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Among the items raised on Sunday at a festival in East Harlem — aside, of course, from the giglio, an 83-foot-tall wooden tower built in honor of St. Anthony of Padua — was a question of moral geography: Do New Yorkers actually have to live in a neighborhood to claim it as their own? The overwhelming answer, at least according to the members of th...

The Confederation of Italian Entrepreneurs Worldwide (CIIM) and Mismaonda invite you to a fundraising dinner to support Ferite a Morte (Wounded to Death), a project that aims to sensitize people and institutions about violence against women. Proceeds from this event will go towards funding a future reading of this work at the United Nations. Seren...

La Puglia Center of America è felice di annunciare che il prossimo 13 Marzo 2014, presso il ristorante Etcetera Etcetera di Manhattan, si terrà la quarta edizione del Puglia's Italy Award of Excellence in America". Il Puglia Center of America award è riconosciuto a personalità nate od originarie della Puglia, che attraverso la loro carriera hanno...

di Maurita Cardone   È profondamente radicato nel territorio da cui ha origine e che gli regala quel sapore così distintivo. Viene da una ristretta zona dell'Umbria di cui è diventato uno dei migliori biglietti da visita. Il Sagrantino di Montefalco è un vino di carattere ed è con tutta la sua ricca personalità che si presenta agli americani...

by Joseph LoGiudice   The social work profession has a history in the United States for promoting the dignity, diversity, inclusion, and equality for those individuals, families, and communities who have experienced oppression, discrimination, and injustice.   My experiences with poverty, homophobia, ethnic prejudice, and stigma were...

Source: Exhibition Closing: Friday, June 13, 2014 On view from March 20, 2014–June 13, 2014 Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm   Portraits of a Sicilian Family is an exhibition of egg-tempera portraits focused on the exploration of painter Thomas MacPherson's Sicilian-American identity. The paintings are composite images derived fr...

by Pamela Silvestri   Construction is almost complete on Defonte's Sandwich Shop in Stapleton. The family operation, known for its original store in Red Hook established 93 years ago, plans to open Saturday, Dec. 13.   "The first couple of weeks will be a little hectic," predicts co-owner Phil Defonte. But with a staff of seasoned wor...

In Italian Fascism’s Empire Cinema, Ruth Ben-Ghiat provides the first in-depth study of feature and documentary films produced under the auspices of Mussolini’s government that took as their subjects or settings Italy’s African and Balkan colonies. These “empire films” were Italy's entry into an international market for the exotic.   The fil...

Sunday June 28 - 11 am/4 pm EDT - Bronx Little ItalyArthue Avenue & East 187th St, The Bronx 10458Bronx Little Italy will host its first Art Show on Arthur Avenue between East 187th Street and Crescent Avenue on Sunday, June 28th from 11am-4pm.   Come to the neighborhood for a day filled with great art and of course the great produc...

The comedy branded by Federico Perrotta will be among the excellences from Abruzzo that will conquer New York City during the "Abruzzo & Molise, Yesterday and Today 2015". The eclectic actor, born and raised in Chieti, is a well-known personality for his gags at the Bagaglino by Pier Francesco Pingitore, and for being one of the main character...

by Joanne Starkey Cassariano Italian Eatery, which opened in Mineola in August, is an import from Venice. No, not that one: Venice, Fla. The 9-year-old Florida restaurant is named for its original owners: Luca Cassani and Antonio Pariano.   Its new Mineola outpost, also owned by Mr. Cassani and Mr. Pariano, includes two more co-owners who a...

The Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano-Reggiano received the award in the food category at this year's Made in Italy Awards. The announcement took place at the official awards ceremony in New York City in September.    In its third edition, the awards are given to the most notable Italian personalities, artists, products and businesses...