Business Spotlight: Pomodoro Is A Jewel In Nearby Woonsocket, RI
“Great atmosphere. Great prices. Great food. Great staff. A jewel in Woonsocket” is the way one Facebook poster describes Pomodoro, located just across the border in Rhode Island. Now in its second-generation ownership, previously operated under the name Savini’s, the restaurant first appeared as the Sons of Italy in 1934. Owned by Roger and Mitch...
100 year event: Blessing of the building & Santa Lucia Ceremony
Sunday, December 9th at 11:00am. 1731 E. 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605. Click Here To RSVP! No Charge To Attend. Open to the public. Join us as the Italian Club of Tampa closes their 100 Year Celebrations with a traditional Catholic Mass and Blessing of the Building Ceremony, along with the crowning of our new Santa Lucia. Father Angel Rivera-Fals SJ...
Living a life in colour: Basilicata
The region of Basilicata was known in Roman times as Lucania – a name some residents still use today. Basilicata is in southern Italy and sits between the boot’s ‘toe and heel’, with Puglia to its north, the Ionian Sea to the south-east, Calabria to the south and southern Campania to the west. Basilicata may be a small region, but its landscape is...
Celebration of food & wine at the annual Vigilucci’s ‘Sagra’
You’re probably thinking the same thing I thought when I saw the word “Sagra.” Even though I have 100 percent Italian heritage, I wasn’t familiar with a “Sagra,” but it is the perfect Italian description since it means “anniversary festival.” Roberto Vigilucci, (friends and family call him Roby), since 1994 a highly successful restaurateur in North...
IAWA Boston Literary Series Presents December 2018
IAWA in Boston at I AM Books (189 NORTH STREET, BOSTON MA) Saturday December 8, 2018; 6pm to 8pm. Open mic signup 5:45! Featuring Lisa DeSiro and Camilla Trinchieri. Lisa DeSiro is the author of Labor (Nixes Mate, 2018) and Grief Dreams (White Knuckle Press, 2017). Her poems have appeared in various journals and anthologies, and have been set to mu...
Versace Blends Italian Heritage & NYC Energy for Pre-Fall 2019 Collection
Last month, Versace revealed plans to introduce its Pre-Fall 2019 collection in New York, choosing to give the Big Apple the honor of being the first American city to experience an exclusive Versace runway presentation. Now, as promised, the collection has been unveiled via a high-profile showcase. “I am very excited to present Versace for the very...
Italy: Promoting Sicilian red-oranges
The last citrus fruit campaign in Sicily was extremely positive. However, this year the volumes are not the same as last year. This is mainly because of the Tristeza (CTV) effects and of the heavy and persistent rains which devastated the Western-Sicilian production areas. Despite all these issues, experts still have positive expectations. Sara Gra...
Saint/Sinner: In Her Own Words and Music
Wednesday, December 5, 2018, 7:00 pm. Free and open to the public; no RSVP required. The Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027 (Just south of 118th Street). Mango Baroque Chamber Ensemble: "Saint/Sinner: In Her Own Words and Music" Italian music from 1650 to 1720 by women: Barbara Strozzi, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, and Isabel...
A Dallas la tredicesima Conferenza dei ricercatori italiani nel mondo
Si sono riuniti ieri a Dallas, in Texas, i ricercatori italiani che risiedono e operano nei vari settori all’estero. L’occasione è stata la tredicesima edizione della conferenza dei ricercatori italiani nel mondo, organizzata dal CTIM in cooperazione con il Comites e il Consolato Generale d’Italia a Houston. L’evento ha ricevuto il riconoscimento e...
Maria: Home Cooked Italian in New Rochelle
“Maria”, I just discovered a restaurant named Maria, and it is quickly becoming a favorite. I had the pleasure of chatting with the hospitable Giovanni Cucullo, the co-owner and chef at the new Maria in New Rochelle. He and his brother Peter have been feeding guests on Huguenot Street in New Rochelle throughout the day. Y ou can enjoy breakfast, pa...
OSIA: Announcing the 2019 National Leadership Grant Competition
Through the Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF), and hundreds of thousands of family members located in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA) has awarded nearly $61 million in scholarships to date. In past years, the SIF has offered 10 to 12 merit-based scholarships (National Leadership G...
Bangor’s Momma Baldacci’s resurrected
Momma Baldacci's has been resurrected, a decade after the bricks-and-mortar Bangor restaurant closed, as a food truck. The Bangor Daily News reported that Paul Baldacci Jr., the fourth generation to be involved in the well-known restaurant, was in his early 20s when his father died in 2006. Baldacci Jr. wasn't ready for the operation, which closed...