Matteo Troncone and the Neapolitan “art of living”
It’s sunny in San Francisco on the Saturday afternoon before Memorial Day. Matteo comes to San Francisco from San Luis Obispo, before taking a flight to Chicago the next day. Matteo and I have been in touch for a few days now and I can immediately feel his excitement when we meet to talk about his film, Arrangiarsi(Pizza... and the Art of Living) t...
‘Bean Pickers’ author speaks at History Center
Author Karen Foresti Hempson will discuss her new creative non-fiction book “Bean Pickers: American Immigrant Portraits,” at 5:30 p.m. June 5 at the Oneida County History Center, 1608 Genesee St. in Utica. The book has eight true-life portrayals that focus on the struggles and triumphs of Italian-Americans who begin their American lives as summer b...
AVVISO DI ASSUNZIONE DI IMPIEGATO A CONTRATTO TEMPORANEO DA ADIBIRE AI SERVIZI DI COLLABORATORE AMMINISTRATIVO PRESSO L'AMBASCIATA D'ITALIA A WASHINGTON
E’ indetta la selezione per l’assunzione presso l’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington di un impiegato con contratto temporaneo (della durata di sei mesi) da adibire ai servizi di Collaboratore Amministrativo. Possono candidarsi coloro che siano in possesso dei seguenti requisiti alla data del presente avviso: abbiano compiuto il 18° anno di età; siano...
Veroni brings record-breaking mortadella to US
Veroni, the Italian salumi producer known for giant mortadellas, brought a record-breaking 600-pound version to the U.S. The Italian-made mortadella is 6.4 feet long and will be featured at IDDBA 19 in Orlando next week. Veroni, founded in Emilia-Romagna in 1925 and present in the USA since 2016, has specialized in the production of giant mortadell...
Wall of Honor: Dinner’s served, Barry DePaolo continues his family legacy on the SHS Wall of honor
Successful restaurateur Barry DePaolo, who has traveled around the world cooking and opening popular restaurants, has joined both of his parents on the Southington High School Wall of Honor. DePaolo spent the early years of his career traveling from place to place to work as a chef or assist in opening various businesses, including Hard Rock Café i...
Daniel Scavino Jr. turns from caddie into White House social media director
The person who is mostly closely linked with U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter is Daniel Scavino Jr. (43), the White House Director of Social Media and Assistant to the President. The White House Director of Social Media is a new position that was instated for the first time since President Trump’s inauguration in January 2017. The top leader’...
Noseda, National Symphony give glorious Casella rarity its DC premiere
Gianandrea Noseda introduced the National Symphony Orchestra to the music of Alfredo Casella back in 2015. Thursday evening the Italian conductor featured the Second Symphony on his second program in the Unexpected Italy festival, heard in honor of his home country’s Festa della Repubblica. This outsized work filled the Kennedy Center Concert Hall...
A Craft Beer Revolution in Sicily: The Brewers You Need to Know
Sicily can reasonably claim to be the most enigmatic of all Italian regions. Anomalous and magical, with a multicultural identity that has fused together countless civilisations, the island has an allure unto itself that has seduced travellers since the time of Ancient Greece. Sadly, in recent years, it has also struggled the most with poverty. You...
L’immigrazione e l’emigrazione italiane tra pregiudizio e accoglienza
Il simposio, tenuto all’istituto Italo-Americano John D. Calandra e co-sponsorizzato dalla Società Dante Alighieri, dalla Fondazione Giorgio Ammendola e dall’Associazione Lucana Carlo Levi, prende il nome dalla collezione di saggi “Tra Accoglienza e Pregiudizio: Emigrazione e immigrazione nella storia dell’ultimo secolo: da Sacco e Vanzetti a Jerry...
Amedeo Petrongolo Jr., decorated World War II veteran and contractor, dies at 93
Amedeo Petrongolo Jr., 93, of Berlin, a highly decorated World War II veteran who was twice wounded in combat and who later helped start a family construction company in South Jersey, died Thursday, May 16, of prostate cancer at home. Mr. Petrongolo was known throughout the mid-Atlantic region as an owner of A.P. Construction Inc., a business in Bl...
Tony Soprano’s House Hits the Market
The house that Tony Soprano called home is listing for sale 20 years after its television debut. The roughly 5,600-square-foot home in North Caldwell, N.J., where America’s favorite fictional mobster scooped up his morning newspaper and swam with ducks, is being listed for sale by the owners, Patti and Victor Recchia, at a “starting price” of $3.4...
What in the Hell Is Gabagool?
Is anyone familiar with word similarity games? Let’s try one now. Capicola. Gabagool. They look exactly the same, right? Take a moment to say them out loud. They sound the same too, right? If you’re scratching your head in slight (or much) confusion, you aren’t alone. Thanks to Dan Nosowitz, the world has a little more of an understanding of this p...