by Chris McHugh The Eastchester Italian American Citizens Club showed off its new look. Les & Connie Vaccaro and Peter & Christine Telesco pitched in to help give the club an Amalfi Coast/Tuscan Vineyard feel with its new murals on the walls. Read more Source: http://bronxville.patch.com
READ MORE"Two years ago we came across the Cloisters of the Church of Santa Caterina a Formiello, in Naples' historic town center, says Davide de Blasio and his wife Rosa Alba Impronta founders of Fondazione Tramontano Arte, we were walking through hidden sites with our friend Antonio Martiniello, and we discovered this amazing complex, built in the 16th ce...
READ MOREIt was a breathtaking sight for U.S. investigators involved in the hunt for stolen Italian cultural artifacts more than 1,900 years old. Some of the sought-after antiquities lay swaddled in blankets on the floor of a Del Mar, Calif., garage. They were turned over to authorities by the third wife of late multimillionaire Allen E. Paulson, whose...
READ MOREThursday, June 4, 6:00 PM John D. Calandra Italian American Institute A city rich in art, literature, and culture, Naples is often associated only with what might plaque a large city. This symposium is dedicated to Naples and its many splendors. Guest of honor is the Honorable Luigi de Magistris, Mayor of Naples. Joining him with be scho...
READ MOREWednesday, December 30th (6:30 P.M.). Please join Anita Sanseverino in a photographic tour of Naples during the Christmas season, culminating in the area's most important street during the season, Via San Gregorio Armeno, the street of the Presepio Napoletano. Anita will share a history of the presepio and how it became central to Naples, and...
READ MOREAndrea Bacigalupa describes himself as a fourth-generation totally assimilated Italo-American with an abiding love of Italy. In the process of researching and re-claiming his Italian heritage, he has spent a lifetime traveling, sculpting, painting and writing. In 1956 Andrea and his wife Ellen founded the oldest studio-gallery on Santa Fe's famed C...
READ MORETo Whom It May Concern: This is an open letter to both Ms. Schmalbruch and the officials of Business Insider in response to the article of July 30, 2015, entitled "Why no one wants to travel to Naples." First and foremost, let me say no matter what city is being referenced, I think it is irresponsible for a journalistic institution to all...
READ MORELa National Italian American Foundation alla Borsa Mediterranea del Turismo Archeologico di Paestum„Paestum è stata protagonista oggi della missione in Campania della National Italian American Foundation, nell'ambito del ricco programma della Fondazione in visita nella nostra regione dal 22 al 29 giugno. L'ideatore e direttore della Borsa...
READ MOREFabrizio Vona - Superintendent of the Historical, Artistic and Ethno-anthropological Heritage for the city and the Museums of Naples and the Royal Palace in Caserta - will hold a conference on the history and the political setting explaining how the Farnese Collection came to Naples and how it became the heart of the Capodimonte Museum's collection...
READ MORECastiglione della Pescaia, in Tuscany, is the Italian seaside destination with the best tourist offering in terms of quality and environmental sustainability. The ranking is published every year by the "Blue Guide" of Legambiente (Italy's largest environmental group), in collaboration with the Italian Touring Club, which for 2015 awarded the T...
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