Jon Bon Jovi: Italian of the Week
John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. was born on March 2, 1962, in Perth Amboy, NJ. His father, John Francis Bongiovi, Sr., was a barber who migrated from Sciacca, Sicily. John grew up in New Jersey and spent his summers with his grandparents in Erie, PA. When thinking about his youth, John has said, "Any Sunday afternoon you hear any Italian guy si...
Lou Ferrigno: Italian of the Week
Matty, an Italian American police lieutenant, and Victoria Ferrigno welcomed their son Louis on November 9, 1951. The family lived in Brooklyn, New York. As a toddler Lou suffered from a series of ear infections and lost an estimated 75% of his hearing. Though some might have seen this loss as a disadvantage, Lou didn't. Even when he was t...
L’americana United airlines mette le ali al caffè Illy nel mondo
di Vincenzo Chierchia Alleanza tra Illy caffè e il gigante americano dei cieli United airlines. La compagnia aerea e la società italiana hanno stipulato una partnership che permetterà ai passeggeri United e agli ospiti degli United Club in tutto il mondo di gustare gratuitamente il caffè dell'azienda triestina. A partire dal pross...
Italian Legends Return to North America
For all his achievements in Italian and European football, including three UEFA Cup titles, Dino Baggio still wonders what would have been had he accepted a proposed move to Major League Soccer when the league first launched in 1996. "I was invited by a friend at the (New York/New Jersey) MetroStars but I was only 25 at the time," Baggio r...
Marisa Tomei: Italian of the Week
Marisa Tomei was born on December 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents – Patricia (née Bianchi) and Gary Tomei – were both Italian and had family that came to America from Tuscany and Sicily. While she was growing up, Marisa became enthralled with Broadway musicals and plays. Her parents encouraged her to take up acting, and she sta...
US exports to Italy thrive but investments languish
The US sees Italy as a destination for its products, but direct investments are faltering, according to a Policy Paper from the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy (Amcham), EY and law firm Legance Avvocati Associati that will be presented in Rome this morning at an event attended by Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan. The goal of the st...
‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Blue Bloods’ star Steve Schirripa talks to the Eagle
By John AlexanderSteve Schirripa has really done it all: he's starred in movies and hit television series, written books, worked in radio and performed before a live audience. Not too bad for a boy from Bensonhurst. One of Schirrpa's first jobs was as a bouncer at Paul Anka's nightclub Jubilation. He was also maître d and then entertainmen...
PBS to Air Pavarotti: A voice for the ages, 11/30
Like Enrico Caruso before him, Luciano Pavarotti extended his presence far beyond the limits of Italian opera. Quickly establishing his trademark rich sound as the great male operatic voice of the 20th century, he expanded his reach to stadium concerts and pop collaborations which brought him fame beyond measure. The 50th anniversary of th...
A new Italian yacht is on the market
Sanlorenzo boatyard was founded in 1958 and over the years it has gained the reputation to be top quality level and reliable, an icon of elegance and style. This current year, Sanlorenzo has launched a new yacht model: "O", the first S-displacement (SD) unit to be 112 feet (33.6 meters) long. The SD112 takes the best aspects of the SD92 (2...
Vincent Piazza, of Clint Eastwood's 'Jersey Boys' and 'Boardwalk Empire,' Discusses Italian-American Stigma, Playing a Latino
Hollywood has cast several Italian-American actors to play Latinos in film, including Al Pacino's infamous portrayal of Cuban gangster Tony Montana in "Scarface" and a Puerto Rican convict in "Carlito's Way," among others. While the cultures of Latino-Americans, Italian-Americans and Latinos and Italians from their respective countries are all ver...
The Next Page: Baseball’s Italian Heritage
By Richard Peterson My wife, Anita, and I live in southern Illinois, about 10 miles from Herrin, a community with a rich Italian-American heritage. Its historical society recently asked me to give a talk on Italian-Americans in baseball history. Once I began my research, I was surprised by the number of notable Italian-Americans w...
Finisce l'avventura Americana di Repubblica
di Andrea Mantineo Da sabato 2 gennaio (per la festività di Capodanno domani "America Oggi" non viene pubblicato) i lettori non troveranno più l'edizione internazionale de "la Repubblica" inserita all'interno del giornale. Il Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso ha deciso di interrompere la diffusione del suo quotidiano negli Stati Uniti. La distr...