Italy promo gets thumbs up for turning stereotypes around
Italy is making waves by turning stereotypes on their head - and selling the world its more serious side. A country of pizza makers? Look instead at Italy's 1,000 major infrastructure projects in 90 countries, a new promotional video suggests. The land of Latin lovers? Don't forget Italy's huge trade surplus in manufactured goods. A nation...
Big Empty Italian Castles For Sale
Why is the life of Italian nobility available to buy in bulk? The NY Times recently reported that Italy's well-rooted inherited wealth has withered in a time of lingering economic trouble with cuts on government subsidies to maintain historic properties and at the same time, an increase in taxes on historic buildings by 20 or 30 times since 2011 de...
Lyndhurst Mayor Joseph Cicero muses over his Italian roots in documentary video
Like many Italian Americans in Cleveland's east-side suburbs, Mayor Joseph Cicero and his family landed in Lyndhurst by way of Mayfield Road, leading from Little Italy. Cicero reminisces about the Sicilian culture that helped shape him in an Ideastream documentary, tied to a four-hour series called The Italian Americans by WETA in Washingt...
Nine Productions From Italy to Premiere at IN SCENA ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL, 5/4-20
Kairos Italy Theater (KIT), the preeminent Italian theater company in New York, announces the lineup for the third annual IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY. This 17-day festival will offer 9 fully staged productions from Italy, among other events and activities. Shows will be presented in all five boroughs of New York. Each show will h...
Victor Tedesco, former St. Paul city council member, dies at 92
A broadcaster, politician, singer, saxophonist and entrepreneur, Victor John Tedesco began his career at age 9, selling newspapers in St. Paul during the Great Depression. Tedesco, who represented the East Side on the St. Paul City Council for 20 years, was recognized as one of the most colorful DFL leaders of his era. He died Monday at age 92...
Peter Shire and the Memphis Group: a longstanding relationship between Italy and Los Angeles
The history of the Memphis Group dates back to the 1980s but as time goes by, its echo lingers on and so does its following, particularly in terms of connections between Italy and Los Angeles. The innovative design and architecture group was founded in Milan in 1981 by renowned artist Ettore Sottsass, and remained active until 1988. Some people sti...
Servizio passaporti a Minneapolis
Come annunciato, un rappresentante del Consolato Italiano di Chicago sarà a Minneapolis per facilitare il rilascio dei passaporti biometrici per i cittadini italiani residenti nel Minnesota o Western Wisconsin. La visita del rappresentante avverrà giovedi, 23 aprile 2015 dalle 9,00 alle 17,00 nella sede dell'ICC a Minneapolis. Le visite avverr...
New Italian Restaurant Comes to Hoboken's Sinatra Park
by Eric Kiefer Blue Eyes, a new Italian eatery at the Sinatra Park café in Hoboken, will celebrate its soft opening this Friday, April 17, with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. The restaurant will begin serving customers on Sunday, April 19. According to a release, Blue Eyes will feature a wood-burning oven which can prepa...
Italian heritage celebrated in Denville
The Denville Chapter of UNICO National invited the community to "Re-Discover Your Italian Heritage" on Sunday at St. Francis Center in Denville. The event was a chance to celebrate the culture, traditions and history of Italian Americans. Besides plenty of food, there were demonstrations, dancing, entertainment, cultural information and ev...
Pazzi Lazzi to perform “The Lady of the Rings” at Newton Festival of the Arts
Pazzi Lazzi will conclude its very productive winter/spring tour with an outdoor festival in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Performing its original scenario "The Lady of the Rings," the event will take place within the Ethnic Heritage Festival this Sunday, May 10, at 4 p.m. The event is free and great for families. The day's calendar of e...
Pequannock UNICO lends a hand to Riverdale nonprofit
Pequannock UNICO board members Dan Leyva and Keith Capobianco recently presented a $150 check to Stephanie Lajam of the Riverdale-based Push To Walk, a nonprofit that provides physical therapy for those who have suffered spinal cord injuries. UNICO is a service organization that celebrates those with Italian-American heritage, and regularl...
Parks Dept. donates marker honoring first Italian immigrant to Italian American Museum
The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation has donated a granite marker honoring Peter Caesar Alberti, the first Italian American immigrant, to the Italian American Museum in New York's Little Italy. The gift arrives in time for June 2nd, which marks the 380th anniversary of Alberti's arrival in the New World. The date is also...