Procession of Mount Carmel has special meaning for Italian-American residents of Watertown
Families with Italian blood gathered outside their homes on Bellew Avenue and Emmett and Boon streets Sunday night to enjoy a ritual they've witnessed for many years — one that defines who they are as a people. As these longtime residents watched the Procession of Mount Carmel, which started at St. Anthony's Church on Arsenal Street, they talked a...
Maestro Carlo Ponti and the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra
by Stephanie Frustaci This year's Festival del Sole in Napa Valley will be celebrated in honor of the talented Italian actress Sophia Loren. The famed movie star will be turning 80 years old in September, and so this annual festival will feature music, wine, and plenty of activities to commemorate Loren's spectacular career. One o...
USA Repels Roman Gladiators
A capacity crowd joyously cheered the return of Marco Elser and Raimondo Visconti di Modrone for Italy, along with new team members Mario Celentani and Matteo de Paolis. Defending USA's victory last season were Bridget Torrey, Michel Nseir, Stephanie Still, and Minnie Keating. Defensive plays dominated the game as the evenly matched teams...
A Bologna c’è il portico più lungo del mondo: quasi 4 km
di Luca Dell'Aquila "Sovente, alle due di notte, rientrando nel mio alloggio, a Bologna, attraverso questi lunghi portici, l'anima esaltata da quei begli occhi che avevo appena visto, passando davanti a quei palazzi di cui, con le sue grandi ombre, la luna disegnava le masse, mi succedeva di fermarmi, oppresso dalla felicità, per dirmi: Co...
Tuckahoe, Eastchester Celebrate Italian Culture With Festival, Scholarship
by Zak Failla The Eastchester-Tuckahoe Columbus Day Committee is set to again celebrate Italian heritage and culture at the annual Columbus Day-St. Pio Festival. This year's festival will feature food vendors, a parade and celebrity guest appearances. The event will begin on Friday, Sept. 19, and continue through the weekend. The Eas...
San Gennaro Feast Brings Little Italy to Las Vegas
by Nikki Artale The San Gennaro Feast took place on Sept. 9-14, 2014 at the Grand Canyon Shopping Center to celebrate its 35th Annual Feast. It featured 80 Amusement rides, over 70 food booths that included pasta, calamari, calzones, clams, pizza, stuffed artichokes, Italian sausage, corn on the cob and lots more that I can't remember to l...
From Italy to Taos
In 2011 TJ Mabrey closed her carving studio (est. 1980) in Pietrasanto, Italy and moved to Taos where she opened Studio Santiago in May of this year. On October 4th and 5th she celebrates this new chapter of her artistic expression with an Open House Studio Visit from 11a to 4p each day. Mabrey's sculptures reflect her remarkable life that took her...
Orangette Lunches With Italy's Most Famous Chef
Molly Wizenberg is co-owner of the Delancey and Essex restaurants in Seattle, founder of the popular Orangette blog, author of A Homemade Life and Delancey, and host of the "Spilled Milk" podcast. She took an afternoon out of her busy schedule to eat a rather unique 16-course lunch, hang with Italy's coolest and most famous chef, and repor...
Ozpetek e Virzì guidano gli italiani al Film Festival di Chicago
Ferzan Ozpetek e Paolo Virzì hanno 'guidato' la pattuglia italiana presente in forze al Chicago International Film Festival, importante appuntamento arrivato alla cinquantesima edizione. Insieme ad "Allacciate le cinture" del regista nato in Turchia ma naturalizzato italiano, e "Il capitale umano" di Virzì, sono stati proiettati anche "Tir" di Albe...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 47
WTI Magazine #47 2014 November, 12Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Hello everybody from We the Italians. First of all, let us celebrate together with all of you a particularly significant day for us: Veterans Day means paying respect to all those brave and exceptional American men and women who fought for the freedom of all of...
The Flavors of Tuscany with Sandra Lotti at Eataly Chicago on Dec. 09
by Elena Pinceti Sandra Lotti, chef-owner of Toscana Saporita, embodies the essence of the Italian spirit in her warmth, her zest for life, and her passion for great food. These qualities, combined with her outstanding skill as an enthusiastic teacher, make Toscana Saporita the perfect place to learn the art of Tuscan cooking. Cel...
La coperta dello zaino americano esposta a Sant’Anna di Stazzema
Inaugurata ieri al Museo Storico della Resistenza la collocazione di una coperta rinvenuta nello zaino di un soldato americano della Buffalo caduto in Lucchesia. Il Sindaco Verona: "Ricostruire la storia per insegnarla ai giovani' Si è svolta presso il Museo Storico della Resistenza di Sant'Anna di Stazzema la cerimonia di esposizione di u...