Under Cover:“Spaghetti Smiles” at Andersen Elementary
By Edie Crabtree Former Harbor Day teacher and local author, Margo Sorenson has done it again. To celebrate the release of her new picture book, "Spaghetti Smiles," Sorenson paid a special visit to a group of lucky students at Andersen Elementary School this week. Although I am just a few years north of the target demographic, I was a...
La Città di Houston proclama il 6 Dicembre Giornata dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo
Sono lieto potervi annunciare che in data 6 Dicembre e' stata dedicata dalla citta' di Houston in Texas la giornata dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo con una proclamazione firmata dal Sindaco Annise D.Parker. Questo atto costituisce il piu' profondo apprezzamento da parte delle Autorita' Statunitensi ed in particolare Texane ed Houstonian...
Viron Rondo Osteria: A Mix Of Classic, Modern Italian
If you were a fan of the award-winning Da Capo restaurants in Litchfield and Avon, then you surely had met former owner, the effervescent Viron Rondo. The man who put the "old world-type" Italian eateries on the culinary map has moved on, however, and with his wife, Denada, has opened a new restaurant, Viron Rondo Osteria, 1721 Highland Av...
Qui precaria, in America docente universitaria: storia di Manuela, storia d’Irpinia
L'Irpinia, ma potremmo dire l'Italia, è madre ingrata: spesso cresce i suoi figli, li illude e poi li costringe a partire per veder sbocciare il proprio talento altrove. Non molto tempo fa intervistammo Francesco Addesa, a Lanciano magazziniere e a Londra docente universitario, oggi tocca a Manuela Picariello, 33 anni, dottoranda d...
“Riders On The Winds Of Time”, AN INTIMATE AND EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE MAN BEHIND THE PORTRAIT
On November 22, 2014, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum unveiled the dual portrait "Riders on the Winds of Time," by the artist William J. Castello, to a packed house of over one hundred a fifty guest, possible more folks than the Rosebank, Staten Island cottage had ever hosted before all at once. I have had the pleasure of knowing Bill as a fri...
$10 million for a car? It could happen in Arizona
If a car to you is simply a means of getting from Point A to Point B, skip this story. Ditto if the thought of forking over $10 million for anything makes you carsick. Friday night's RM Auction at the Arizona Biltmore could see the first automobile to fetch more than $10 million at auction in Arizona. Read more Source:&nb...
Arturo Di Modica and His Charging Bull
By Giovanni di Napoli Since beginning this exercise in ethnic self-awareness I've intermittently written about New York City's public monuments by Sicilian Americans, specifically the works of Anthony de Francisci and Pietro Montana. However, no discussion of Sicilian-American sculptors would be complete without mentioning Arturo DiModica...
Chef Jasper Mirabile celebrates Italy’s Carnevale with cannoli
I came across a poem today about cannoli, and I thought it was fitting for Carnevale. As you know, Carnevale comes 40 days before Easter, kind of like a last fling before Ash Wednesday. Let's just say it's one big party, a last hurrah full of rich foods and sweet desserts. Carnevale comes from the words "carne," which means meat, and "lea...
Rinnovo COMITES/ la lista “Italia unita” ammessa a Detroit
Anche la comunità di Detroit ha deciso di cogliere l'opportunità datale dalla re-indizione delle elezioni dei Comites e relativa riapertura del termine per la presentazione delle liste. Pubblicata sul sito del Consolato, si chiama "Italia unita" l'unica ammessa alle elezioni. La lista è composta da 12 candidati, questi i loro nomi.&nb...
CEDAR GROVE: Unico offers scholarships
The Cedar Grove Chapter of Unico National is accepting applications for its annual scholarship awards. This year the chapter will be awarding several Cedar Grove resident high school seniors $1,000 awards. In addition to the local chapter scholarships there are eight district and national awards for undergraduates and two awards for post graduate s...
Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival to host Spaghetti Western event
Nuovo Italiano Cinema Film Festival will host C’era Una Volta Il West (Once Upon a Time in the West) a fundraising event Thursday, April 9 at Cannon Green, 103 Spring Street from 7–10 p.m. Guests are encouraged to wear western-themed apparel to compete in a “Best Costume” competition. The event will also feature a silent auction, adult bev...
At Large in Ballard: The New Italians
by Peggy Sturdivant Their parents didn't immigrate to America. They are not first, second or third generation Italian-Americans. They work in research laboratories at UW, the Hutch, and Seattle Children's Research Institute. They work at Microsoft and Boeing, Amazon and start-up companies. They are the new Italians living and working in Se...