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Richmond - Emanuele Leopoldo "Manny" Bomben, age 77, of Richmond, Indiana, died Friday, December 8, 2017, with his family by his side. Born April 15, 1940, to Francesco and Angelina De Marco Bomben, Manny moved from Fanna, Italy, to the United States when he was 17 years old. He graduated from Scecina Memorial High School and from Marian University...

Stephen Lash, Fondatore e Chairman Emeritus di Christie’s USA è un distinto signore dall’aria patrizia. A suo agio in italiano, francese ed ovviamente in inglese ci riceve al 20 Rockefeller Plaza, quartier generale di Christie’s USA. L’incontro avviene a pranzo. Servito da una catena alimentare fast and casual, acqua minerale e caffè per bevande. “...

Sal "The Voice" Valentinetti, Long Island native and celebrated crooner from season 11 of America's Got Talent, released an original Christmas single entitled When Christmas Comes to Town. Inspired by Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé, and Dean Martin, Valentinetti's voice is ideally suited for the holiday season. "I'm excited to be sharing this new Chr...

This gala affair will be held on Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Chateau Briand in Carle Place, New York. The cocktail hour will begin at 7:30pm followed by dinner and dancing. To commemorate this special event, a Souvenir Journal will be published. With over 250 guests expected to be in attendance, the evening promises to be a social and financial...

Thursday, December 14th, 6:30 PM - Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) New York, NY 10013. Suggested donation of $20 per person. For reservations, please call the Italian American Museum at 212.965.9000, Email: [email protected] or Fax: 347.810.1028. RSVP Code: LV1214. Light Refreshment...

SCAMPI Once he found the space, PJ Calapa, a chef who was formerly with Michael White’s Altamarea Group, did not take long to open his dream restaurant. About eight months might be some kind of record. Polished pale concrete on the floor and the bar, and generous windows, make for an airy setting. There are touches of blue, including on some of the...

Brooklyn has its own roots that grew partially out of Italian and Jewish culture, but not many know about the history of Italians protecting Jewish people during the Holocaust. Three local bar associations got a history lesson in this from film producer Vincent Marmorale during a showing of his documentary "My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes"...

Sola Pasta Bar, new pasta bar in the heart of Soho, launches the "Influencer NYC Pasta Challenge" in collaboration with Urbani Truffles. Over the course of the upcoming four seasons, the initiative will elect the best pasta dish of the year, as chosen by New York's food influencers community. How does it work? Over 40 social media influencers.16 pa...

Anche a dicembre “Meet the new Italians of New York” avrà un suo nuovo appuntamento presso il Consolato Generale d’Italia nella giornata di giovedì prossimo, 14 dicembre, alle 18.00. Questo appuntamento sarà dedicato al mondo del volontariato e della solidarietà nel quadro del ciclo promosso dal Consolato Generale d’Italia a New York con l’obiettiv...

Past and present MLB players and executives as well as a traveling delegation from Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball (FIBS) celebrated everyting Italian and embracedBobby Valentine premiato alla cena IABF 2017 (Chris Heider) the challenges that lie ahead for the 501(c)(3) charity, the Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF), at the second...

Anyone who visits Little Italy in Troy will have the opportunity once again to see the former St. Mary’s Parish Restored Nativity Project. On Friday morning, members of the Little Italy Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee held a special unveiling of the parish Nativity scene, where it is being displayed this year at Michelle’s Florist at 299 4th...

“Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a monument to a monument. With more than 200 works, and a core group of 133 drawings by the beyond-famous artist — the largest number ever assembled — on loan from some 50 front-rank collections, it’s a curatorial coup. More important, it’s an art historical tour de...