Stefano Ricci opening first SE boutique in Design District
by Ina Cordle Stefano Ricci will open a boutique in Miami's Design District, in space leased from Thor Equities, The Real Deal has learned. The Italian luxury menswear brand will be located at 20 Northeast 39th Street, Thor told TRD. The 5,700-square-foot retail building includes 50 feet of frontage with 3,300 square feet of space on the g...
Fig Fest 2015: It's about to happen on Staten Island
by Pamela Silvestri Staten Island's elusive Fig Fest is back again for its fifth year. As the crowd grew too large for the original venue (the Turtle Fountain at Midland Beach), a private venue has been sought ever since. The celebration will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 15, starting at 6 p.m. — that's an hour earlier than usual — at...
Opera in the Italian Garden
by Joyce Mariani The popular free concert "Opera in the Italian Garden" on July 26, 2015 broke attendance records with 2,174 concertgoers. That represented 431 more attendees than last year. All were present to hear Opera Circle Cleveland's performance of well-known music from famous Italian operas. The Italian Garden has bee...
Mazzaglia: Some Italian in everyone
By Frank Mazzaglia October Is "Italian Heritage Month." Here in Massachusetts, Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo will host the start of the month with an extravaganza evening ceremony in the House chamber that pays tribute to Italian Americans serving in the House and Senate as well as constitutional offices, and representatives of Italian...
Why we observe Columbus Day
by Louie Castoria Filmmaker Christopher Columbus discovered actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. On the second Monday in October each year we remember someone else by that name. This year the day falls on Oct. 12, the traditional date for Columbus Day, and the anniversary of Columbus' first landing in the New World in 1492....
The Mediterranean, Bridge or Wall? Immigration in Italy in 2015
The American University of Rome is pleased to participate in Ciao Philadelphia 2015 "The Mediterranean, Bridge or Wall? Immigration in Italy in 2015" by Irene Caratelli, PhD, Director, International Relations & Global Politics, AUR, featuring short films by AUR alumni, "Casa Accoglienza" and "Permission to Belong" &nbs...
Ecco i sei giovani scienziati italiani che hanno sfondato negli Stati Uniti
Sei ricercatori che rappresentano l'orgoglio dell'Italia che negli Stati Uniti e in Canada si fa valere nell'ambito della scienza. I sei vincitori dei premi Issnaf (Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation) sono stati svelati ieri durante l'evento annuale che la fondazione ha celebrato martedì 27 e mercoledì 28 ottobre, nell'Amba...
2015 Circolo Italiano Pranzo di Natale
Ciao Amici! It is with great pleasure that I announce the details of this yearCircolo Italiano's Christmas celebration. As announced, it will be aPranzo di Natale, a Christmas Luncheon. And here they are... We were able to get a venue that is one of Santa Barbara's most elegant places, La Cumbre Country Club. The menu is not only...
Nove Italiano Keeps Standards High—And Customers Satisfied
There's something comforting about Italian food, a sort of sink-back-in-your-seat sort of satisfaction. It happens whether you're dining at your neighborhood café, or a modern hangout like Nove Italiano. Located at the top of the Palms Fantasy Tower, Nove, which recently celebrated nine years at the Palms, commands excellent views of the S...
Lady Gaga feared her career would kill her
Lady Gaga feared her pop star career was going to kill her. The 29-year-old singer contemplated turning her back on the industry last year because she thought the lifestyle she was living at the time would result in her ending up dead. Speaking to Billboard magazine, she said: ''At the end of 2014, my stylist asked, 'Do you even want to b...
Big Brothers/Sisters Christmas Party in Whippany
The Italian American Police Society of New Jersey hosted their annual Big Brothers and Sisters of New Jersey Children's Christmas Party on Saturday, December 19 at the Whippany American Legion Hall. Each year, Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and some of their elf friends are on hand with presents to show some holiday spirit for needy youngsters fr...
Step Inside La Mangiami, New York's Coolest Disco Dining Hang Out
by Josh Baines New York, New York. The Big Apple. The City that Never Sleeps. The home of the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, and a branch of M&M's World. We've never been but we've heard all about it. Our friends have told us it's really cold in the winter and really hot in the summer and that you can buy face-sized slices of pizza...