Milan-born Journalist Tommaso Cartia Making his Mark on New York City
Today's social media platforms bring us into contact with so many interesting people. Some compel you to want to know more about them beyond the photos and interesting content they post. For me, one of those people is Tommaso Cartia. We have been connected on social media for a while and what has struck me, beyond his interesting posts, is his supp...
Hawthorne: Marinara Capital of New Jersey?
Our town has a population of 19,000 residents. The amount of pizza boxes sitting in inventory in our town is 18,000. Just a joke, folks. However, this frightening number of pizza boxes can become a reality sooner than we think. Let’s see… it seems like for the past few years, approximately 2 pizzerias and/or Italian "trattorias” have opened in our...
Gladiators
Who doesn’t remember Russell Crowe as Maximus, the strong, loyal general who becomes a gladiator and sacrifices himself to free Rome from the tyranny of Commodus, interpreted by the handsomest Joaquin Phoenix to have appeared on the big screen? Historically speaking, the movie was not particularly accurate, but it was entertaining, well acted and w...
Leonard Spano, patriarch of Westchester County blue-collar political dynasty, dies
Leonard N. Spano, the patriarch of a blue-collar Westchester County political dynasty who used his experience selling heating oil in Yonkers to jumpstart a career in public service, died early Sunday. He was 88. The cause of death was heart failure brought on by complications from lymphoma, according to his oldest son, Nicholas. Spano served as a W...
Review: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons "Working their Way..." into hearts at Hard Rock
"Atlantic City is home to me, as most of you know," said one of Jersey's favorite sons. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, fresh off their big announcement (and Frankie's surprise appearance) that the musical Jersey Boys will be setting up shop from June 25 to July 21 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, had the near-capacity crowd at Etess Arena "Beggin'"...
Announcing Civetta, StoneCrest’s new upscale-casual Italian restaurant
The owners of Vivace are bringing a new upscale-casual Italian dining concept to StoneCrest at Piper Glenn this week. Civetta Italian Kitchen + Bar, in the old Smoke Modern Barbecue space, will feature Bucatini with housemade meatballs, Lobster Risotto, Bolognese, chicken or eggplant Parmesan, Veal Saltimbocca and Winter Risotto with mushroom conse...
Brufa, a small village and open-air museum
Brufa is a small village in the municipality of Torgiano, Umbria, with a population of only 600 people and an enviable location on the hills facing Perugia, Foligno and Assisi. Since 1987, its rural landscape – shaped and transformed over the centuries by olive groves and vineyards – is home to art project “Scultori a Brufa. La strada del vino e de...
United goalkeeper Vito Mannone gets a Minnesota welcome
As sailed a fellow countryman so long ago, new Minnesota United goalkeeper Vito Mannone, too, crossed the ocean blue seeking adventure in a new world. Italian born and raised, Mannone has left behind a professional career built in England’s Premier League and second division for MLS and a new country in which he has vacationed, including his honeym...
JCCIA installs officers, bestows scholarships at Christmas party
Community leaders turned out in force on Dec. 13 at Venuti’s in Addison to ring in the holidays and oversee the changing of the guard at the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans. Outgoing president Enza Raineri passed the gavel to Sergio Giangrande at a festive event filled with camaraderie, acknowledgements and honors. Cook County Circuit Co...
Ecco i 10 brand più desiderati del mondo. Trionfano i marchi italiani
I marchi italiani sono sempre molto amati nel mondo. Lo conferma la classifica stilata dalla piattaforma Lyst che mette in fila i brand più desiderati su scala internazionale negli ultimi tre mesi del 2018. Per stilare la top 10, il motore di ricerca leader nel mondo della moda ha analizzato il comportamento di oltre 5 milioni di utenti che ogni m...
Eli Rallo: The paninaro in me
When I was 10 years old, my dad threw out our toaster. To replace it, he cleared about 80 percent of our counter space for a large, steel industrial panini press. Suddenly, our kitchen felt less like our homey space and more like the industrial kitchens of restaurants. Growing up, my friends came over and ogled over the machine: the centerpiece of...
The renovation project for the new location for the Mario Lanza Museum in Philadelphia
The Mario Lanza Institute has an ongoing capital campaign fund for the new location for the Mario Lanza Museum and its office. They are reaching out to the fans of the great tenor around the world as well as to the community and residents of Philadelphia and to organizations and companies for donations to complete the necessary renovation so that t...