Sheriff Giardino honored with award
Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino was presented with the Honorable Anthony V. Cardona Award by the Capital Region Italian-American Bar Association March 21 at the Rotterdam Elks Lodge. The award is for contributions to the legal profession. Giardino is a former Fulton County Court judge and county district attorney. The late Anthony V. Cardona...
Air Travel: Air Italy Trades 3 North American Cities for the Beach
Some modifications to Air Italy’s network for the 2019 - 2020 schedule and a number of new flights to the Caribbean lead this week’s air travel news. This week Air Italy opened bookings for its winter 2019 - 2020 schedule, which includes the end of seasonal transatlantic flights from two cities in the United States and one in Canada: Los Angeles,...
Unexpected Italy - Simona Molinari in concert at Family Theater
Singer-songwriter Simona Molinari is among the most well-loved of the Italian music scene. Molinari has collaborated with world famous artists like Al Jarreau, Gilberto Gil, Peter Cincotti, Andrea Bocelli, Dado Moroni, Danny Diaz, and many more. In Italy, she is best known to the public for the radio hit “In Search of You” and for her two appearanc...
New Italian Village traditional American spot Bristol Republic opens its doors
Hungry? A new neighborhood traditional American spot has you covered. Called Bristol Republic, the fresh arrival is located at 1124 N. High St. in Italian Village. This new business provides a Nashville-inspired dinner, drinks and happy hour menu. On the menu, expect to see items like Texas-style spare rib platters, pulled pork sandwiches and mac a...
City's Italian Festival to take year off to revamp
A New Castle festival wants to give you the business. The committee overseeing the city’s annual Italian Festival at Cascade Park decided two weeks ago to forego this year’s event. The goal for next year is to trim the festival from three days to one. The reason? “It becomes hard to have an Italian festival if you don’t have a lot of food vendors,”...
Owners behind Minneapolis' Italian Eatery plan new restaurant in St. Paul
The owners behind Italian Eatery in Minneapolis plan to open another Italian restaurant in St. Paul. The restaurant, called Due (pronounced Due-eh) Focacceria, will take over a former Espresso Royale space at 475 Fairview Ave. South. Owners Eric Carrara and his wife, Vanessa live a couple blocks away from the site, and bought the building in 2017 w...
Hidden Lazio: Near Rome, Cervara is The Artists’ Village
70 kilometers from Rome, perched on the slopes of the Simbruini Mountains, at an altitude of 1,000 meters, Cervara di Roma is known as the ‘artists’ village,’ as its picturesque beauty has attracted for centuries artists from all over Europe. The painter and inventor Samuel Morse described it this way: “There is something strangely grandiose about...
Le radici italiane dell’arcivescovo di San Francisco: Salvatore J. Cordileone Pellegrino al volto santo di Manoppello
Abbiamo incontrato l’arcivescovo Salvatore Joseph Cordileone pellegrino per la prima volta nel santuario del Volto Santo a Manoppello. Nome e cognome dell’arcivescovo non nascondono le evidenti origini italiane. Nato a San Diego (1956), è arcivescovo di San Francisco dal 2012. Prima ancora ha esercitato il ministero episcopale nelle diocesi di San...
The Best Italian Eateries in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
Craving some savory spinach gnocchi or crisp, wood-fired pizza? Head to Carroll Gardens: Brooklyn’s take on Little Italy. This neighborhood of lush gardens, churches, and peaceful rows of brownstones has been home to a strong Italian-American population and, as a result, plenty of authentic cuisine from Italy and its neighbor Sicily. Read on for th...
Henry Pinardi - Father to Local Artists
Enrico “Henry” Pinardi, an Italian-American artist and legendary RIC art professor, has left an impact on the lives of an extraordinary number of former students. Throughout his lifetime he has not only created recognizable and influential pieces of art, but also formed lifelong connections that have impacted the lives of many. Born in 1934, Pinard...
Remembering Fellini: A concert celebrating Federico Fellini 25 years after his death
When: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 From 7:00 pm To 9:00 pm - Where: PianoForte Studios - 1335 South Michigan Avenue, C Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with PianoForte Foundation on the occasion of FARE CINEMA 2019, the Italian Cinema Week in the World, an initiative of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International...
New Italian restaurants in Houston to try now
Whether you’re feeling happy or blue, excited or depressed, decisive or noncommittal, or just plain hungry, pasta always hits the spot. There’s something about a tangle of noodles laced with tomato sauce, glossed with cream and butter or tricked out in pesto that puts everything right. Houston currently is enjoying a bit of an Italian moment, with...