Famous Columbus Circle Statue Vandalized, Police Say
Another Christopher Columbus statue – this time the famous one that towers above Columbus Circle – has been vandalized, police said. Daniel Kimery, 39, was caught painting pink nail polish on the statue's left hand around 10 p.m. Saturday night around 10 p.m., the New York Post first reporter. It's unknown how he managed to reach the statue, which...
Italian Festival in Smithville
Italian music and the aroma of meatballs, pasta and red sauce will greet you at the annual Smithville Italian Festival, held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus Villa Marie Council # 6342 of Absecon and Galloway, the day includes performances by Jim Craine and the Atlantic City All Star Band, who will be joined b...
John M. Viola Resigns as President and COO of NIAF
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) announces the resignation of John M. Viola, president and chief operating officer of NIAF, effective December 31, 2017. The NIAF Board has begun a search for Viola’s successor. “John Viola’s leadership of NIAF connected the successor generation with its Italian culture, heritage and values,” said NIAF...
Little Italy San Jose Street Festival next Sunday
Little Italy San Jose and our many volunteers have been working hard since last year to plan the 2nd annual Little Italy San Jose Street Festival. We were extremely pleased with our inaugural Festival last year and had nearly 10,000 people attend. We can do better.... And this year's festival includes some of the best Italian restaurants in the sou...
Town Officials Urge Mayor To Send Christopher Columbus Statue To Massapequa If Removed
Two weeks before Columbus Day, Oyster Bay town officials along with several Italian-Americans from the local organizations gather to call on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and other mayors around the nation to not remove their statutes of Christopher Columbus or send them to Massapequa. Last month, de Blasio said that his commission to study Ne...
ConArte America, the Italian Solid Wood Furniture Company, Partners with PhilippSelva and Brianform
Solid wood furniture company, Conarte America, recently announced that it has expanded its variety of styles, adding classic and traditional looks to it’s case goods but staying true to the concept of high end products fully designed and manufactured in Italy. Conarte has a permanent display, at 827 W Green Dr., High Point, NC, that allows customer...
Jersey native honors her parents through cooking
Nothing brings out the word-of-mouth reviews like good food. Paige and Ryan Ringer celebrated their good fortunes Saturday at the Manhattan Farmers Market by spreading the gospel of Sadie and Joe’s Sicilian Oven. “We just took the last biscotti,” Paige said. “She has the best biscotti in town.” “It’s probably the best I’ve ever had,” Ryan said. Tho...
Hidden New York: The Secret Door in Little Italy
For the past 91 years, Little Italy has been home to the yearly San Gennaro festival. The feast features some of the best Italian food around with vendors who wake up each and every day early to prep for the thousands that flock daily to the area. In the middle of it all, along Mulberry Street sits a simple red door four steps below street level. I...
700-year-old St Francis of Assisi legend proved almost true
Turns out, the age and content of an old sack is in accordance with a medieval myth about Saint Francis of Assisi. For more than 700 years the Friary of Folloni near Montella in Italy has protected and guarded some small fragments of textile. According to the legend the textile fragments originate from a sack that appeared on the doorstep of the fr...
Buon appetito: The best Italian eateries in and around Spokane
Take the cannoli. The ravioli, too. And, maybe, the manicotti. They say the trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you’re hungry again. In and around the Spokane area, diners can find modern Italian cuisine made from scratch to traditional Italian-American fare with extra Parmesan and endless helpings of bread and butter. T...
Why Bologna should be the next place you visit in Italy
Often neglected on travel itineraries in favour of Italy's more famous hotspots, Bologna nevertheless has plenty to offer tourists, from food to art to hidden secrets. Here are nine reasons you should visit at least once in your lifetime. 1. The food - Bologna is known as 'la dotta, la rossa e la grassa' - that's 'the educated' in a nod to its univ...
2017 Italian Heritage Day
Italian Heritage Day is an annual program offered by the Senator John Heinz History Center that occurs on the first Sunday of October. The main objective of Italian Heritage Day is to offer fun, interactive activities for families to learn about Italian American history and culture together. All activities, which are facilitated by local organizati...