IAMA scholarship ceremony
On July 2, at the monthly IAMA (Italian American Memorial Association) meeting, a scholarship ceremony took place honoring this year's recipients and presenting them with scholarships. Five scholarships were presented this year to the following students. A Sports Scholarship was presented by Marion Smeriglio to Nicholas Menkin, who will be...
Congratulations to Italian American Police Society of New Jersey members Joseph Puso and Matthew LaManna
Congratulations to Italian American Police Society of New Jersey members Joseph Puso and Matthew LaManna on their promotion to Sergeant in the Parsippany Troy Hills Police Department. We would also like to congratulate Ronald Carrozzino and the other newly promoted sergeants as well as Italian American Police Society of New Jersey Member C...
Discover the Italian Immigrant Journey: A Guided Tour of Ellis Island
Join the Greater New York regional network for a guided tour of Ellis Island that will highlight the poignant experience of the 5.5 million Italians who left the "old country" for a new life in America. Led by Tom Bernardin, former Ellis Island tour guide for the National Park Service and author/publisher of The Ellis Island Immigrant Cook...
Villa Italian Kitchen Now Open at Colorado Mills
Villa Enterprises, multi-brand restaurant operator and franchisor celebrating 50 years in business, announced Villa Italian Kitchen is now open at Colorado Mills Shopping Center at 14500 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO. The new Villa restaurant is conveniently located at the Food Court and features a variety of freshly made menu items daily. "O...
Long Island. Educatori italiani a convegno
Se l'unione fa la forza, l'appuntamento di domenica 14 settembre per l'Annual Italian Experience Outdoor Festival alla Hofstra University di Long Island è stato un buon passo avanti. Il Breakfast annuale tra le associazioni di educatori italo-americani impegnate nel campo della formazione e dell'insegnamento della cultura e della lingua italiana av...
Culinary Historian Documents Historical Italian Renaissance Cuisine at LSC-Montgomery
Culinary Historian Dr. Merrianne Timko will document the history of cuisine in cities such as Florence, Rome, and Venice during the Renaissance at her lecture on Tuesday, October 14, at noon, as part of Lone Star College-Montgomery's Lyceum Speaker's Series. Dr. Timko, who works as the data standards manager for The Museum of Fine Arts Hou...
A whole new world: Tommy's Italian American Grill reboots amid new dining environs in north Oklahoma City
When Tommy Byrd opened Tommy's Italian American Grill in 1992, the local dining industry might as well have been Mars compared to what's since popped up to eat on this red-dirted patch of planet Earth. Undaunted by time's unflinching trigger-finger, Byrd recently took a deep breath and walked away from a lucrative seat within the cozy conf...
Renzo Piano Highlights Design of Revamped Museums
By Vimal S. Konduri Architect Renzo Piano outlined the trials and triumphs of designing the new Harvard Art Museums building, speaking to a packed Piper Auditorium Thursday evening. Piano, who also designed The Shard in London and the The New York Times Building in Manhattan, discussed his work on the Harvard Art Museums with museum d...
Fosun Takes Italian Suitmaker Caruso to New York on Way to China
Raffaele Caruso SpA, an Italian suitmaker backed by China's Fosun International Ltd. (656), yesterday opened its first store, in New York, the initial step in a plan to create a global retail network for the luxury tailor. Caruso, which makes suits for companies including Christian Dior SA, plans to open a "flagship" outlet every six month...
Teatro Regio Rossini Tour - 3 Dec 2014 - 9 Dec 2014
Per la prima volta il Teatro Regio di Torino approda negli Stati Uniti e in Canada e porta in tour il Guglielmo Tell di Giacchino Rossini, con tappe a Chicago (3 dicembre), Toronto (5 dicembre), New York (7 dicembre) e Ann Arbor (9 dicembre). A guidare la compagnia, composta da artisti di fama internazionale, ci sarà Gianandrea Noseda, app...
Writing a Christmas Card in Italian
We are sure that some of you will want to send greetings in Italian to all those lovely people you have met in Italy, so here is how to do it. The simplest and most commonly used greeting is: Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. You could also write: Buone Feste - Happy Celebrations. ...
Italian Trade Agency & Italian Association Of Geographic Indication Consortia Educate Consumers In NY
by The Italian Trade Agency On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the Italian Trade Agency and the Italian Association of Geographic Indication Consortia hosted journalists at Osteria del Principe to educate and promote Italian products. The Italian Trade Commissioner, Pier Paolo Celeste, executive director for the U.S., said, "The Italian Trade...