Newpoli Christmas Concert at YMCA Theatre - December 12, 2014 at 8 p.m.
Join Newpoli, Boston's own Italian Folk Music ensemble, for their annual Christmas concert MUSICA DI NATALE: A Traditional Italian Christmas at the YMCA Theatre. NEWPOLI will perform at the YMCA Theatre in Cambridge (MA) on Friday, December 12, 2014 at 8:00pm. Advance tickets: $13/16. Tickets at the door: $15/20. All ages. Advance tickets...
Highway wears on Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
What does the future hold for Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church?That is the question Msgr. F. Stephen Pedone, pastor, and members of the parish are dealing with as the church building continues to show signs of damage. The church cornerstone was laid in 1927 and the church was completed in 1928. It fronts on Mulberry Street. In 1958 construction beg...
Mario Batali’s first Boston restaurant opens in Seaport District
by Taryn Luna Late in 2012, Mario Batali first teased local foodies with a Tweet saying he would open a restaurant in Boston "very soon!" "Soon" turned out to be 2½ years. On Wednesday evening, the famed chef opens his first Boston business, Babbo Pizzeria e Enoteca, at Fan Pier on the South Boston Waterfront. The large open space...
The 10 Best Italian Restaurants not in the North End
The North End seems to dominate local Italian dining, but believe it or not, tasty pastas aren't relegated to Paul Revere's old 'hood. You can get plenty of food from The Boot at outposts in other parts of town. If you don't want wait to in line at Giacomo's with your friends from out of town, take them to one of these 10 fine Italian restaurants a...
The Italian contributions
by Al Southwick The role of Italians in American life continues to fascinate. Worcester County history is especially rich in that chapter of the immigrant saga in America, as shown by the project in Fitchburg where the Italian Cultural Center at Fitchburg State University is assembling an archive - letters, ledgers, diaries, photographs, a...
Sede a Boston, cuore (e ricerca) in Salento. Gelesis raccoglie 31,5 milioni
di Arcangelo Rociola La storia di Gelesis non è molto nota, ma è una delle startup in assoluto più interessanti nate in Italia. Nata da un progetto di ricerca di uno studente dell'Università di Napoli, Alessandro Sannino, è diventata in pochi anni una realtà imprenditoriale che ha il centro di sviluppo a Calimera, Lecce, ma la proprietà a...
Allegro Concert Series come to Boston
Starting in April, Sounds of Italy Festival will be roaring back with a two-month-long concert series that will showcase some of the best Italian talent currently living and performing in the Boston area, as well as important guest artists from Italy. Co-organized and hosted by I AM Books, the country's first Italian-American bookstore, the concer...
Southington restaurant offers Italian buffet
Local chef Ralph Secondo has partnered with Lou's Breakfast and Lunch to offer Lou's Italian Buffet on Thursday and Friday nights. Each Thursday and Friday, from 5 to 8 p.m., the lights at the restaurant at 969 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike dim, and out come the checkered tablecloths and Italian music. For $15.99, customers are offered an all-you-can...
Review: Bar Sugo’s Seriously Italian Menu Goes Beyond the Sauce
What makes Bar Sugo special among the Italian places in Norwalk is its chef's creativity, its two dozen small plates (plus half a dozen pizzas), and a focus on farm-to-table fare. The menu from the chef and owner, Pasquale Pascarella, changes daily, depending on the market's availability. In a phone conversation after my visits, he told me...
An Italian 'Speakeasy' is Coming to the North End with Craft Cocktails & 'Game of Thrones' Beer
Just when you thought the North End was limited to pasta and tourists, a slew of variety has finally entered Boston's "little Italy." In addition to Tenoch Taqueria and the upcoming Urban Cantina restaurant, the North End will soon be home to its own Italian "speakeasy," Parla. Last week, the NorthEndWaterfront.com reported that the new re...
Holy Rosary Church in Ansonia gears up for the 48th Italian Festival Festa! 2015
by Jean Falbo-Sosnovich Holy Rosary Church parishioners have been busy preparing for their 48th annual Italian festival, Festa! 2015, which begins Thursday. The wildly popular festival, which draws thousands each year, will run from 5 to 10 p.m. through Saturday, on the church grounds, 10 Father Salemi Drive. Admission is free. T...
Here at last: North End’s story on film
by James Pasto In July 2013, I wrote about the North End Historical Society's documentary. I had thought that the film would be premiered in early 2014. I was optimistic. Nevertheless, good things come to those who wait, and the film was finally premiered on Jan. 20, 2016 at Suffolk University's Modern Theatre on Washington Street – and wi...