Nutley Jaycees name Distinguished Service honorees
This year's judges included Chairman Walt Smith, Steven Clarke, John Brown, Superintendent Russell Lazovick, Barbara Hirsch, Phil White and Board of Education trustee Fred Scalera. Radcliffe Elementary Principal Michael Kearney is the Nutley Jaycees' Educator of the Year. The winners will be honored at a Thursday, April 7, dinner at The V...
Katie Parla shares the tastes of Rome
Katie Parla is living her dream in Rome, The Eternal City. She grew up in an Italian-American household in Princeton Junction, where her parents worked in various food businesses. Papa now owns Clydz restaurant in New Brunswick (known for game and specialty cocktails), while her mother, Jo Ann, gives popular cooking demos at the West Windsor Commun...
Edu-Musical bilingue: l’italiano incontra Broadway
by Francesco D'Amico Il "musical" in terra americana riscuote sempre un grande successo e coinvolge un vasto pubblico. Ma quando si scopre che il musical diventa anche fonte di ispirazione e prezioso mezzo per l'apprendimento della lingua italiana, si completa quel mondo di multiculturalità e multilinguismo che da sempre rende speciale New York....
Frank E. Cicone, Baltimore County circuit judge, dies
Judge Frank E. Cicone, former chief administrative judge of the Baltimore County Circuit Court, who had a second career as a settlement court judge, died of congestive heart failure Thursday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Lutherville resident was 95. "Frank was loved and respected by judges all over Maryland. He was a giant...
Italian company commits to $114 million investment in Brownsville
Project Sizzle almost fizzled. That's how Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. described the effort to lure the big-time Italian machining operation at a Wednesday news conference announcing SATA USA's arrival in Brownsville. "Project Sizzle" was the code name the Brownsville Economic Development Council used during nearly four years of secret negotiations w...
Solo Italiano opens in the Old Port on Thursday
Solo Italiano, a new Italian restaurant at 100 Commercial St., will open Thursday at 4 p.m. The restaurant replaces Ebb & Flow, which closed in March. Angelo Ciocca, president of Nova Seafood, still leases the restaurant space but is replacing Ebb & Flow, which served Mediterranean-inspired cuisine, with Solo Italiano, which will serve...
Trasformare la mano in uno strumento musicale: il sogno di due italiani negli USA (Remidi T8)
Sono le 8 di mattina, ad Austin, in Texas. Davanti allo schermo del mio computer ci sono due ragazzi, Andrea Baldereschi e Andrea Bulgarelli. Hanno la faccia assonnata, tipica di chi ancora non ha smaltito il jet lag. Sono arrivati in America solo da qualche giorno e non hanno mai smesso di lavorare al loro prodotto. Giorni e notti passati...
Italian-American leads drive to correct 52-year typo on NYC’s Verrazano Bridge
It's an error that has loomed over New York Harbor for more than 50 years: The name of the majestic Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is spelled wrong. Despite a new petition drive to make it right — the bridge is named for 16th-century Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano (two Z's) — the state authority that controls the span has stubbornly hel...
Blue Jeans: The American Symbol with Italian Roots
By Francesca Bezzone The drive in, a milkshake, James Dean wearing his jeans: is there anything more quintessentially "americana" than this? As pleasant as it may be, we don't need to take a trip down memory lane to realize how intertwined with American imagery and tradition blue jeans are. We usually, and rightly so, associate th...
Saving Our Lady of Loreto Church
The Committee to Save Our Lady of Loreto church is seeking your support! The Committee consists of former parishioners, concerned individuals, and cultural organizations including Nia Production, Brownsville Heritage House, and Preserving East New York. The committee is petitioning New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate L...
Alessandra Bonito Oliva: quando la ricerca trova casa a New York
di Liliana Rosano È stata un "cervello in fuga" costretta a lasciare l'Italia per la Svezia ma non esclude di tornare, un giorno, nel suo paese. Alessandra Bonito Oliva, napoletana, laurea in psicologia sperimentale e dottorato a Roma e Chicago, ha continuato la sua carriera a Stoccolma dove ha vissuto per cinque anni. L'amore l'ha...
Ballester, il maestro dei poster che ha fatto la storia del cinema
Marlon Brando col viso insanguinato, pistola alla mano e uno sguardo che parla, Rita Hayworth che danza coperta di veli ondeggianti con la sua folta chioma riccia, il primo piano di John Wayne inghiottito in una macchia rossa indistinta fatta di cavalli e profili indiani. Anselmo Ballester ha dipinto i più grandi attori della storia del ci...