Cus D’Amato, a Master of Pugilism
Cus D’Amato, arguably the greatest boxing trainer of all time, produced three world heavyweight champions: Floyd Patterson, Jose Torres, and Mike Tyson. No one else achieved such success. A pugilistic genius, Cus used the values from his Italian heritage to change the lives of many troubled kids. The Beginning Constantine “Cus” D’Amato was born in...
Luxottica: a Made in Italy “American Dream”
The story of Luxottica is the epitome of the American Dream but it happened in Italy. It is the largest eyewear-producing company in the world and, more likely than not, your own glasses are a Luxottica product, if you think it owns iconic brands like Persol, Ray-Ban, Vogue, and produces for Prada, Miu Miu, Chanel, Burberry, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana...
We Salute DeCicco & Sons Supermarket!
I just want to share a personal story… My wife was preparing our Italian-American family Thanksgiving meal last year, and we were out shopping for ingredients at a local DeCicco’s in Bedford, NY. Here it was, the day before the biggest holiday of the grocery-supermarket world and we were witnessing as Mr. John DeCicco helped his very busy cashier b...
Museo della Basilica di Gandino
TUCKED AWAY IN A NARROW valley, Gandino is a small mountain village that flourished in the 14th century thanks to the textile industry, which remains the main source of income for a good part of the inhabitants. The fame and wealth that the villagers acquired during the Middle Ages have left their mark in the form of palatial buildings and sumptuou...
Francesco Bonvini Earns Scholarship to College of Staten Island
Francesco Bonvini is taking the next step in his baseball career by playing at the College of Staten Island on a scholarship. A previous recipient of an Italian American Baseball Foundation scholarship, Bonvini, an Italian native from Parma, is living out his dream of playing baseball in America. He played last season at Kingsborough Community Coll...
Bill Cerruti and Patrizia Cinquini (Leaders of the Italian Cultural Society in Sacramento, CA)
As is often the case in the United States, the capital of California is not the largest city, and in this case not even the second largest. Sacramento is home to the California government, and also to a very active center of Italian culture, really very committed to promoting every aspect of our country. So, we welcome our guests in this new interv...
President Mattarella names 30 Bishops of the Republic: here's who they are
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, awarded 30 Certificates of Honor of "Bishop of the Republic." Solidarity for peace," explains a note from the Quirinal, "is the prevailing theme that inspired the selection of the young standard bearers in 2022. The selection among many deserving ones was oriented to enhance behaviors and actions of...
Claudia Cardinale at MoMA
MoMA (11 West 53 Street, Manhattan, NY) Floor T2/T1. The Debra and Leon Black Family Film Center. Through Feb 21. In collaboration with Cinecittà, Rome, MoMA celebrates the Tunisian-born Italian actress and women’s rights activist Claudia Cardinale with a retrospective that spans her nearly 70-year career, featuring 23 films, including 17 restorati...
Why does Isola Tiberina in Rome have the shapes and elements of a giant ancient ship?
The Isola Tiberina, located in the middle of the Tiber, right in the center of Rome, is a real monument in that in ancient times it had been worked and decorated in the shape of a ship. A real and gigantic Roman vessel with its mast, at that time an obelisk, that seemed to sail on the Tiber. Isola Tiberina is the only urban island on the Tiber in t...
Second annual Valentine’s Dinner Drive-thru at Casa Italiana brings Amoré per Tutti!
Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) falls on a Tuesday this year, so you may be casting about for a low stress option to celebrate your love, while still maintaining a restful “weeknight routine.” Burien’s Casa Italiana Italian Cultural Center has you covered. What began as a pandemic safety option was so popular that their drive-through dinner returns this...
As 100th Birth Anniversary of Zeffirelli Approaches, the World Celebrates Him
Stage and film director, producer, set designer, painter, wartime partisan, politician, and gourmet chef Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli was one of the world’s most significant opera and theater directors during the second half of the 20th century. Particularly renowned for his lavish stage sets and film adaptations of Christian biblical stories and l...
World Nutella Day: Let’s Spread A Nutella Smile
On Sunday, February 5th Nutella lovers and fans will unite all over the world to celebrate World Nutella Day, coming together on social media to share recipes and stories and to savor the taste of the world’s favorite hazelnut spread. The unique taste of Nutella can be enjoyed on any day, to prepare recipes, to enjoy flipping pancakes and crepes wi...