Studenti di Everett (USA) visitano l’Abruzzo e la sua natura grazie al gemellaggio con Orsogna
Da lunedì di Pasqua, 17 aprile, a domenica 23 aprile una delegazione di studenti di Everett, città del Massachusetts (USA) gemellata dal 1988 con Orsogna (Chieti), sarà ospite del paese abruzzese per uno scambio culturale con gli alunni delle scuole locali. L’iniziativa rientra in un progetto per la valorizzazione e la conoscenza dei parchi e riser...
A tribute to Italian people of this city
Deborah Dawes said that anytime she and her husband, Roger, have walked in the West End lately, they couldn’t resist stopping in front of the building at 64 Main St., where workers were often working feverishly inside and out. “We’d keep looking in through the glass to see what was happening,” she said Tuesday morning. “We’d wave, and sometimes we’...
At vigil, Mount Carmel faithful pray church will rise again
Parishioners hoping to save Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church from the wrecking ball are praying for a miracle this Easter season. Opponents of the planned demolition of the historic Italian Catholic church held a prayer vigil Thursday in front of the shuttered landmark. About 20 longtime members of the parish said the rosary in front of the chain-li...
Made in Connecticut: Flavors only found in New Haven
While New Haven’s run as Connecticut’s co-capital may have ended, its legacy of world-class pizza has endured. Each year, droves of people visit the Elm City for a taste. Chicago has deep dish, New York has thin crust, and New Haven has apizza. “New Haven-style apizza is [akin to the Neapolitan-style pie] traditionally baked in a coal-fired oven at...
Giovanni Armenise Harvard Award : 2017 Call for application
The purpose of the Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation is to support the research of promising young scientists, to contribute to the creation of new areas of research in the biological sciences in Italy, and to strengthen and develop collaborative relationships between Italian scientists and those at Harvard Medical School in Boston (HMS). The Ca...
New Italian Restaurant Set to Open Soon in Old Lyme
A vacant restaurant near Rogers Lake is being transformed into a new Italian eatery called Stella's Restaurant & Pizzeria, the New London Day reported. The new 2,800-square-foot restaurant is described as a family-oriented experience, according to the New London Day. Stella’s is named after the family owners’ oldest child, 6-year-old Stella. The re...
His heart may be in San Francisco, but Bennett returns to Worcester
Tony Bennett returns to Worcester for a sold-out show at Hanover Theatre Saturday, April 8. Having recently turned 90, he will keep a slow pace and deliver an abbreviated performance. Not. The singer, whose career spans some six-plus decades, says he has never felt better. Being on stage is right where he wants to be, and that can only mean good th...
Review: bNapoli Italian in West Springfield elevates dining to lofty levels
Located in downtown West Springfield and open since early 2016, bNapoli Italian has elevated its namesake style of dining to lofty new levels. Housed in a former copy shop and adjacent to a sister pizzeria, bNapoli is a space distinguished by its minimalist elegance. A soft-gray-dominated palette of fabrics and finishes sets off dramatic visual ele...
Have we learned anything from the closing of Our Lady of Mount Carmel?
By now, most people in our area know the story of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. After a half-century of residing next to Interstate 290 and its heavy traffic, the church began to fall apart. So church leaders made the decision to close the parish and merge with Our Lady of Loreto Church on Grafton Hill. The ensuing fight between some parishioners, past...
Parziale’s Bakery in the North End
The Parziales have been baking bread in Boston since 1907, when Giuseppe “Joe” Parziale came from Italy with his wife Anna and opened a small bakery on Charter Street. Many things in the neighborhood have changed since then, including the bakery’s address — which is now 80 Prince Street — but the Parziale family still churns out crunchy loaves of B...
Sicily Meets Jazz - Sissy Castrogiovanni 4tet
Thu, April 13, 2017. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT - I AM Books, 189 North Street, Boston, MA 02113 Sissy Castrogiovanni 4et, feat. Andrea Beneventano. A night of fine jazz, with special guest internationally acclaimed, Sicilian pianist, Andrea Beneventano. “Italian vocalist Sissy Castrogiovanni sparked in her Panama Jaz Festival debut performance..” JAZZI...
Blues Beat: Italian blues guitarist Morbioli plays area venues
Italian blues guitarist Roberto Morbioli is taking a big tour, with multiple stops through the region. Morbioli was born in Verona. He started playing the guitar at an early age, and discovered the blues at the age of 15. He has played in some of the biggest European festivals as well as many blues spots around the U.S., including Antone’s in Austi...