I Borghi più Belli d’Italia
No matter where you’re, if you want to see what a country really is like, you have to leave the highway, forget about the city and turn into a country road of your choice: stop in a village and check out the real deal. I had the luck to get to know the US this way, since I always stayed with one of my dearest friend’s family and they live in a vill...
Bronx Wanderers moving to Mat Franco Theater at Linq in ‘19
The Bronx Wanderers’ very name indicates movement. And the popular family act is on the move, hauling out of Windows Showroom at Bally’s and into the Linq Hotel’s Mat Franco Theater in January. Making official what had been expected for weeks, producers Alan and Kathi Glist have secured a preview opening of 9 p.m. Jan. 28, with a media premiere tar...
Italian Town Unveils World’s Largest Christmas Tree Display
Trumpets sounded Friday night in Gubbio as the world’s largest representation of a Christmas tree came to life. The attraction, which takes up an entire hillside in the medieval Italian town, is more than 2,400 feet tall and nearly 1,500 feet wide. For nearly 40 years, the Guinness Book of World Records has declared it the biggest Christmas tree di...
Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta Makes Its Windsor Debut Today
Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta just opened its doors at 1180 Main St. in Windsor and is now serving its New York-style pizza, freshly made salads, premium pastas and authentic Italian sandwiches to the Fort Collins area! “We have been the go-to quick-serve pizzeria along the Front Range for over 30 years and we couldn’t be more excited to expand into the...
‘Big deal:’ Italian consul general considers Milwaukee school for prestigious designation
It was a rare opportunity for one Milwaukee school -- and it came with a big reward. "This is the official visit, first official visit in Wisconsin -- and I'm very happy to be here," said Giuseppe Finocchiaro, Italian consul general. Finocchiaro is based in Chicago -- and on Monday, Dec. 10, he traveled to Milwaukee's Italian Immersion School. "It...
Philip Bosco, Tony-Winning Character Actor, Is Dead at 88
Philip Bosco, a character actor who was a familiar face for years in movies, on television and especially on the Broadway stage, where he won a Tony Award and was nominated for five more, died on Monday night at his home in Haworth, N.J. He was 88. His daughter Celia Bosco said the cause was complications of dementia. A tall man with a hearty manne...
The Humble Brilliance of Italy's Moka Coffee Pot
Bialetti, the Italian maker of the moka pot, a stovetop coffee machine and one of the most iconic kitchen appliances ever created, announced recently that the company is in major trouble—tens of millions of Euros in debt, unpaid salaries and taxes, revenues that are way down and look to be staying that way. In a press release, the company said ther...
Fiorentino named Hero of the Month
Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy Joe Fiorentino was named Police Magazine Hero of the Month for October 2018. A 21-year veteran of law enforcement, Fiorentino is a martial arts expert who promotes health and education in the community, volunteering to help fellow law enforcement officers, children, adults and seniors learn to defend themselves. Teachin...
The ‘Funky Soulfulness’ of New York’s Immigrant Nativity Scenes
It was the Sunday after Thanksgiving, and Joseph Sciorra was ready to build his presepio in his Williamsburg apartment. A Styrofoam base was in place on a small table in the corner of the kitchen. There were plastic containers and tape and nails and dried bunches of herbs to serve as vegetation. This year, his presepio — an elaborate Nativity and v...
Palazzo Brancaccio: a triumph of beauty, blending luxury and care for detail
Palazzo Brancaccio was the last noble residence to be built in Rome. The project began in 1879 by will of New York’s high-society lady Mary Elizabeth Bradhurst Field, after her daughter Elizabeth married prince Salvatore Brancaccio (bringing him one million dollars in dowry). Construction was directed by architect Gaetano Koch at first, then by Luc...
Music Professor Meets with Italian Ambassador, Releases Fulbright-Inspired CD
After spending six months in Italy as a Fulbright Scholar in 2016, School of Music Associate Professor Brendan McConville will meet with Ambassador of Italy to the United States Armando Varricchio in Washington, DC, on December 11 as part of a gathering of past Fulbright Scholars. One of the main topics of conversation will be McConville’s recent C...
LLS, a Member of The Winebow Group, is Appointed Exclusive U.S. Importer of Boroli
LLS (Leonardo LoCascio Selections), a member of The Winebow Group and America’s leading importer of premium Italian wines, is pleased to announce that it is the exclusive U.S. importer of the wines of Achille Boroli and his family’s eponymous estate that lies at the heart of the Barolo DOCG. Boroli joins a portfolio that represents more than 60 win...