Gov. Baldacci fundraising dinner to help 95-year-old scam victim
Some professional scammers are trained in deception to such a degree they could fool any of us, at any age. They target seniors who live at home alone, like Barbara Hinckley. Three days after hearing she had won a Publisher’s Clearinghouse contest Hinckley received a false copy of a check for $2.5 million in a package. It was all part of a professi...
Restyling College Life Italia: logo e maglie nuovi di zecca
Nuovo anno e nuovo look per College Life Italia! L'associazione, che rappresenta il principale ponte tra Italia e Stati Uniti per quanto riguarda il mondo dello sport e dell’istruzione, grazie ad uno staff composto da professionisti ha cambiato la vita a centinaia di ragazzi sfruttando le opportunità offerte dal sistema scolastico e sportivo americ...
Italian consulate services come to Little Italy
The Italian honorary consulate of San Diego will be opening its office in Little Italy at Amici House in the early part of January. The office will be helping Italian co-nationals with consultations for dual citizenship, passport renewals, and vital records. Appointments can be made online through the San Diego consulate website (which is in the wo...
Inside Maialino Mare, Navy Yard’s Incoming Roman Seafood Spot From Danny Meyer
One of New York City’s most revered restaurant groups will officially plant its flag in D.C. next week with the opening of a seafood-focused, Roman-style trattoria in Navy Yard. Maialino Mare will serve its first dinner atop white and blue checkered tablecloths on the ground level of the new Thompson hotel Wednesday, January 8, marking the arrival...
How Vince Guaraldi Made Charlie Brown Cool
In early 1964, a short piece in the San Francisco Chronicle mentioned that local jazz composer and pianist Vince Guaraldi would write the music for a TV film about Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts newspaper strip: a documentary to be titled A Man Called Charlie Brown. The April 1964 issue of San Francisco magazine gave additional details. The planned 60...
Cosenza, Calabria: Italy’s Undiscovered City
Ever heard of Cosenza, Italy’s alluring and undiscovered city in Calabria? Perhaps not. And, this is the reason that I’m sharing with you a little information on captivating Cosenza. Where is Cosenza? Mention to someone that you’re in Cosenza and typically, the response is “where?” My reply is always the same: “southern Italy, near the toe of the b...
Hey Mondo, Mondo Italiano!
There may be 2,000 miles separating Taos from New York City but there’s an easy way to transport yourself there in spirit, your nose following an aroma redolent of the finest Italian restaurants that the city and Long Island have to offer. And it’s right here in the heart of town. Mondo Italiano is your ticket to “Italian world” in Taos and the mos...
The Real History of The Godfather Movies and Book
The Godfather is a historic film that made and remade historical past. Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Mario Puzo’s best-selling household novel is persistently rated within the prime three movement photos ever made, usually at #1. Some critics and movie historians imagine the sequel, The Godfather Half II, was a good higher movie, solidifying...
Pubblicato l’Archivio digitale “Scrivere le migrazioni” con il DIGT
È stato pubblicato nelle scorse settimane l’Archivio online “Scrivere le migrazioni”. Si tratta di uno dei maggiori archivi del suo genere, contenente oltre mille elaborati, centinaia di foto storiche ed oltre 80 video-documentari. Per un totale di oltre 15 mila pagine tra memorie, racconti, diari, saggi, studi e ricerche. Il progetto è stato reali...
Cortina D’Ampezzo: What and Where to Eat
Skiing or eating in Cortina are interesting sociological experiences. On the slopes or in the lodges, between a bombardino drink and waiting in line at the lifts, encounters can be as informal as they are mind-blowing. Maybe it’s all the ski gear, the helmet and goggles that offer an easy anonymity. Maybe it’s the altitude, but this sport continues...
CT Poets’ Corner: West Haven poet Tony Fusco believes words have a magic power
Tony Fusco is the first poet laureate of the town of West Haven, and he believes in the power of words. “What use are words?” he asks rhetorically. “Everything. Words are the birthplace of culture … they shape our perception of the world and influence it as well. Words are magic, and poetry is like an incantation to invoke that power … "People use...
Rome's mega-exhibit celebrates 500 years from Raphael death
A mega exhibition of more than 200 works of art from Raphael will open in Rome in March to mark the 500-year anniversary of the death of the Italian Renaissance master. The exhibition, which opens on March 5 at the Scuderie del Quirinale, is the culmination of the world-wide celebration of the artist, who died in Rome on April 6, 1520 at the age of...