Italian Bakery Palombo to Replace Burger King Near Yankee Stadium
by Eddie Small talian pastry and coffee shop Palombo will soon replace the Burger King near Yankee Stadium, DNAinfo New York has learned. The cafe, which has been on Arthur Avenue for several years, aims to open on East 161st Street and Walton Avenue by next Easter, according to building property manager Paul Mingrino. He said the caf...
Italian exchange students visit Gloucester High School
This week there were over 20 Italian Exchange students who came from Forli' Italy, in the Emilia Romagna Region near Bologna to Gloucester. This cultural exchange was an incredible way to form some long lasting friendships. Carousel Tours helped coordinate the trip with the help of Susan Boswell and the Italian teachers, Rayanne Menery, Estrella R...
David O. Russell to Receive Italian-American Icon Award
Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival took advantage of Columbus Day to announce the recipient of its 2014 Italian-American Icon Award. David O. Russell will be feted at the upcoming edition of the festival. The New York-born director is of Lucanian origin on his mother's side. Last year, the festival presented him with the Capri Ma...
Festa del Libro (Italian Children’s Book Fair) - Saturday, November 08, 2014 - Sunday, November 09, 2014
The Festa del Libro (Italian Children's Book Fair) will be held at Spazio Italiano (note the venue change!) on the second weekend of November (8-9 November). It will showcase more than 500 books for children (0-10 years of age) selected from some of the most distinguished Italian publishers such as Emme Edizioni, Dame, Giunti, Mondadori, Gallucci,...
Panini America Reaches Exclusive Trading Card Agreements With Mississippi State, Baylor And More Than 200 Additional Universities
Panini America, (www.paniniamerica.net), the world's largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, announced today that it has reached exclusive trading card agreements with Mississippi State, Baylor, NC State, K-State and more than 200 additional universities that will allow the company to use the schools' team logos and university marks...
Europe-US trade talks delay upsets Italy
Italy has sounded the alarm over the pace of Europe's landmark trade negotiations with the US, warning that they are in danger of failure unless negotiators can secure an agreement by the end of next year. Carlo Calenda, Rome's trade envoy and vice-minister for economic development, said that only weeks remained to make a "fresh start" and rescue...
Retina, a screening with your smartphone
Use a smartphone to diagnose eye diseases and share images with other specialists in a cloud network. The possibility will soon be available using a device called D-eye designed and built by Si14, a laboratory from Padua run by incubator M31 that will be presented October 10 to 21 at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Ch...
Book Presentation "Di Palo's Guide to the Essential Foods of Italy" - December 17th, 6:30 P.M.
You are cordially invited to attend a book presentation and signing by author and purveyor of fine Italian foods, Lou Di Palo, at the Italian American Museum this Wednesday, December 17th. The Wall Street Journal said, "Mr. Di Palo acts as a voluble and disarming tour guide. He takes the reader on a trip through 20 regions of Italy, from S...
Italy celebrating the 50th anniversary of the launch of its first satellite
by Claudia Astarita In December 1964, first Italian satellite San Marco-1 was launched from the Nasa base in Wallops Island, in Virginia, on the east coast of the United States. This achievement made Italy the third country – after the Soviet Union and the US – to send a satellite into the space. The 1970s were a period of economi...
Dr. Jack Patuto of Summit is honored for his medical and surgical work in Haiti
Recently Dr. Jack Patuto of Summit was honored by the Association des Médeçins Haitiens a L'Etranger (AMHE) with the 2014 Solidarity for his medical and surgical work in Haiti which included Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics and Trauma. This award, among others that he has received, demonstrates his long commitment of sharing his many gif...
Petrillo’s Restaurant in Peabody – A Family A-Fare
Welcome to "A Tavola," Bostoniano's newest food column, dedicated to taking readers on un giro culinario in search of Massachusetts' prime locations for authentic Italian cuisine. It seems that Massachusetts is rife with Italian eateries, all of which claim to serve real "Italian classics," but for experienced foodies and casual diners, alike, find...
O&G employee receives Outstanding Achievement Award
Raymond Oneglia, vice chairman of O&G Industries in Torrington, was presented with The Moles Outstanding Achievement Award this week for his contributions to the construction industry. The award was presented at The Mole's 73 annual awards dinner Wednesday evening. The Moles is a fraternal organization made up of members of the he...