People
Our Writers
January 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
La Gazzetta Italiana wouldn’t be what it is today without our writers.
We are very excited to introduce our readers to some of our regular contributing writers! To our writers: we thank you for your dedication and commitment to La Gazzetta.
Your...
Our Writers (Part 2)
February 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
La Gazzetta Italiana wouldn’t be what it is today without our writers.
We are very excited to introduce our readers to some of our regular contributing writers! To our writers: we thank you for your dedication and commitment to La Gazzetta.
Your...
January Birthdays
January 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
This month we celebrate the birthdays of many notable Italians and Italian Americans. Umberto Eco (Jan. 5, 1932 – Feb. 19, 2016) was an Italian novelist, literary critic, philosopher, semiotician, and university professor born in the Piedmont...
Remembering a Friend: Phil Scaffidi
December 2018 | Al Bruno
Membro della Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame dal 2005, Phil Scaffidi è stato un atleta straordinario che si è distinto nel calcio, nella pallacanestro, nel baseball e nell’atletica sulla pista del St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute di Buffalo,...
With Love, from Italy!
November 2018 | Gianni Carlo Vanerro
L’attenzione dell’ex chef e neodesigner Vincent Tropepe alla qualità e all’uniformità che si affiancano alla sua indiscussa creatività sono le caratteristiche che distinguono VT Fashions da altri marchi. Per anni Tropepe ha collaborato senza...
A Tribute to Ilio DiPaolo - Wrestler and Community Benefactor
October 2018 | Al Bruno
Ilio DiPaolo è stato un wrestler ed un ristoratore italiano premiato nel 2003 con il New York State Award conferitogli dal Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Nato in Abruzzo, emigrò prima in Venezuela (dove un agente vide in lui un...
Anthony "Tony" DiMare
October 2018 | Jennifer Spitalieri
On September 3, 2018, the Italian American community lost one of its proudest, kindest and most intellectual members, Anthony “Tony” DiMare. Tony is survived by the love of his life, Ruth Razem DiMare, his beloved son John, grandchildren Hannah,...
Albert Guarnieri Sr.: Late 1800's Italian American Success Story
October 2018 | Rosanne Gianna
Il Festival italiano a Warren ha reso omaggio all’italoamericano Albert Guarnieri Sr. Emigrato da Neirone in provincia di Genova all’età di 20 anni, ha avviato un’attività di vendita di frutta e verdura che nel corso degli anni si è...
Remembering Sergio Marchionne, the CEO Who Saved FIAT and Chrysler
September 2018 | Serena Scaiola
A conversation with Mauro Pino, 2010-11 Toledo plant manager, 2013-’14 VP of NAFTA Manufacturting and VP of LATAM Manufacturing until December 2017, on the shocking death of the charismatic executive.
In the days following the sudden death of...