Vince Vaccaro to present history of Lorenzo’s at Branigan Cultural Center
To celebrate Italian-American Heritage Month, Vincent Vaccaro will present “History of Lorenzo’s,” on at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St. The family-owned-and-operated business started at the apron strings of their Mama Gina. Vaccaro and his sister Mary Ostland, owners of Lorenzo’s Italian Restaurant, r...
Italy Is Making Some of the Best Damn Beer in the World
Italy, though it is shaped like a boot, is not a natural vessel for beer. Italians drink wine, and the politicians — because they, too, drink wine, but also own fields of grapes that make it – are particularly vicious about the tax rate on breweries. But the biggest hurdle for Italy’s brewers is the simple fact that its drinking culture is inherent...
Vittorio Grigolo is a guest star at This is Italy, Parts Unknown
This is Italy, Parts Unknown – taking place in New York from October 31st until November 2nd – will be a moment to celebrate Italian excellences and to exalt culture in all its forms. On this purpose, the Guggenheim Museum will host a concert with professionals from the Scala Theatre in Milan (Cameristi della Scala) and Vittorio Grigolo. The concer...
Welcome to Naples: The city that eats, sleeps and breathes football
Walking down Naples' narrow streets, they say you can taste football. Mix with the Neapolitan people, the fans, the shopkeepers and you can feel the city lives football. "If you see a 90-year-old lady in Naples, she is a supporter of the team," one local taxi driver tells Copa90. "Every young player who plays football here dreams of putting on the...
Ferrara Candy to be acquired by Nutella maker Ferrero
Lemonheads, meet Nutella. Ferrara Candy, the Oakbrook Terrace-based maker of Brach's, Trolli and Lemonhead candy, is being acquired by Ferrero, the Italian maker of Nutella and Tic Tacs. The acquisition has been reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission. Financial terms were not disclosed. Ferrero already owns a former crosstown rival, Fannie May, a...
Electeds seek Columbus petition signatures
An effort is ongoing in the borough’s Italian-American enclaves to save a beloved statue of Christopher Columbus. Locals are participating in at least two petition efforts to implore a public art review commission established by Mayor de Blasio to keep a statue of Christopher Columbus in Manhattan’s Columbus Circle. The Sons of Italy placed petitio...
Winners announced for the video contest for students of Italian language on the occasion of the 17th Week of Italian Language in the world
On October 18 an award ceremony was held at the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC to honor the winners of a video contest organized by the Embassy on the occasion of the 17th week of the Italian Language in the world. Minister Catherine Flumiani announced the two winning videos: “Tiramisù” for the Rose L. Hardy Middle School in Washington, DC and “...
Rita’s Italian Ice opens first Arkansas store in Conway
Rita’s Italian Ice, the world’s largest Italian Ice concept, has opened a location in Conway in the Lewis Crossing Shopping Center. Rita’s Italian Ice got its start in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, in 1984, and now has more than 600 locations worldwide. Franchisees and owners Tim and Cheryl Nail got their first taste of Rita’s while in Pennsylvania. “Whi...
Columbus statute earns re-dedication in Garfield
An air of defiance hung over the re-dedication ceremony for a Christopher Columbus statute in Garfield on Saturday morning. Local, state and federal leaders who spoke at Columbus Park for the monument’s 50th anniversary made brief nods to the anti-Columbus sentiment that has swept the nation of late. But for the more than 40 people in attendance, t...
Harness Racing Hall of Famer, Tony Abbatiello Passes Away
Anthony “Tony” Abbatiello, a United States Trotting Association director for 25 years and chairman of the board from 1997 to 2003, died Oct. 19, 2017, at his home in Colts Neck, N.J., after complications from heart failure. He was 89. Abbatiello, the son of Italian immigrants, started in the sport by acquiring 457 acres in what is now known as Colt...
Marcella’s Lands in LoHi With Favorable Reviews
Marcella’s, an Ohio-based restaurant, marks another addition from the Cameron Mitchell Restaurant (CMR) group into Denver’s revolving dining scene. The Italian café made its Lower Highlands, Denver debut earlier this month on the ground floor of 1801 Central Street. Though initially planned as a Denver outpost for the more casual CMR restaurant Rus...
Festival celebrates Italian heritage with screenings of contemporary films
The Whitten Learning Center is now doubling as an Italian movie theater. The center has become the home base for the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures’ seventh annual Italian Film Festival this October. Once a week, for Italian heritage month, contemporary Italian films are screened on campus, free to students, faculty and community me...