Monica Bellucci, an Italian Bond Lady for 007
by Jonathan Bazzi On the cover with Daniel Craig in a beautiful photo taken by the great Rankin, Monica Bellucci is more enchanting than ever. The photo immortalises the magnificent couple in Spectre, the highly anticipated new film recounting the latest escapades of English secret agent James Bond, filmed in London, Rome, Mexico City, the Alps an...
Italian Luncheon Lecture series, next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The Italian American Chamber of Commerce invites you to Italian Luncheon Lecture series: November 9-10-11, 2015 Monday Nov. 9, 12:00-1:00pm Lecture & Italian LuncheonDesign Excellence in the Region of Lazio, Italy, click for more infoPaolo D'Arrigo, Board Member, Interior Design Association of Italy (ADI) at Interna...
Philip Ciaccio, former N.O. councilman & judge, dies at 88
by Dominic Massa Philip Ciaccio, remembered as a fair and skilled negotiator and gentlemanly public servant during his 16 years on the New Orleans City Council throughout the 1960s and 1970s, followed by 15 years as a judge on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, died Friday. He was 88. Ciaccio was first elected to the City Council...
L’aerotaxi del Politecnico di Milano che ha conquistato New York
di Andrea de Cesco Un'università italiana sul tetto del mondo. Merito di otto studenti del Politecnico di Milano che, grazie al progetto di un servizio di aerotaxi dedicato alla Manhattan del 2020, hanno vinto l'edizione 2015 del concorso che il prestigioso American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics rivolge ogni anno agli student...
New Buon Natale, Festival Of Light Bring Twinkle To North Beach
by Holly Erickson After last year's North Beach Christmas walk was rained out by the big storm and blackout of December 2014, North Beach Neighbors president Trish Herman and local merchants have decided to hedge their bets against another washout, especially given this winter's predicted El Niño rains. The result is the 2015 Festival of Light and...
Paolo Sorrentino wins European Oscars with Youth
Youth, Paolo Sorrentino's first feature length endeavour since his crowning glory and Oscar winning masterpiece The Great Beauty, is a touching reflection on creativity, the passing of time and those eternal subjects like the friendship which unites a director (Harvey Keitel) and a composer (Michael Caine), the difficult relationship between father...
Italian American Community Center to hold Elvis, Rat Pack performances
The Italian American Community Center, 150 Frank DiMino Way, Rochester, will hold an Elvis birthday show at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 and a Rat Pack impersonation performance at 7 p.m. Feb. 20. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door for the Elvis Birthday Show with Patrick Johnson and $25 in advance or $30 at the door for the Rat Pack, which features F...
Gioia’s Deli To Open Downtown, Location Revealed
By George Mahe Alex Donley called dibs on this a while ago. Before Sauce on the Side ever considered moving from its original downtown location at 903 Pine, Alex Donley, owner of Gioia's Deli (and the popular Gioia's "Hot Salami on Wheels" food truck) expressed interest in the site. "Having a bustling deli crowd located right...
Fazoli's Launches Aggressive Search for Franchisees
Fast-casual restaurant leader Fazoli's, riding a five-year same-store sales growth streak, is taking its story on the road, part of an aggressive franchise recruitment program. Fazoli's, already the nation's largest Italian fast-casual chain, is hosting free open houses throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The first is January 26...
Papa Roc's opens next week in east Montgomery
by Brad Harper The furniture and much of the interior looks the same inside the former Garrett's The Art of Food location in east, but everything else is changing. Including the prices. Papa Roc's Italian Grill plans a soft opening Wednesday at their 7780 Atlanta Highway space, bringing in the Mississippi Delta-based restaurant's appr...
Fuocoammare (Fire at Sea) wins Golden Bear for best film in Berlin
by Michael Roddy Gianfranco Rosi's "Fuocoammare" (Fire at Sea), about the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean off the Italian island of Lampedusa, won the Golden Bear prize for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday. The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize went to "Smrt u Sarajevu" (Death in Sarajevo) and its dir...
Consul General Antonio Verde: Spokesman of Italians Worldwide
By Valerio Viale Often, even among the most indefatigable travelers, everyone is happy to go back to the place they call home. Do you disagree with me? Please watch again E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial! At the same time, there are also people, who feel like the boundaries of their own country are too small. Their bottomless curiosity pushes t...