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In one episode of HBO’s series The Sopranos, mob boss Tony Soprano takes his teenage son Anthony Jr. (“AJ”) to what is apparently inner-city Newark, New Jersey to show him that when the Italians came to New Jersey, one of the first things they did was build a beautiful church with their own hands, and very limited resources. While Tony walks and ta...

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For the month of September, Commerce Street will be known as Sen Gennaro Way. The renaming of one of Yorktown Heights’ main thoroughfares coincides with the return of the Feast of San Gennaro. The third annual festival celebrating Italian heritage will be held on Commerce Street/San Gennaro Way from Wednesday, Sept. 13, to Sunday, Sept. 17. The hig...

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It’s at times like our week with the new Alfa Romeo Giulia, when dreams really become reality; it becomes very apparent that test-driving new cars has been one of the greatest adventures we have embarked on in our lives. This new addition to the Fiat Chrysler family, straight out of Italy is a work of art on wheels! Now we have driven our share of...

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This episode features the third and final part of our Southern Italy series. These episodes have consisted of interviews with National Italian American Foundation President John Viola, and Anthony and Patrick O’Boyle, who are all members of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George. We have a candid conversation with these passionate...

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A star-studded group of giants in the motorsports industry gathered on Thursday as Mario Andretti was presented with the Cameron R. Argetsinger Award for Outstanding Contributions to Motorsports by the International Motor Racing Research Center at the Corning Museum of Glass. This was the fourth year the glass trophy has been presented; previous ho...

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Lelli Kelly is looking to make a comeback. The Italian children’s brand has signed a licensing agreement with East Providence, R.I.-based North American Shoe Co. to relaunch this coming spring within the U.S. and Canadian markets. Known for its colorful, hand-embellished girls’ shoes, the 25-year-old brand enjoyed tremendous success in the States f...

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Thursday, September 14, 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Furla Fifth Avenue Store | 645 5th Avenue at 51st Street, New York, NY 10022. Free with advance RSVP — invite your friends! Join us for a wonderful evening with the National Organization of Italian American Women at Furla—the exclusive Italian luxury leather goods designer Fifth Avenue flagship store. Preview...

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Italian leather furniture maker Natuzzi is opening a Natuzzi Italia store in South Coast Collection, a high-end shopping district in Orange County, the company said. Natuzzi Italia will open by the end of the year in 11,000 square feet of the space formerly occupied by kitchen designer Surfas Culinary District, joining 70 other food and retail tena...

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Are 17 Isotta Fraschinis too much of a good thing? To the average car lover, the answer likely is “Yes.” The luxurious Italian classics, however, were not too much for wealthy Americans - including Hollywood’s finest - who craved them in the years before the Great Depression and provided a new market for the Milan-based auto maker. Visitors to the...

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From fashion to energy - the rind and seeds of Sicily's most famous citrus fruit, the humble orange, are being used in a range of greener, healthier business initiatives. In 2011, Adriana Santonocito was a design student in Milan when she first had the idea of making sustainable textiles from what was naturally abundant, and widely wasted, in her n...

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