Read All About It: 10 Unique Bookstores In Italy
by John Bensalhia In some ways online retailing is a godsend. It's quick. It's easy. And in many cases, it's actually cheaper. Factor in the added bonus of not having to contend with the crowds – an obstacle that's particularly obvious at this time of year as the January Sales rush kicks in. It's always the way: you see something you like...
Screening: Alina Marazzi's BORDERLANDS and WE WANT ROSES TOO
January 28, 2016 (06:00 PM) - Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011. This event is part of: ALINA MARAZZI: Film Screenings and Workshop at NYU. In collaboration with the NYU Center for Media, Culture and History, NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the NYU Department of Italian Studies. Cli...
Italian manufacturer breaks sales record
In 2015, Ducati North America increased unit sales by 14.1 percent, based on 12,132 total motorcycles sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico. This is the sixth year the company has shown impressive overall sales growth in its largest worldwide sales region. All three countries reached historical sales levels, with the United States at 9,...
Zavino group expanding to Main Line and D.C.
by Michael Klein Greg Dodge and crew are headed to the Main Line this summer for a third location ofZavino, their casual Italian pizza/wine bar. They also are setting up a restaurant in Washington, D.C., that will resemble their more recent Washington Square West opening, the more refined Tredici. Dodge said work would begin in Ma...
Michigan to commemorate victims of 1901 train wreck
Two historical markers and a monument will be erected to commemorate a 1901 train wreck in southeast Michigan. A memorial ceremony will be held Sept. 24 at Oakwood Cemetery in Adrian for the victims who died on Nov. 27, 1901, when two trains collided on the Wabash Railroad near Sand Creek. During the ceremony, the historical markers featuring info...
Donaldsonville society hosts St. Joseph’s Altar at St. Francis Church Hall Sunday
The St. Joseph Society of Donaldsonville will host a St. Joseph's Altar at St. Francis Church Hall beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday. Rev. Paul Yi will bless the altar at 10 a.m. followed by the ritual of saints at 10:30 a.m. The general public is invited for food at 11:30 a.m. The meatless meal includes spaghetti sauce, boiled eggs, Italian salad...
La Toscana celebra i 200 anni dalla scomparsa di Filippo Mazzei
Ricorre quest'anno il bicentenario della morte di Filippo Mazzei, medico, commerciante, saggista e filosofo nato a Poggio a Caiano nel 1730 e morto a Pisa nel 1816. In occasione dell'anniversario, il Comune di Poggio a Caiano, insieme alla Regione Toscana, al Comune di Prato e al Ministero dei beni culturali, con il patrocinio del Senato della Repu...
Italianate Architecture: Classic Row Houses With Over-the-Top Leafy Ornament
The quintessential Brooklyn row house is the Italianate-style brownstone, homes with tall stoops, long windows and majestic entries. There is a perfect symmetry to their uniformity, a pleasing rhythm and solidity to brownstone blocks — especially when paired with old trees, overflowing flower boxes, and heavy cast iron railings. The Italia...
John Ferrone, Editor of Eclectic Stable of Writers, Dies at 91
John Ferrone, an editor who shepherded Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Color Purple" into print, encouraged Anaïs Nin to publish her erotic fiction, and served as James Beard's dining and cooking companion and literary executor, died in Old Bridge, N.J., on April 10. He was 91. The cause was complications of Parkinson's di...
San Gennaro Feast coming to Craig Ranch next week
The 37th annual San Gennaro Feast is coming to Craig Ranch Regional Park next week. The festival runs from May 4 through 8. It features more than 70 restaurant food booths, 60 Helm & Sons Amusements rides, first time in Las Vegas flume ride, 80-foot petting zoo, pony rides and piglets, midway games, arts and crafts booths, and continuous live...
Scholarships for Talented Players born in 2007 and 2008
Roma Academy Maryland: Exceptional Training Available to All! Have you been looking for an exceptional player development program with true professionals teaching your child that is also affordable? Then look no further, AC Cugini Roma Academy has the solution! Not only do we work with every family to afford this unique opp...
Sicilian carts in Mario Cuccia's photographs
For years, photographer and documentary filmmaker Mario Cuccia has been researching Sicilian carts, as small and colorful icons of the island's artisan creativity. With scrupulous care and passion, he has studied the features and peculiarities of these magnificent means of transportation, completely painted and sculpted in relief: as great...