Waterbury names Italian-American as mayor for a day
The city of Waterbury is starting its Columbus Day celebration a little early. Every October the city names an Italian-American as mayor for a day. He gets a small parade downtown, and a ceremony outside City Hall. This year's honoree is John Sarlo. He served in the Korean War, spent years on the city council, and has supported every...
Blessing of the Fleet in New Haven Connecticut
Sunday, June 22nd at 1pmNew Haven Long Wharf HarborNew Haven, Connecticut 06511 St. Andrew The Apostle Society will be hosting their annual Blessing of the Fleet in honor of St. Andrew the Apostle who was a fisherman. The Society would like to wish all the boaters and their families / friends a happy and safe boating season! Anyone interested in...
Giorgia, una bolzanina si fa onore in America
Il sogno a stelle e strisce di Giorgia Battisti non solo si è realizzato ma è diventato una piacevole e proficua quotidianità. Si sa, lo sport ad alto livello gola a qualsiasi atleta. Se poi si è una giocatrice di hockey cosa c’è meglio del Nordamerica? Nulla. Ed ecco che quell’anno di stacco dalla scuola italiana per andare a fare un’espe...
Zappala reminisces about parochial grammar school in 'Bless Me Sister'
By Terry Date Tom Zappala, 62, is back in the old Italian neighborhood this spring day dropping by the place where he grew up, home to memories that unfold on the pages in his book "Bless Me Sister." It's a nostalgic and often humorous look back to the late 1950s and 1960s in a six-block area rich in Italian-American culture, a time...
Napoli Italian Market opens this week in downtown Waterville
Mayor Nick Isgro Friday pointed to a black and white photo on the wall of Napoli Italian Market. "This is my grandparents' first date," Isgro said, of the photo of his grandfather, Sam, and grandmother, Eleanor. Another photo on the wall shows Sam, who was a Waterville city councilor many years ago, with Isgro's father, Jim, when Jim was a...
Parishioners feast on St. Joseph sweets
Parishioners of St. Joseph Church have their patron saint to thank for a sweet treat they indulge in just once a year. That would be zeppole, the rich Italian pastry churchgoers enjoyed Sunday in observance of St. Joseph's Feast Day, which occurred at the spring equinox on Saturday. Along with fathers, workers, the Archdiocese of Hartford and...
“Italia, svegliati!”: a Boston i nuovi talenti del business incontrano l'impresa italiana
Gli organizzatori della conferenza annuale sul futuro dell'impresa italiana, ospitata dal MIT e dalla Harvard University, hanno scelto un titolo forte: "Wake Up, Italy!" ("Italia, svegliati!"). All'evento hanno preso parte tra gli altri il consigliere del ministro per lo Sviluppo Economico Alessandro Fusacchia, il direttore esecutivo di Agusta West...
Which 2 Boston Eateries Made this ‘Best Italian Restaurants in America’ List?
When it comes to authentic Italian food, Boston certainly has plenty of it. Not only are we home to the North End's Italian fare but many of our restaurants have also somehow managed to make this category of food even better (if that's possible). Two of those local Italian eateries have even earned a nod in Thrillist's list of "Best Italia...
UTEC Italian dinner benefit was a night in good taste
When you open the evening with a sparkling, dry Prosecco and close it with a silky Chianti Classico, you have two key ingredients for una magnifica festa d'Italia (a magificent Italian feast). And so it was recently at Café UTEC (United Teed Equality Center) in downtown Lowell where Chef Sam Putnam, his culinary staff of young men and wome...
Lamborghini and MIT join forces to create a sports car for the 21st century
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is known for cutting-edge engineers, and Lamborghini is known for super cars. Just this week, the two paired up to ponder the future of an ultra-light, strong, and innovative automotive brand. On Wednesday at the EmTech conference at MIT in Boston, Lamborghini Chairman and CEO Stefano Domenicali sa...
Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’ opera classic re-imagined at Boston Lyric Opera
Giuseppe Verdi's "La traviata" is one of the most performed operas in the world, yet it hasn't appeared on a Boston Lyric Opera stage for more than a decade. That is, until this October, when the renowned company will stage a production of the classic work, interpreted by some of the country's rising stars of opera. Five performances will take...
Belmont’s Beech Street Center to Revive Salvatore Arnò’s music
On October 26th, classical music for piano and voice by the early 20th century Italian composer Salvatore Arnò, will be performed for the first time this century. During Arnò's lifetime, he achieved the admiration of his audiences and fellow musicians throughout Italy and in Boston. Newspaper reviews heartily express these sentiments. A representa...