Strada Mia: Take a peek inside new Geddes Street restaurant (photos)
by Don Cazentre Traditional Italian-American meets modern "light and bright" cuisine at Strada Mia, the newest restaurant in the storied location at the corner of Geddes Street and Park Avenue in Syracuse. The restaurant at 313 N. Geddes St. has been having a "soft opening" for the past few weeks, but is now ready to show off to the g...
Andrea Bocelli Tickets Up For Grab
by Mauro Battocchi Donating to the Italian Center of Northern California has the double impact of not only supporting an institution with a legacy of Italian cultural and heritage, but also could put two tickets in your hands to see Andrea Bocelli in Sacramento on Wednesday June 10, 2015 at 7:30pm. Promoters expect droves of fans...
Italian Festa returns to Waltham Common
After a successful first year, the Italian Festa returns to the Waltham Common on Saturday, May 30. The family-oriented event, presented by the Regina Margherita Di Savoia Mixed Lodge #1094 of the Order Sons of Italy in America, runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Festa drew about 6,000 people in 2014 and featured food and craft vendors and l...
Central Catholic's Frezza to row at Delaware
By Karen Kadilak The shortest person on most boats, Central Catholic senior Edoardo Frezza said he had to row fast to keep up with taller boys on the Vikings' rowing team. Frezza, 18, of Highland Park said he expects that experience to help when he joins the University of Delaware men's lightweight crew in the fall. "(Racing)...
DePaul University Law School Dean Jennifer Rosato Perea
by Leonard F. Amari DePaul University has selected a nationally recognized leader in legal education as dean for the College of Law. Jennifer Rosato Perea, an accomplished scholar in family law, bioethics and civil procedure, will join DePaul July 1. When Rosato Perea became dean of the Northern Illinois University College of Law in July...
Marconi Lodge of The Sons of Italy in America in Whitehouse Station make donation
Marconi Lodge of The Sons of Italy in America in Whitehouse Station runs an annual "Pasta Festa" Spaghetti dinner to raise funds for local charitable giving. Sons of Italy in America in Whitehouse Station lodge treasurer Janine Jaloway recently presented a donation check to Alyson Kovacs and Gerri Repousis of the Lightbridge Academy in Fleming...
Our Lady of Peace Parish hosts Mt. Carmel Festival
by Dave Deluca Our Lady of Peace Parish hosted its 118th annual festival honoring Our Lady of Mount Carmel over the weekend. The three-day event featured rides and games, food and fun and a fireworks display at night at Mount Carmel Church on Columbus Avenue. Sunday marked the last day of the festival with a religious procession that...
Al Pacino interview: Hollywood's go-to gangster on why he has no regrets - not even Godfather III
by Kaleem Aftab Al Pacino has so much chutzpah that he commands every room, every film set, and every theatre stage on or in which he appears. "I am a movie star," he spouts at one moment, and he doesn't want us to forget it. Even at 75, he has the brash confidence of youth, and yet his escapades of yesteryear provides the chorus to his or...
Latest Renderings Show Eataly's Placement Inside the Westfield Century City
The wait for Eataly in Century City continues, with these latest renderings showing the popular Italian grocery and food court hovering above the upcoming Macy's department store. Mario Batali has already confirmed a 2017 opening, which means Angelenos will have to wait nearly two years for a taste of Italy's finest. It's unclear at this p...
Italian culture and history: Italy through its film sets
WTI Magazine #66 2015 August, 21Author : italia.it Translation by: Let's take a different journey through Italy's beautiful cities, villages and unspoiled nature and discover those places which have become part of our subconscious because they were locations for famous Italian and foreign films. We begin in Abruzzo whose breath-takin...
“Ad Austin mi hanno dato fiducia. E sono stato ‘premiato’ con un milione di dollari”
di Raffaele Nappi "È sorprendente il grado di fiducia e indipendenza dato ai giovani ricercatori qui negli Stati Uniti". Andrea Alù ha 36 anni, è nato a Roma e oggi ha un milione di dollari in tasca. La sua storia accademica e la passione per la ricerca l'hanno portato dall'altra parte del mondo, all'Università del Texas, ad Austin. ...
Lavazza Coffee Beans For Sale In US As Italian Roaster Increases Efforts To Reach American Consumers
By Sarah Berger As tennis fans strolled around Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City last week, many saw a new, crisp white, green and blue pop-up cafe plopped in the center of the stadium grounds. Lavazza, an Italian coffee company, was an official sponsor of the U.S. Open tennis tournament for the first time, hoping to attract a...