Celebrators and protesters talk Columbus Day one week out from annual event
It is one week until the annual Columbus Day celebration in Pueblo. It’s an event that News 5 has covered for years as it continues to spark controversy in the city and beyond. The event started when the Columbus Monument, which is front of the Rawlings Public Library, was built more than 100 years ago. For 25 years an organized protest against the...
Technology sheds new light on master of shade
He is known as the master of shade, and now 21st Century technology is shedding new light on the creative process behind Caravaggio's groundbreaking painting. "Inside Caravaggio", an exhibition that opens on Friday at Milan's Palazzo Reale, unites 20 of the Renaissance giant's most important works with X-ray and infrared images of them that offer v...
Pastaria celebrates 5 years
To say Ashley Shelton is busy would be an understatement. As the executive chef of not one but two restaurants, life moves at full speed She said, "If they were in different parts of the city, I would be in trouble." Ashley, who went to The Culinary Institute of America and spent a year working in Italy, runs the kitchen at Pastaria and Sardella,...
Italians’ role to be showcased
A program on “Italians in Fremont County — their Contributions and Impact,” is set for 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center, 612 Royal Gorge Blvd. The program will be presented by Carol Dunn and Jean Toto on behalf of the Sons of Italy in America, Royal Gorge Lodge. The program is free and open to the public.
City’s switch to Indigenous Peoples’ Day slights Italian immigrants’ contributions
I attended the Sept. 18 City Council meeting that was attempting to eradicate Columbus Day as a city holiday, a proposal sponsored by Councilor Pious Ali. It is true that Native Americans endured many atrocities in the past, and these actions should be rectified, but not at the expense of celebrating our Italian ancestors, who also faced discrimina...
Remains Of World War II Marine From Brooklyn Return Home For Burial
The remains of a Marine killed during a World War II battle in the Pacific nearly 75 years ago have returned to New York for burial at long last. A casket holding the remains of Pvt. Joseph Carbone arrived at JFK Airport Friday afternoon. Funeral services are Saturday at a Brooklyn church, followed by burial in a Queens cemetery. The 20-year-old Br...
Mario Batali hosting cooking demo, book signing at Orlando Museum of Art
Get a chance to meet chef Mario Batali — and feast on a buffet dinner of a few of his recipes. Batali will host a culinary demo and book signing at 5 p.m. on Oct. 4 at the Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave. in Orlando. The menu includes beet salad with baby spinach and goat cheese; chilled pea and scallion soup; cheese tortellini with kale p...
Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo - XVII edizione Giornata dello Studente
When: Monday, October 16, 2017 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of New York - Organized by : ICI In collaboration with : IACE - Entrance : Free. Book now! Meeting on the teaching and learning of the Italian language organized by IACE (organizer of Italian courses in schools and at the Institute), with examples of language...
Italians React to NYT Milan Story
TIT FOR TAT: “Is Milan relevant in fashion? Our answer is yes,” stated Italy’s Corriere della Sera this week, reacting to a New York Times article that questioned the focus and importance of Italian designers. “No, we don’t agree [with the accusations],” said the Corriere. “Who says that quality does not mean creativity? The first cannot exclude th...
Tucson arts lover, philanthropist Lyn Tornabene dies
Philanthropist, arts advocate and retired journalist Lyn Tornabene died of natural causes at her Tucson home Sept. 25. She was 86. Tornabene had long been a supporter of the University of Arizona Libraries and the UA School of Theatre, Film and Television. The school’s black box theater, the Tornabene, is named in memory of her late daughter, Wend...
Little Italy in Dyer looks to serve family and friends
When Theresa Easterday's father moved his Dyer restaurant from a leased location to his own building, that provided the impetus for her to open her own establishment. On their fifth wedding anniversary Easterday and her husband, Andrew, launched Little Italy in November 2013 in the Crown Plaza spot where her father, Vince Cryns, used to run Pop's I...
Arcobelli: Il Texas proclama Ottobre "Italian History Month"
Ottobre è stato dichiarato "Mese della Storia Italiana - Italian History Month" in Texas. Ad annunciarlo oggi in una nota alla stampa Vincenzo Arcobelli, coordinatore CTIM Nord America e consigliere CGIE in USA. "Il Texas", esordisce Arcobelli, "è un grande Stato in tutti i sensi: sempre vicino alle esigenze della collettività e dei propri cittadin...