The Complete Book of Moto Guzzi
Anyone wanting to know anything and everything about Moto Guzzis, “The Complete Book of Moto Guzzi” is the place to go. Ian Falloon is a well-known motorcycle historian, with many books to his name. He is especially fond of Italian marques and this volume really does answer all the questions any Guzzi owner might have. And tell him a lot he does no...
Italian Pinot Grigio Is A Lot Better Than You Think
There are two entirely different worlds of Pinot Grigio, and American imbibers are slowly catching on to the better one. True, there is an awful lot of highly indifferent PG sloshing around, and its very success commercially has tainted the reputation of what is, or can be, delectable, mountainside versions. Pinot Grigio, the good stuff, comes from...
Following in his father's jazz-swing king footsteps: Louis Prima Jr and band at NJPAC
Louis Prima Jr. loves it when people leave one of his band's shows in a daze. They'd probably arrived, he said, expecting a low-key lounge act. Instead, when they depart, "they describe it as getting hit by a freight train." "It's non-stop, beginning to end. High energy is an understatement," Prima said in an interview with NJ Advance Media. "We wa...
Sam DeLeo, 95, to be laid to rest Saturday with graveside service
Salida bids goodbye to Sam DeLeo, 95, as he is laid to rest at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 in graveside services. The son of Italian immigrants, Sam was born Feb. 18, 1922 in Salida. He was seven years old when he and his two older siblings lost their parents while the family was living in upstate New York. He returned to Salida to live with his gran...
Leonardo da Vinci’s Visionary Notebooks Now Online: Browse 570 Digitized Pages
Quick, what do you know about Leonardo da Vinci? He painted the Mona Lisa! He wrote his notes backwards! He designed supercool bridges and flying machines! He was a genius about, um… a lot of other… things… and, um, stuff... Okay, I’m sure you know a bit more than that, but unless you’re a Renaissance scholar, you’re certain to find yourself amazed...
1905: Brocato's opens in New Orleans -- and it's amore
In the summer of 1905, a Sicilian immigrant named Angelo Brocato Sr. opened his first ice-cream parlor on Decatur Street, just off Ursulines, in the part of the Vieux Carre known at the time as Little Palermo. Brocato, who had started his career as a 12-year-old apprentice in an elegant ice-cream parlor in the real Palermo, turned out such then-exo...
I Love My Job: Thomas Jefferson University Chancellor Stephen Spinelli, Jr.
Before the former Philadelphia University president got into higher ed, he was an entrepreneur in the trenches. At 24, Stephen Spinelli, Jr. was a member of the founding team of Jiffy Lube and became the company’s largest franchisee in just ten years. Now Spinelli’s the chancellor of newly merged Thomas Jefferson University, following a decade lead...
Judge Frank Caprio whose parking ticket mercy went viral
He is the judge whose unusual approach to the mundane cases in front of him have made him an unexpected viral star. Judge Frank Caprio presides over the municipal court in Providence, Rhode Island, dealing with parking tickets, speeding fines and petty misdemeanors. But his compassion for the afflicted and occasional use of the accuseds’ children...
"You're Sending Me Where?: Dispatches from Summer Camp"
"You're Sending Me Where?: Dispatches from Summer Camp". Author Eric Dregni (University of Minnesota Press, 2017) will present his latest book, October 5th at 6PM - Italian Cultural Institute - 500 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450 Summer camp is wild, but what happens when you add Italians to the mix? Welcome! Benvenuti? It’s summertime in northern Mi...
Sugo Rossa brings Italian to Twelve Oaks, prompts another look at city’s divide
Sugo Rossa opened earlier this summer in Twelve Oaks Shopping Center in the space formerly occupied by Atlanta Bread Company. The Italian restaurant is the latest venture from the proprietors of Cotton & Rye, which has been a huge hit since opening at the corner of Habersham and 34th streets in 2015. I’ve been to Sugo Rossa twice — probably fewer t...
10 spiagge da vedere in Sicilia
Dopo tante classifiche effettuate su scala nazionale come le 10 spiagge più belle d’Italia (che tuttavia contengono almeno 3 spiagge siciliane) abbiamo voluto stilare una top ten tutta siciliana che vuole ufficializzare la bellezza delle nostre spiagge, comprendendo quelle più gettonate così come quelle conosciute solo dai residenti, che non godon...
Sons of Italy Donation
The Lackawanna County Commissioners joined representatives from the Old Forge Order of the Sons of Italy Gloria Lodge No. 815, who presented their annual donation to St. Francis Commons. The contribution will be used to assist in the operation of the facility and for the care of the veterans who stay at the Commons. The presentation was made in fro...