Italian Official Appoints New York Representative To Promote Puglia
Michele Emiliano, the President of Regione Puglia, has named John Mustaro, the President of the United Pugliesi Federation of Greater New York, as the official representative to promote and support Puglia business development and cultural exchange programs in America. "I nominate my good friend John Mustaro for all of his great work and timeless e...
Machiavelli in the Italian Renaissance
Thursday, December 3rd, 6:30 P.M. - Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street - (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) - New York, NY 10013 Historian William J. Connell, holder of the Joseph M. and Geraldine C. La Motta Chair in Italian Studies at Seton Hall University, will discuss his recent book Machiavelli nel R...
Giovanni’s Gelato Café brings a slice of Italy to Oro Valley
by Logan Burtch-Buus Sicilian native Giovanni Rizza and his wife, Agnes, own and operate Giovanni's Gelato Café in Oro Valley, an establishment that offers a wide array of both traditional and intriguing flavors of the classic Italian dessert. Giovanni's is authentic to the core, according to Rizza, a point in which he takes great pri...
Fred Bassetti leaves Seattle with rich architectural legacy
Perhaps no single architect has had a more profound influence on the buildings and public places that defined 20th-century Seattle than Fred Bassetti. From the Seattle Aquarium to the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, from Woodland Park Children's Zoo to Seattle Municipal Tower, Bassetti's portfolio includes some of the city's most iconic spaces....
La Befana and the Feast of the Epiphany
By Giovanni di Napoli January 6th is the Feast of the Epiphany, a solemn celebration of the revelation of Christ to the Magi, thus symbolizing His physical manifestation to mankind. Originating in the Eastern Church, Epiphany comes from the Greek epihania, meaning, "to show forth." While in the West the Adoration of the Magi is the princip...
Cuore in Italia, portafoglio nella Silicon Valley. Viaggio tra le nostre start-up di San Francisco
di Michele Masneri San Francisco. Si arriva al consolato italiano dalle parti di Pacific Heights naturalmente in Uber, a chilometri zero, perché la società ha sede qui in città e i tassisti, sparuti, sono ormai quasi un'attrazione turistica. Qualche giorno fa la compagnia locale di taxi è fallita, nessuno ha attaccato i concorrenti, c'è la...
Famed Detective David Toma, of Clark, Nominated for UNICO 'Americanism Award'
Clark resident David Toma was recently nominated for UNICO National's prestigious "Americanism Award" by the Clark chapter of the Italian-American service organization. The award symbolizes and recognizes an individual who has gone above and beyond devoting their life to helping others "I'm thrilled that our nomination of David Toma was ac...
Tuscan Pig expands to full-service restaurant
By Christina Lane Before they start cooking each day, Rudy and Miriam Kiapeta pray, asking the Lord to bless their hands and the food they prepare. "The biggest secret in our food is love," said Rudy Kiapeta, who with his wife, Miriam, owns and operates The Tuscan Pig. What started as a catering company that also offered carr...
Chicago writer-director Lucia Mauro wraps shooting on her second film, One Year Later
Award-winning Chicago filmmaker Lucia Mauro wrapped shooting this past month on her second film, titled One Year Later, set in Chicago, Illinois, and Milan and Aosta, Italy. It tells the story of an American woman, recently recovered from a serious illness, who learns to savor the essence of life through a cathartic tripto the I...
John Mustaro (President of the United Pugliesi Federation)
Puglia – or Apulia, as is called in the United States – was home of millions of Italian emigrants, especially after 1900. A marvelous region, full of art, culture and traditions, fantastic food and wine and beautiful people, now Puglia has an official representant in the United States: John Mustaro. We the Italians has met him in New York.
Sophia Loren reflects on life, career ahead of Dallas appearance
by Mark Lowry For someone whose name has been synonymous with "glamour" for more than half a century, Italian actress Sophia Loren doesn't remember herself as beautiful as a young girl growing up in Pozzuoli, a suburb of Naples. Her mother, however, was apparently drop-dead gorgeous. "My mother was so beautiful, she looked so much...
Frank Sinatra: Original Jersey Boy
Poor New Jersey, the runt of the litter. I can feel you bristling at that, my fellow New Jerseyans. We know there's more to our state than most people think. But too frequently, we are overshadowed by New York City and overlooked by Philadelphia. Just the plain-Jane little sister to our more popular neighbors. Imagine the young Frank Sina...