Arizona Opera presents TOSCA
Arizona Opera is proud to present the first Mainstage production of its 2017/18 Season, Giacomo Puccini's Tosca, one of the most exciting and dramatic operas of all time. Set in the turmoil of Rome in 1800, Tosca is one of opera's greatest stories, filled with heartbreak and revenge. The beautiful and fiery Italian diva, Floria Tosca, is passionate...
Italian Market Planned for Marketplace
Tristan Hebron of Scranton walks through the Marketplace at Steamtown's food court area a few times a week and wonders when the revamped space will open. "I just can't wait to see it come to fruition," Hebron said. The old food court will be called Scranton Public Market and will be home to food and craft vendors. "That would add a little bit of ch...
Italian-flagged auto carrier named after 'core port': Baltimore
A new, Italian-flagged ocean freighter that can hold 6,700 cars now bears the name of the port that handles more cars, trucks and other “roll-on/roll-off” cargo than any other in the U.S. The Grimaldi Group’s Grande Baltimora, a 656-foot car carrier with a beam of 106 feet, was christened with a bottle of champagne on Tuesday, cracked against the s...
Letter from Fucsia Nissoli, Member of the Italian Parliament
In an open letter, I call on President Gentiloni to help strengthen the human resources of our consular network. Here is the text: “Dear Mr. Gentiloni, I have recently visited several Italian communities in North and Central America, and I also met with the consulates and the staff who provide an important service to fellow countrymen far away from...
New Italian restaurant set to open in downtown Muscatine
The smell of fresh bread, pasta and cannolis made from scratch is likely to start wafting through Muscatine's downtown and the new Merrill Hotel and Conference Center, starting next week. Mamma Mia Italian Restaurante will open on the first floor of The Pearl building, 101 W. Mississippi Drive, Muscatine. Brothers and co-owners, Feim and Gony Vesel...
Celebrating Italian Heritage Month with the Associazione Culturale Pugliese Figli Maria SS. Addolorata in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Last week was very gratifying. My endeavors for the greater Duesiciliano (southern Italian) community were recognized by three different associations! Even though I’m not concerned with personal laurels, I am pleased to see that my hard work does not go unnoticed. The awards I received from the Associazione Amici di Totò and the Comitati Due Sicili...
Ella Grasso, ‘a will that could not be daunted’
Ella Grasso famously never lost an election and Nov. 5, 1974 was no exception. A true political pioneer, Connecticut’s first woman governor was also the state’s first governor of Italian descent, as well as the first woman elected to lead any U.S. state in her own right (not as successor to her husband). Amid the post-Watergate Democratic sweep, Gr...
Made in Italy luxury, commitment and beauty
Simple things are the most difficult things to do really well,”says Gianluca Isaia, the creator, soul and entrepreneur of a tailoring brand that from Naples has conquered the world of male elegance. And he says this in a video that opens the workshop on the fashion and luxury industry, the third in the series “This is Italy, parts unknown”, the New...
5 questions for Tony Danza before his Springfield performance
You’ve known him as a not-so-lucky boxer on television’s “Taxi” and later as a live-in housekeeper on the long-running ABC sitcom “Who’s the Boss?” Now, Tony Danza is stepping it up as a song and dance man in “Standards & Stories,” coming to CityStage on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. As the title suggests, Danza will share stories from his life and perform a s...
A Visual Tour Of The Best Restaurants From ‘The Sopranos’
To say The Sopranos was anchored around food would be an understatement. Every episode of the long-running HBO series (which is available to stream anytime on HBO Now) had at least one or two scenes staged in restaurants, delis, diners, clubs, or kitchens. Food was everywhere in this show. Late night meetings took place in empty dining rooms, bodie...
Snaidero USA Selected as Kitchen Cabinets Provider for the Brickell Flatiron Luxury Condos in Downtown Miami
Snaidero USA, the leader in North American imports of European kitchen cabinets, has been chosen as the kitchen supplier for the 549 ultra-luxury condos of the Brickell Flatiron, a new Downtown Miami development by Ugo Colombo’s CMC Group with architecture by Luis Revuelta. With this project, Snaidero USA continues to fulfill its mission of bringin...
Munster's Cafe Borgia still serving after more than three decades
Customers inspired a limited-edition cookbook celebrating Cafe Borgia's 30th anniversary. Released in September, "Cafe Borgia: Behind the Stove" features 20 of chef and co-owner Mike Jesso's favorite recipes with work by renowned food photographer Dan Dry. There is also an illustrated time line of highlights showing the evolution of the restaurant,...