Essex County Executive DiVincenzo Hosts Essex County Italian-American Heritage Month Celebration
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. hosted the 2015 Essex County Italian-American Heritage Month observance on Friday, October 9th in the lobby of the Essex County Hall of Records. Decorated in the festive Italian colors of red, white and green, the lobby was a standing-room only backdrop for the cultural festivities. During th...
La Motta's Italian Specialties Opens Today
by Dana Hatic When Union Bar & Grill closed in December 2014, The Aquitaine Group (Metropolis, Gaslight, Cinquecento) developed a new concept to join its family of restaurants. La Motta's Italian Specialties, a nod to mid-20th century Italian-American restaurants, officially opens today, October 27, at 1357 Washington St. in the South...
Relic of popular Italian Catholic saint coming to Tulsa
By Bill Sherman The bones of Saint Maria Goretti, a popular Roman Catholic saint who lived a century ago in Italy, will be in Tulsa next week, part of a visit to 25 dioceses in 16 states. It is the first time the relic has been in the United States, and only the second time it has been out of Italy. Maria Goretti is the youngest saint in...
Columbus Day and Indigenous People’s Day are both replaced
By Linda Conner Lambeck First it was Columbus Day, then it was Indigenous People's Day, now the city school board has renamed the holiday that falls on the second Monday in October Italian Heritage Day. Kate Rivera, the board member who proposed taking "Columbus" out of Columbus Day, said she is satisfied with the name change becaus...
Studying (in) Italy: Roman Food Then and Now A “Tasteful” Take on Classical Studies in Rome
WTI Magazine #73 2015 November 27Author : John Cabot University Translation by: Italy's food culture is known the world over for being particularly tasty. For many study abroad students, the allure of a hot pizza on a night out, a steamy cappuccino on a morning walk, or some delicious tiramisù with...
KIT Online Auction Open! Live Event Coming Soon!
The online portion of Festa di Natale is now open. The auction will run from to December 16, 2015, with the live event taking place on December 16, 2015. Proceeds go to Kairos Italy Theater in order to support. Auction items range from exotic vacation getaways to donated items guaranteed to delight and surprise. So, tell your friends, family, commu...
Lady Gaga Accepts Woman of the Year Award at Billboard Women in Music: Read Her Full Speech
With a 2016 Grammy nomination, a Golden Globe nomination and a plethora of other accomplishments throughout her firecracker-bright career, Lady Gaga accepted the honor as Woman of the Year at Billboard's Women in Music 2015. Mother Monster expressed endless gratitude to her family -- and to those who did not believe in her for fueling the fire nece...
JCCIA launches another great parade down State Street
Anticipating the aura of Columbus Day became reality on Monday, Oct. 12. It was everything I had envisioned, only more spectacular. The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii was filled to capacity, the altar gorgeous with bouquets of flowers, the music resounding throughout the Mass. Father Fragomeni's words were stimulating. JCCIA President Frank Cer...
Not just pizza at Pizzeria da Lino – and it’s all good
By Karen Peterson The sign on North Guadalupe Street says "Pizzeria da Lino" and I've passed it a hundred or a thousand times without guessing that Lino's serves more than pizza. In fact, this small, intimate and cozy place is a trattoria – an informal Italian eatery serving pizza and pasta, certainly, but more besides. It's...
Workwear/Abiti da lavoro
Date: Friday, February 05, 2016 - Monday, April 18, 2016 Venue: Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery 66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street Organized by: Parson/ The New School In collaboration with: the Milano Triennale In an age where jobs are in short supply and workers are rendered invisible, overalls and work cloth...
Fiorella's Sausage: It's a living
by Danya Henninger When Luigi Fiorella was 19 years old, he left his parents' farm in Foggia, Italy, to try his luck in the New World. He gathered his savings, booked passage on a transatlantic ship, and landed in Philadelphia in 1892. Like many other Italian immigrants in South Philly, he began working as a butcher. In 1904, he p...
Scientists Say Coffee Is So Magical, It Can Even Undo Liver Damage
By Clint Rainey Keep it coming. Photo: Jose Luis Stephens/Masterfile/CorbisGreat news: The benefits of coffee are so plentiful that a new study has linkeddrinking two extra cups per day to a 44 percent drop in the risk of developing cirrhosis, an awful liver disease brought on by too much booze. Researchers at England's Southampto...