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The Italian flag is now flying in Springfield for Italian Heritage Month. Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and representatives from the Italian Cultural Center raised the flag during a ceremony at the Christopher Columbus Statue in the city's South End Monday. Sarno issued a proclamation saluting Italian Americans who helped make Springfield a bette...

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Let's be honest. Visiting the Stearns Square area of downtown Springfield can currently be a hassle as that outdoor space and the streets that surround it undergo a total rebuild. But a bit of construction dust and delay shouldn't deter a visit to Art e' Pizza, which offers those who enjoy good food compelling reasons to make the trip. Offering piz...

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Michael Casinelli of Shelton did all he could to make his Gael football team the best it could be. In earning All State, All-Walter Camp, All-Southern Connecticut Conference, as well as USA Today All USA Connecticut honors, Casinelli put in his time in the weight room and went over video of opponents. He was as diligent with his studies. Casinelli...

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Before the MGM lion roared in Springfield's South End,  lions made of colorful lights adorned Main Street for the annual Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Society festival. The annual Italian festival, like many other things, have faded into history. The city's South End has changed in the decades leading up to the Aug. 24 opening of the $960 million casino d...

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and local Italian-Americans gave a warm welcome Thursday to a delegation from Bracigliano, Italy, which is the hometown of thousands of city residents, including the mayor's parents. Sarno met with Bracigliano Mayor Antonio Rescigno and others at City Hall, exchanging gifts and pledging to continue the close ties between Spri...

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MGM Springfield has unveiled more food options for its August 24 debut. A restaurant called "Cal Mare" will call Springfield home in nearly two months. It'll have a Coastal Italian menu featuring fresh New England seafood with flavors of Italy's coast. Cal Mare's menu will focus on premium ingredients and simple preparations, ranging from rustic ha...

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If today’s dining public has become more demanding, Jerry Moccia says, television may bear some of the blame. But he’s not complaining. “People are very into food — they know flavors, they know a lot about food, and things like the Food Network have brought a lot of exposure,” he noted. “People are more into food than they were 15 years ago, and ex...

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Saturdays were the most special of days each week for mother and son. They always involved time and talk together, a game of gin, a bite to eat and faithfully watching the afternoon cooking shows on PBS, especially those with chefs Lidia Bastianich and Jacques Pepin, the son remembers. "She was just everything. She was so kind," he says. "Her smile...

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When Gary MacQueston, a director of the Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts, stopped by Jan. 9 to check on the club's building at 56 Margaret St., it was raining. Inside. MacQueston rushed upstairs in the former firehouse in the South End to find that a plumbing fitting under a sink had given way on the coldest day of the year. He foun...

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Women over 55 will show off beauty with a brogue this weekend at the St. Patrick's Committee of West Springfield's annual Senior Colleen Pageant. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Dante Club, 1198 Memorial Ave., and the event starts at 7. Tickets are $10 at the door. Money raised from the event will benefit senior women of West Springfield.

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