Thirty years of Italian fashion on display in Milan
A thirty-year period of Italian fashion is going on display at Milan's Palazzo Reale in the exhibition titled "Italiana: Italy Seen Through Fashion 1971-2001". During this particular period, Italian fashion had a creative peak and Italian style made a huge impact worldwide. The exhibition highlights the birth of ready-to-wear fashion, which coincid...
MALDEN MUSINGS: Saint Rocco on my mind
Maldonians were dancing in the streets upon hearing news that the St. Rocco Society of Malden has announced the date of their 89th Anniversary St. Rocco Banquet. Joy could be found from Devir Street in Ward 2 all the way up to Beach Street in the Linden section, as families make plans to attend the annual dinner fundraiser, again being held at Anth...
Fall in love at Sebastiano's
Romance can be found in unexpected places — such as a strip mall in South Toledo. And romance is exactly what you’ll find at Sebastiano’s Italiano, an intimate Italian restaurant that offers inviting ambience and a menu rich with sophistication and flavor. Sitting across from the Stranahan Theater, next to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in a small pl...
Brent Buffa al Nettuno Baseball City
Si allunga il roster del Nettuno Baseball City che ha chiuso l'accordo con il lanciatore-battitore e interno Bren Buffa. Buffa, 34 anni il 4 aprile prossimo, è arrivato in Italia nel 2015 per vestire la maglia di Novara in Serie A dopo le esperienze in Olanda, Germania e Australia. Nel 2016 viene acquistato dal Bologna dove contribuisce alla vittor...
Facing the camera – 50 years of Italian portraits
When: From Wednesday, March 28, 2018 to Wednesday, May 02, 2018 - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of New York - Organized by : ICI, In collaboration with : ICI London - Entrance : Free This exhibition chronicles fifty years of Italian history showcasing a series of portraits, by 25 photographers, in which stories, identities and heritage are narr...
Famed chef Andrew Carmellini drafted for Pier 17 restaurant
The Howard Hughes Corporation’s South Street Seaport has gobbled up another marquee-name restaurateur for the Seaport District’s crown-jewel Pier 17 — super chef Andrew Carmellini. NoHo Hospitality Group, where Carmellini is partners with Josh Pickard and Luke Ostrom, just signed a lease for an 11,000-square-foot space to open next year. Word of th...
Nel ricordo di nonno Luigi: Chiara Barzini e il racconto di un’Expat come lei
Los Angeles, la West Coast come frontiera, il grunge, i riots, OJ Simpson, la formazione di una coscienza politica. È lo scenario di Terremoto, il romanzo di Chiara Barzini (Mondadori 2017) pubblicato prima negli Stati Uniti con il titolo Things that happened before the earthquake. Protagonista è Eugenia, una adolescente italiana che arriva a Los A...
Celebrating Women of Science & Service by Annette M. Graebe
On Sat., Mar. 24 (2 p.m.), at SIU at Edwardsville, learn about the lives of remarkable women who served in immigrant communities in a presentation called “Women of Science, Women of Service,” sponsored by ICASI, the Italian Cultural Association of Southern Illinois. Professor Cristina DeMeo will speak about the late Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian sc...
Dining Out: The reputation of Sammy’s Classic Italian Fare extends beyond Eastport
Those “Eastportoricans” have it all going on. They’ve got their “breakaway republic,” their maritime heritage, their Oyster Boys, their sock burnings, their extreme sports of green beer races and mad .05K dashes across the bridge over Spa Creek (which they cheekily refer to as “The Gulf of Eastport”). Must they also have the best pizza in town? A c...
New York City events honor Triangle fire victims, focus on new activists
Marking the 107th anniversary of a turning point in labor history and law, the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Co. Factory fire in New York City, commemoration events this month will remember its victims and focus on a new generation of activists who organize against global sweatshops. Artist Ruth Sergel and Nick Salvatore, Cornell professor of labor rela...
Italian Retail Store Opens In Cherry Hill Mall
An Italy-based clothing retailer opened one of its first stores in the country in South Jersey on Thursday. Intimissimi, which is owned by the Calzedonia group,opened in the Cherry Hill Mall on Thursday, March 1, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) announced. It sells intimate apparel, swimwear, stockings and clothing. Popular in Euro...
Verdigris’ Johnny Nunn Unveils Plans for Corzetti, His Upcoming Italian Eatery
A little over three years ago, chef Johnny Nunn and his wife Kristina opened Verdigris, a cozy little French-inspired restaurant nestled right next door to the Cajun-inspired Acadia on NE Fremont. But now Nunn is zeroing in on a new concept—Corzetti—and, as you can probably tell by the name, it’s focusing on a new cuisine as well: Italian, specific...