John Travolta’s 65th birthday: his 15 best movies ranked
Born on February 18, 1954, John Travolta turns 65 today. A unique star with a singular career, Travolta is a true Hollywood survivor. He first gained notice in the mid-1970s playing high-school students in Carrie and Welcome Back, Kotter, though already in his early 20s. Then came the two roles that defined his movie stardom: Saturday Night Fever (...
Italia Yachts sempre più presente negli USA
David Walters Yachts rappresenterà Italia Yachts su tutto il territorio americano attraverso i loro uffici di Fort Lauderdale, Naples, Annapolis, Santa Barbara e Newport, coordinati dalla sede Italia Yachts USA di Milford. “L’accordo con David Walter Yachts è la conferma della forza del programma strategico per dare corso al progetto di forte espa...
Beloved TV Personality Lidia Bastianich Comes To The Music Hall
Bestselling cookbook author, award-winning television personality, and successful restaurateur Lidia Bastianich comes to The Music Hall as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series on Tuesday, March 12. She will discuss her new memoir, MY AMERICAN DREAM: A Life of Love, Family, and Food, which recounts her journey from idyllic childhood to...
Italian American Club installs New Officers
The Italian American Club of Mahopac held its annual Installation of Officers and Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Vittoria Z’s on the Lake in Jefferson Valley. President Giulio Cefaloni hosted the event and Judge James Reitz presided over the swearing-in ceremony. A slideshow of the 2018 Year in Review, prepared by Social Me...
More than 50 Italian brands are about to descend on Coterie February 25-27
This season, the Italian Trade Commission is returning to Coterie with over 50 Italian brands at the show at the Javits Center. The Italian Trade Commission is the Italian government agency entrusted with the mission to facilitate contact between Italian companies and the rest of the world. In the United States, their objective is to expand relatio...
RPS Hall of Fame: Jean Cione didn’t know she was a pioneer
High school graduation is a big deal for the vast majority of people, but it wasn’t for Rockford’s Jean Cione. “She skipped it,” Cione’s sister, Linda Gillespie, said of the East High School graduation ceremony in 1946. “She took her finals, and then she left to play ball. It was spring training.” Cione was one of the very youngest of the pioneers...
Patrons Become Family at West End Italian Restaurant
A mainstay in Alexandria’s West End, Fratelli’s Italian Restaurant at 410 S. Van Dorn Street, has been dishing up northern Italian specialties for almost 15 years and makes you feel like family the moment you step through the door. Butter-based sauces rich with cream grace northern Italian tables just as they do in France, but Italian chefs put the...
Smithtown Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday
A Smithtown resident recently celebrated her 100th birthday alongside friends, family and local officials. A special celebration was held for Fortunata Durkin last week at the Smithtown Center For Rehabilitation and Nursing Care where she is currently residing. Durkin was born on Feb. 6, 1919 in Brooklyn to Italian immigrants. She married a World W...
Giovanna Caruso Wins Award in Accolade Global Film Competition
Giovanna Caruso has won a prestigious Award of Recognition from The Accolade Global Film Competition. The award was given for Caruso’s exciting short film, “A Life Worth Living,” which goes through the emotional struggles of a terrible loss and the different ways people face grief. “A Life Worth Living” features exceptional storyline and overall qu...
Campania coal-fired pizza coming to Dongan Hills
If all goes well with construction, Campania will fire up its coal-and-gas oven in Dongan Hills come fall. This will be New York City’s fourth such Italian restaurant known for its pleasantly charred pizza roasted with house-made mozzarella, freshly grated cheese and toppings sliced to order. The new eatery will be located at 1801 Hylan Blvd., a 10...
In Center of Catholicism, New Mormon Temple Invites Curious Romans for a Look
Home to the Vatican, the pope and St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome is unchallenged in its claim to be the global center of the Roman Catholic Church. But the city also plays host to the largest mosque in Western Europe, the largest Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall on the Continent, and, as of this year, the biggest center in Europe belonging to the Church...
È di Sorrento l’imprenditore dell’anno per gli italoamericani
È della penisola sorrentina il giovane italiano scelto dalla Fondazione Niaf, punto di riferimento di circa 20 milioni di statunitensi che vantano origini italiane, come imprenditore dell’anno. La National Italian American Foundation, infatti, consegnerà a Lorenzo Zurino, nato a Sorrento è cresciuto a Piano di Sorrento, l’International Young Entrep...