Charlie’s Italian Joint brings New York to Redondo Beach
Charlie's calls itself "A New York Italian Joint," which isn't quite right. It's a good deal more affable, cheerful and neighborly than the dark and crammed madhouse restaurants I grew up going to in New York City. By contrast, Charlie's Italian Joint in Redondo Beach is bright and spacious, with a groovy bar with a lot of big screens tune...
Chicago Restaurant Favorite Pane Caldo Announces Reopening
Local favorite Pane Caldo, an Italian restaurant in downtown Chicago, proudly announces a reopening after shuttering its doors for two years. Returning to business as of January 15 of this year, it was always the family's intention to bring the restaurant back again in a big way and with their new location Chestnut Street location they've accomplis...
Vendemmia Plans to Open Next Month
Brian Clevenger is on his game. In a rare and impressive stroke, the chef/owner of Madrona's much anticipated Vendemmia (1126 34th Avenue, near Red Cow) Italian eatery has announced progress is actually ahead of schedule, and he foresees a soft opening in the first half of May (June was the original estimate). A sample menu is already post...
Goodfellas reunited! Stars of Martin Scorsese's classic gangster movie attend special 25th anniversary screening to close the Tribeca Film Festival
by David McCormack The stars of Martin Scorsese's classic 1990 gangster film Goodfellas reunited in New York on Saturday night for a very special 25th anniversary screening of the movie which brought the 14th annual Tribeca Film Festival to a close. Stars Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino were all in attendance...
A different side of Frank Sinatra at Monmouth U.
by Chris Jordan We all know about Frank Sinatra the singer. But how much do we known about Sinatra the civil rights activist? Maybe not as much as we should, but those who attend the Sinatra Centennial symposium — noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Wilson Hall on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch — will perhaps have a...
Cittadinanza per matrimonio: da lunedì domande online
Da lunedì prossimo, 18 maggio, cambia la modalità di presentazione delle domande di conferimento della cittadinanza italiana ai sensi degli articoli 5 e 9 della Legge 91/1992. Ad interessare i connazionali residenti all'estero è solo l'articolo 5 (cittadinanza per matrimonio), visto che l'articolo 9 riguarda il conferimento della cittadinanza agli...
Newpoli CD Release Tour in Chicago (IL) & Columbus (OH) June 3-4, 2015
Newpoli at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, June 3, 2015, at 8:30pm. Join Newpoli, Boston's own Italian World Music ensemble, for their CD Release Concert in Chicago, at Old Town School of Folk Music. NEWPOLI will perform at Old Town School of Folk Music on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 8:30pm. Old Town School is located on 4544 N. Linco...
Italian-American Festival to donate to Community Services
The sponsors of the annual Southington Italian-American Festival have selected Community Services and Southington Community Cultural Arts to be the recipients of proceeds from the festival. The festival, sponsored by the Sons of Italy and UNICO, will take place Friday, Saturday, Sunday, July 24, 25 and 26, on Center Street. UNICO festival coo...
10 Interesting Facts about Italy
Since ancient times Etruscan, Magna Graecia and other cultures have flourished in the territory of present-day Italy, being eventually absorbed by Rome, that has for centuries remained the leading political and religious centre of Western civilisation, capital of the Roman Empire and Christianity. During the Dark Ages, the Italian Peninsul...
Ferrari fundraiser benefits Connecticut Children’s Hospital
It's not too often you get to see a Ferrari or Lamborghini on the road – let alone dozens all at once. That was the scene in West Hartford Sunday – all to raise money for a great cause. Thousands of spectators and car owners descended upon LaSalle Road in West Hartford Center for the 15th Annual Ferrari and Friends Concorso, presented by...
Luca Vullo Teaches Italian Gestures at Mills College
by Mauro Battocchi Luca Vullo, an Italian gestures specialist and filmmaker, is now a visiting professor of Italian Gestures at Mills College in Oakland for six weeks from the 26th of June to the 7th of August. As those familiar with Italian culture and language can tell you, i gesti italiani are impressively varied in their manifestations...
Consul General hosts glittering Festa della Repubblica
It was a Festa della Repubblica the likes of which Chicago had never witnessed. On June 2, more than 400 revelers converged on the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame on historic Taylor Street to enjoy a gala event staged by Onesti Entertainment. The event was sponsored by the Chicago offices of the Italian Consulate General, Ita...