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Just like 2022 and 2023, we decided that also in 2024 we wanted to name the Italian American of the year, now a pleasant tradition for We the Italians! Stanley Tucci was the 2022 winner, and Sylvester Stallone won last year. Once again, this year we asked all of you, and once again we had a great response! As in 2023, this year too we decided not t...

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The visit in Calabria was a significant opportunity to strengthen cultural and historical ties between the two sides of the Atlantic. The program, divided into several moments, included institutional meetings with the municipal administration, where opportunities for future collaboration were discussed, and a guided tour of the village and surround...

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John Campitelli started searching for his birth mother when he was only 11 years old. Born in 1963 in Turin, Italy, he was adopted two years later by an American Catholic couple in New York. For years, he believed his birth parents were dead, although no one had ever given him any explanation about why he was given up for adoption. In 1991, after y...

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After a year of work, the project has taken shape. Wednesday evening, at the Consulate General of Italy in New York, I³/NYC – the Italian Innovators Initiative, a nonprofit organization that aims to connect Italian start-ups that want to enter the New York market and venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, scientists, and companies willing to support t...

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The JA New York Show has joined forces with Piazza Italia on the creation of a new pavilion featuring Italian designers and manufacturers, beginning in March 2025. Italy’s long-standing tradition of excellence in jewelry design and fabrication and Piazza Italia’s dedication to launching Italian brands in the United States ensures that the made-in-I...

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Some of the city’s buzziest restaurants are giving new meaning to the word fashionable: On Monday, style icon Giorgio Armani opened an updated version of his restaurant within his new 12-story limestone flagship at 760 Madison Avenue. (The first NY location opened in 2009 at 717 Fifth Avenue, which will soon become the new destination for Gucci.) T...

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Growing up in the New York metro area in the 1970s and early 1980s, the work of art I heard my parents discuss most often was Michelangelo’s Pietà. The famous sculpture, which resides inside St. Peter’s in Rome, features a beatific and serene Mary seated with the body of the crucified Jesus sprawled across her lap, evoking the great suffering of hi...

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A longtime Italian bakery known especially for its sub and sandwich rolls will return after an almost a three-year absence. Martusciello Boutique Bakery will open at 2280 Lyell Ave. in Gates in early 2025. "I have my whole life invested in that business," said Frank Martusciello, 70. Gaetano and Maria Martusciello, Frank's parents, started baking a...

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The meatballs at Papa D's Original in Tuckerton are made from a recipe that is more than 100 years old. Owner Dominick Corazza Jr. treats customers to a sample when they walk through the door. On display at Papa D's Original in Tuckerton is a photo of co-owner Madlyn Mignone's family and the story of how the restaurant, which she owns with husband...

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Serie A’s North American side has been up to quite a few new things. It has recently signed an official collaboration with Italian-American cooking creator QCP (Gianluca Conte) who averages more than a million views on TikTok per post. In order to streamline access and sponsors, Allied Sports has become an official partner to support the domestic f...

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