Swope adds to Italian touch with Alfa Romeo
The Italian-made Alfa Romeo sports car is headed to Shelbyville Road. Swope Auto Group announced that it had been awarded a dealership by the automaker last month and intends to rename its Sam Swope FIAT in St. Matthews to Sam Swope Alfa Romeo FIAT to reflect the addition. Swope, the state’s largest auto dealer, becomes the first Louisvill...
Mount Airy's new signature restaurant may attract non-gamblers
Mount Airy's newest high-end restaurant follows a trend among casinos across the country – adding branded, often chef-driven eateries. The casino just opened Bistecca by Il Mulino, an upscale Italian eatery, replacing Red's Steakhouse, named for founder Louis DeNaples' grandmother. The competition is steep. The Sands Casino Reso...
“Design as a state of mind”: a talk with Italian designer Martino Gamper
by Serena Perfetto He is considered part of that group of people "who are shaping our world". Indeed, Martino Gamper, worldwide known Italian designer based in London, proved once again, during his conversation at Arkitektura in San Francisco, how his work crosses multiple personalities, engaging a variety of projects, from exhibition desi...
Italian American group hosts spring carnival
A four-day celebration will be held in Hartford this month to celebrate Italian American culture. The Italian American Celebration and Parade Committee will host a four-day spring carnival beginning Thursday, April 16 at Columbus Park on Franklin Avenue in the Hartford's South End. The carnival ends April 19. The carnival will have food, ride...
Italian American Association Dinner is April 24
The Italian American Association will hold its April Dinner Meeting on Friday, April 24 at Genetti Hotel and Convention Center in Wilkes-Barre. Arrival time is 6 p.m. with dinner being served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person. There will be music by Danny Argo & Friends until 10:15 p.m. For reservations or membership, call Louise...
The Belvedere Club by Bocelli Opening Night Thursday, April 30th
The Belvedere Club by Bocelli is excited to announce its grand opening this Thursday evening, April 30th and again Friday, May 1st, for your dining pleasure. We look forward to seeing you and extending a warm welcome on behalf of the Foundation and our new family at Bocelli. You will see so much hard work has gone into getting the Club ready f...
How 3-D Printing Is Saving the Italian Artisan
by Stephan Faris Northeast Italy's industrial heartland stretches roughly from Milan to Venice, along the floodplains of the Po River all the way to the Adriatic. In the 1960s, farmers in the region began setting up small family-owned businesses, each specializing in just one small part of a finished product. Within a generation, many of t...
NY Phil’s “Contact!” program shows vitality of new Italian composers
By George Grella Four pieces of music from as many different composers are nowhere near sufficient to comprehensively survey a style or an aesthetic, much less an entire nation. But Monday night at SubCulture, the New York Philharmonic's CONTACT! new music series used four pieces to demonstrate the continued vitality and depth of...
Joseph Buono of family-owned Buono Bakery dies at 83
Joseph Buono, 83, of Grasmere, a baker and businessman whose family-owned bakery was a staple in Grasmere for many years, and a family man who loved Italian soccer, died Tuesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. Born in Ischia, Italy, he immigrated to the United States at the age of 16, moving to Brooklyn. He settled in G...
All Invited to the Sons of Italy Auction
On June 9th, the local Order Sons of Italy in America Lodge #1734 will hold their annual action. The goal of this year's event will be to raise money for many local charities including college scholarships for WHS students, Alzheimer's research, Cooley's Anemia Foundation, Autism research, Casa Monte Cassino and Wakefield Public Schools Special Nee...
Taste history-rich neighborhood with Little Italy Food Tour
By Janet Podolak Barbara Snow, longtime foodie and three-decades-long Mentor resident, discovered many close-to-home connections when putting together her Little Italy Food Tour. Examples include the Anthonys, operators of Anthony's Ristorante and Wine Bar, who live in Mentor, and Mayfield Village Councilman Bill Buckholtz, operator of Murray...
MissoniHome Opens a Showroom in New York City
by Hannah Martin MissoniHome's spirited chevrons, swirls, and florals now have a home in New York's SoHo neighborhood. The just-opened showroom—MissoniHome's first location in the city—will serve as a hub for designers and other members of the trade to experiment with the fabrics, furnishings, and accessories in the storied Italian fashion...