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“If there was one country that would find a way to share beauty in the midst of a global pandemic, it would be Italy,” I told my fiancé, as I watched the solidarity Italians nationwide have forged together in song.  From routine blasts of their national anthem at 6 p.m., musicians playing from their windows, couples dancing on their balconies, and...

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Monsignor Richard Guastella, pastor of St. Clare R.C. Church in Great Kills, a faithful visionary with deep borough ties who is credited with transforming two parishes during his 48-year priesthood, died early Thursday morning in Staten Island University Hospital, Prince’s Bay, after battling COVID-19 for a little over a week. He was 73. Born in th...

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The beauty of this digital fundraising cabaret is that its host, local Italian American choreographer Alice Gosti, was able to invite performers from all over the world to participate. See Italy's Meredith Pellon, Fox Whitney (with Gender/Tender), and Fabiana Mangialard; Boston's Sofia Engelman; New York's Phoebe Rose Sandford; and members of Gosti...

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Joseph "Papa Joe" Migliucci was the fourth-generation owner of Mario's, a 101-year-old red-sauce restaurant on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. Moe Albanese was known affectionately throughout Manhattan's Little Italy as "Moe the Butcher." Both men - ages 81 and 95, respectively - were among the more than 2,000 New Yorkers who died citywide last week fr...

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Founded in 1983, Cavatore Italian Restaurant is a family business with deep roots in the Heights neighborhood. For years, Cavatore has supported small businesses and the local community with the Saturday Eleanor's Market, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the restaurant received a tip this week the owner said they would never forget. "Whe...

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Once upon a time, when the world was a different place, there was something called 'Made in Italy'. A country had become, with hard work, creativity and resilience, a global brand immediately recognisable everywhere as an epitome of the good life, good food, style and elegance. Once upon a time, when the world was a very different place with virtua...

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C’è un giovane italiano che a Los Angeles consegna 100 pasti gourmet ogni giorno agli operatori sanitari in prima linea del Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, un ospedale situato a West Hollywood. Lo fa a sue spese e con le donazioni di chi vuole dare una mano. Storie belle arrivano da Oltreoceano. Lui si chiama Emanuele Ponzo, ha 37 anni, è il fondatore...

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Amid their anxiety and mourning for friends and family in their virus-stricken homeland, the diplomats at Italy’s embassy in Washington are working earnestly to secure help from afar. “We are all concerned by the situation in Italy. Our thoughts are constantly with relatives and friends, some of whom live in the hardest-hit areas of the country,” s...

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Craving pasta or pizza? Envisioning a nice glass of Chianti with a veal dish and side of linguine marinara? Of course you are. Here are three dozen restaurants that can fill the craving. We have been updating our guide to restaurants offering takeout and delivery throughout Northeast Ohio on a daily basis. But we also have been breaking down offeri...

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When the owner and restaurateur, Adam Elzer, heard about the lack of meal options for healthcare workers amidst restaurant closures, he began to organize. Last week, Sauce Pizzeria marched past a milestone, delivering 2,500+ thin-crust pizzas to nurses and doctors around New York City. “These meals are our way of giving hope, love, compassion, and...

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