Monteriggioni
Monteriggioni is located in Tuscany, in the province of Siena. Monteriggioni is located on a top of a hill and is a completely walled medieval town which has managed to retain its ancient roots and its medieval looks over the centuries. Many scholars describe it as one of the best examples of medieval villages in all of Italy. The walled town was o...
Benjamin Wohlauer (American Consul General in Florence)
The year 2019 sees the ongoing celebration of the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the then young democracy of the United States and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The events, which last throughout the year, are organized by various public and private entities under the patronage of the American Consulate in Florence. It's just a coin...
Sebastian Maniscalco Headlines the Mountain Winery July 19th!
This past January comedian, actor and best-selling author Sebastian Maniscalco had “the biggest week of his career” to-date according the Entertainment Weekly. That week included performing four shows at “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” Madison Square Garden, and releasing his new Netflix Original special– Stay Hungry – streaming now. On the heels...
John Turturro diventa cittadino onorario di Giovinazzo: «Io, un bambino del Sud»
"Sento fortemente di essere un bambino del Sud". Con questa dichiarazione d’orgoglio per le sue origini John Turturro ha ringraziato la città di Giovinazzo che ieri sera lo ha insignito della cittadinanza onoraria e gli ha consegnato le chiavi della città. Una giornata storica, il cui ricordo resterà letteralmente impresso (Turturro ha lasciato l’i...
Le storie di com'è vivere in America se sei italiano, da New York racconto di una (Big) Little Italy
Lungo le strade della Little Italy of the Bronx, cugina della più nota Mulberry Street di Manhattan si susseguono, sartorie, negozi di scarpe e di arredamento, pasticcerie e soprattutto ristoranti. Siamo a 20 minuti a piedi dall’ultima fermata della metro di Fordham Road Station e l’atmosfera che anima il quartiere è diversa da quella respirata dow...
The Italian Job
A visit to San Francisco’s Consulate General of Italy typically begins with talk of not dinner but dessert — specifically, zabiaone. That’s because the friendly Labrador that belongs to Consul General Lorenzo Ortona and his wife, the journalist Sheila Pierce Ortona, is named for the dessert of the same deep golden color. They call her Zaba for shor...
Boglioli Milano To Open Shops At Riverside Location
Italian luxury menswear is coming to The Shops At Riverside next month, when Boglioli Milano opens a location at the mall. According to Simon Property Group, the mall’s owners, the regional flagship store, which will be located on Level One, will feature the full menswear collection. “We are thrilled to be a part of The Shops at Riverside as we fur...
103rd Mount Carmel Feast celebrates Italian culture
Games, rides, music and sausages: Saint Anthony’s annual Mount Carmel Feast is back. It’s an entire weekend to celebrate Watertown’s Italian Culture. It’s the 103rd Mount Carmel Feast at St. Anthony’s Church. “It’s special to the church because it celebrates Italian culture, St Anthony’s is historically the Italian parish here in Watertown. The Ita...
Napoli, due studiosi della Federico II nel team che ha scoperto tre 'sorelle' della Terra
E’ di fondamentale importanza la nuova scoperta messa appunto dal team della NASA. Stiamo parlando di un sistema planetario con tre pianeti di tipo terrestre, il quale è stato rintracciato grazie alle nuove tecnologie e al lavoro degli esperti. Tra di essi vi sono anche due studiosi napoletani, precisamente legati all’Ateneo della Federico II. Lo s...
Lady Gaga makes surprise appearance outside Stonewall Inn
Exactly 50 years to the day after the 1969 Stonewall uprising, pop icon and longtime LGBTQ advocate Lady Gaga made a surprise appearance outside the now-historic space. “I love you so, so much. Happy World Pride,” Gaga said as she took the stage in front of thousands of New Yorkers and visitors from around the world who gathered for Pride Live’s St...
Off-Broadway’s ‘My Big Gay Italian Wedding’ turns 16; Staten Islanders join the cast this weekend
“My Big Gay Italian Wedding” is celebrating its Sweet 16 with a host of special performances in New Jersey. The eccentric comedy by Grant City playwright/actor Anthony J. Wilkinson first opened off-Broadway in 2003 at Actors’ Playhouse in Greenwich Village before moving uptown to Theatre Four in the spring of 2004. In 2009, the show moved to the St...
LoDo’s Italian Restaurant Opens Basement Speakeasy
The team behind popular Italian restaurant Jovanina’s Broken Italian recently debuted a wine cellar speakeasy named Sotto Voce. It’s Italian for “in a quiet voice,” which is appropriate given that the room once connected to downtown Denver’s subterranean tunnel network. Across the 19th Century building, owners/husband and wife Jake and Jennifer Lin...