English-language fantasy/horror film "Tale of Tales" segued by nine other high-profile Italo titles co-produced by the powerhouse film production and distribution un...
San Vincenzo Gets a New “Marble” Pedestal
By Giovanni di Napoli Saturday morning I made my way to Most Precious Blood Church in Manhattan's Little Italy, to lend a hand to the Craco Society with the repositioning of the San Vincenzo statue onto its new base. Made to look like marble, the wooden pedestal was constructed by master craftsman Manny Mayo to display the saint at the foot of the...
Titan of the South: Francesco Messina
By Giovanni di Napoli Francesco Messina was born on December 15, 1900 in Linguaglossa, a small town near Catania, languishing in the shadow of Mount Etna. Like many other poor Southerners he grew up outside his native Sicily, residing wherever his family could find work. Instead of making the arduous trip across the Atlantic to th...
Gustolab International Institute for Food Studies - Critical Studies on Food in Italy Summer 2016 Program
Gustolab International Institute for Food Studies is now accepting applications for the OPEN SUMMER 2016 CRITICAL STUDIES ON FOOD IN ITALY, a 5 week program that takes place from May 23 to June 25, 2016 in Rome, Italy. The program is open to all university majors, and all students, degree seeking or not. It is also open to scholars, food lover...
United States and Italy Extend Memorandum of Understanding To Protect the Cultural Heritage of Italy
The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the extension of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Italy Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological Material Representing the Pre-Classical, Classical and Imperial Roman...
DEI - USA: Wow Technology amongst the winners of the 2016 International Projects contest
The Italian Wow Technology Group was amongst the winners of the "2016 International Projects" competition launched by the Environmental Management Division of the US Department of Energy (DoE). More specifically, the company based in Este, in the province of Padua, was one of the competition's ten winning projects. Wow Technology thus obta...
Part 2 – Carroll Gardens – I Know Where Your Marys Go!
by Antonia Ferraro Last we spoke on the topic of front yard religious statuary, I posited the question to Carroll Gardens, Where Will All Your Marys Go? I won't lie. I had a great time writing that piece. I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with both Monsignor Massie and St. Stephen's Pastoral Associate, John Heyer II. Msgr. Massie helped me to...
Ferrari target beating Mercedes after launching new car, the SF16-H
Ferrari have revealed their 2016 car, the SF16-H, as they target overtaking Mercedes at the front of the Formula 1 grid this year. Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen pulled the wraps off the new car at the team's Maranello base. Chief designer Simone Resta enthused: "I can say that this F1 car is one of the most beautiful Ferrari's ever....
N.J.'s best Italian restaurant: It's cash only at small Hoboken eatery big on charm
Sharon Yandoli - she of the distinct accent that sounds straight out of Brooklyn but is all Jersey City, where's she from - met her future husband at what was then Hoboken Pizzeria. She had just watched "The Usual Suspects'' at the local movie theater - slept right through it, she remembers - and stopped at the restaurant, where Angelo "Bu...
Ladyvette and swing (with irony)
Pepper, Cherry and Sugar (Valentina Ruggeri, Vera Dragone and Teresa Federico) are three singers in the 1950's style, with the band name Ladyvette, playing pop songs from the 90's to the light, pulsating rhythm of swing music. Almost four years into the formation of their band, Ladyvette have already performed in many Italian theaters and...