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What informs the eye of a photographer? What makes it able to take an ordinary scene and turn it into something that communicates emotion to its viewer? The camera, initially enabled us to see images of real life, of our president and the horrors of war. It changed the world. Today, the Cloud is filled with billions of photos of pizza and the wine...

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With a bit of construction progress already, Maria Buonsante said it was hard to believe that just six days prior she had turned the key in the door at 655 Woodrow Rd., a stripped down storefront formerly home to McDonald's. The long-time restaurant maven has partnered Food Network "Chopped" champ Chef Franco Franzese to bring Staten Island its fir...

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An announcement from President Richard Guarasci: As we begin this spring semester, I am reflecting on the remarkable 21 years I have spent with you at Wagner, particularly these last 16 as president. Working with and for you has meant so much to me, both personally and professionally. Like you, I have so loved seeing our beloved Wagner College flou...

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There’s a restaurant on Staten Island with a team of cooks unlike any other. They aren’t trained chefs. Instead, they are grandmothers. A restaurant kitchen staffed by grandmas was the vision of Jody Scaravella, who opened Enoteca Maria in 2007. At first, he hired exclusively Italian nonnas, filling a personal void left by his own late grandmother....

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Hours at the onset will be daily starting at 7 a.m. The business will close at 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 10 p.m. Thursday; 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 5 p.m. Sunday. The hope is to see patrons from across the street after mass lets out at St. Joseph's R.C. Church. The restaurant, which aims to open Friday, Feb. 9, is a family affair. Na...

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The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere invites you to CASANOVA: The World of a Sedcutive Genius. A book presentation with Author, Laurence Bergreen. Tuesday, Feb. 13th @7:00 PM. Casa Belvedere, 79 Howard Ave, SI, NY 10301. Suggested Donation: $20 per person. (Q & A and a light reception will follow the program). Please Call 718-273-7660...

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Here it is, food friends: Your opportunity to land tickets to the premier food event of the year on Staten Island, the Taste-off at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield. This year it will be held on Sunday, April 8, beginning at 10:30 a.m. This event is the culmination of the Advance's 45th annual recipe contest, which kicked off in September. By the...

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Some may find it ironic that one of Alan Aurelia's personal interests is visual arts, given his celebrated reputation for spreading joy with the sounds of music. Aurelia is music director of the Richmond County Orchestra (RCO), which he founded, and holds other musical posts in an array of different genres, including: founder, artistic director and...

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It's easy to picture a balmy, spring afternoon at Panino Rustico, with staffers shuttling its signature crepes and paninis to tables set in its outdoor section in Grant City. Alas, until the seasonal thaw, patrons of this new restaurant — opening Thursday for lunch and dinner — instead must soak in the sunshine at a booth or the wine bar via the ca...

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Spending time in the prolific kitchens of Bruno's NYC Bakery in Dongan Hills means learning from the master himself, master pastry chef Biagio Settepani, as he walks an observer through the process of building Italian desserts. Take the cassata cake, a complex specialty of the Bruno house. The dessert, the pastry patriarch and his colleague/son Joe...

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