Blessed Relics of Saint Anthony to Visit from Italy for 100th Feast
In celebration of the Centennial of the Feast of Saint Anthony, the members of Saint Anthony’s Society have announced the visitation of the Blessed Relics of Saint Anthony from the Pontifical Basilica Di Sant’ Antonio in Padua, Italy. Fr. Alessandro Ratti, OFM Conv of the Franciscan Friars of Padua, will travel with two major relics of the beloved...
Salini Impregilo Appears Set To Pick Up Astaldi, Go After More US Projects
Bankrupt Italian contractor Astaldi Construction Corp. appears poised to become an integral part of new Italian infrastructure conglomerate to be led by Milan-based contractor Salini Impregilo, resolving financial woes that left its North American operations in disarray. As leader of the “Progetto Italia” (Project Italy) group of contractors and in...
“Il segreto? Nelle piccole cose”. Sandro Fioriti, lo chef italiano a NY amato dai vip
Con la sua cucina ha deliziato i palati di personaggi famosi come Anthony Quinn, Oriana Fallaci, Isabella Rossellini e molti altri vip. Il suo ristorante Sandro’s nella Grande Mela è stato recensito da alcuni critici gastronomici americani come una vera e propria destinazione italiana dove si esalta la cucina romana e umbra. Tutto comincia all’età...
Brooklyn is preparing for the Feast of “Giglio”
The Feast of Giglio was born in 1903 when immigrants from Nola, a town not far from Naples in Italy, arrived in Brooklyn, a neighbourhood of New York. Eager to celebrate their saint Paolino di Nola in a foreign land, they decided to pay him homage by dancing a Giglio and a boat in his honour in July. In the last 55 years a committee, together with...
Vieste, A Perfect Summer Destination
Perched on a cliff on the Gargano promontory of Puglia, Vieste is a great summer destination. The town has been awarded the Blue Flag by the Foundation for Environmental Education several times thanks to the quality of its waters, part of the Gargano National Park. Vieste's most known site is Pizzomunno, a vertical rocky monolith standing at 25 m (...
Geraci’s Gears Up for Restaurant No. 3 in Mayfield
Isn’t that always the case? Geraci’s waits 63 years to open its second restaurant and the next thing you know… The family behind the legendary Italian restaurant, which opened its original spot in University Heights (2266 Warrensville Ctr. Rd., 216-371-5643) in 1956, and its second location last year in Pepper Pike (29425 Chagrin Blvd., 216-831-159...
Mary Dimino to Perform at Stapleton Waterfront Park
Labyrinth Arts Collective is pleased to present Walk This Way: Imagining My Staten Island. The opening event is scheduled for July14th with headlining comedian Mary Dimino slated to perform at Stapleton Waterfront Park. Events will take place on the waterfront, in ArtBuilt Studios. Walk This Way is a series of shows and creative workshops celebrati...
From Mustang to Minivan: How Lee Iacocca Changed the Auto Industry
True to the tradition of union-management relationships, in the late 1970s, United Auto Workers president Douglas Fraser and Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca had their share of clashes. But in a break from tradition, the two men also respected each other for what they stood for. Yale management professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld recalled a conversation with Fras...
The 5 best Italian spots in Phoenix
Craving Italian food? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top Italian spots around Phoenix, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to meet your needs. 1. Pizzeria Bianco Topping the list is Pizzeria Bianco. Located at 4743 N. 20th St. in Camelback East, the Italian and pizza spot, which offers...
Celebrating a saint with games, food and fun in Inwood
For two days the parking lot across from Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Inwood is transformed to a fun-filled space that includes games, food and rides to celebrate Santa Marina, the patron saint of the mountain-town Filandari, Italy, and serve as a fundraiser for the Santa Marina Society. The Santa Marina Feast is on Friday, July 12 and Saturd...
Valentina Cortese, Italian screen diva, dead at 96
Valentina Cortese, an Italian post-war screen diva who was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar but lost out to Ingrid Bergman, died on Wednesday. She was 96. Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala announced the death of the Milan-born actress in a tweet, thanking Cortese for having "given us marvelous and unforgettable" performances on the screen and...
IAP 99: It’s not arrivederci, it’s evolution - our 99th episode: looking back as we move forward
In our 99th episode of The Italian American Podcast we highlight some of our favorite clips from our first 98 episodes. We also discuss some of the new and exciting developments which have been going on with The Italian American Podcast. It’s an episode full of fun, laughter, and heartwarming reflections that you should definitely check out. We bot...