7 Yonkers students honored with Enrico Fermi Scholarship at Westchester Manor in Hastings-on-Hudson
A group of local graduates were honored at a yearly tradition in Hastings-on-Hudson Sunday morning.Seven Yonkers students received the Enrico Fermi Scholarship at Westchester Manor during a special breakfast ceremony. The scholarship award was started in the Italian-American community 51 years ago. The breakfast was attended by local...
Making a difference: Scaglione named St. Anthony’s Beatini winner
by David L. Shaw Thirty-five years ago, Vincent "Jimmy" Colella was named the first recipient of the Father Joseph Beatini Award, presented annually by the St. Anthony Commission to a person of Italian descent for outstanding community service. The latest honoree is Michael Scaglione — the man who now lives in Colella's former Lincoln...
Presentation by Fred Kudjo Kuwornu, Italian-Ghanaian Filmmaker
Event Description:Lecture with screening of selections from documentaries on the theme: Ethnicity, National Identity and Multiculturalism in Contemporary Italy. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies. Location Information:West Campus - Harriman Hall (View Map)Nicolls RoadMain EntranceStony Brook, NY 11794...
Italian village honoring pilots of WWII US bomber
A northern Italian village is holding a memorial ceremony to honor two U.S. World War II pilots who died when their bomber crashed into a mountain in 1945. Relatives of pilot Earl Remmel of Hooker, Oklahoma, and surviving crew member Isidore Ifshin, a Bronx native living in Boca Raton, Florida, plan to attend Sunday's ceremony in Ronzo di...
From Italy to America: Their Story & Why They Came
November 7 (Friday) 5:30 - 7:30 pmNovember 11 (Tuesday) 11:00 am to 12:30 pmFrom Italy to America: Their Story & Why They Came Every ethnicity has its story - and this is the story of Italians and why they came...Camp Italia is thrilled to present this unique program celebrating the origins of our Italian American heritage! The program consist...
Michelangelo's Versilia - Art Exihibt Opening
The Consulate General of Italy together with the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, and the four Cities of the Medicean Versilia – Pietrasanta, Seravezza, Forte dei Marmi and Stazzema – present "Michelangelo and Versilia", an initiative organized to illustrate the excellences of the territory and to highlight the historical and artistic figure...
Il perché della crisi di "America Oggi"
di Andrea Mantineo Fatti, cifre. Direttore di "America Oggi" e presidente del Gruppo Editoriale "Oggi" Andrea Mantineo risponde così alle accuse della redazione del quotidiano circa le ragioni della crisi del gruppo editoriale. "America Oggi" è stato fondato nel 1988 da giornalisti, poligrafici e amministrativi licenziati dal quotidia...
Italian American One Voice Coalition Praises New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo for Taking a Stand Against Defamation: Places Him in the “IAOVC Wall of Fame”
The Italian American One Voice Coalition, the only nationwide group dedicated solely to fighting Italian American defamation, is praising New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo for supporting the New York Racing Association's decision to ban a food truck with the outrageously offensive name: "The Wandering Dago," and supporting the NYRA decision to re-en...
Alfa Romeo Debuts the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Lineup at the New York International Auto Show
Expanding Alfa Romeo's lineup beyond the ultra-high performance Giulia Quadrifoglio, the all-new 2017 Giulia and Giulia Ti models will make their North American debut at the 2016 New York International Auto Show, further highlighting the first of a new-generation of vehicles embodying Alfa Romeo's La meccanica delle emozioni (the mechanics of emoti...
Inside Pietro Nolita, the All-Pink Restaurant From Two Fashion World Veterans
by Serena Dai Chances are, you've already spotted new casual Italian restaurant Pietro Nolita on social media even though it's not fully open yet. It is striking because it is all pink. Everything — the chairs, the tables, the walls, the sign, and the pots for all the plants — is a different shade. You will be able to spot it on Elizabeth Street e...
Downtown Syracuse dining: Apizza Regionale starts lunch; Peppino's Pomodoro coming soon
By Don Cazentre The latest news on the downtown Syracuse dining scene involves two places that specialize in Italian food and brick-oven pizzas. • Apizza Regionale. It opened in April at 260 W. Genesee St., and his been serving dinner only since then. Today, it starts serving lunch as well. Lunch hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through...
That's lunch: La Famiglia a new option for Italian
This week's review is about La Famiglia at 1 Genesee St. in New Hartford. News Intern Ben Mehic and his friend Amanda Paladino ate there recently and had this to say: About the restaurant: La Famiglia opened Oct 22., replacing DeFazio's Pizzeria, which had been a staple in New Hartford for years. It serves authentic Italian cuisine at rela...