Young Talents
Fondazione Azzurra and Barbara Boyle, co-dean of the UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, welcomed the first group of young talents from Italy, winners of a four-month residency at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), with a typical Italian dinner. Alice Tomassetti, Emanuele Cidonelli, Alessandra Grassi, Barbara Ciriel...
Fiery Love Story to Take Harper College Stage
As a second-generation Italian American, Harper College Theatre Professor Laura Pulio Colbert knows there's more to the College's spring play than a funny, fiery love story. The show, "Italian American Reconciliation," is as much a celebration of love and laughter, she says, as it is a lesson in appreciating cultural differences.
Italian designer puts the V in Vegan Accessories
Italian-born Valentina Oppezzo is not your typical fashion designer or Italian woman for that matter. Veering away from traditional Italian materials like leather, Valentina prides herself on creating sustainable, vegan accessories. "I've been vegetarian for a couple of years, and because of that I don't wear leather, silk or fur. I avoid wearing...
Chi sono e che cosa fanno gli italiani che vivono a New York
Gaia Scotti è una giovane e brillante italiana 2.0 specializzata in management del turismo. La sua tesi di laurea dal titolo "Identità in diaspora: italiani a New York" è il risultato del lavoro di approfondimento storico e culturale da lei svolto all'interno della comunità italiana della Grande Mela per due anni dal 2011.
Take Me Out to the Ballgame: North End Athletic Association
by Lauren E. Forcucci Summer is the time for baseball! Who enjoys an afternoon in the warm summer sun while the cheers of a baseball game echo from the local park? We do! For this month's column, I spoke with Mr. John Romano, baseball coordinator for the NEAA: North End Athletic Association. Mr. Romano told me about the various pr...
Jovanotti: la mia New York
"Non c'è una città così in tutto il pianeta. Uscendo da New York si ha la sensazione di aprire la valvola di una pentola a pressione. Qui tutto è più denso e compresso". Lorenzo «Jovanotti» Cherubini arriva alla Red Bull music academy adrenalinico e trafelato come ci si aspetta da un cittadino della Grande mela, seppure adottivo e temporaneo come l...
Debora Hill (Founder - Pallante Center for genalogy)
Tra gli Italiani d'America è molto popolare la ricerca genealogica del loro passato. Noi che siamo qui in Italia forse non lo percepiamo immediatamente, ma se ci pensiamo riusciamo a capire almeno in parte il desiderio, a volte quasi spasmodico, di ricercare le proprie origini, di capire la propria provenienza. Il passaggio tra le due sponde dell'A...
Magniflex Expands Presence In Miami
Magniflex, Italy's largest mattress manufacturer, reported that it is expanding its North American presence with the opening of a new 3,400-square-foot showroom at 3050 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami's trendy Design District. The move represents a significant increase in the company's Miami footprint, where it has already established its U.S. headquar...
Italian Festival
by Roberto Bongo Our festival has been a source of good food and heritage in Danbury for over twenty years. This year's event will not only have the great authentic Italian food but rides for the children as well. Roberto Bongo explains, "We are proud of our heritage and show it through our preparation of our foods. We came to America to make a be...
Matteo Gallo Honored by Fisherman’s Club as Neighbor of the Year
The Fisherman's Feast is Boston's oldest Italian festival, which began in 1910 based on the devotion of Sciacca's fishermen to the Madonna del Soccorso (Our Lady of Help). These fishermen brought their traditions with them from Italy and their spirit continues for future generations. The society is predominantly made up of descendants of t...
Dagli USA a Campobasso: visita in Molise per Frank Salvatore
Visita in Molise per Frank Salvatore, nato a Toro (CB) il 26 maggio 1928 ed emigrato negli Stati Uniti nel 1947 dove ha proseguito gli studi fino a insegnare in diverse scuole americane e presso Villanova University a Philadelphia. Al termine di un incontro con l'assessore ai Molisani nel Mondo, Michele Petraroia, l'ospite ha donato alla Regione M...
Upper West Side getting new Italian restaurant
The Upper West Side is finally getting a new hot spot to replace Georgia's Cafe & Bakery at 2418 Broadway. Georgia's — where Alec Baldwin was often spotted shouting into his cell phone following a post-Equinox workout — was destroyed by fire two years ago. The new restaurant, Cibo e Vino, is slated to open next month, according to owners...