Da Vinci sets up shop at Water Tower Place
The "Da Vinci Machines Exhibition: The Titans Experience" will be on display on Level 3 of Water Tower Place through the end of the year. The exhibit displays hand-crafted models built based on da Vinci's 500-year-old designs, bringing to life the creations of this renowned scientist, inventor and artist. Many of da Vinci's digitally re-mastered p...
Italian food and fun: Crowd gathers at St. James for annual festival
The flavor of pasta, pizza and other Italian favorites flared from St. James. Music played over the loud speaker as visitors walked around the grounds of the school and church. It was all part of the St. James Italian Festival celebrating Italian heritage in the town. A number of food stands were set up inside and outside a large shel...
Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade
October 8 (Saturday) 12:00 pm. Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade. Marches down Steinway Street to 30th Avenue and ends on Astoria Blvd. at the newly renamed Street, Cav. Vincent Iannece Street. Cav. Iannece was the co-founder and driving force in reinstating this parade. This year's Grand Marshall is Thomas J. Principe, Esq. Brigadier Gen...
Baldinini opens first ever store in the U.S.
The new store offsets Baldinini's strategic plan to move into the U.S. retail market. While the brand has participated in the market for the past five years, this is a way that the company can have real roots in the U.S. with a bricks-and-mortar flagship. Currently, the brand already conducts 5 percent of their business in the U.S. This mo...
Roselle umpire Tony Randazzo named to World Series crew
Lake Park High School grad Tony Randazzo, who has spent 17 years as an umpire in Major League Baseball, will be part of the officiating crew for the World Series with the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs. Veteran umpire John Hirschbeck will be the crew chief for the series, according to a report by mlb.com. The rest of the crew includes...
The Truth About 10 ‘Italian’ Cuisine Items
Authenticity is central to Collette's cuisine itineraries in Italy. What this means is real Italian dishes will be served at these restaurants — something that might cause some culture shock for those expecting spaghetti and meatballs or pepperoni pizza. As Collette says, "some foods (especially Italian-American) make Italians want to cry....
Marines and sailors make connection with Italian students
Thundering cheers, large welcoming posters and approximately 300 ferociously waving American and Italian flags greeted the Marines and sailors as they entered the San Giovanni Bosco Elementary School gymnasium In Giarre, Italy, November 16, 2016. Students, faculty and parent volunteers provided the enthusiastic welcome as the Marines and s...
Ferrari S.p.A. Joins NIAF Efforts to Support Earthquake Victims in Italy
Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari S.p.A. has joined the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in aiding victims of the 2016 earthquakes in central Italy. On December 3, Ferrari S.p.A. donated a one-of-a-kind 949hp LaFerrari hypercar coupé to RM Sotheby's Charity Sale to benefit NIAF's Italian American Relief Fund, a coordinated effort t...
Seeks historic district approval for Mount Carmel
by Mauro De Pasquale On behalf of the Mount Carmel Preservation Society, we respectfully ask the City Council and the City's Historic Commission to vote to approve Our Lady of Mount Carmel block as a local historic district. Voting to ensure this space and building is protected is for the benefit for our neighborhood, economic growth...
Gnocco offers an intimate experience at the bar
By Wesley Case In June, chef-owner Brian Lavin opened Gnocco, a love letter to his time not long ago studying abroad — and eating and drinking — through Italy and Spain as a University of Maryland, College Park student. An August Baltimore Sun review of Lavin's cuisine called the Brewers Hill establishment "a restaurant you don't want to overlook....
Farnesina: nuovo portale nuovo portale per i servizi consolari online
ROMA – Il Ministero degli Affari Esteri offre un nuovo strumento telematico d'avanguardia ai cittadini italiani residenti all'estero, che potranno ricevere servizi e informazioni senza doversi recare fisicamente negli uffici. Lo scorso 12 novembre è stato inaugurato in Belgio il portale dedicato ai servizi consolari on-line, SECOLI. https://serviz...
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Live at Johnny D’s in Somerville
When: Thursday, February 7, 2013 — 7:30 p.m. Where: Johnny D's — 17 Holland St., Davis Square, Somerville MA [map] Italy's leading ensemble on the world music circuit, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, opens 2013 with a series of North American shows. Hailing from the Puglia region, the seven piece band and dancer are the number one exponents in a...