A Taste of Sicily
On Friday, January 20th, 2023, Veronica Di Grigoli took members of the National Capital Lawyers Auxiliary on a virtual journey called “Escape to Sicily.” Little did they know it should really have been called, “A Taste of Sicily.” In an ingenious presentation, Di Grigoli guided the audience through 13 separate invasions of Sicily by highlighting th...
What to do in Bergamo like a local: 7 tips for travellers
A city you wouldn't expect. Bergamo is a constant surprise, a sequence of small and big revelations that speak of art, music and good food. Hermann Hesse considered the place one of the reasons why it is worth travelling. A destination for true connoisseurs of beauty and savoir vivre, visiting the town is an experience for refined palates. Doing...
The Italian Origins Of The Humble Potato Pizza
It's been well documented that the people of Naples, Italy are credited with discovering pizza as we know it today: a baked crust topped with cheese, tomatoes, and toppings. According to History, the waterfront community was home to a high population of working-class individuals in the 18th and 19th centuries. The men and women who lived there need...
'Pompeii: The Exhibition' Opening February 23, 2023 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago
Pompeii, a Roman city destroyed by nature more than 1,900 years ago, was preserved in a volcanic time capsule after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The city, fixed in time, provides a glimpse into what life was like in ancient Rome. Pompeii: The Exhibition brings you to the bustling commercial port and trading center that once was Pomp...
Italian Specialties and Inviting Surroundings Make Sogno a Standout
Sogno, the new Italian restaurant in Woburn, is ringed with plush banquette seating—more than 30 tufted leather booths, ranging from a cozy settee for two to a deep circle accommodating six, are like warm hugs, making just about any size group feel like VIPs. The seating is just the start of Sogno’s charms. From the marble and granite geometric mos...
Over a third of Italians wasting less food - Coldiretti
Over a third of Italian people, 35%, have cut down on the amount of food they waste, farmers' association Coldiretti said on Thursday. It said high inflation rates and soaring gas bills are among the factors driving the change, which is good for the environment as it means natural resources are better used. Coldiretti will offer people advice on ho...
Business Traditions: Maucieri's Italian Bistro home to 49 years of family restauranteering
Tony Maucieri was chasing a dream when he moved his family — including his daughter, Dawn, who was 8 at the time — from Chicago to Crosslake in January 1974 to buy Echo Ridge, a small resort with a supper club that was located where Zorbaz is now. “He always wanted to own a restaurant,” Dawn Maucieri, 56, said. “So they came up and looked at it, an...
Italian opera houses plan Verdi shows to help government buy composer’s home
Opera houses across Italy have come together to help the government meet the shortfall on a bid to save for the nation a country house lived in by composer Giuseppe Verdi for 50 years. Villa Verdi in Sant’Agata di Villanova – close to the town of Busseto in the Emilia-Romagna region where he was born – and his home for 50 years, was put up for sale...
Cruise To See Strombolicchio, Italy's Most Unique Lighthouse
About 1.5 kilometers from Stromboli's northeastern edge lies a sea stack known as Strombolicchio, believed to have been produced by volcanic activity. Sharp cliffs that plunge straight into the water give the island its distinctive appearance. The mountain's slopes are of great ecological significance since they shelter numerous endangered species...
Smart, Slick & Impossible to Hit, Willie Pep Was Boxing’s Best
Willie Pep, a defensive wizard who was arguably the best pound-for-pound pugilist in boxing history (ranked #5 on ESPN’s 50 Greatest Fighters), could bob, slip and weave past hundreds of punches per match, giving him the edge he needed to win 229 out of 241 fights from 1940-66. Pep, aka Guglielmo Papaleo — a two-time world featherweight champion, w...
Italy Is Hosting the Ryder Cup for the First Time. Here’s What It Could Mean for the Country’s Golf Scene.
All roads leading to Rome, it was perhaps inevitable that the Ryder Cup, golf’s most prestigious event, would eventually swing by the Eternal City. But when the biennial event’s 44th edition, the first in Italy, gets going at Rome’s newly redeveloped Marco Simone Golf & Country Club this September, the US and European teams won’t just be competing...
7 ideas for a winter get-away in Italy
January is certainly not the most joyful month of the year. There are several reasons for feeling a little down. The end of the Christmas holidays, the intensification of adverse weather conditions, the New Year's resolutions that begin to be a source of stress, especially if you don't realise them immediately... It is no coincidence that the sadd...