“The adventure of Giulia”, a book which turned into a best seller for bilingual kids
If you meet Michelle for the first time, you can't help but be impressed from her beautiful brown eyes as well as her big smile. Michelle is only 8 years old, but the way she introduces herself makes of her a grown up girl. Michelle was born in San Francisco and, because of the family's Italian origins, she was soon taken to Venice, in Ita...
Happy hour has an Italian flavor in Ocean City
The local Touch of Italy restaurant chain has gained a loyal following in Delaware with locations in Lewes and Rehoboth Beach. The newest location, which opened in Ocean City in 2014, is wowing those who enjoy happy hours — especially foodies. Located on northbound Coastal Highway at 67th Street, the OC version of Touch of Italy is open da...
Centre Street Cafe in JP reimagines Italian fare
Centre Street Cafe offers serious food with a soulful neighborhood vibe in the heart of Jamaica Plain. A longtime local favorite, Centre Street Cafe was purchased last summer by the trio behind nearby tapas bar/bookstore Tres Gatos: Keith Harmon and the husband-and-wife team of David Doyle and Maricely Perez-Alers. They spent several mont...
City Living: Bensonhurst, Brooklyn's Little Italy, is now teeming with diversity
Historically an Italian and Jewish neighborhood, Bensonhurst has transformed into a multi-cultural hub of southwest Brooklyn. The neighborhood's Italian roots are still visible in the many eateries and specialty shops nestled along the tree-lined streets of Brooklyn's Little Italy, including Lenny's Pizza, made famous by its cameo in...
The most faithful screen adaptation of Dante’s Inferno by Boris Acosta
On Tuesday, February 10th, the Italian Cultural Institute in L.A. commemorated the 750th anniversary of Dante Alighieri's birth. However, this is just the first "course" of a varied and rich menu, offered by the IIC, celebrating the Italian language from next October on. The special screenings were introduced by Prof. Massimo Ciavolella, w...
Delaware Backstory: Remembering artist Charles Colombo
Delaware recently lost a notable artist with the passing of Wilmington painter Charles A. Colombo Sr., whose work spanned more than a half-century. Colombo, a popular artist and featured artist at the prestigious Hardcastle Galleries, died Feb. 16 at the age of 87. At the time of his death, Colombo was offering six of his original watercol...
Fair panel seeks to tear down Italian building
All that will remain from the long partnership between the Kern County Fair and the Italian Heritage Dante Association -- officially, and rancorously, severed by the cultural group weeks ago -- will be a pile of rubble if the fair's board of directors approves a recommendation to tear down the elegant dining pavilion built by the Italian-American...
A Life Remembered: Traditional Italian mother sacrificed for family
Each Monday, the Kenosha News takes a look at the life of a Kenosha County resident who recently died. We share with you, through the memories of family and friends, a life remembered. A quiet superstar. That is how one of Violet Salerno's sons described his mother. "She didn't discover penicillin or run a marathon," said Greg Swartz. "She...
Revere youth bring Carnevale to Boston
For years, Pascal Gangi has been continuing the Carnevale tradition that comes from his hometown Sciacca, in Sicily. Along with a group of friends and volunteers gathered under the non-profit group "A Little Taste of Sicily," Gangi will once again prepare a traditional Carnevale float for this year's Columbus Day Parade. This year, Gangi will be jo...
There’s Now Proof that Italians Are the Most Passionate Cooks in the World
Anyone who has a nonna knows that in Italian culture, cooking is king. It's the glue of the family, the center of socializing, and the backbone of ... well ... being Italian. You could say that about almost any culture—food, after all, is something that plays a pivotal role in the lives of literally every person on Earth. But a massive pol...
DePalma's offers better versions of classic Italian
Pizza, pasta, espresso: the kitchen stylings of the Italian peninsula permeate American food culture. We have a love affair with Italian food – so much so that the overt romanticism behind our pasta and wine can begin to detract from the meal. Hours of chick flicks and boring dates pile onto the cliché like runaway trains, and our mouths h...
Italian Cultural Garden
The Italian Cultural Garden in Rockefeller Park in Cleveland, OH was dedicated in 1930, "as a symbol of the contribution of Italian culture to American democracy." In 2007, civic volunteers united to begin a $1.2 million restoration of this three- acre Renaissance Cultural Garden, the most used by the public of 70 acres of gardens in the park. &nb...