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Turning 50, Mama's Pizza is proving it is more than a memory. The old-world pizzeria voted the city's best for three generations has added thin-crust or gluten-free pizzas, grilled chicken, Alfredo sauce "white pizzas" and toppings such as spinach or basil. On June 11-17, all six Mama's locations will feature 50th anniversary specials. Some days, p...

Two of Italy’s greats have come together to celebrate Italian culture in the best way possible: coffee company illy has partnered up with world-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli on its latest North American advertising campaign. Using Bocelli and his career as inspiration, the illy campaign celebrates that creating something unique, like Bocell...

When the Italian FREMM-class frigate ITS Alpino (F-594) sailed into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor earlier this week, the ship was not just on a good will tour but offered a chance for its builder to show off their entry into the Navy’s new frigate design competition.Alpino was built by Italian ship builder Fincantieri, which through its Marinette, Wisc....

The afternoon of Saturday June 16th promises to be a very enjoyable one at the Cleveland History Center in University Circle – especially if you are into wines and winemaking!  From 1:00-4:00p.m. the CHC will host History on Tap: Uncorked. Each History on Tap features a unique theme, happy hour libations, and activities inspired by Cleveland’s exce...

Con la conferenza “Fermi’s Legacy: from La Sapienza to the Bay Area a San Francisco”, si è celebrata in California il 5 maggio scorso la Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo. Ad organizzare l'evento, il Consolato Generale e l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di San Francisco, in collaborazione con il nuovo Bay Area Chapter dell'ISSNAF, fondazione...

Whether you're Voyaging through Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Puglia or Sicily, you will inevitably come across the most beautiful floral displays in hanging wall pot gardens. The kaleidoscope of colors is often dizzying, and the collection of interestingly shaped terracotta pots along with the texture of old stone walls only add interest. Although man...

He was, by all accounts, the epitome of the passionate public servant, a tireless leader and peacemaker who piloted Norwalk safely through the Civil Rights Movement, an era of racial violence nearly everywhere but here. The youngest mayor in the city’s history at 33 and its first Italian-American one, Democrat Frank Zullo served three terms from 19...

The American kid from Connecticut with an Italian name who normally races in Europe says he’s thoroughly enjoying a chance to drive on home soil in the Verizon IndyCar Series. Dale Coyne Racing rookie Santino Ferrucci, who was signed to pilot the No. 19 Honda for the Dual in Detroit alongside Sebastien Bourdais, showed his potential on Friday after...

Nectar-bright fruit and flowers, bubbly and sweet: Piemonte's famous wines made of the Moscato Bianco grape. But from the glass at my monthly self-imposed lesson on Italian wines at Il Buco and Alimentari e Vineria in downtown Manhattan: indiscriminately mixed herbs; so many floral tones I'm reminded that a blossom's perfume can echo verdant in lea...

Former McNeese State softball standout Erika Piancastelli signed a one-year deal last week with the Scrap Yard Fast Pitch, an independent women’s professional softball team. Piancastelli will split time with the Scrap Yard Fast Pitch and the Italian National team, for which she played the last three years. The four-time Southland Conference Player...

After much encouragement from constituents, friends, and supporters, Selectwoman Caroline Colarusso of Stoneham officially announced her campaign for State Representative for the 31st Middlesex District that consists of the towns of Stoneham and Winchester."Today I announce my candidacy for State Representative," said Colarusso. "Stoneham and Winch...

Scopo Divino is doing a little bit of everything with their beautiful wine bar bistro space — and people are noticing. For one, they’ve already been voted best wine bar by both the Bay Guardian and SF Weekly in their “best of” issues in 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively. Located on the more residential corridor of California and Divisadero, you ma...