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by Barbara Gigante Una giornata all'insegna della cultura e dell'identità italoamericana, quella organizzata dalla Cattedra Theresa and Lawrence R. Inserra Endowed della Montclair State University (NJ), lo scorso giovedì 2 Ottobre. La giornata è stata aperta da un un simposio con studiosi delle università di Bologna, Firenze, della Columbia e Flen...

Luisa Del Giu­dice will dis­cuss "Sabato Rodia's Watts Tow­ers." The mag­i­cal sculp­tures called the Watts Tow­ers, made from concrete-encased iron adorned in found glass, ceramic and shells loom silently over the streets of South Cen­tral Los Ange­les.   The sculp­tures were made by an Ital­ian immi­grant, Sabato Rodia, over a period of 33...

MSNBC political commentator and "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd today acceded to a request from the Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition and UNICO National and made a public apology for comments he made on October 21st on the air during the "Morning Joe" show on MSNBC which stereotyped Italian Americans.   During the October 21st Broadcast...

by Greg Morago   Giancarlo Ferrara remembers the early morning smell of tomatoes cooking in his mother's kitchen as she began the family's big Sunday meal. "By the time we got back from church, everything was ready," he said, recalling the culinary traditions of his childhood in Salerno, Italy.   The youngest of seven children of a fa...

After many thoughtful delays, adjustments of décor, menu tweakings, and downright experiments of all sorts on the part of chefs Rita Sodi and Jody Williams, Via Carota opened somewhat stealthily last week with little fanfare.   A companion and I dined there Friday night, arriving when the door swung open at 5:45, figuring that was the way to...

by Ian Anderson   One block of West Date Street, between Columbia and India, was permanently closed to car traffic on December 1st for the groundbreaking of Piazza Famiglia, a European-style pedestrian plaza projected "to become the new 'heart' of Little Italy" in 2016. Plans for the public square include "classic Italian architectural detai...

The Christmas and Thanksgiving Dinners for the Homeless held in November and December served approximately 1,000 meals to approximately 600 guests. Both dinners are hosted annually by St. Leo's Church. Numerous volunteers of all ages, including students from Loyola Blakefield High School, worked together to make the dinners a lovely experience for...

by Cinzia Dal Maso   Restoration work on the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem is being led by an Italian archaeologist, Alessandro Fichera. The work, which started a year ago, was entrusted to the firm Piacenti from Prato, which won an international tender in 2013. This is the first restoration performed on the Basilica since the Veneti...

The National Gallery of Art, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and Georgetown University, presents Tasso, Monteverdi, and the Arts.   Lecturers Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University) and Peter Lukehart (National Gallery of Art CASVA) will present Torquato Tasso's poem Jerusalem Delivered and the works of art it inspired....

Trattoria Neapolis, an Italian restaurant and bar on South Lake Avenue, has announced that it will close after 2 1/2 years. The last day of service is set for Feb. 1.   "We are proud of our restaurant's food, drink, service and ambiance," the restaurant's crew wrote on its website. "We hope to see you in the next two weeks in the restaurant...

The Italian American Club of Mahopac Is Proud To Feature An Audio-Visual Presentation On: A Kid from Philadelphia, Mario Lanza "The Million Dollar Voice"By Professor Emilio Iodice, Vice President of Loyola University ChicagoDirector John Felice Rome Center When: Friday, March 13, 2015Time: 7:30 PMWhere: The Italian American Clu...

La collaborazione tra il Consorzio FROM Italian Alps e l'ufficio di New York di ICE Agenzia continua con una promozione avviata lo scorso sabato 14 febbraio presso la catena di supermercati Corrado's, nello stato del New Jersey.   A due anni dalla firma del protocollo commerciale tra Italia e Stati Uniti, il Consorzio FROM continua le attivi...