Gabriella e Michael "migranti al contrario": i fratelli americani che investono a Palermo
Quando sono arrivati a Palermo era il 1990: un piccolo trauma per i fratellini che dall'imponente America si sono dovuti confrontare con una cultura, una lingua, un mondo diverso. Oggi Gabriella e Michael sono i protagonisti di una storia di "migranti al contrario": dopo la scuola sono tornati a vivere negli Stati Uniti ma poi il legame con la Sici...
Players Club of Swarthmore Stages Comic Romance ITALIAN AMERICAN RECONCILIATION
Just in time for the new year, The Players Club of Swarthmore presents the quirky romantic comedy Italian American Reconciliation, Jan. 5-20, for 10 performances on the PCS Main Stage at 614 Fairview Ave., Swarthmore. Buy tickets online at www.pcstheater.org. Written by John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck, Doubt) and directed by Kristy Boyer Chen, Ita...
Vento Bistro brings coastal Italian cuisine to New Rochelle
Chef Francesco Coli is bringing the Southern Italian seas to this Sound Shore city. That is, much of the food he serves at the newly-opened Vento Bistro, at 282 Huguenot St., comes straight from those crystal blue waters. “I import a lot of the fish myself," Coli said. "I have direct contact with fisheries overseas," including in southeastern Italy...
Italy’s Lombardy invests 1.7 m euro in new tourism campaign
Consolidating Lombardy as a major tourist destination and enhancing tourism as a driver of economic development, in a logic of integrated attractiveness are the objectives of the new communication campaign “#inLombardia there is so much to discover,” which will be conveyed until 31 January next with billboards, press, radio and TV, digital and soci...
Sons of Italy host holiday event for CO-OP
On Dec. 7, The Order of Sons of Italy in America Peter B. Gay Lodge No. 540 hosted its 12th annual holiday event for consumers and staff at CO-OP, a local non-profit agency supporting individuals with developmental and other disabilities. More than 100 people enjoyed lunch, with music, dancing and the traditional reading of “Twas the Night Before...
Bovella's Pastry Shoppe Named One Of NJ's Best Bakeries
This might not be news to Westfield locals, but Bovella's Pastry Shoppe is one of the best in the state. No, really— the bakery was named a finalist in NJ.com's search for the best bakery in New Jersey. The judges said it was one of the best Italian bakeries they had ever visited, and the flourless chocolate cake was "the bomb" and a "standout." In...
'Time travel' at Caracalla with 3D marbles,statues,fountains
Thanks to a new 3D visor, visitors to Caracalla's Baths in Rome have been restored to their ancient glory with marbles burnished, statues restored and fountains fuelling newly revamped units of its spa complex. Also restored are the gymnasiums where people exercised and the grand colonnades where they met to chat and preen. "It gives everyone a cha...
Matilda E. “Tillie” Modarelli
There will be a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec, 23, 2017 at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Hubbard with the Rev. Michael Swierz officiating for Matilda E. “Tillie” Modarelli, 95, who passed away Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, at The Inn at Christine Valley with her loving family by her side. Matilda was born April 27, 1922, i...
The food and drink you need for an Italian Christmas feast
In Italy, Christmas means many things to many people, but one thing everyone can agree on is that food plays a big role. If you want to do Christmas Italian-style, here are the food and drinks you need for a truly festive feast. The evening meal on Christmas Eve (La Vigilia) is traditionally based around fish, as a meat-free day before the decadenc...
Dancing Queen: SHU Sophomore A Contender On Italian TV Talent Show
It’s safe to say Lauren Celentano has got talent and she thinks she can dance. That’s why the Sacred Heart University sophomore has spent the last several weeks competing as the first American on “Amici,” Italy’s answer to “American Idol.” In fact, the Cheshire resident, a member of SHU’s Dance Company, is currently #1 in the voter popularity in th...
Luigi’s Italian Restaurant offers comforting Italian cuisine in Conroe
For nearly five years, Luigi’s Italian Restaurant has offered homestyle Italian food to the Conroe community. Following a change of ownership in 2016, the restaurant continues to build on its legacy of Italian food and soulful cooking. Owner Shawn Magee grew up in New Orleans, cooking soul food for large groups of family, friends and functions ever...
Peppino’s Chophouse doing Italy proud in Fairview
West Lake Road has turned into a strip of fine restaurants, headed by some of Erie’s most talented chefs. Peppino’s Italian Chophouse fits right in. The elegant restaurant and wine bar, run by well-known Erie chef Joe Colao, has been open since 2008. Colao emigrated from Italy to the U.S. in 1969, and stepping into his restaurant is almost like bei...