Pulcinella’s owner opens new restaurant in Chapel Hill
by Greg Cox Salvatore "Rino" Fevola, principal partner in Pulcinella's in Durham, has opened Magone Italian Grill & Pizza in Chapel Hill's Timberlyne Shopping Center. Fevola named the new restaurant for a branch on his family tree. But the menu is firmly rooted in the successful formula that has allowed Pulcinella's to thrive for nearly t...
Palm Beach Atlantic honors Vecellio on American Free Enterprise Day
By Andres David Lopez In 1938, after the dawn of the automobile age but before a national highway system, Italian immigrant Enrico Vecellio and a few partners founded a road-construction company. Today, Leo Vecellio Jr., Enrico's grandson, presides as chairman, president and CEO of Vecellio Group Inc., a contractor with highway, minin...
The young Italian who revolutionized menswear
When it's time to look sharp, men have lots of options these days. When it comes to suits, they can choose from the American cut, the English cut and of course, the Italian cut. But according to author Michelle Finamore this wasn't always the case. In the new book, "The Man Who Was Brioni" Finamore chronicles the fashion innovations of...
Cavalli Investment Seems to Show Private Equity Still Interested in Fashion
by Elizabeth Paton The global luxury market might be heading for its weakest year since 2009, but private equity investment, at least within the Italian fashion sector, appears to be back on a growth trend. After lurching from one recession to the next after the 2008 financial crisis, the hundreds of thousands of small- and medium...
The Unveiling of the Nativity of Mercy (Part 1)
By Giovanni di Napoli "The Nativity of Mercy" was officially unveiled Tuesday night at Most Precious Blood Church in Manhattan's Little Italy in honor of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and beginning of Pope Francis' Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. Commissioned by Monsignor Donald Sakano, the Neapolitan presepio was cr...
IAWA’s Open Reading Series — January 9, 2016–Featuring Maria Giura & Peter Marra
WHERE: @ Cornelia St. Café @ 29 Cornelia St. off Bleeker WHEN: Saturday, January 9, 2016 @ 5:45 – 7:45 pm WHO: An excerpt from Maria Giura's memoir-in-progress was published in the Paterson Literary Review. Another excerpt won the Penelope Niven Creative Non-Fiction Honorable Mention from the Center for Women Writers at Salem College. Her work ha...
Dion DiMucci Returns to Recording
The Bronx's own Dion DiMucci partnered with Paul Simon on the title track of Dion's new album "New York Is My Home." Never one to rest on his laurels, rock 'n' roll legend Dion recently returned to the studio to record a new album that will be released this coming February. The album was produced by Jimmy Vivino (brother of Italian Tribune columnis...
Italian Women’s Fashion Brand Pinko Making Foray Into USA
A women's clothing and accessories brand out of Italy is heading to the United States with a new store in New York City, Commercial Observer has learned. It's a "new tenant in the market," said Cushman & Wakefield's Joanne Podell, who represented the landlord in the deal along with team members Ian Lerner and Aylin Gucalp. Pinko w...
Fate of Broncos rests in fettuccine of Italian restaurant in Boulder
by Dan Daru Who would have thought an Italian restaurant in Boulder would have the fate of the Broncos in their fettuccine? Jay Elowsky does. He owns Pasta Jay's in Boulder and has been feeding the Broncos franchise for years. "They understand the value of complex carbohydrates for fuel two days before a game and so they've been...
At Antica Trattoria in Bonita, local clams go Italian
by Annabelle Tometich • Hot Dish: Linguine in clam sauce from Antica Trattoria in Bonita Springs • Price: $17 • Description: Chef-owner Antonio Scotto starts this deceptively simple dish with a splash of good olive oil, a dozen clams harvested from Pine Island, fresh parsley and two kinds of garlic. "I have the raw, minced garli...
ITALY @ SXSW Returns to Austin SXSWeek 2016 Events to Showcase Music Scene Made in Italy
Italy @ SXSW announces the initiative's return to Austin with a superlative line-up of acts and events. From March 13th through 16th the Italian nation will spotlight its latest talents to the international music business delegates assembled in the Texas capital through a three-pronged effort consisting of: The Italy @ SXSW Trade Show stand; "Aperi...
Meet the namesakes of the Musco Center for the Arts
As the $82 million Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Center for the Arts approaches its grand opening Saturday, the center stands to join a growing family of buildings at Chapman University named for benefactors who helped make them a reality. So then, who exactly are the Muscos? Sebastian "Paul" Musco was born to a family of Italian immig...