Carl Granieri's eclectic music comes from NJ to Naples
Bandleader Carl Granieri wants to let people know he's in town. He could send out letters. He could make phone calls. He might even tap out a social media link or two. Granieri wanted to let local event planners know what he's made of, however, so he's offering a free public show Monday, planning to pour jazz over the ears of anyone who comes. Of...
Italian Snack Bar and More Debut in Liberty Public Market
Among the new wave of food vendors in Liberty Public Market is Roma Express, which launches today with Italian sodas, cannoli and savory fried risotto balls called arancini. The cannoli and arancini are two best-selling products at Roma Market, an Italian specialty store that has deep roots in Pasadena and another location in Escondido which is cur...
Cleveland Italian Film Festival 2017
The Cleveland Italian Film Festival 2017, showcasing award-winning films from Italy, opens Sept. 14 - Oct. 5, 2017 at the Cedar Lee Theater in Cleveland Heights, the Atlas Cinemas Eastgate in Mayfield Hts. and the Capitol Theatre in Gordon Square Arts District. All $10 films are Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Pre-film dinners on Sept. 14, 21, 28 an...
Piaggio appoints first Wi-Bike retailers in NYC
Piaggio has extended its product range with the introduction of the Wi-Bike. Vespa Manhattan and Vespa Brooklyn are the first exclusive dealerships to offer the Piaggio Wi-Bike. Wi-Bike aims to set itself apart from standard e-bikes with a combination of innovation and Italian design. The electric motor, transmission and battery are harmoniously in...
A delicious way to catch up - over pasta and sauce
The scents of simmering tomato sauce and baked bread fill the kitchen of the Italian American Sport Club in Gates. It's the last Thursday of the month, which means more than 200 people will fill the club's halls for its biweekly luncheon, many eager to meet up with friends over delicious Italian food. The club, founded by new immigrants who were so...
Who makes the best Italian sub in Washington? We tasted seven to find out.
We’ve been craving Italian sandwiches lately. Maybe it’s the run of picnic-perfect weather, or the vine-ripe tomatoes we’re spotting around town. Or, most likely, because it’s just a very good sandwich. The makings of a true Italian sub — or hero or grinder or spuckie or hoagie, depending on where you’re from — are most often salami, mortadella, ca...
How Clothing Made From Milk Became the Height of Fashion in Mussolini’s Italy
In 1909, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti—a member of the Italian literati who had studied in Egypt, France, and Italy—published his radical Futurist Manifesto, a document whose exaltations of technological disruption ignited the Italian Futurism movement. Marinetti called for art that embraced new innovations like automobiles, glorified war, “fought” mor...
Museum of Fine Arts-Washington County Announces Daniel M. Fulco, Ph.D. as the Agnita M. Stine Schreiber Curator
Museum of Fine Arts-Washington County announces that Daniel M. Fulco, Ph.D., has accepted the position of Agnita M. Stine Schreiber Curator of the Museum. Dr. Fulco graduated from Connecticut College, New London, CT, with a degree in Art History and a Museum Studies Certificate (2004). He served as Assistant Director and Curator of the New Britain...
Bucci's Brick Oven: Old World Italian classics in a modern setting
You needn't drive to a special area or visit a white- linen tablecloth restaurant to find good Italian food in Cleveland. The city is rich with Italian restaurants and pizzerias, from fine dining to mom-and-pop corner joints. Take Bucci's Brick Oven in Middleburg Heights. Located in the non-descript Southland Shopping Center, across from the closin...
The Art & Landscape Architecture of Robert La Rocca
The journey from Sicily to California was an opportune one for many Italians immigrating from “the old country.” Landscape architect and artist, Robert (Bob) La Rocca’s parents both immigrated to the U.S. at an early age, growing up in San Jose. Bob himself is a native San Franciscan, born and raised in San Francisco’s North Beach District, fondly...
Save the Date: Meet the Author, with Anthony J. Tamburri
Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at 7:00 pm. At this event Dean Tamburri will be interviewed about his analysis of the perplexing array of apparent options that face immigrants everywhere as embodied by the Italians who landed in America: adapt to the host culture, remain faithful to one's own heritage, or disown it completely. The discussion will be f...
Opening Night of 103rd Saint Agrippina’s Feast! Children’s Procession, Brothers Walk, Viva!
The 103rd Feast of Saint Agrippina di Mineo opened on Thursday night marking the start of the 2017 feasts in Boston’s North End. After a dedication, blessing and unveiling, the children’s procession led the way on Hanover Street followed by the large statue of Saint Agrippina to the Greenway before returning to her new weekend feast chapel. To carr...