Gloria Campaner: Piano Recital
Venetian-born pianist Gloria Campaner will perform on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 7:30 PM at Cal Poly's Performing Arts Center Pavilion.The concert entitled "Home" features two touchstones of Romantic piano repertoire: Robert Schumann's "Kinderszenen" and Frédéric Chopin's "Préludes". Campaner is regarded as one of the most interesting Italia...
Anaheim’s Bruno Serato, Italian Chef Extraordinaire
Italian chef extraordinaire Bruno Serato has made his mark in a most Catholic way: he has formed an important project that has helped to feed hundreds of thousands of the hungry throughout the country. And he used his famed restaurant, the Anaheim White House restaurant in Anaheim, California, as a way to fund this charity, the Caterina’s Club. Ser...
Italy's Gianotti gets second term at CERN helm
CERN said Wednesday that its council has appointed Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti for a second mandate as the Director-General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN. The 59-year-old Rome native, who participated in the discovery of the Higgs boson, became the first woman to head the lab when she started her first term in 2016....
Tuscan Pig Italian Kitchen: Great atmosphere, good service
My wife and I and a few friends went to eat at the Tuscan Pig Italian Kitchen on a Friday night. The place was busy, and I noticed the owner making a point to greet most of the diners as they entered the restaurant. He was vigilant, making sure from the moment the guests were seated they had attentive service. That was impressive. In one corner, th...
Domenic Sarno wins reelection, becomes longest-serving mayor in Springfield’s history
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno coasted to a fifth term Tuesday, becoming the longest-serving mayor in the city’s history. First elected in 2007, Sarno bested challenger Yolanda Cancel by a wide margin — 11,848 votes to 3,587 — but said victories feel short-lived as the mayor of an urban center. “You can’t dwell on your victories for too long in this job. T...
‘Dom Eats Local’ tries Italian food in Alabama. Do you think it ranks up there with Staten Island’s best?
When you think Southern-style cooking, Italian food probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But the idea of eating Italian cuisine in the South didn’t scare Chef Dom Tesoriero when he visited Birmingham, Ala., for the latest episode of “Dom Eats Local.” How do you think the food stacked up to the cooking in his hometown of Staten Island?...
Book Signing: The Hank Luisetti Story-Madness
Sunday November 17, 3:00 pm. Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, 420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island, NY. Admission: Members: $5; Non-members: $10; open to the public. Contact: Stephanie Lundegard 718-442-1608 [email protected] Author Mike DeLucia grew up in the Throggs Neck/Pelham Bay section of the Bronx and spent his childhood playing bas...
Republican Avoli claims 20th District seat
The “American dream” came true for Republican John Avoli after he defeated Democratic challenger Jennifer Lewis with 58% of the overall votes in Tuesday’s general election. According to unofficial election results from the Virginia Department of Election, Avoli, R-Staunton, won each precinct in the district which spans from Augusta and Nelson coun...
Thunder forward Danilo Gallinari, like his father, went from the farm in Italy to pro basketball with Milano
Graffignana is a rural Italian city about 25 miles south of Milan. It has a population of about 2,500. But less than two decades ago, it was closer to 2,000, and Thunder forward Danilo Gallinari was one of them. “Everybody knows each other,” Gallianari said about his hometown. “It’s in between hills and trees and a lot of land.” Gallinari’s father,...
Giuseppe Petrosino - Saluting An Italian American Crime Fighter
Tuesday November 12 2019, from 19:00 to 21:00 EST. Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd, Elmhurst, New York 11373. Admission: free; open to the public, donations accepted. Event will be held on the 2nd Floor, wheelchair and handicap accessible. As part of the Italian American Speaker Series at Italian Charities of America we welcome our...
Division honors WWII Italian soldier with wreath laying ceremony
In celebration of Italy’s National Unity Day and Armed Forces Day, Col. Brian Sullivan, chief of staff of the 10th Mountain Division (LI), placed a wreath at the grave of World War II Italian soldier, Pvt. Rino Carlutti, Nov. 4 at the Prisoner of War Cemetery on Fort Drum, N.Y.Carlutti, a San Daniele del Friuli, Italy Native, died Oct. 17, 1944 fro...
Camogli Is The Hidden Gem Italians Don't Want You To Visit
Tanned young people. Vespas. Cliques of old women. Tobacco shops. Old men playing cards. Stepping into Camogli is less like going back in time, and more like tasting the future of travel: living like a local. But before you fall in love with the Italian Riviera’s neglected middle-child (Camogli has approximately 260,000 Instagram hashtags to its na...