Dr. Carla Simonini of YSU
Since 2010, Dr. Simonini has been Assistant Professor of Italian at Youngstown State University (YSU). She is a frequent writer and conference presenter on Italian American Studies. Recently, she assumed the position of editor of the journal Italian Americana, whose most recent issue will be published by YSU. LG: It's a real pleasure to he...
Fiat Chrysler is Investing $1.05 Billion in Ohio, Illinois Plants to Build More Jeep
Change is on the horizon for Fiat Chrysler and it couldn't come soon enough. It's no secret that the Italian-American carmaker has decided to focus on bolstering its Jeep lineup. This plan means there will be a lot of changes for the brand's assembly plants in North America—and these changes are starting with a $1.05 billion investment in the brand...
Italy’s a surprising power in the robotics industry, in sixth place worldwide
by Luca Orlando Japan, Korea, but especially China. In geographic terms, these are the main buyers of robots in the global market, which has posted new records in terms of sales and stocks. Global orders for 2015 have, in fact, risen by 12%, reaching 250,000 units (double the figure of 2010), bringing the overall "mass" of installed indust...
Worlds Collide at the Feast of San Rocco
by John Nappoli My worlds collided Sunday when my confratelli from the Saint Rocco Society of Potenza and the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George came together to celebrate the 127th Annual Feast of Saint Rocco at Most Precious Blood Church in historic Little Italy in New York City. Considering the caliber of membe...
DiPietro Food to Close after More than Four Decades in Maplewood
"It's been coming for years... we are a dying breed," said Lucy DiPietro Manzella, owner of DiPietro Foods Italian market, on her family's decision to shut the business' doors after 41 years at its Springfield Avenue location, just across from the Hilton Library. The store's last day will be Saturday, Sept. 10. As Manzella and her unc...
Annual Columbus Day Parade in East Hanover to reap Italian heritage
Teresa Priolo, news anchor and reporter of Fox 5 News, has been chosen to be this year's Grand Marshal for the 12th Annual Morris County Columbus Day Parade, which starts at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9 from the firehouse on Ridgedale Avenue and ends at Lurker Park. Joining Priolo will be William Barrett, attorney with Mandelbaum Salsburg of R...
Amatriciana with Love - Charity dinner, Wednesday September 28th - Thank you!
The completely SOLD OUT "Amatriciana with Love" fundraising dinner held Sept 28 was a tremendous success. Many influential European and American friends gathered to savor a superb Amatriciana pasta (6 kilos of it, in fact), and tons of other typical Italian specialties prepared by the organizers and the participants from the Italian Cultural Societ...
Malfatti, The Dumpling That Became A Napa Valley Legend
Tourists to the Napa Valley may visit the exclusive wineries and fine-dining restaurants. But locals love a more humble dish called malfatti. It's a little spinach and cheese dumpling, shaped like a pinky finger, smothered in sauce and packed with local history. The most famous malfatti in the region is found in the back of Val's Liquor in...
Seeking the Humanity of Al Capone
By Nathan Smith Al Capone is much more myth than man in the popular imagination. While the notorious gangster of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago still lingers in our cultural consciousness, this image is one riddled with contradictions: of a mobster and a do-gooder; a man who sprayed silver bullets into the air from his car and helped feed the city'...
Italian Alps-themed Baita is back on Eataly’s rooftop
Summer is over in New York City (although the temperatures suggest otherwise) and Eataly NYC's Flatiron location has once again turned its rooftop beer garden into an Italian Alps-themed restaurant for the winter. The 2.0 version of Baita (pronounced bye-tah), a Piemontese word for small ski lodge in the Italian Alps, opens to the public t...
Leading Journalist Maria Bartiromo Elected As Board Member Of Columbus Citizens Foundation
The Columbus Citizens Foundation announced today that award-winning journalist Maria Bartiromo will be joining their Board of Governors, effective immediately. Bartiromo has been a member of the Foundation since 2001. She is strongly associated with the Foundation's Columbus Day Parade – both as a regular host of the televised broadcast, and for ha...
Peek Inside Massive Italian Food Hall At Brickell City Centre
At Brickell City Centre, an Italian food hall under construction will be unlike anything seen before in Miami, Swire Properties is promising. The food hall will span three levels anchoring Brickell City Centre's north block, and will include a wide variety of eateries and market fare. As of last week, interior buildout of the massive 38,000 s...