A display of “art forms on wheels” as a means of illustrating one form of Italian culture
Annual Celebration of Italian Vehicle Excellence and Beauty: A display of "art forms on wheels" as a means of illustrating one form of Italian culture. Various Italian vehicle groups will be represented. September 25, 2016 - Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Display vehicles will rally at Stony Brook University campus on the lawn a...
A Conversation with KCRW’s President, Jennifer Ferro
KCRW (89.9 MHz FM) is a National Public Radio station – founded at the conclusion of WWII - broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College, in the beachfront city of the same name. Its soundwaves traverse the ether across a big portion of Southern California. We have to thank in large part Jennifer Ferro, President of KCRW, for...
Cuisine scene with Italian American roots
Numerous eateries in our town, past and present, were the inspiration and perspiration of local Italian American families with names such as Amato, Capadona, Di Salvo and Schiro, including at least a couple of dining dynasties. Biagio Gargano, born in Sicily in 1936, gave us Gargano's Pizzeria, the Monastery and Bellini Italian Restaurant. Younger...
An Unforgettable Evening with Sophia Loren
by Sandra Tornberg Host Bill Harris introduced himself and joked that he doesn't bother with make-up because when Sophia Loren steps on the stage, no one looks at him anyway. Once she made her entrance, I never took my eyes off of her again! Even when movie clips were shown, I watched her reaction rather than the screen. She was gracious,...
Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day Parade is Sunday
More than 1,000 spectators are expected to attend the 34th Annual Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day Parade on Sunday. This year's parade will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Belleville's Passaic Avenue, traveling down Franklin Avenue, and ending at the Nutley Park Oval. The Parade Committee, made of about 12 members, has worked on preparation since th...
A touch of Tuscany headed to Staten Island
When Richard and Lois Nicotra travel to Italy they often visit a small town in the Tuscan region called Pienza. Here, they enjoy outdoor cafes where they indulge in fresh pasta and fine wine. "We were in Italy a couple of weeks ago, in wine county. We asked there about growing grapes on a rooftop farm. They said, 'As long as there's...
Italians cherish home winemaking
He was just 6 years old when he first saw the deep red drink brought out at Sunday dinners at his grandparents' house. Camden businessman Billy Yocco (originally Iocco) remembers holding a funnel in a narrow-mouthed pitcher or vase on the table so his Italian-born great-grandfather from Abruzzo, Pierino Gallese, could pour the homemade "vino" from...
3 very inexpensive Italian wines – wine buy
By Marc Bona Very inexpensive Italians wines - a white and a pair of reds - make this week's Wine Buy: Altavilla Della Corte Grillo, Il Bastardo Sangiovese and Ruffino Chianti. Altavilla Della Corte Varietal: Grillo. Lime and minerals jump to the forefront of this white wine from Sicily. It's like it is trying to grow up to be a Sauvignon Blanc...
Mantova è la provincia italiana in cui si vive meglio
Dopo cinque anni di dominio, Trento non è più la provincia italiana in cui si vive meglio, sostituita dalla neoeletta Mantova. La città lombarda vince la medaglia d'oro nella classifica di ItaliaOggi - Università La Sapienza, che ogni anno stila l'elenco dei comuni italiani in base alla qualità della vita. Trento, quindi, scende di un grad...
Stamford actor marks 125th ‘Mulberry Street’ performance
By Patricia A. Hines When Lou Ursone stepped onto the stage as Piccino Morello in "A Merry Mulberry Street Musical" on Dec. 1, he did it for the 125th time at Curtain Call's Dressing Room Theatre. Ursone, executive director of Curtain Call since 2000, has played the part off and on since 2002. The show has had several incarnations since 1935...
A Taxonomy of the Different Young Pope Memes You’ll Find on Twitter
By Marissa Martinelli HBO's series The Young Pope hasn't even debuted in the U.S. yet, but it's already a meme of biblical proportions in the Twittersphere. And why not? Paolo Sorrentino's drama stars Jude Law as a young, Italian American pontiff who threatens to shake up the Vatican with his war on rampant liberalism and his collection of sick po...
Beretta fa centro negli Usa
«Vede, quello statunitense è l'esercito più importante del mondo, per noi rappresenta una sorta di passaporto per ottenere commesse di moltissimi altri paesi». Carlo Ferlito, direttore generale di Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta non nasconde la soddisfazione dopo l'ultimo colpo del gruppo di Gardone Val Trompia, in grado di piazzare un ordine da 100...