The Met is opening the largest Michelangelo exhibition in its history
Start planning your autumn museum obsession now, because the Metropolitan Museum of Art just announced that it's organizing its largest Michelangelo exhibit ever. The upcoming show, "Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer," will bring together 150 drawings, three marble sculptures and other works from museums and collections across America and...
Palmyra woman opens Italian food stand to keep family tradition alive
Susan Requena grew up with a love of ravioli and Sunday family dinners at her grandmother's house. "That's what my Italian heritage revolves around. Sunday dinners. Sunday. Two o'clock at Nana's house," Requena said with a smile. "Your meatballs, your sauce, your Antipasto. Those are the things I decided to carry and wanted to pass on. Because that...
Lisa Scottoline on building a career and a life with Italian American values
In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we talk with Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author and Edgar award-winning author of 29 novels, including her latest work, Exposed:A Rosato & DiNunzio Novel. In our Stories Segment, Anthony talks to Zachary DiIonno, events director for the Friends of Italy Society of Hawaii, about how he...
Vandals Strike Frank Rizzo Mural In Italian Market
Earlier this week, the Frank Rizzo Statue was twice the target of vandalism. Now, vandals have struck the mural depicting the former mayor in Philadelphia’s Italian Market. Around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, as a group of residents guarded the Frank Rizzo statue in Center City against potential vandals, spray painters – yet again – targeted his mural at 9t...
Celebrate Italian/American style at the Blackhawk Automotive Museum
You’ve read the book, now see the exhibit! "Transatlantic Style: A Romance of Fins and Chrome," is a celebration of Italian/American automotive style that is open through Sept. 30 at the Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville, California. The exhibit was originally supposed to be held at the Palm Springs Art Museum in conjunction with last year’s ...
A taste of the Italian coast at your backdoor
Dante Bellucci, executive chef and co-owner of Tartufo in Newton Centre, grew up with seafood in his blood. His hometown Pescara lies in Abruzzese on Italy’s Adriatic Coast and is famous for both seafood and its handmade pasta. It’s no wonder Bellucci found his calling as a chef or that the Tartufo menu is so heavily influenced by fresh seafood. “I...
Meet this baseball-loving 95-year-old — and Joey Votto’s biggest fan
When Ernesta “Ernie” Szabo was born 95 years ago into a large Italian family in Canton, Ohio, the world was a very different place. There were no microwaves, no computers and the invention of the television was still five years away. But growing up in a bustling household with six sisters and one brother, she soon discovered she shared a love of ba...
Italian Fest returns to Huntington for third year
Classic red and white tabletops checkered 4th Avenue on Saturday as Facing Hunger Foodbank's Italiano! Italian Festival returned for its third year. Italian restaurants from around the Tri-State served meatballs and a variety of famous pasta dishes while people in attendance dined with family and friends, sipped on wine, watched dance performances...
Is A Statue Of Christopher Columbus Next To Come Down? Protesters Hope So
As protesters around the country push for the removal of Confederate monuments, a group will rally near the Ohio Statehouse on Saturday against a different kind of statue: one of Christopher Columbus. Several cities like Lexington, Ky., and Baltimore, Md., have pledged to remove their Confederate monuments following the violent protests in Charlott...
Val DiFebo, honoree for for the "Autumn in New York" Luncheon
We are proud to announce the honorees for our annual "Autumn in New York" Luncheon on October 29th: Val DiFebo – CEO Deutsch NY Since 1992, Val DiFebo has been one of the key architects of the success of Deutsch Inc.’s New York office. DiFebo helped redefine the Agency’s integrated multidisciplinary offering, allowing for the creation of rapid busi...
Little Italy Ristorante features authentic cuisine
From the outside, Little Italy Ristorante looks like just another restaurant, but step through the doors and you are immediately transported to a quaint corner restaurant in Italy. Violet Pedraza co-owns and operates the restaurant with Peter Cimino, a Sicilian living in Henderson, Nevada and Adam Talbert, who lives in Illinois. Cimino and Talbert...
Premio della Farnesina per ricercatori e "startupper" italiani all'estero
Il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, a sostegno del programma di promozione integrato e del collegamento tra il mondo della ricerca e quello delle imprese, intende promuovere la seconda edizione del Premio della Farnesina per ricercatori e "startupper" italiani all'estero che piu' si sono distinti nel contesto del P...