Annual Feast of the Assumption will bring lots of tastes to Cleveland’s Little Italy
by Janet Podolak The annual Feast of the Assumption in Cleveland's Little Italy has been sponsored by that community's Holy Rosary Church for 118 years. It's been happening there for such a long time that many non-Catholics consider it an Italian celebration, much like St. Patrick's Day is associated with the Irish. And eatin...
Energica Meets California’s Iconic Roadways
In the first week of July 2016, Ambassador of Italy H.E. Armando Varricchio spent several days visiting the San Francisco Bay Area. One of his stops included a ribbon cutting for Energica Motor Company at 53 Page Street in San Francisco. Energica is a high-performing supersport electric motorcycle company and the San Francisco galleria is...
Industria Superstudio Renovates West Village Spaces and Opens Two New Venues
As Industria celebrates its 25th anniversary, founder Fabrizio Ferri is remodeling his existing venues and introducing two additional spaces in Williamsburg. Industria Superstudio is changing and expanding. Both of the West Village photo studios and event spaces, which are located at 775 Washington Street and 356 West 12th Street, have been r...
Developer expands his luxury brand of high-rise living to River Oaks
Venerable high-rise developer Giorgio Borlenghi notes that people have been asking him for years to expand his luxury condominium style to inside Loop 610. At last, he is granting their wishes with announcement ofVilla Borghese, a 26-story, 46-unit condo tower located a stone's throw from River Oaks. Borlenghi, founder of the I...
3rd Bilingual Fair Celebrates The Bilingual Education Revolution
The 3rd Bilingual Fair in NYC will be held on October 15, 2016 at Hunter College (9am to 5pm). For the third year in a row, the bilingual education community will be in a single space. Founder, Emmanuel Saint Martin comments, "All over the US, more and more parents realize giving a bilingual education to their children is an amazing gift. We f...
An Italian strip mall restaurant in Little Havana that doesn’t strip your wallet
Melt-in-your-mouth fresh wisps of octopus carpaccio with a hint of lemon and shallots suggest Miami's fine dining side. Yet here you are, in a strip mall with a check cashing store and a florist promoting funeral flowers. Red Carpet is an Italian restaurant run by two Venezuelan brothers in the heart of Little Havana. It sounds like the be...
NOZZOLIO'S NIGHT: Community pays tribute to retiring state senator
Politicians are known for "tooting their own horns," but Mike Nozzolio didn't have to do that during a tribute to him Thursday night at the Smith Center for the Arts. A brass band called the Hitmen did it for him, as did a number of speakers who paid homage to the retiring state senator, who at the end of 2017, will end a 34-year career in...
Sons of Italy honor veterans with free meal
By Anthony Conn Our nation's veterans were honored throughout the Ohio Valley Friday, and some in Bellaire were given not just respect, but also a free meal. Sons of Italy in Bellaire used Veterans Day as a way to give an Italian thank you to those who fought for our country. From 3 until 7 p.m., volunteers at Sons of Italy served sp...
Andrea Bocelli's unforgettable voice
By Josh Bell Even the most successful performers in classical music and opera rarely reach beyond the same audiences at concert halls and cultural centers, which are devoted but can be limited. So for Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli to be consistently filling arenas for nearly two decades is a pretty amazing feat, even as he's mixed...
Una festa perfetta per lanciare la Italian American Baseball Family
di Marco Landi Incontri, sorrisi, abbracci, qualche occhio lucido, in una parola: emozioni, parola che può essere il titolo e la perfetta sintesi della serata di lancio della Italian American Baseball Family a Brooklyn, New York, l'8 dicembre, in un Carmine's Restaurant veramente gremito. Si celebrava l'inizio del percorso di avvicina...
100-year-old credits good Italian food for her longevity
By Bob Shryock Grace Rose De Simone has six children, 17 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren, with a third due any day. That equates to a bunch of greeting cards. "My daughter is pregnant and we're hoping she delivers on Grandmom's birthday," says LuAnn Gardiner, one of Rose's six children. That would...
IAHF Italian Family Festa: 32nd Annual Event Draws Crowds to San Jose
Along the bank of the Guadalupe River in San Jose, more than 25,000 Italians, Italian-Americans, and italo- philes gathered this past weekend for the 32nd Annual Italian Family Festa. It seemed historically fitting that the event was held in Guadalupe River Park and Gardens; it was there that Italian immigrants first settled in the later part of th...