Miami's Best Concert of the Week: Laura Pausini at the American Airlines Arena
Italian singer/songwriter Laura Pausini is, for lack of a better word, a phenomenon. The world renowned pop star made her professional debut in the late '80s at the age of 12 and made a name for herself in the '90s with top-charting hits across Europe and Latin America. Over the course of her thirty-plus-year career, Pausini has sold more...
Mobsters in Little Italy? Gentrifying NYC enclave
by Tom Hays In a recent conversation with an undercover FBI agent wearing a wire, a reputed mobster from Connecticut named Eugene "Rooster" O'Norfio proclaimed himself the new boss of the "Mulberry Street Crew" in Manhattan's Little Italy. New Yorkers could be forgiven for responding: Rooster who? "I didn't even know he existed,"...
Trattoria Reggiano the right kind of Italian for Downtown Summerlin
by Marco D'Angelo This week I had the pleasure of having my mother-in-law in town visiting. Mom use to live in Las Vegas about a dozen years ago, so to say a lot has changed here would be an understatement. We went to dinner in Downtown Summerlin where not that long ago all those shops and restaurants were just desert. We were in...
Espresso on Wheels
Today's culture spotlights the food industry. Celebrity chefs, TV reality food competitions, local "foodie" restaurants, and "farm to table" eateries dominate the market drawing regular consumers to become fanatics over what used to be just a cheeseburger. Another phenomenon, not new to the game, is the ever-popular food truck. From as ear...
Italian-American Singer Jenna Esposito Sings at Birdland in NYC - 10/10
The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce the return of Jenna Esposito to the stage on Monday, October 10 at 7pm. The concert, titled "Italian Undercover," in honor of Columbus Day, will celebrate the most popular and influential Italian-American pop singers of the 20th century who changed their names and performed "Undercover!"...
Denver city council creates Indigenous Peoples' Day
More than 500 years after he sailed the sea, the name of Christopher Columbus still makes waves. "To us, he represents racism," Tessa McLean, member of the Colorado American Indian Movement, said. Monday night, the Denver City Council approved the creation of an official Indigenous People's Day to be celebrated on the second Monday of...
Gabriele Ciampi. Un italiano in America
Da Roma, sua città natale, a Los Angeles, dove vive attualmente: il compositore e direttore d'orchestra Gabriele Ciampi ha esportato il suo modo di comporre negli Usa. Su invito della First Lady Michelle, nel 2015 si è esibito alla Casa Bianca per la famiglia del Presidente Obama. E ora annuncia due importanti notizie per una carriera artistica in...
Italian language: Grammar, A Confusing Ending
WTI Magazine #84 2016 October 17Author : Giulia Casati for the Italian School NJ Translation by: One difficult feature of the Italian language, the one that makes many and many learners scratch their head, is gender. Yes, because Italian as a language has a gender. The word Italian itself has a gender! In fact, Italian is a boy! Ah,...
Italian Studies as Disciplinary Interface: Art, Science, and Culture
by Federico Pacchioni Local folks and students from the Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, the Department of Art, and the Italian Studies program attended Dr. Kevin Petti's engaging and rich lecture on the nexus between art and anatomy during the Italian Renaissance. Italy's medieval universities established the study of human anato...
Traditions of Italian Christmas
After two years of this successful event, the Federation of Italian-American Organizations will host its third annual Christmas Dinner on Friday, December 16th at Favazza's Rose of the Hill. This evening again promises to be a memorable occasion and will include a very special menu that highlights Italian culinary traditions and Christmas specialti...
WCCO Viewers’ Choice For Best Lasagna In Minnesota
As the temperatures drop, we are in the mood for some Italian comfort food. This time of year folks love lasagna, a festive favorite. And we wanted to find the best Minnesota has to offer. Natalie Nyhus asked, and you answered. Join her on the east side of St. Paul for a huge plate at the Little Oven. The Morelli family has been doing...
Dolce & Gabbana catches heat for Instagram post about future FLOTUS Melania Trump
by Rosemary Feitelberg With inauguration Day less than three weeks away, Melania Trump has made a point of keeping a low profile — but the first-lady-to-be's choice of a Dolce & Gabbana dress for New Year's Eve in Palm Beach at Mar-a-Lago has kicked off an online firestorm. After Melania — a longtime client of the Italian bran...