By Marisa Porto Award-winning Newport News poet Ann Falcone Shalaski was born in Connecticut and "nurtured by a warm, loving, and at times loud Italian family," according to her website. Her work has been published in The Comstock Review, Meridian Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, Main Channel Voices, and other publications.   Shalaski's s...

di Riccardo Chioni   L'atteso appuntamento con la 59.ma edizione del Winter Antiques Show in svolgimento alla Armory Park Avenue ha visto protagonista la Preservation Society of Newport County che ha presentato una mostra intitolata "Newport: The Glamour of Ornament" con opere d'arte appartenenti a 8 storiche magioni.Per l'occasione alla Arm...

On Sunday August 4th, Bruce Newbury radio host of Newport's the Dining Out with Bruce Newbury show invited the Italian Trade Commission and Italian Cheese Expert Margaret Cicogna to his live broadcast at the Chanler Hotel at Cliff Walk to discuss the Italian Cheese Medley presented by Agriform at the Preservation Society of Newport County's much an...

By Beatrice Bondi I grandi vini e le specialità della cucina italiana sono stati protagonisti del Newport Mansions Wine & Food, il festival del vino e della gastronomia organizzato dalla Preservation Society of Newport County, che si è tenuto dal 20 al 22 settembre a Newport, in Rhode Island.   La partecipazione italiana all'evento è st...

Ready for one of the most fun events of the season? The Newport Beach Film Festival is only 2 weeks away! Every year the Festival brings to Southern California over 52,000 attendees, for a short break from the daily routine. Some love staying for the entire week, some others just stay for a night. But all of them enjoy the unique atmosphere of New...

Newport Festa Italiana will celebrate their 21st year of promoting the appreciation of Italian culture through food, music, and the arts from September 24th through October 12th.   The 21st Newport Festa Italiana starts on Thursday, September 24, with John Panaggio Original Ziti Night at Vasco da Gama Hall from 5 to 7 PM. Adults $18/children...

Pompilios isn't the quietest dining place. After all, people like to laugh, babies sometimes cry and folks greeting each other warmly aren't bashful about it. Then there are the outside bocce courts, busy mid-spring through early fall, and no one's going to ask a bocce ball player to pipe down. "It's fun," JoEllen Thompson of East Row says sim...

Seeking a little of La Dolce Vita in California? Now you can find it in Orange County! Newport Beach is ready to launch Newport Italian, a very special store, where you can experience different aspects of Italy, from a hot espresso coffee to the top motorcycle brands. This, though, is not a traditional dealer. Come here, enjoy a good coffee, take...

MarineMax Inc. (NYSE: HZO), the world's largest recreational boat and yacht retailer, partnered with Azimut Yachts to host the 2013 Newport Azimut Gala, at the Newport Harbor Hotel. The event brought together more than 150 MarineMax and Azimut owners in the prestigious setting of Newport, RI, and was a grand celebration of yachts and fine customer...

By Jenna Pelletier  The independently produced documentary film "Men of the Cloth" will premiere in Rhode Island Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Showcase Cinemas Warwick. Directed by former menswear fashion editor Vicki Vasilopoulos, it presents an intimate look at three Italian master tailors in the twilight of their careers. The film follows Nino...