Mayor de Blasio, family will take a 10-day vacation away from the city to Italy
Arrivederci, New York! After seven months on the job, Mayor de Blasio is taking a break from City Hall and hitting his ancestral homeland of Italy for a 10-day vacation. The mayor, his wife, Chirlane McCray, and their kids Chiara, 19, and Dante, 16, are scheduled to depart on July 18 for a multi-city Italian tour sources told the Daily Ne...
Italian tourists are back visiting America
Italian tourists are rediscovering America and vice versa. After decades in the top ten of incoming tourists, followed by several months of decline, Italian tourists are back in the USA. In 2013, arrivals in the United States grew by 1%, for a total of about 839 million visitors. Italian tourists in America are now in the 12th position of...
Baltimore And Little Italy Ready For Annual Feast Of St. Gabriel
by Ron Matz Food, fun and friendship. It's all happening this weekend in the streets of Little Italy. Baltimore is getting ready for the annual feast of St. Gabriel. The bocce ball court is ready; so are the cannolis. The streets of Little Italy will be packed this weekend. It's time for the annual feast of St. Gabriel. "We're g...
Photographic Exhibition Opening: ALEXO WANDAEL ITALIANY
Italian fine art and fashion photographer Alexo Wandael's latest project is a visual celebration of Italians working, living and loving in New York through a series of black and white portraits on location. The exhibition is a window into the Italian excellence here in New York. Stories of Italian human resources often not recognized back...
Bologna, c'è l'accordo Tacopina-Guaraldi. L'avvocato: "Sono molto contento"
«Abbiamo l'accordo». Sono le nove di sera quando Joe Tacopina, in immancabile camincia bianca, esce dall'hotel di via Indipendenza. E colpisce subito nel segno. «Sono molto contento», dice come seconda cosa l'avvocato newyorkese. E, notare bene, lo dice in italiano. Una frase che sa molto di sciarpa rossoblù intorno al collo. Poi ritorna n...
Niagara Honor Roll / Recognizing the accomplishments of Western New Yorkers
David DiCamillo, president of DiCamillo Bakery and a member of the Niagara County Community College Foundation board of directors, and his wife, Monica, have been named the co-chairs of the 24th annual Niagara County Community College Foundation Scholarship Gala. The event will be held Oct. 18 at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute. ...
Eastchester To Celebrate Three Local Residents At Columbus Day Parade
The Columbus Day Parade Committee named Vincent Vetrini as the grand marshal of this year's event, while Joseph Luciano received the Monsignor Anthony Maltese Humanitarian Award and Scott Mikos was named recipient of the DiRubba Community Service Award. Vetrini, a longtime supporter of the Columbus Day Parade Committee, is the co-founder of the Ea...
Italian land and nature: The Lakes of Trentino Alto Adige
WTI Magazine #46 2014 October, 29Author : italia.it Translation by: Known for its rosè-hued mountain faces, the autonomous Region of Trentino Alto Adige is a natural paradise and itinerary must, particularly for those moved and swayed by what is lacustrine. The area's approximately three-hundred bodies of water, of varying size and d...
Dal Venetian Heritage Council fondi e progetti per il restauro del Ghetto di Venezia
Il Venetian Heritage Council ha deciso di procedere ad una raccolta fondi per il restauro dell'antico ghetto di Venezia ( https://vh-council.org/). L'iniziativa sarà presentata alla stampa il prossimo 10 novembre al Consolato Generale di New York. Per l'occasione interverranno Joseph Sitt e Diane von Furstenberg, presidente e vice presidente d...
Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story Of The Man Behind The National Enquirer
There's much more than meets the eye when exploring the wild story of the National Enquirer and its colorful owner, Generoso Pope, Jr. The wacky, omnipresent tabloid has long been the butt of jokes, but it's influence on contemporary media practices is palpable, and its origin story positively epic. But, under the guidance of director Ric...
Carlo Grante to perform the second concert in his series “Masters of high romanticism”
CARLO GRANTEto Perform the Second Concert in His Series"MASTERS OF HIGH ROMANTICISM"Schumann – The Piano Sonatasat Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall - Monday, December 15, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Italian pianist Carlo Grante will present the second of three concerts in his series "Masters of High Romanticism" on Monday, December 15, 2014, at Lincoln Cente...
"The Italian Americans" di Maria Laurino e lo spettro del Padrino
Raccontare identità e rappresentazione degli Italoamericani non è mai stata impresa facile. E lo ha confermato anche la presentazione del libro di Maria Laurino The Italian Americans. A History che si è tenuta la scorsa settimana alla Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò della New York University. Il libro accompagna l'omonimo documentario della PBS diret...