New York Festival of Song Presents 'Bel Canto/Can Belto' for Emerging Artist Series, Exploration of Italian Song
The New York Festival of Song will be presenting Bel Canto/Can Belto as a part of its Emerging Artist Series and exploration of Italian song. The show marks NYFOS’s seventh annual residency at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts. Bel Canto/Can Belto will be an exploration of Italian song. Five young artists will take the a...
Russo’s Restaurants Targets Regional Growth throughout Greater Memphis Area
Russo’s Restaurants, the founders of dining concepts that include Russo’s New York Pizzeria and Russo’s Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, announced today plans to significantly enhance the brands’ footprint in the Greater Memphis Area in order to continue expansion into key markets. Demonstrating the excitement around the brand, Russo’s kicked o...
St. Joseph’s Altar dedicated to Greg Genco
By Randy Hammons The family of the late Greg Genco said they were more than grateful to the Italian-American Club for dedicating the St. Joseph's Altar in his memory this past weekend. The Altar was set up at the B & C Hall on Cumberland Street for viewing on Friday and Saturday. Those chosen to represent the Saints at the Altar we...
New Groundbreaking Kids’ Show Teaches Italian Language, Culture, Art
Combining a deep Italian heritage with raising two young children in Scottsdale, Michael Tassoni created "Ciao Bambolini – Italy for Kids." The show was born out of Tassoni's love of Italy and desire to share it with his children and beyond. "I looked for something that would introduce Italy to my kids, and found nothing that could keep them watchi...
La nuova Little Italy di New York
di Andrea Marinelli «Little Italy sta diventando sempre più piccola», scriveva il New York Times all’inizio del 2011. «Lo sconfinamento iniziato decenni fa – con Chinatown che si allargava a nord, SoHo che si espandeva da ovest e con altre aree che venivano elegantemente ribattezzate NoLiTa (North of Little Italy) e NoHo – sembra ormai com...
Una startup italiana sbanca un premio delle Nazioni Unite, è Orange Fiber
di Arcangelo Rociola Premiati dal voto popolare e dalla giuria. Un trionfo su tutti i fronti all'Unece Ideas for Change Award per Orange Fiber, la startup catanese di Adriana Santanocito e Enrica Arena, 37 e 29 anni. Il loro tessuto ricavato dalle arance grazie al supporto di nanotecnologie ha convinto la giuria di Ginevra che il 14 aprile...
Movida rilassata, la via di Milano invidiata da New York
Gli uomini arrivano in bici e giacca e cravatta, le donne si annunciano caracollando sui tacchi sui piccoli ponti di ferro, gli studenti passano e si prendono una sedia. Sul far della sera inizia il rito dell'aperitivo, insaccati, formaggio e canapè, e le varie anime della città confluiscono qui, sulla sponda di Ripa di Porta Ticinese a Mi...
Brass City Italians thrive even after mills close
The brass mills and factories drew Italian immigrants to Waterbury by the thousands. Even though those industries have left the city, many of those Italian have families continue to thrive in other occupations. For example, there's Nardelli's Grinder Shoppe. Everybody in the Waterbury area knows, if you leave a tip in the jar at the regist...
The Italian way: Addressing the Italian Stereotypes, Myth 2 The Pizza
WTI Magazine #60 2015 May, 15Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: A recent spot by McDonald's on the Happy Meal broadcast in Italy has caused outrage all over the huge community of pizza makers and pizza lovers. In the spot, a young child prefers a happy meal while at the pizzeria with his parents and, as we always do, they a...
Treasure Hunt: Lights, Camera, Action
31 May 2015, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PMDopo il successo della Caccia al Tesoro Italiano dello scorso anno, in occasione delle celebrazioni per la Festa della Repubblica 2015, il Consolato Generale d'Italia a New York sponsorizza la Treasure Hunt: Lights, Camera, Action, una vera e propria maratona fotografica orgnizzata da Elastica e dall'Associazione...
Anthony Pilla Inducted into Cleveland International Hall of Fame
by Paul Sciria Anthony Michael Pilla, the son of Italian immigrants and Ninth Bishop of Cleveland, was inducted into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame. His education started in public schools until high school, which he began at Cathedral Latin and completed at St. Gregory Seminary in Cincinnati, OH, where he continued in c...
A pizza speakeasy in East Village
by Kerry Drew New York City has a pizza shop on pretty much every street corner. We're taking you inside a brand new pizza speakeasy called SRO in the East Village. To share his love of pizza, Chef Giulio Adriani opened SRO five months ago. There's no sign on the door. SRO is hidden inside another Italian restaurant on t...