Bob Frasca, architect who helped define Portland's skyline, dies at 84
Robert "Bob" Frasca, the co-founder of Portland-based ZGF Architects and whose body of work helped define the city's skyline, died Jan. 3 of complications from leukemia, the firm said Monday. He was 84. The Oregon Convention Center, KOIN Tower and Portland World Trade Center are among his most recognizable works. Many of his other projects are part...
A lesson in History: Army North celebrates its 75th Anniversary
A soft instrumental song played in the background as five soldiers garbed in the Army’s WWII Herringbone Twill uniform with combat helmets stood statuesque in front of U.S. Army North’s venerated clock tower. Gradually, the band’s music died-down, the crowd grew silent taking their respective seats, and the only sounds that could be heard was the p...
Pasto Di Forno Serves Inspired Homestyle Pastas, Salads, and Panini in Scottsdale
A tiny, quiet, 28-seat Italian eatery in North Scottsdale is cooking some really good Italian-American food. The other night, the charming place was almost empty for early dinner hour. This changed when a woman hurried in. She must have been hungry, for she asked for whatever dish took the shortest to make, and tacked on a soup once she learned a p...
Statewide Indigenous Peoples Day hearing set for Wed
In late summer, Durham became the first New Hampshire municipality to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. Now, at the urging of the Durham Town Council, two Durham state representatives hope the state will follow suit. House Bill 1604, sponsored by State Reps. Wayne Burton and Timothy Horrigan to rename the holiday, will be the subjec...
Perkins elected president of Calabresi in America
Accountant Lisa Perkins has stepped up to the presidency of the Calabresi in America Organization. A member for 18 years, she joined to re-establish ties to her Italian roots. “My Calabrese grandparents passed away several years ago, and the Italian experience was no longer a part of my life,” she explains. “Joining a group whose members share the...
Film On Iconic Closter Pizza Shop Makes Bergen County Debut
Rudy’s Ristorante has been a Closter institution for more than 50 years. And now patrons can see the pizzeria on the big screen. Antony Osso has chronicled his family’s immigrant experience and their decades of owning the beloved restaurant in “Pizza Shop: An Italian-American Dream.” “When I first started making the film, my intention was to celebr...
Coldiretti: all’Italia il record mondiale per varietà e ampiezza del patrimonio agroalimentare
Al via l’Anno del cibo italiano nel mondo con ben 5.047 specialità alimentari tradizionali censite sul territorio nazionale in Italia che detiene così il record mondiale per varietà e ampiezza del patrimonio agroalimentare. È quanto emerge dallo studio della Coldiretti sulla base delle specialità ottenute secondo regole tradizionali protratte nel t...
Sport, fashion, tech: Italy awards its excellences in the USA
Not only the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West, but also many members of the Italian and Italian-American community of Los Angeles met on Friday, December 8th in Beverly Hills to attend the usual Gala Dinner. Promoted by the Extraordinary Italian Taste campaign and strongly supported by the Ministry of Economic Development, in collaboration wi...
Cowboy Detective Charlie Siringo Helped Tame the Wild West
On a Saturday afternoon in October 1887, a mystery rider was introduced to the 8,000 people crowding Denver’s River Front Park for the town’s Cowboy Championships, a forerunner of today’s National Western Stock Show rodeo. He appeared on a quick white pony, following a roping exhibition by a black cowboy named Pinto Jim. The horseman was a memorabl...
Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza Launches Delivery Options
Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, the coal-oven pizza restaurant centered around authentic and fresh ingredients, will now bring its signature ‘well done’ tastes directly to guests through new partnerships with leading third-party delivery providers Uber Eats, DoorDash, Delivery Dudes and GrubHub. These new partnerships will result in convenient, door-to...
The Captivating History and Enduring Influence of Italian Renaissance Art
Throughout history, no art movement has had an impact as profound as Italian Renaissance art. Regarded as a golden age of art, music, and literature, the period has inspired creatives for centuries, with iconic works by master artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo serving as muses. Here, we explore the history and trace the trends of the...
Comedian Mary Dimino to bring Big Dummy performance to Rahway
At the Union County Performing Arts Center’s Hamilton Stage on February 9 at 8:00pm, comedian Mary Dimino will chronicle her colorful Queens childhood as a bright child in a funny, factory-working family with a simple dad as her best friend-- until, that is, she outgrows him by age eleven. Follow comedian Mary Dimino in the powerful one-woman show ...