Remembering a Hero
Salvo D'Acquisto was born in Naples on October 15th, 1920. In 1939, during the Fascist epoch, he voluntarily enlisted in the Carabinieri, which was at the time the first corps of the Italian army in addition to military/federal police (Gendarmerie). A year later, shortly before the start of the Second World War, he was dispatched to Libya with the...
Brooklyn-inspired Italian food truck parks first brick-and-mortar
No more life behind the wheel of a food truck for Chris Auriemma. The Brooklyn transplant is opening Gumba’s Italian on Nov. 3 at 100 E. 20th Ave., at the corner of Lincoln Street. This will be the first brick-and-mortar location for Auriemma, who owns two food trucks. “I’m bringing them a taste of Brooklyn,” he said, adding that he wants to import...
Accordo tra l’Abruzzo e New York per investimenti e turismo sostenibile
E’ questo il risultato del viaggio istituzionale del Presidente Giuseppe Di Pangrazio a New York dove è stato ricevuto dalla numerosa ed accreditata comunità di origine italiana. Il prossimo anno, una delegazione americana tornerà in Abruzzo, per verificare la fattibilità di sviluppare nel nostro territorio nuovi investimenti ed azioni di promozion...
The Shameful Story, emigranti italiani in America
Scava nelle pieghe della memoria della prima Grande Emigrazione degli italiani nel continente americano The Shameful Story | La Storia Vergognosa film documentario di Nella Condorelli, attualmente in lavorazione. Erano in maggioranza siciliani, quelli che partivano, un'epopea passata alla storia come il più grande movimento di popoli nell'Europa de...
A food company owner created one of the the biggest (and brightest) kitchens in N.J.
Cecilia Ercolino wanted an ultra-modern kitchen in the color of a fire engine. Actually, make that a red Ferrari. The cabinets would have a high-gloss lacquer finish with all the heart-quickening shine of the Italian sports car. In her planning, Ercolino imagined the many guests with informed and demanding palates that she would entertain in the 1,...
Italy's Amatrice put on list of world's most endangered heritage
The town of Amatrice, all but destroyed in a earthquake last year, has been added to a list of the world’s most endangered heritage sites. Amatrice, in central Italy, is one of 25 at-risk sites on the 2018 World Monuments Watch. Compiled by the World Monuments Fund, the list aims to highlight heritage that is in danger of being lost to natural, eco...
Vince Vaccaro to present history of Lorenzo’s at Branigan Cultural Center
To celebrate Italian-American Heritage Month, Vincent Vaccaro will present “History of Lorenzo’s,” on at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St. The family-owned-and-operated business started at the apron strings of their Mama Gina. Vaccaro and his sister Mary Ostland, owners of Lorenzo’s Italian Restaurant, r...
Italy Is Making Some of the Best Damn Beer in the World
Italy, though it is shaped like a boot, is not a natural vessel for beer. Italians drink wine, and the politicians — because they, too, drink wine, but also own fields of grapes that make it – are particularly vicious about the tax rate on breweries. But the biggest hurdle for Italy’s brewers is the simple fact that its drinking culture is inherent...
Vittorio Grigolo is a guest star at This is Italy, Parts Unknown
This is Italy, Parts Unknown – taking place in New York from October 31st until November 2nd – will be a moment to celebrate Italian excellences and to exalt culture in all its forms. On this purpose, the Guggenheim Museum will host a concert with professionals from the Scala Theatre in Milan (Cameristi della Scala) and Vittorio Grigolo. The concer...
Welcome to Naples: The city that eats, sleeps and breathes football
Walking down Naples' narrow streets, they say you can taste football. Mix with the Neapolitan people, the fans, the shopkeepers and you can feel the city lives football. "If you see a 90-year-old lady in Naples, she is a supporter of the team," one local taxi driver tells Copa90. "Every young player who plays football here dreams of putting on the...
Ferrara Candy to be acquired by Nutella maker Ferrero
Lemonheads, meet Nutella. Ferrara Candy, the Oakbrook Terrace-based maker of Brach's, Trolli and Lemonhead candy, is being acquired by Ferrero, the Italian maker of Nutella and Tic Tacs. The acquisition has been reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission. Financial terms were not disclosed. Ferrero already owns a former crosstown rival, Fannie May, a...
Electeds seek Columbus petition signatures
An effort is ongoing in the borough’s Italian-American enclaves to save a beloved statue of Christopher Columbus. Locals are participating in at least two petition efforts to implore a public art review commission established by Mayor de Blasio to keep a statue of Christopher Columbus in Manhattan’s Columbus Circle. The Sons of Italy placed petitio...