Forty years on, Moscone-Milk political legacy still matters
At least four current and former big city mayors are thought to be considering a bid for the White House when voters go to the polls in 2020. These candidates range from representatives of the progressive left like Bill de Blasio to more business-oriented mayors like Michael Bloomberg, who preceded de Blasio as mayor of New York City. Whether they...
Capturing Italian America With Moving Pictures: Russo Bros. Film Forum
Every year, The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum selects and funds eight documentaries that depict and explore the Italian-American experience for the benefit of future generations. The number of applications received nearly doubled from last year, and the committee was inspired by the host of resonant topics covered within the proposed f...
Geox Teams with Dragon Racing Team
The Italian footwear and outerwear company becomes title partner of the Formula E racing team. Geox and American racing team Dragon revealed on Wednesday a three-year partnership that will see the footwear and outerwear company becoming title partner of the Formula E racing team. As a result, beginning in season five of the ABB FIA Formula E champi...
Elegant restaurant caters to those in their 30s and 40s
The new Per Bacco has gleaming mahogany and stone walls. It has a wood-fired pizza oven visible behind the new bar. And it will have the same delicious food. Bruno and Marisa Cataldo have making and serving pizzas in their own restaurants on Elkhart’s west side since 2000. On Dec. 11, 2010, they opened Per Bacco, a sit-down Italian restaurant at 28...
Italian Language Classes in OC for all Ages Now Open for Enrollment!
When: Saturday, December 8 – Kids “Project 28” Italian Music - Time: 1:00 – 3:00 pmCosts: $20 per child (8 to 12 years old only) – $5 discount with PROMO05 code Orange County Language Center This music workshop conducted by Italian music teacher, Marco Bazzi, is based on Italy’s “Project 28” program that espouses teaching music through listening, t...
Giuseppe Rossi returns home, ‘would love to sit down to talk’ with Red Bulls or NYCFC
Giuseppe Rossi has prospered as a player in La Liga, Serie A and Champions League. During his 335 professional appearances, the Clifton, N.J., native has competed with Manchester United, Villareal and Fiorentina, totaling 127 goals in all competitions over the course of 14 seasons. He has scored seven times in 30 appearances for the Italian nationa...
Petralia Soprana trionfa e si aggiudica il titolo di “Borgo dei Borghi”
Petralia Soprana, in provincia di Palermo, è il “Borgo dei Borghi autunno 2018“. Il paese madonita ha trionfato, battendo Subiaco, Lazio, l’abbruzzese Guardiagrele e il veneto Mel. Erano venti i borghi finalisti più votati online che si contendevano l’ambito trofeo in rappresentanza delle venti regioni italiane. Petralia, nel corso della trasmissio...
Josephine M. Grieco
Josephine M. Grieco, 97, formerly of Stone Street and Centennial Apartments, passed away November 20, 2018 at Samaritan Medical Center. Mrs. Grieco was born August 29, 1921, in Watertown, a daughter of Michael and Angelina Grittani Mistersaro. She attended Watertown High School. On October 20, 1940, she married Daniel J. Grieco at St. Anthony’s Chu...
The Survival Of Italian American Businesses
When most people want to donate something, they go to the Salvation Army because Salvation Army has spent years branding themselves as the place to go if you want to donate something. There are thousands of charities out there. Some are arguably more charitable than the Salvation Army. So why do we go to the Salvation Army? Because no one sees any...
Why Learning Italian Is Trending Hot
On October 22, the third edition of the Joint Action for the Italian language in the World, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, University and Scientific Research, the Accademia della Crusca and the Embassy of the Helvetic Confederation to Italy, took place in Rom...
Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian film director, dies at 77
Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director of Last Tango in Paris and The Last Emperor, has died in Rome, aged 77. Born in Parma in 1941, his other films included The Conformist, The Dreamers, 1900 and The Sheltering Sky. Winner of two Oscars, for directing and co-writing The Last Emperor, he was known for his bold visual style and the controversy stoke...
Cristina Fontanelli's 15th Annual Christmas in Italy
Award-winning singer and PBS-TV host for Andrea Bocelli and Il Volo, Cristina Fontanelli presents the annual musical celebration, Christmas in Italy. Songs and arias include Mamma, Ave Maria, and Neapolitan favorites such as Torna a Surriento. The children of the Little Language Studio of Brooklyn will sing the traditional Italian Christmas carol T...