Bertuna named president of Columbian Lawyers, 1st Judicial Department
By Rob Abruzzese Brooklyn attorney Marianne Bertuna was officially sworn in as president of the Columbian Lawyers Association for the 1st Judicial Department in front of more than 200 friends, colleagues and judges during a ceremony at the Water Club in Manhattan on Dec. 21. "It was such an honor to be named president of such a te...
Fiola Mare Is the Best Restaurant in Washington
By Ann Limpert, Todd Kliman, Anna Spiegel and Cynthia Hacinli What's the #1 restaurant in Washington? According to our 2016 100 Very Best Restaurants list, it's Fiola Mare, Fabio and Maria Trabocchi's luxurious seafood palace on the Georgetown Waterfront. The full list—which is ranked from 1 to 100 and includes reviews, our favorite d...
First Impressions: Hot Italian arrives in Davis
by Chris Macias But of course pizza proliferates in Davis, home of the Aggies and stamping grounds for more than 35,000 students at the University of California, Davis – a population sustained by a quick slice after class or a pie in the dorms to satiate those Friday night munchies. Right about now, the pizza competition in Davi...
Lisa Condie: After 50, Living A New, Richer Life in Italy
If you've ever dreamed of moving to Italy, but are too afraid to make the leap, read on: Lisa Condie's story will inspire you. Almost four years ago, at 56 years old, on an impulse, the Salt Lake City, Utah, native decided she would move to Tuscany. Without thinking it over too much, she sold her house, left her job of more than 30 years,...
Keeping it classic: 4 Syracuse Italian restaurants that have stood the test of time
Food fads often change, but for these four Italian restaurants in Syracuse, classic food prepared well is the recipe for success. All four joints have been open for at least 30 years, and in some cases, much longer. Mangia! Read more Source: http://www.syracuse.com/
Why African American churches in New Orleans celebrate a Sicilian holiday
by Nina Feldman Every day for a few weeks leading up to St. Joseph's Day on March 19, David Roe coordinates a daily bake at his home in New Orleans' St. Roch neighborhood. Volunteers drop in and help bake and decorate traditional Italian cookies, all of which will go on the St. Joseph's altar at St. Augustine church. Some of the best are t...
Invest in Italy: Real Estate
Investinitalyrealestate.com is a portal for presenting Italian and foreign operators with opportunities for investment in real estate owned by the government, by companies in which the government or other public bodies have a shareholding or those with mixed public-private shareholders. The project is part of the framework of initiatives e...
10 places to get great Italian food in Vegas
Italian food is one of those things that just about everyone loves. And what's not to love? Pasta. Pizza. Hearty sauces. Cheese. Fresh seafood. Pretty much everything about Italian food is awesome. When it comes to Italian food there are lots of choices and Vegas has you covered. Whether you are hungry for Northern, Southern, family-style...
15 Things You Might Not Know About Leonardo da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man'
Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man has evolved over the last five centuries from a thoughtful sketch into the picture of health. But the history behind this sketch is as curious as its image is omnipresent. 1. LEONARDO NEVER INTENDED FOR VITRUVIAN MAN TO BE DISPLAYED. The sketch was discovered in one of the High Renaissance master's person...
Chazz Palminteri: A Bronx Tale Comes To BergenPAC On June 10
Bergen Performing Arts Center presents Chazz Palminteri: A Bronx Tale on Friday, June 10, 2016 at 8:00pm. Palminteri originally wrote the script for the stage and performed it as a one-man show in Los Angeles. It became the hottest property in Hollywood since Rocky. Tickets range from $39 to $79. One night Robert DeNiro walked in to see Pa...
Quando Anna Magnani conquistò l’America e New York conquistò lei
Anna Magnani si era imbarcata sull'Andrea Doria a Napoli, nell'aprile del 1953. Era il suo primo viaggio a New York, lei che non amava l'aereo, lei che non amava viaggiare, era arrivata in una città che, come tutti in quegli anni, aveva visto al cinema, di cui conosceva le strade e i grattacieli per i tanti film visti, e trovò una città che non si...
Former Stamford mayor Bruno Giordano dies at 86
by Martin B. Cassidy The city's first Italian-American mayor — remembered most for the purchase of Sterling Farms during his one term in the late 1960s — died Friday at the age of 86. Giordano died of natural causes at Virtua Hospital in Voorhees, N.J., his daughter, Esther-Marie Giordano, said. Giordano, a former teacher and director of the...