Marking Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and her law school alma mater, St. John's University, last week hosted a celebration of Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month in the college's Marillac Hall. The distinguished Italian Americans who received Citations of Honor from Katz during the event include Deputy Inspector John Travaglia, com...
Brunello Italian Kitchen review: Stick with the classics at this Deer Park restaurant
By Erica Marcus There's a battle being waged at a new restaurant in Deer Park, as Italian-American standards duke it out with New American inventions. The dining room at 4-month-old Brunello Italian Kitchen — all soft earth tones, modern lighting and chic upholstery with nary a red-and-white tablecloth in sight — seems to tilt toward New...
St. Paul staple Ristorante Luci to close at the year's end
By Amelia Rayno A long-loved St. Paul staple is making a transition into the future. Ristorante Luci (pictured above, credit Jeff Wheeler), an Italian eatery that exploded in popularity during the 1990s, will shutter its 470 Cleveland Av. S. location on Dec. 31 after nearly 30 years. The family-run business, however, will live on at...
America's oldest person celebrates her birthday, still lies about her age
The oldest living American celebrates her birthday today, although she habitually shaves a decade off her age, The Associated Press reports. If you were to ask Adele Dunlap, she would say she is now a mere 105 — not 114, as is the truth. Dunlap lives in a nursing home in New Jersey and celebrated her birthday with her fellow residents. Whe...
Umberto Eco, the Middle Ages, and The Name of the Rose
When: Thursday, January 26, 2017 a Friday, January 27, 2017Where: UCLA Royce Hall 314, 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Organized by : UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies - In collaboration with : IIC - Entrance : Free A symposium dedicated to the Italian novelist, literary critic, philosopher, and semiotician, also featuri...
L’Italia, Giulio Andreotti e gli Stati Uniti
di Paolo Messa Ricordare Giulio Andreotti e la sua relazione con gli Stati Uniti d'America significa ripercorrere la storia, spesso travagliata, del nostro rapporto transatlantico, dalle macerie della Seconda guerra mondiale al traguardo del G7 fino all'abbattimento del Muro di Berlino e, alla fine, di quell'ordine mondiale che aveva gover...
Community at heart of Ocean Twp. Italian Festival
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Organizing and presenting the 36th Annual Township of Ocean Italian Festival is a labor of love for the Italian American Association of the Township of Ocean (IAATO), whose members are the driving force behind the celebration of Italian culture. "Without our membership, which is now over 340 strong, we would not be able to pull th...
Italian liqueurs, made in Washington
Limoncello — like salad dressing, pasta sauce and grenadine — is something you should almost always make at home. Sure, there are commercial brands, and some are okay. Luxardo, maker of the top maraschino liqueur, also produces a decent limoncello. But too many, like Caravella or Pallini, are just so cloyingly sweet. And others, like Danny DeVito'...
The Godfather Effect: Changing Hollywood, America, and Me
Giovedì 14 Marzo 201318.30 A 20.00 Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus113 W 60th St. 113 W 60th St., Room 526 5th Floor, New York, NY (map) Dear Friends, NEW YORK ITALIANS is very happy to invite you to: "The Godfather Effect: Changing Hollywood, America, and Me" March 14 at 6:30 PM at Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus 113 W 60th S...
Esistenza in vita 2013: le disposizioni dell'INPS sugli sportelli Western Union
In seguito allo slittamento del termine della presentazione dell'accertamento dell'esistenza in vita dei pensionati residenti all'estero per l'anno 2013, proroga fissata al prossimo 3 giugno, l'Inps ha precisato alcune disposizioni riguardanti la localizzazione dei pagamenti. Nel messaggio n. 5829 dell'8 aprile 2013, l'Inps spiega che, per i casi...
Tributo alle madri
È il simbolo di tutte le madri di ogni nazionalità che hanno mandato i loro figli in una nazione di immigrati e qui ieri, ai piedi del poderoso monumento intitolato "Mother Italy" nella Upper East Side si è svolta la consueta cerimonia che ha visto come ospite speciale il vice console generale Laura Aghilarre. L'annuale tributo alle madri è organi...
Italia-USA: parte dialogo approfondito e strutturato in materia di ricerca scientifica e innovazione negli ambiti della Difesa e della Sicurezza
Un incontro tra agenzie della Difesa e settore privato per sviluppare un dialogo approfondito e strutturato tra Italia e Stati Uniti in materia di ricerca scientifica e innovazione negli ambiti della Difesa e della Sicurezza prende oggi il via presso l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington. L'evento, della durata di tre giorni, è finalizzato al...
