OSIA to fete 12 at da Vinci gala
New JCCIA President Enza Raineri will be among a dozen community leaders honored at the 16th annual Leonardo da Vinci Award of Excellence Gala on May 7 at White Eagle Banquets in Niles. The event is hosted by the Order Sons of Italy in America’s Grand Lodge of Illinois and Wisconsin. Raineri will receive a Community Leadership Award along with Berw...
De Blasio Chows Down on Cannoli in First Day on Staten Island
Leave the knife and fork, take the cannoli. Mayor Bill de Blasio chowed down on some cannoli with his paisans on Staten Island to kick off his weeklong work stint in the borough. The pastries, from Royal Crown Bakery in Grasmere, were gifted to the mayor from Borough President James Oddo to welcome de Blasio to Borough Hall the only way Italians kn...
NIAF Mourns the Passing of Founding Member Pino Cicala
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) mourns the passing of Pino Cicala, one of the founders of NIAF and a tireless promoter of the Italian culture in the greater Washington, D.C. area for more than half a century. “The entire NIAF family is deeply saddened by the loss of one of our organization’s founders and a man who for 60 plus years...
The Making of St. Peter's Basilica: History, Controversy & Genius at Work, Tues. 4/25 @ Casa Belvedere
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 @ 7:00 PM - The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere, T. 718-273-7660, 79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301. The Making of St. Peter's Basilica: History, Controversy & Genius at Work. A Presentation by Francesco Bonavita, PhD The Basilica of St. Peter in Rome is one of the most celebrated churches in the world....
Italian Icons Film Special
Italian Icons Special: Sophia Loren + Marcello Mastroianni. Join us for this two-evening film special at the ICCC with two of the most iconic Italian actors of all time, Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. Loren and Mastroianni are the protagonists of the Italian Maestro Vittorio De Sica’s cinematic creations that we will screen as part of this...
Review: bNapoli Italian in West Springfield elevates dining to lofty levels
Located in downtown West Springfield and open since early 2016, bNapoli Italian has elevated its namesake style of dining to lofty new levels. Housed in a former copy shop and adjacent to a sister pizzeria, bNapoli is a space distinguished by its minimalist elegance. A soft-gray-dominated palette of fabrics and finishes sets off dramatic visual ele...
Export made in Italy meglio anche di Germania e Francia
Lo scatto del made in Italy è rassicurante non solo nelle dimensioni ma soprattutto per la sua composizione. Non vi è quasi un solo paese (idem per i settori) in cui l’export non faccia il “pieno”, un progresso tendenziale del 13,3% risultato di uno scatto deciso nell’area extra-Ue (+19,7%), a cui si aggiunge un robusto +9% in Europa. Una ripresa v...
Past president Bruno Codispoti lectures Columbian Lawyers Association on trademarks — Italian style
The Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn got a taste of intellectual property — Italian style — during its monthly meeting in Dyker Heights on Tuesday courtesy of past President Bruno Codispoti. “Bruno is a business attorney focusing in corporate, real estate and intellectual property matters. He is the past president of this wonderful organiz...
New Italian food delivery service coming to Sugar City
While a few new restaurants have opened in the region recently, one stands out for being a delivery meal service specializing in lasagna. Christian Stratford and Drew Baxter plan to open their new Beradi's Italian Cucina by the end of April. “Our lasagna is pretty consistently amazing,” Stratford said. “There are a lot of really good Italian dishes...
Italian construction firms looking to grab big piece of Trump’s plan for infrastructure renewal
Donald Trump's major infrastructure plan is still just a dream, still to be transformed into laws and appropriation. But for Salini Impregilo, the fragility of and demand for infrastructure in the US, with or without stimulus from the White House, is fertile ground for a new, ambitious strategy of long-term overseas expansion. This is a strategy th...
Mama D's Italian Kitchen opens third location in Redondo Beach
Twenty-six years ago, Chris Davidson boarded a plane and left the East Coast, bound for the South Bay of Los Angeles. He was young, green and had absolutely no idea what lay ahead. But he took the leap. Now he looks with gratitude at the life he's built: He’s happily married, a father to four exuberant daughters, and last week he was readying for t...
How This Italian Shoe Brand Is Showcasing the Art of Craftsmanship
Fratelli Rossetti has kept the art of craftsmanship close to its core and at the forefront of its product design. To continue this dedication to artisanship, the company created the New Artisan project, an initiative that strives to shine a spotlight on young talent and companies who share its passion for crafting handmade goods. Since the effort l...