NIAF official statement: earthquake in Central Italy
Attribute to: Joseph V. Del Raso, Chairman, and John M. Viola, President "The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) extends its sincerest condolences to the victims and their families suffering from the recent earthquake that struck central Italy. "Our hearts are broken by the death and destruction that is taking place in Accumoli and t...
Salt Lake City’s Veneto Ristorante enters the tip-free zone
When Marco and Amy Stevanoni decided to open Veneto Ristorante Italiano, they wanted their fine-dining restaurant to be a true representation of the region in northern Italy where Marco was born and raised. "If we were to pick up this restaurant in Salt Lake City and drop it in Veneto, Italy, we wanted to have people love and respect it," said...
Beauty and tragedy of first century Pompeii coming to KC’s Union Station
The ground will shake for visitors to Union Station's next big traveling exhibit, which will include a "4D eruption theater" to simulate the natural disaster that preserved the Roman city of Pompeii under volcanic ash. The new traveling show is comprised of nearly 200 artifacts from the Naples National Archaeological Museum. It includes a...
Italian community in Pueblo plans Columbus Day festivities
The bust of Christopher Columbus that has presided over Pueblo's Mesa Junction since 1905 is a familiar local landmark. The bust and the pillar on which it is mounted are more than just a monument to the famous explorer credited with discovering America. It is a point of pride for Pueblo's Italian community. Italian immigrants flocked to P...
San Diego’s Little Italy Builds An Urban Vision
Marco Li Mandri approaches a card table on the sidewalk of India Street in Little Italy where men interrupt their game to greet him with smiles and kisses on the cheek. He introduces me to "the famous" Frank and Joe Busalacchi. They're restaurant owners in the neighborhood. This weekend, Little Italy celebrates its annual Festa, complete w...
Capizzi Ristorante: A heartwarming American dream in Great Kills
By now Staten Islanders are no doubt familiar with Capizzi, the restaurant that not only serves up authentic Italian cuisine, but transcends the dimensions of time — in more ways than one. The popular Great Kills dining spot flashes back to an era when grandma rolled pasta by hand, baked homemade breads and cookies and simmered sauce creat...
Avellino’s
By MARC HURWITZ The city of Medford doesn't seem to get much credit for its dining scene, which is too bad, because it has a wide variety of restaurants that feature everything from Mexican fare to Korean food to Brazilian eats and more. And because Medford has traditionally had a large Italian-American population, a number of Italian dining spots...
Medardo Rosso, uno scultore contemporaneo a New York
di Maurita Cardone Nel quartiere di Soho, a New York, c'è un luogo in cui l'arte moderna italiana e i suoi amanti trovano casa. Nelle ampie e luminose sale espositive del Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA), dopo un inizio dedicato a Fortunato Depero, a partire dall'autunno scorso, sono state esposte le opere di Medardo Rosso. In meno di due ann...
Holiday Cheer for the Clark Chapter of UNICO
Santa paid a call to the Clark Chapter of UNICO as the group held its annual Christmas party at Villa Genaro's restaurant in Edison. Henry Trani, one of the group's members, donned the red suit and put on his holiday spirit to entertain the group with fun and gifts. UNICO is the largest Italian American service organization in the Uni...
A sweet new Bethlehem business for the 'Cake Boss'
By Jennifer Sheehan Standing patiently with their two young boys Saturday, Paul and Lori Stefano had a long wait ahead of them — about 500 people stood between them and the front of the line. But they didn't mind. "We are huge 'Cake Boss' fans," Lori Stefano said. The Stefanos, of Trumbauersville, were among the more tha...
No Brain Drain. No Alla Fuga Dei Cervelli!
Un biglietto di andata e ritorno per gli Stati Uniti e 35.000 $ di borsa di studio per far crescere le capacità imprenditoriali di giovani talenti italiani. La "palestra" in Usa, la casa in Italia: i cervelli migliori non scappano dal nostro Paese grazie al progetto Fulbright BEST. NO BRAIN DRAIN, no alla fuga di cervelli, è anche lo slogan della...
Iceberg designs for Italian basketball player Danilo Gallinari
Iceberg has designed the off-court wardrobe for Danilo Gallinari, the 24-year-old Italian basketball player who plays for the Denver Nuggets. The Italian brand, under the Gilmar umbrella, provided Mr. Gallinari with customized outfits with an elegant, yet easy mood. The range includes a blue suit featuring satin revers, a black tuxedo, a blue cashm...