Dining, gaming and entertainment venue Pinstripes is finally opening its first New Jersey location. The new 31,221-square-foot entertainment concept will be unveiled at the Westfield Garden State Plaza on Feb. 16. “We’re excited to welcome our first guests in New Jersey to experience a modern twist on dining, entertainment and events,” Pinstripes f...

The bocce world questions itself on the day of the 2023 medal ceremony. "We are going to the Paralympics," explained Italian Bocce Federation President Giunio De Sanctis, "we are among the oldest sports with a great diffusion even among women but in the official program of the Olympics we are not there. We will continue to work at the international...

Last Friday, Italian Club Dallas met with Special Olympics representatives to present them with a $5,000 check to Special Olympics from the ICD Bocce Tournament sponsored by Jimmy's Italian Grocery Store at the DFW Italian Festival on Oct 7 in Las Colinas. The sponsor Jimmy's Food Store, the tournament team entry fees and special donations from the...

Join Mississippi Society of Italian Americans Foundation to celebrate the unveiling of the new spotlights installed by the Harrison County Board of Supervisors at the beautiful bocce courts within the Woolmarket Community Center (16320 Old Woolmarket Road, Biloxi, MS), on Monday, November 20, 5:30 PM. RSVP/text to David Biagini, 228-324-5041. We'll...

For more than half a century, the Highwood Bocce Club has hosted social activities for members while promoting the game of bocce and creating an awareness of Italian heritage and culture. A community treasure with an international reputation, it boasts some of the finest bocce courts in the country. During the week of June 19-24, the courts and the...

The 39th Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce will be held Aug. 25-27 at the Wickliffe Italian-American Club, 29717 Euclid Ave. The tournament features 122 teams, including 104 in the Open Division and 18 in the Women’s Division. They will be competing for over $25,000 in prize money. Teams are expected from Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, F...

Under a square of blue Massachusetts sky on Friday, a little square of Italy appeared in Pittsfield — manifested by the meeting of several local Italian-American organizations, a bocce tournament and some fresh grilled polenta. More than 50 people — many decked out in Italian World Cup jerseys or various articles of red or green clothing — came tog...

Rome native Marco Cignarale, Pete Russo of South Glens Falls and the Rochester father-son tandem of Felice Scala and Natale Scala teamed up to win the Open Division of the 2023 World Series of Bocce for the second straight year Sunday at steamy Toccolana Club. The foursome was sponsored this year by DeSalvo Catering and Restaurant, of Rome, and las...

The long wait is over for those who enjoy playing bocce at Mackle Park.  Work was recently completed to refurbish the facility’s four bocce courts, which included the much-needed installation of new turf, leveling one court’s playing surface, new bocce ball holders, and more. “Seeing the $46,600 project become a reality is a dream come true,” said...

With the coming of summer, the action at the Ray Mariucci Bocce Complex is back and rolling with league play and good times. The Dickinson Area Bocce Association recently started its annual league play at the Ray Mariucci Bocce Complex at the Iron Mountain City Park on North Park Road. The DABA hosts two men’s leagues on Tuesday and Thursday evenin...