The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans honored Vito Gargano at their general meeting on June 27. Gargano, 95, is the former president of the Italian American Federal Club, an organization comprising hundreds of federal employees of the United States Postal Service. Gargano’s career spans more than 40 years in the USPS. He started as a clerk...
Some announcements were made by Amadeus regarding the new structure and rules of the next Festival di Sanremo. The first change has to do with the way the artists will be divided between the first three nights of the festival. Oon the first night all the participating artists will step on stage for the first performance of their songs, while half o...
If New Jersey has an unofficial state cuisine, it’s definitely Italian! My hometown is full of great Italian restaurants, pizza joints, and bakeries. The field is so competitive that it’s easy for an Italian place to get lost in the shuffle unless they have something special – which Palazzone 1960 definitely does. Opened in 1960, this casual Italia...
Will Crutchfield’s Teatro Nuovo will make its New Jersey debut this month, giving statewide audiences the opportunity to experience, in their own backyard, the performance ensemble’s unique bel canto style through historically informed performances. Two semi-staged operas — Gaetano Donizetti’s lyric tragedy “Poliuto” and Federico and Luigi Ricci’s...
Unique pizzas in Mississippi are a dream but a delicious reality at Buon Cibo. This isn’t your average pizzeria; nestled in the heart of Hernando, it’s a delightful culinary sanctuary that offers a new twist to the classic pizza. The pizzas here are named after regional towns, offering a sense of local identity and community spirit with every bite....
It was among the first projects, creative and visionary, that in Italy combined wine and art, in a landscape setting now recognized as a Unesco World Heritage Site: the “Art Park La Court”, conceived by Michele Chiarlo, celebrates its first 20 years. It is the largest open-air museum in the vineyard, a constantly updated “monument” where art, lands...
Nico Mannion punched a higher floor on that one. Seeing an open lane, Mannion exploded by the defender, took off and finished two hands over the top Friday night at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Welcome back to the NBA. “I was little surprised, too, when I see that much space in the paint,” he said. “It’s surprising to me. Being over in Europe...
On Italy’s newest rail service, trains will take days to reach their destinations and tickets will cost thousands of euros. Such an experience isn’t for everyone, and that’s exactly the point. Beginning next year, La Dolce Vita trains will offer a selection of one- to three-night trips from Rome and through Sicily for a starting price of €6,000 ($6...
Buca di Beppo, the renowned Italian restaurant chain, announced its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of serving authentic Italian cuisine and creating unforgettable dining moments. Since its inception, Buca di Beppo has remained a beloved destination for families, friends, and food enthusiasts seeking exceptional Italian flavors and a warm,...
Corciano sits atop a hill, proudly guarding the valley that connects the Trasimeno and Tuscany territories with the Tiber Valley. A little jewel of Umbria, some believe its name derives from the Latin Curtius or Coricius, referring to the owner of a rustic estate, while popular tradition suggests that Corciano means “Heart of Janus” or “Hill of Jan...
After almost 80 years, a World War II sailor’s remains once declared “non-recoverable” were returned to his New Jersey home. Anthony Di Petta, a Nutley, N.J., resident who served as a US Navy aviation ordnanceman during World War II, was brought home on Friday, the Department of Defense said. The 24-year-old’s plane was shot down by enemy fire in S...
Friuli is pure frontier. For the Central European atmosphere of Trieste with its square open to the sea, the largest in Europe and the castle of Miraramare with its legend. Or for those of taste with the wines and hams of San Daniele, for Gorizia, still leads to the east, for Udine and its architecture, and the works of Tiepolo, born Venetian and e...