Agli Stati generali della lingua italiana nel mondo il tavolo tematico sul “Ruolo degli italofoni e delle comunità italiane all'estero”
È stata la splendida sede della Società Dante Alighieri di Firenze – nella chiesa di San Pier Maggiore, una delle più antiche della città - ad ospitare nel pomeriggio di ieri il tavolo tematico sul "Ruolo degli italofoni e delle comunità italiane all'estero" che si è svolto nell'ambito della prima giornata di lavori degli Stati generali della lingu...
Danilo Gallinari Willing to be Patient Ahead of NBA Return
Much of the talk this off-season has centred around the homecoming of LeBron James and the anticipated injury comebacks of Derrick Rose and Kobe Bryant while Danilo Gallinari's long-awaited return of his own, back into the NBA fold, has somewhat slipped under the radar. The Italian is set to make his first competitive appearance for the De...
Big blaze at Holy Cross Church destroys a beloved structure in San Jose
by Joe Rodriguez Holy Cross Catholic Church, a century-old center of a beloved parish, where Mass was still recited in Italian, burned down Sunday afternoon in a four-alarm fire. "This was home, and now it's gone," said Catherine Ventimiglia, who attended the Italian Mass that ended minutes before the fire broke out around 2 p.m. "We...
Geoff Palmer’s Faux-Italian Renaissance
You'd be forgiven for wanting to reach out the passenger window of your car and touch the Da Vinci, the newest downtown apartment complex from G.H. Palmer Associates. Built dead against the transition from the 110 to the 101 and opening early next year, it is massive in scale, with medieval brick buttresses surmounted by Italianate dingbats. ...
Holiday Reception, Ghibli Winner Drawing & 9/11 Creche Unveiling at Casa Belvedere
Dear Friends - We have much to celebrate on Sunday, December 14th at Casa Belvedere. The FDNY Solidarity Creche has returned and will be unveiled in all its glory. The winner of our Maserati Ghibli Car Raffle will be announced. The Richmond County Savings Foundation will present The Italian Cultural Foundation with a signature grant awa...
Holy cannoli: Defense lawyer Mario Gallucci thanks court staff with Italian pastry
by Frank Donnelly There are millions of ways to say thank you. Popular criminal defense lawyers Mario F. Gallucci and Lou Gelormino chose to do it Thursday with cannolis. As yuletide tunes wafted from a radio beneath a makeshift tent, Gallucci and friends handed out the tasty Italian pastry to court staff on Richmond Terrace outs...
Respected former federal appeals judge with Carnegie roots dies
By Brian Bowling Found squatting in the rarely used chambers of a tax judge while waiting for his own chambers, newly appointed federal appeals Judge Ruggero Aldisert called upon his Marine skills when the angry tax judge showed up and became abusive toward Aldisert's secretary. "The next thing I knew, the judge came striding out of his c...
Celebrato a Eataly il Prosciutto Day con il titolare della più antica azienda di produzione di Dok San Daniele
di Riccardo Chioni Ieri Eataly a migliaia di clienti che visitano ogni giorno il mega gourmet store ha regalato il Prosciutto Day nella sua Piazza, con il titolare del prosciuttificio Dok Dall'Ava, uno dei più antichi del celebrato San Daniele. Coltello alla mano, Carlo Andrea Dall'ava è arrivato al fondo, con la gente che porge la ma...
Be a fool for a day! Commedia dell'Arte Workshop and Acrobalance!
Join the Fools for either day or both days of a February Two-Day Training in COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE TECHNIQUE and ENSEMBLE ACROBALANCE! February 7th & 8th, 2015, at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. Register at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1199565 Day One: Saturday, February 7th, 10am-4pmCOMMEDIA DELL'ARTE A one-day i...
Isabella Rossellini Brings Green Porno to Boston Cutler Majestic
When: February 13-15, 2015Where: Cutler Majestic Theatre – 219 Tremont Street, Boston, MA Iconic actress and art-house luminary Isabella Rossellini (Blue Velvet, Death Becomes Her) teams up with legendary French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere for Green Porno, Live on Stage, the hysterical and eye-opening zoology lesson on the kinky and confound...
Enogastronomia. Il "Gala Italia 30" al via
Con il saluto del sindaco di New York e con gli auguri del presidente della Repubblica il GALA ITALIA 30 ed il GALA DINNER DANCE AND AWARD CEREMONY si avviano alla linea di partenza. Il via sarà dato il 19 febbraio alle 12:00 in punto per il GALA ITALIA 30 ed alle 19:00 precise per il GALA DINNER DANCE AND AWARD CEREMONY di giovedì 19 febbraio. Sa...
Scampo Voted the Best Italian Restaurant in Boston
by Kate Kolenda What makes a great Italian restaurant? For some it may be the antipasti, while for others it's the quality of the wines and pastas that's the sure-fire test. Holding up one dish is dangerous. Octopus? Lasagna? Cacio e pepe? Which one dish should be the barometer of a great Italian restaurant? The steps we took to c...