Columbus monument supporters vow to fight on after latest legal ruling
An appellate court judge in Rochester overturned an earlier ruling about Syracuse’s Columbus monument last week, saying a lawsuit that would prevent the city from removing the statue was premature. The judge added the city had not gone through all the administrative steps needed for approval, yet. This decision could pave the way for city officials...
A New Italian Restaurant Pairs Serious Cooking with a Sense of Humor
Humor might be the hardest thing in the world for a restaurant to get away with. Plenty of attempts can be found in the city’s dining rooms, especially at the billionaire-bait tasting-menu spots, where caviar presented in an ice-cream cone is hailed as the pinnacle of whimsy, and at restaurants embracing the new school of self-aware, proudly stupid...
Aniello Fontano Receives Clifford Odets Ensemble Commission
The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and the Lee Strasberg Creative Center have selected playwright and screenwriter Aniello Fontano to be the recipient of the 2023 Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission. Started in 2012, this annual initiative commissions an emerging playwright to develop a fully original work for college-age students. T...
Chronicles: A century of Italian festivals in Buffalo
As long as there have been Italians in Buffalo, newspapers have been writing about Italian festivals. Each Italian Catholic parish or transplanted Italian community often held many religious-based celebrations and festivals that mirrored those celebrated back in Italy. In the neighborhood that stood in the area now known as Canalside – but then kno...
NYS Appellate Court rules that City of Syracuse has right to remove Columbus statue
Onondaga County Supreme Court Judge Gerard Neri’s 2022 ruling that found the City of Syracuse did not have the legal authority to remove the controversial Christopher Columbus statue has been overturned. The Monument was given to the City of Syracuse in 1934 and placed in St. Mary’s Circle, where it has remained to date. In October 2020, following...
Ferragosto, An Evening in the Piazza: Italian Feast in Mahopac, NY
The Italian American Club of Mahopac invites the community to enjoy a taste of Italy and Italian tradition under the stars of Putnam County. “FERRAGOSTO: AN EVENING IN THE PIAZZA” will take place SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2023 from 4:00-9:00 in the Greater Mahopac Carmel Chamber Park on Lake Mahopac & Rt 6 (next to Tompkins Mahopac Bank). This Italian...
3rd annual Bella Notte Italiana Festival on August 12
The Port Jervis, NY Tourism Board is excited to announce its 3rd annual *Bella Notte Italiana / Italian Festival on Saturday, August 12th, 3:00pm to 9:00pm in Orange Square Park (1 N. Broome St.), Port Jervis NY. Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti, Golden Buzzer winner from America’s Got Talent, will be performing once again to this highly anticipated ev...
A Fun Afternoon of Opera in Staten Island
Tuesday August 8, 12:00 PM. Osteria Santina, 502 Jewett Ave, Staten Island, NY. Organized by Garibaldi Meucci Museum. RSVP here. Join us for a delightful afternoon of opera featuring a captivating performance of "Don Pasquale" hosted by the esteemed Lou Barrella at the enchanting Osteria Santina. Immerse yourself in the timeless tale of love, humor...
International Friends of Festival Verdi Amaze NY with Unexpected Opera Performance
Fifth Avenue is used to seeing everything; it’s famous for films, high fashion, and luxury hotels. But perhaps it did not expect to be enveloped by the notes of ‘Va Pensiero.’ Instead, the International Friends of Festival Verdi amazed those present at the Gala by involving them in an unexpected opera performance initiated by a ‘plainclothes’ choir...
New York City Opera presents Tenor Alessandro Lora in Concert as part of Bryant Park Picnic Performances - 8/19
New York City Opera’s Bryant Park summer series continues with Tenor Alessandro Lora in Concert on Saturday, August 19th at 7pm. An exciting young talent, tenor Alessandro Lora of Vicenza, Italy will perform a crowd-pleasing concert of diverse Italian repertoire including folk, popular, and traditional Neapolitan songs alongside operatic favorites,...
A new Italian restaurant has made its debut in Greater Woodlawn neighborhood
The competition for best Italian in St. Pete is a hot one, and a new contender has entered the fray. GUSTO Italian Restaurant is now open at 2827 16th Street North, making its debut last week in the Greater Woodlawn neighborhood with traditional Italian fare. Located in the beautiful brick building formerly home to Anju Korean Gastropub, GUSTO show...
From Pentimento to Perfection: Elaine Micali Returns with 'Elaine's' - A Taste of Italian Delights and Community Reunions in Setauket
Elaine Micali is back. After presiding over one of the most beloved local spots for years as manager at Pentimento Restaurant in Stony Brook, the restaurateur who says “food is in her blood” has signed a lease at 316 Main Street in Setauket. She officially takes over the space in September. Micali’s restaurant will be called “Elaine’s” and will be...