7 Great Italian Restaurants in Jacksonville
We've scanned Metro Jacksonville's forums for recommendations. Here's seven of the best Italian restaurants that Jacksonville has to offer. If you think we're missing few, let us know and we'll add them to the list! Enza's Italian Restaurant Mike and Enza Huff opened Enza's Italian Restaurant in 2004. Enza had been born in Sicily and migr...
Meet our 2015 Scholarship Winners!
by NOIAW We're thrilled to announce the winners of our 2015 scholarship competition. Since 1990 we have awarded scholarships to young women of Italian descent who have achieved academic success in order to help them realize their dreams of higher education. If you'd like to help future students achieve their dreams, click her...
Wine-tasting event to be held at Bloomfield's Oakeside
The Center for Italian & Italian American Culture announces its kick-off celebration of the Italian Heritage Month: "Vino 2015," a wine-tasting event with wines offered by Gary's Marketplace from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 at Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center, 240 Belleville Ave., Bloomfield. Tickets for members are $40 per pers...
When the Old Country Becomes the New Country
By Francine Brevetti Why would I want to go to Sicily? My family's from Northern Italy. Three reasons:My education in college and graduate school exposed me to the histories of ancient Greece, and Rome, their drama and their mythologies. I'm crazy about antiquities. Then this past spring I attended two lectures on Italian history by Dr. Douglas K...
Chicago to welcome Italian tango masters
by Lou Carlozo Coming all the way from Italy, by musical way of Argentina, they will soon land in Chicago and show the Windy City how much musical fire can erupt from just an acoustic guitar and violin. Perugia's SatorDuo is headed to the area for a series of at least three concerts near the end of October, "and we're hoping to do fiv...
Greetings from the Director Alberta Lai
by Alberta Lai Dear Friends, I am honored to embark on my new role as Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago. Building upon the Institute's rich tradition of showcasing Italy's classic and contemporary heritage, from the humanities to science, is an exciting challenge for me, one that I embrace with great enthusiasm. I...
Watch Inkwell's Chris Gatchell Mix Italian-Inspired Emilia Romagna
by Kyle J. Norris Since The Press Hotel opened in May, the boutique spot has made a serious name for itself with the local crowd as well as visitors. That's due in part to the strength of its restaurant, Union, and its bar, The Inkwell, run by veteran Chris Gatchell. Gatchell believes, "Bars should use quality spirits that can be augmente...
Denver Nuggets’ Danilo Gallinari To Take On Multiple Roles
With the changing dynamics in the NBA, Denver Nuggets Small Forward Danilo Gallinari is prepared to be called upon to take on different roles on the court and play the power forward position, nba.com's Scott Howard-Cooper reported. Espn.go.com reveals the Nuggets forward to be at 6-foot-10 weighing 225 pounds. He was drafted in the first round, si...
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti: The Artist and his Politics
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Hours: 6pm Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of New York Organized by: ICI, in collaboration with: Calandra Italian American Institute and New York University Reserve A panel presentation of Ernest Ialongo's new book Filippo Tommaso Marinetti: The Artist and his Politics (Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickin...
Cuisine of the 20 Regions of Italy
Italy is made up of 20 regions with distinct characteristics; each region makes the same dish in vastly different ways and each one has its proudest specialty. These cooking traditions define people's identities just as much as their dialects and traditional costumes. Local cooking preferences and customs are shaped by geographic, historical and cl...
‘Don Giovanni’ at University of Maryland’s Maryland Opera Studio
by Sam Hall Interesting fact –Lorenzo da Ponte , librettist for Don Giovanni, was the first professor of Italian literature at Columbia University in New York City; he was also the first ethnically Jewish member of the faculty, and the first to be a Catholic priest. Before that, he worked at various points in his life as grocer, among oth...
Joseph Petricone Sr. remembered as ‘gentle giant’
By Ben Lambert Joseph Petricone Sr. died Wednesday evening at the age of 71, leaving behind a legacy as a pillar of the Torrington community. He operated Petricone's Pharmacy, at 110 East Main St., following in the footsteps of his father, Fiore, who opened the location in 1930. "He was a gentle giant - warm, caring," said Jo...