First Woman Named Italian-American of the Year at St. Liberata Festival
History was made during the 52nd annual celebration of the Patchogue Italian Feast of Saint Liberata on Saturday, September 7th when 87-year-old Grace Rizzi-Gallipoli was named as their first female Italian-American of the year. According to an announcement released by the organization, Rizzi-Gallipoli was born on February 13, 1932 in Montescaglio...
Italian men’s suits – why are they so special?
A debate on whether a man in a suit generates appeal might last a minute or two. The same debate on a man in an Italian suit would be over before I finished typing this sentence. Given the fact that Italy is known for its superior products, both hedonistic and cultural, is it surprising that the world’s sexiest suit is also Italian? Suave, sophisti...
Bellucci Brings Traceable Organic Italian EVOO to Whole Foods Market!
We're proud to announce that Bellucci is on the shelves of Whole Foods Market-purveyors of the finest natural and organic foods available, worldwide. Their strict quality standards and unshakeable commitment to sustainable agriculture align with our Bellucci vision and promise.Our dedication to transparency and sustainable EVOO production means you...
Urbanism, Space and Society - The work of Paola Viganò
Friday, October 4, 2019. 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM EDT. Fisher Fine Arts Library at The University of Pennsylvania, 220 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. How cities are built reflects both the cultural values of our society as a whole and the way we humans address practical collective needs. The birth of cities has often been accompanied by the myth...
Pozzuoli, l'antica città sommersa ripresa dal drone
L'associazione culturale Pozzuoli M. Puteoli, ci consente di osservare, come mai fino ad ora, i resti del suburbi sommersi, i vici Lartidianus e Annianus dell'antica città romana di Puteoli, l'odierna Pozzuoli. "Grazie a un drone di ultima generazione abbiamo ripreso, per la prima volta in un video, le rovine della città sommersa di Puteoli, in par...
Pupatella Pizza Coming to Mosaic District
A Neapolitan pizza place plans to open a new location in the Mosaic District. Pupatella, a local Italian pizza chain, put up signage announcing their new location at 140 Penny Lane, adjacent to Penny Lane Park. The restaurant chain was founded in 2007 by Enzo Algarme, whose craving for authentic and homemade pizza inspired him to open his own pizze...
Celebrating Leonardo da Vinci: upcoming lecture at the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics
“The end of the Dark Ages”, Claudia Scarlata. Thursday, October 3, 2019. 6:30 – 8:00 pm, The University of Minnesota, Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics (room B50): 116 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Co-presented with the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics, University of Minnesota. This event is free and open to the public. Pre-registrati...
San Gennaro between miracles and reality
It's said Italy was a country of Saints, poets and navigators. There's no more trace of the poets and navigators but, fortunately, there are traces of the Saints. All the Italian towns are voted to a Saint and one of these is San Gennaro, well-known for his miracle. San Gennaro was born between Naples and Benevento in 272 AD (the exact place of his...
Serena’s Catering Hall takes on a new venture with Emilio’s Restaurant
Julie Valenti started in the catering business about seven years ago with Serena’s Catering Hall in New Dorp. And in July she jumped into a new venture, Emilio’s Restaurant in Great Kills. “I’ve been in in the industry a long time. I really want to open a catering hall on the South Shore – that’s my dream,” said the Prince’s Bay resident. But for n...
Curzio Malaparte: The cruelty of literature book launch
Tuesday September 24 2019 / 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Center for MOdern Italian Art - 421 Broome Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10013. CIMA is thrilled to host a book launch and conversation with the author of “Curzio Malaparte: The cruelty of Literature,” Franco Baldasso and NYRB translator and novelist Jenny McPhee. Curzio Malaparte is today at the cen...
IL VOLO Announce New Album 10 Years - The Best Of, To Be Released November 8 - Available Now For Preorder
IL VOLO announce the global release of their new album 10 Years – The Best of (Sony Music) on November 8. Available for preorder now, the new album celebrates the trio's 10-year anniversary and pays homage to the career of three unique voices that have crossed national borders, selling millions of records, and climbed rankings worldwide. The albu...
Trattoria Romana raises the bar in Johnston
Chef Luciano Canova has raised the bar for fine Italian dining in Rhode Island, taking his high standards and homemade Italian recipes to Johnston. I told two friends who had eaten at Trattoria Romana in Lincoln and they both described the restaurant as “authentic.” They moment you walk through the door, you know that you are in a special place, a...