Bottega Veneta to Open New Madison Avenue Flagship in New York
Italian luxury house Bottega Veneta (Kering Group) is opening a new flagship store in New York at 740 Madison Avenue in New York. The new store covers 24,000 square feet and is made up of 3 buildings. Bottega Veneta has been operating a flagship store on Fifth Avenue, with the other two smaller stores likely to merge into the new larger flagship st...
Assembly recognizes Governor Mario Cuomo
By Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara It was an honor on Tuesday morning at the state Capitol to pay tribute to the late Mario Cuomo. Former Governor Mario Cuomo will be remembered for his integrity and dedicated public service to our state, so it was fitting that we remembered his legacy with an Assembly resolution. I was proud to b...
Tomaso Maggiore's Vivo! Ristorante Offers Refined Italian Dining in Scottsdale
by Robert Pela Few are surprised that, in less than half a year, Vivo! Ristorante has established itself as one of the more refined dining spots in town. Its pedigree helps: Vivo! is the latest offering from Phoenix restaurateur Tomaso Maggiore, creator of Tomaso's and a long list of other local restaurants. After decades of manag...
Why We Need to Save the Catholic Schools
Communities — cities — need Catholic schools. Why? What is to be done in an environment when the closing of Catholic elementary and secondary schools have big cities and small towns alike? In their book Lost Classroom, Lost Community: Catholic Schools' Importance in Urban America, Margaret F. Brinig and Nicole Garnett document the importan...
San Giuseppe Lavoratore di Cinisi
San Giuseppe Lavoratore di Cinisi invites the public to their 52nd annual dinner dance beginning at 6 p.m. at the San Marino Club, 1685 Big Beaver in Troy. Hors d'ouvres at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m., dancing and open bar, with Italian American entertainment provided by Venue. Raffle proceeds will benefit the St. Louis Center in C...
Martin Chusid award for Verdi studies
The American Institute for Verdi Studies (AIVS) is accepting nominations for the 2015 Martin Chusid Award for Verdi Studies. This biannual award honors the noted Verdi, Schubert, and Mozart scholar, Martin Chusid (1925-2013), who was Professor Emeritus of Music at New York University and the AIVS's Founding Director. Any book, book chapter, articl...
Il viaggio dei sapori. Una chef e un'imprenditrice raccontano il mondo della cucina italiana tra New York e New Jersey
Come riesce il cibo italiano ad avere un sapore così autentico anche qui in America? Com’è possibile che i piatti dei ristoranti italiani negli Stati Uniti, specificamente a New York e in New Jersey, abbiano quel sapore d'Italia che fa apprezzare la cucina del Bel Paese agli americani? Per capire come la cucina italiana stia riuscend...
Vita D'Italia Is Not New York But You'll Think You Are There
by Rob Clay The sign says Vita D' Italia but the location is in Manhattan...View, just off 176th and 1st Avenue S. in that small shopping district on the east side of the street. For starters, it is definitely Italian. There is an old adage that the Italians taught the French how to cook. We're not sure about that but if you go you wi...
New York Italians Cinema night at Fordham University @ Lincoln Center
Dear Friends, New York Italians in collaboration with Fordham University, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and Italian Honor Society C.I.A.O. is very happy to invite you to the presentation and discussion of the film: I Compagni (The Organizer) by Mario Monicelli (Subtitles in English) Fordham University, Linco...
Phoenix Art Museum hosts Da Vinci exhibit
When it comes to Leonardo Da Vinci, we are all familiar with his paintings – the Last Supper, the Mona Lisa, the Vitruvian Man – all works of art that require a plane ticket to Europe in order to view. Conveniently, some of Da Vinci's works are now on display in Arizona. The Phoenix Art Museum has brought the Italian intellectual back to life...
UNICO Lends Hand at Community Food Bank of NJ
by Fran Sullivan Volunteers from the Elizabeth Chapter of UNICO spent Saturday morning, April 18, at the Community Food Bank of NJ where they packed senior citizen boxes, food sorting, packaging, and other jobs as part of UNICO Service Day. UNICO is an organization dedicated to promoting and enhancing the image of Italian American...
Italian immigrants subject of talk by expert from Auburn's Seward House Museum
Andrew Roblee, facilities manager at Auburn's Seward House Museum, will present "Italians in the American Civil War" at 7 p.m. Monday, May 4, at Fr. Nacca Hall at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 301 Clark St. Auburn. This exploratory discussion will traverse the cultural landscape of 19th century America that immigrants from the Italian peninsul...