Italian pop-up restaurant in Red Lodge returns for its sixth season
Italian pop-up restaurant Piccola Cucina returned to Red Lodge on a snowy Tuesday for its sixth season. The restaurant is only open six months out of the year, so if you wanted to try their food during the winter season, that would require a trip to New York. You won’t find dishes like theirs anywhere else in Montana. “We love their food. We come e...
Morris Adjmi uses domed brick on facade to evoke historic New York
US architect Morris Adjmi took cues from tenements that once housed Italian immigrants to create a new mixed-use building with a decorative brickwork facade. Rising seven storeys, Grand Mulberry is located on a storied site in Manhattan's Little Italy neighborhood. To design the new building, architect Morris Adjmi took cues from the area's history...
Birth rate in Italy hits record low in 2022 as population continues to shrink
Births in Italy dropped to a new historic low below 400,000 in 2022, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, as the population continued to shrink. Italy's death of babies is considered a national emergency, and fixing the problem was a prominent policy pledge by Giorgia Meloni ahead of last year's election which saw her become the country...
Mareluna Opens Second Location in NYC's Flatiron Neighborhood
Mareluna, SoHo’s intimate Italian dining destination, expands this week into a newly upgraded space at 46 West 22nd St. Helmed by Executive chef Nick Anson, Mareluna features an innovative take on Italian crowd favorites and multi-regional dishes, coupled with menu items expertly-curated to abundant seafood options and local produce offerings. The...
Francesca Cappucci, Former Entertainment Reporter at KABC-TV, Dies at 64
Francesca Cappucci, who spent more than a decade as a popular entertainment and music reporter at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, has died. She was 64. Cappucci died March 30 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena after being diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic lung cancer in July, her older son, Ian Lyndon, told The Hollywood Reporter. She never smoked and “was...
Five mistakes to avoid when buying property in Italy
If you have always dreamt of purchasing a house in Italy, you may have started looking at real estate listings, imagining your new life in the Bel Paese. However, many potential buyers, especially foreigners, feel disoriented when they approach the Italian real estate market for the first time. We at Italian Real Estate Lawyers are here to help you...
Kenner Festa Italiana 2023 - Italian heritage festival
April 21 - April 22, 2023. Most visitors only know Kenner, Louisiana from the street signs near the Louis Armstrong International Airport, on their way in to New Orleans. Little do they know that it is one of the state’s richest areas of Italian heritage! “The city of Kenner at one time was the center of the community for many Italian families,” sa...
Los Angeles Academy of Italian cuisine welcomes the new Consul General Raffaella Valentini
The Academy of Italian Cuisine in Los Angeles gave its warm welcome to the new Consul General Raffaella Valentini with a dinner at Via Alloro restaurant, owned by the Drago Brothers. Besides the Academicians, were also present to this event some Italian entrepreneurs who, during the appetizer time, were introduced, one by one, to the above mention...
Under The Radar: Simone Fontecchio's improbable journey to the NBA
It’s Dec. 7 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. The Utah Jazz trail the defending NBA champions Golden State Warriors by one with 6.9 seconds left on the clock. On the ensuing inbounds pass, Nickeil Alexander-Walker swarms Jordan Poole, stripping the ball loose. It trickles to Malik Beasley, who scoops it off the hardwood, runs the floor and finds a...
Leonardissimo! Leonardo da Vinci's World and Its Waters
The Italian Cultural Society is happy to collaborate with the Kennedy Center in promoting: LEONARDISSIMO! – Leonardo da Vinci’s World and Its Waters. Part of the River Run Arts Festival. This stunning multimedia presentation about Leonardo da Vinci delves into the great master’s obsession with water. From the rivers that course through his painting...
Scoppio del Carro: Florence's explosive Easter tradition
Florence marks Easter Sunday morning with a centuries-old tradition called the Scoppio del Carro, or the Explosion of the Cart, which attracts large crowds every year. The ritual is believed to date back to the First Crusade in 1099 when, according to legend, the Florentine Pazzino de' Pazzi was the first man to scale the walls of Jerusalem. His br...
Job at IAMLA
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) is seeking a full-time entry-level administrative assistant to work in a fast-paced museum and office environment. The ideal candidate should be familiar with museums and/or non-profit organizations, be well versed in technology, and have excellent communication skills. Working some evenings and we...