Foodie Friday: Sneak peak at Fiori Italian Restaurant & Bar
Brothers Sam and Michael Billelo come from what you might call a “restaurant dynasty.” They spent time at their great-uncle Sal’s restaurant in New York. And their father and grandmother, Josephine, currently operate what has been called the best Italian restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona. So, how lucky are we that Sam and Michael have chosen to open t...
Consular Visit to Santa Barbara (California) on June 24, 2019
We are coming to Santa Barbara. In order to facilitate the access to the services rendered by the passport department to our citizens living in areas far away from Los Angeles, also this year is organizing meetings, to collect the fingerprints of those who wish to apply for passport without having to come to this Consulate General, in: Santa Barbar...
Dolceacqua, the Ligurian Village Painted By Monet
French Impressionist painter Claude Monet made it the subject of some of his famous paintings, and called it a “jewel of lightness.” Dolceacqua (literally, ‘sweet water’) is a typical medieval village of Val Nervia, on the hills of the Ligurian hinterland between Ventimiglia and Bordighera, in the western portion of the Italian Riviera, close to th...
Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi USA ricorda Wanda Ferragamo, donna rinascimentale
La Palazzo Strozzi Foundation “Renaissance Night”, al Racquet and Tennis Club a Manhattan è stata brillante e inusuale. Sempre determinata a promuovere i valori italiani dell’umanesimo in America, per la prima volta la Fondazione ha celebrato insieme sia il premio a un personaggio simbolo del Rinascimento, Wanda Ferragamo che i vincitori del concor...
Two-Story Vegan Italian Restaurant to Open in San Francisco
A new vegan italian restaurant Baia will open in the bi-level space of Jardinière in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, CA. One of the first places in the world to serve the plant-based Impossible Burger when it made its debut in 2016, Jardinière shuttered in April after 21 years in business due to lackluster sales, according to owner...
Ralph Louis Panella
Ralph Louis Panella of Southold, N.Y., died May 14, 2019, at Stony Brook Hospital with his wife and two daughters at his side. He was 83 years old. Ralph was born in the Bronx, N.Y. He was a seasonal Southold resident since 1972 and permanent resident since 2004, moving from Yonkers, N.Y. He graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in the Bron...
Fiat Chrysler bringing 6,400 jobs, $4.5 billion investment to Detroit area
Fiat Chrysler says construction is set to begin immediately on a new $1.6 billion assembly plant on Detroit's east side. A representative of the automaker told state officials Tuesday that vehicles are expected to start rolling off the line at the plant by late 2020. The Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved land deals and community benefits agr...
Professor Awarded Fulbright to Teach in Calabria
Professor Stanislao Pugliese, professor of history and the Queensboro UNICO Distinguished Professor of Italian and Italian-American Studies, has been awarded a 2020 Fulbright grant to teach next spring at the University of Calabria in Italy and research patterns of Italian immigration and emigration. He also plans to finish a book on the port city...
Lavazza Furthers Collaboration With Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation With Support of the New Exhibition, Artistic License
Lavazza supports a new exhibition at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum as part of an ongoing commitment to arts and culture worldwide. The exhibition titled, "Artistic License: Six Takes on the Guggenheim Collection," is the first-ever artist-curated exhibition featured at the museum, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Guggenheim's iconic Frank...
'World's Most Expensive New Car' From Bugatti Wins Prestigious Design Award
Bugatti's ultra-expensive concept hypercar won big at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. The $18 million Bugatti La Voiture Noire, which took the the title of the world's most expensive new car when it was unveiled earlier this year at Geneva, earned the annual Italian automotive festival's Design Award in the esteemed Concept Cars and Prototypes cl...
La Strega scares up superb Italian fare in Summerlin
La Strega—Gina Marinelli’s new Italian restaurant in the former Due Forni space in south Summerlin—reflects an interesting convergence of trends. The first, ongoing since the Great Recession, is the migration of Strip talent away from the tourist corridor; in this instance, a former Cosmopolitan chef has resurfaced in the friendly confines of a sub...
Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation names eight candidates for 2019, scholarship dinner is June 12
The Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation Annual Scholarship Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12th, at Terry Hills Restaurant in Batavia. The Foundation welcomes eight candidates this year, seven from Genesee County schools and one from Wyoming County. The family of Vincent Gautieri, also offers a scholarship for members of the Foundation...