American-Italian community outreach group to relaunch at Aviano
A group of servicemembers, dependents, civilians and Italians have brought back an all-volunteer program to help acquaint incoming Americans with dozens of local communities surrounding the base. Called Vicini Americani, Italian for “American neighbors,” the program relaunched Friday during the “Spring into Spring” festival at the base’s Freedom Pa...
Tortello Restaurant Will Bring Fresh Handmade Pasta — And Italian Immigrant’s Generations Of Expertise — To Wicker Park
As a child growing up in the northern Italy city of Venice, Dario Monni often awoke to two distinct smells: freshly brewed coffee and simmering homemade pasta sauce. The latter was the handiwork of his grandmother, who would wake up as early as 5 a.m. to begin the sauce that would later complement her fresh pasta, he said. Using her hands and a rol...
In love and war: Tosca with the Washington National Opera
The Embassy of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Washington National Opera are pleased to present a special preview of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca debuting on May 11th at the J. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Director Ethan McSweeny and Conductor Speranza Scappucci will take you inside the composer's mind and into the history an...
Nasce la Ciclabile del Piave, 220 km dalle Dolomiti al mare
Da oggi, i cicloturisti hanno un itinerario in più da calcare: è la Ciclovia del Piave, 220 chilometri in territorio veneto, tra le Dolomiti e il mare. A presentare la Ciclovia del Piave sono stati i Consorzi Bim Piave di Belluno, Treviso e Venezia. Il nuovo percorso, che si inserisce tra i Cammini o Vie/Ciclovie d’Italia, è un vero e proprio gioie...
Birra Birra reinvents the pizza palace
Made it in for lunch to Birra Birra Craft Pizzeria, the newest concept from Provision Concepts earlier this week. The folks who brought you Hatch Early Mood Food, Sidecar, and Broadway 10 are now in the pizza business in the Chisholm Creek development. Provision has built a stunning dining with blonde wood, iron and glass stirring energy throughout...
5 Incredible Italian Cities To Get To Before Everyone Else Does
If you want to enjoy Italy away from the crowds, you can often do so by heading to one of the country’s many evocative villages. But if you prefer a more urban setting without having to deal with the tourist throngs in Rome, Florence and Venice, try a lesser-known city destination like the five described below (four have UNESCO World Heritage desig...
CIMA as 'incubator for museums'
Laura Mattioli, the president of CIMA, decided to open this space in SoHo to promote public appreciation and advance the study of modern and contemporary Italian art in the United States and internationally. Laura believes that twentieth century Italian art is too little known outside Italy, and that there is an extremely rigid structure of thinkin...
St. Louis' 5 best spots to score low-priced Italian fare
Looking to satisfy your appetite for Italian fare? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Italian restaurants around St. Louis, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to venture next time you're on the hunt. 1. Adriana’s On The Hill Topping the list is Adriana’s On The Hill. Located at 510...
Local Artist Creates Italian Art Mural in Creekside Park Village Green
Award-winning artist, Anat Ronen, recently created a two-dimensional, interactive Italian village street scene onsite in The Woodlands at Creekside Park Village Green, painted on the wall next to Crust Pizza Co. The Italian streetscape creates the illusion of being in Italy and ties in the Italian-food concept of Crust Pizza. Using latex as her med...
Mancitaly: Rebirth Of Italy National Football Team
Roberto Mancini and the millennials: these are the new formidable ingredients to revive the Italian football team, still hurting from the missed qualification in the Russia 2018 World Cup, and their poor performance in the first edition of the Uefa Nations League. But now Italy is worthy of being feared again by the national teams. And thank goodne...
Group seeks 'stay of execution' for doomed Mount Carmel Church in Worcester
Preservationists filed suit in Worcester Superior Court on Monday in a bid to put the brakes on the demolition of historic Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. “The objective of this lawsuit is a stay of execution,” said Robert A. Scott, the attorney representing the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Preservation Society in a civil suit brought against Carol Gl...
O Thou, My Generous Rossi’s Ristorante
There is a place where the pasta runs wild. In heaps and in mounds it’s piled and piled. “Just a side for me,” you will say, unaware That what you’ve just ordered could feed Delaware. The restaurant’s Rossi’s; it’s outwardly mild. In Archbald, PA, it’s Italian-styled.A friendly corner place for the small-town’s folk, But oh God, the portions—they’r...