Much-anticipated ‘Sopranos’ prequel films in Bay Ridge
The wildly popular HBO mob series “The Sopranos” celebrated the 20th anniversary of its debut in January, and while the fade to black finale, played out with Shakespearean flair to the strains of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” left the fate of Tony, Carmella, Meadow and A.J. Soprano in limbo, there is no doubt that the new prequel has begun film...
New Italian restaurant heats up River Oaks with housemade pastas and decadent desserts
The transformation of Borgo Food Station into Mina Ristorante is almost complete. Chef Monica Fallone and her husband and business partner Luis Mancera will debut their new Italian restaurant on Monday, April 8. “I have always created spaces where I can present my Italian family’s traditional recipes to friends and restaurant-goers that love to eat...
Educational scholarships 2019 to be awarded
The Little Italy Lodge OSIA #2286 Foundation, Inc. will be awarding educational scholarships totaling $12,000 (two for $4,000; two for $2,000) for the 2019-2020 academic year. Awards assist individuals of Italian descent in furthering their education. Eligible Little Italy Lodge members, their spouses, and specific family members may apply. Applica...
Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas contemplate the emotions behind architecture at Facades+ New York
As two of the foremost contemporary Italian architects, Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas know a thing or two about the trends reshaping international architecture today. As the day-one morning keynote speakers at AN’s Facades+ New York conference on April 4, the veteran design duo spoke about their four decades of experience creating boundary-breaki...
Nation’s largest Italian Film Festival returns to Boulder
The nation’s largest Italian film festival is back at the University of Colorado Boulder for another year of critically acclaimed Italian films—this time featuring thieves, forbidden love, Italian cuisine, pregnancy, prison and Caravaggio’s The Nativity. The Italian Film Festival USA of Boulder, which runs during two weekends in April, will feature...
"Il Cannone" violin traveling to Columbus, will be part of Columbus Symphony performance
Considered to be the most famous violin in the world by many, Niccolo Paganini's "Il Cannone" violin will be in Columbus for the first time in its history, from May 11-19. The violin will be at the Columbus Museum of Art during those days, and will part of a public performance by the Columbus Symphony on Wednesday, May 15th at the historic Ohio The...
This Italian gem in Miami Beach is opening a new restaurant in Midtown, and we can’t wait
Via Emilia 9 is taking its talents to Midtown. The Italian restaurant on Miami Beach, which features some seriously amazing homemade pasta and a warm and cozy atmosphere, is going upscale with the opening of its second Miami restaurant, Via Emilia Garden in Midtown. The brand also opened a restaurant in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood. The elegant,...
Salini Impregilo wins $524m reservoir contract in Florida
Lane Construction, the US subsidiary of Italian contractor Salini Impregilo, has won a $524m contract to build the Caloosahatchee West Basin Storage Reservoir in southern Florida. Working on behalf of the South Florida Water Management District, Lane aims to reduce harmful emissions into the Caloosahatchee Estuary in Hendry County. Construction on...
"Caffè scientifico" : Research and Society - An Intricate Path
When: Friday, April 26, 2019 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Where: Italian Cultural Institute | 500 N Michigan Ave | Suite 1450 | Chicago IL - What: A lecture by Dr. Corinna Raimondo, Adjunct Professor at Nothwestern University Universities and research centers are heavily embedded into our society. Many hospitals are university based and perform research...
South Carolina has a lot of Montessori schools. Are they a good idea for your kid?
My daughter came home from school one day with a piece of black yarn taped to her shirt. I started to worry. It was our first week sending our kids to a public Montessori school, and while I knew a bit about the educational model, the mildly ominous symbol raised a question that I know other parents have asked before: Is this some kind of cult? I c...
Brindisi all'italiana, vola lo spumante: record storico per l'export
Brindisi sempre più all'italiana. Record storico per l'export di spumante italiano che negli ultimi dieci anni ha raddoppiato il numero di bottiglie vendute all'estero, in controtendenza rispetto all'andamento generale del vino. Lo rivela un'analisi Coldiretti, sulla base di dati Istat relativi al 2018, in vista del Vinitaly, con le esportazioni di...
How Did Raphael Do It? To Find Out, Get Up Close
Preparatory cartoons for Renaissance frescoes — the full-scale drawings that artists used to transfer their designs to the wall — rarely survived the finished commission. Functional and fragile, they weren’t meant for posterity. But thankfully, Raphael’s cartoon for “The School of Athens,” a famous fresco in the Vatican, survived. Commissioned in...