Scarpetta, a posh Italian restaurant, opening in Rittenhouse Hotel
by Michael Klein Scarpetta - a three-star New York Times-rated, modern Italian restaurant based in the Lower Manhattan Meatpacking District - will set up later this summer within the Rittenhouse Hotel's vacant, bilevel Smith & Wollensky space. The deal had been rumored since last summerand was confimed Monday. Scarpetta i...
Changes coming to top tier of Belleville Police Department
Chief Joseph Rotonda, who has held the position for the last 16 years, will retire on June 30. He turns 65 the next day, July 1. Rotonda first came to Belleville in 1980 after serving as an officer in Newark for seven years. He was promoted to chief in 2000, succeeding Ray Kimble, Belleville's current mayor. Despite retiring from full-tim...
Pittsburgh bocce traditions are alive and well in Bloomfield
By Ashley Murray Sure, Bloomfield's Little Italy Days festival isn't exactly true to its name. There's a wide array of non-Italian items for sale along Liberty Avenue; you can easily eat chicken fried rice or barbecue instead of pizza; and if you're remodeling your home, there are even siding and gutter kiosks. But one event is undeniably...
The versatile talent of actor Joe Mantegna
by Cookie Curci Joe Mantegna is one of the most versatile talented actors in the business. That is the opinion of his fans, and judging by the countless awards and recognitions he has been given, the world seems to agree. Whether it's playing the role of a loving father in the hit TV series, "Joan of Arcadia", the vicious mobster...
Ad Atlantic City vogliono il Palio di Siena
di Roberto Zanni, Gente d'Italia Il primo albergo di Atlantic City fu realizzato nel 1853. Poi nel tempo è diventata 'the Gambling Capital of the East Coast', la capital del gioco d'azzardo dell'Est, che attualmente ha dodici casinò e che nel 2011 ha avuto 28,5 milioni di visitatori con 3,3 miliardi di dollari buttati sui tavoli verdi. Il...
Chazz Palminteri tours Italian Market
Actor Chazz Palminteri, in town Thursday to promote A Bronx Tale, his one-man show coming to the Prince Music Theater Sept. 19-21, told friends that he wanted to visit an Italian neighborhood in Philly. So after a morning of interviews and a visit to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to be part of WOGL's Radiothon, restaurateur Barry Gut...
Per americani ed europei il centro del mondo resta a Occidente
By Alberto Simoni La rotazione della geopolitica terrestre è evidentemente più lenta di quanto sembri. Lo è soprattutto agli occhi dell'opinione pubblica americana ed europea che rimane ancorata a una visione bipolare del mondo imperniato, come da tradizione dopo la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, sull'asse Stati Uniti/Europa. E così la...
Italian American Festival provides the extra gravy
By David Foster A man shouts "fiagole" with the emphasis on the "e" trying to attract visitors to his tent. There is no shortage of this exuberance or good food at his year's Mercer County Italian Festival. "We're meeting new people and new faces and of course we're getting our regulars that come every year to the stand," said Gino D'Ame...
Strikes and Spares at Clark Unico Annual Bowling Night
The Clark Unico held its annual bowling night on Saturday, May 17 at Garwood Lanes. More than 40 members of the service organization competed for prizes while enjoying dinner and an evening of fun and camaraderie. Clark Unico is a chapter of Unico National, the largest Italian American service organization in the United States. The Clark U...
15th Annual Bob Lampione Memorial Golf Outing
Black Bear Golf Club, Franklin, NJ - Thursday, June 12, 201412:30 PM Check in, lunch available, golf range open2:00 PM Shotgun start6:30 PM Taste of Italy dinner buffet w/ Beer, wine Awards, Prizes, Gifts $150.00 Per personHole sponsorships available !
Baltimore's Little Italy coming together for ravioli dinner
by Kirsten Dize For more than 60 years St. Leo's Catholic Church has been hosting an annual dinner that's about more than just food. St. Leo's has pictures of its annual Ravioli and Spaghetti Dinner dating back to 1948. "We're not sure when it started, but it's an event that includes the whole parish and now the whole Italian...
Carrino Provisions Brings Brooklyn Vibe to Jersey City
by Laura Kusisto Increasingly, a trip to Jersey City for a meal can feel like one has crossed the wrong river and ended up in Brooklyn. So it is with Carrino Provisions, a new "Italian marketplace" with a coffee bar, deli counter selling meat, cheese and other items and restaurant, Osteria. A trio of Brooklyn restaurant alums—chef...