Demolition is underway at Our Lady of Loreto in Brownsville
Day by day, Our Lady of Loreto is disappearing. Workers have started demolishing a historic church in the Ocean Hill section of Brownsville that community activists have been fighting to save. Catholic officials are moving forward with plans to demolish Our Lady of Loreto Church, which was declared eligible for listing on the State and National Reg...
Governo Italiano intervenga per chiedere tutela e rispetto per monumenti Cristoforo Colombo e Columbus Day. Solidarietà alla comunità italoamericana #respectforcolumbus
#RespectForColumbus L'ulteriore sfregio ad una statua di Colombo, notizia di queste ore, e la mobilitazione di città e Stati contro la memoria e i simboli della scoperta dell'America da parte del navigatore genovese e il Columbus Day- iniziato qualche anno fa e proseguito tutt'ora per rivendicare i diritti di un sedicente movimento indigenista- si...
Romano’s celebrates 50 years in Littleton
Few things in life stay the same. But for 50 years, Romano’s Italian Restaurant has been serving up old-fashioned Italian food using the same recipes, in the same cozy dining room. The menu and the dining room are a little bigger than when Neil and Ellie Romano started the place in 1967, but for generations of area residents, Romano’s, at 5666 S. W...
Little Italy Fest-West entices the senses and taste buds
Hear the sizzle of the grill cooking homemade Italian sausage, see cooks prepare ravioli and arancini, feel the camaraderie and nostalgia of a neighborhood block party, smell the garlic-infused gravy, onions and peppers, and taste the homemade Italian dishes. As a sensory experience, you can't beat Little Italy Fest-West Thursday through Sunday, Au...
Italian boy credited with helping save brother after quake
An Italian family of five was “reborn” after all three children buried in the rubble of their home by a 4.0-magnitude quake were pulled to safety Tuesday in a painstaking 16-hour rescue operation on the popular Mediterranean resort island of Ischia. The Toscano family’s happy ending brought cheers from the dozens of firefighters who worked through...
Italian-American leaders vow to fight for Columbus statue
Italian-American leaders vowed Tuesday to fight “like never before” to prevent the city from removing statues of Christopher Columbus, a day after a top elected official called for monuments honoring the explorer to be included in a city review. The leaders had assembled at Columbus Circle to protest a skit about Italian-Americans on “Saturday Nigh...
A lost Italy: Incredible photos reveal views of the country's most magnificent architectural masterpieces before they were taken over by mass tourism
It's an Italy from a time before budget airlines, cruise ships and packaged holidays. Stunning photos have emerged showing some of the country's most precious historical sites, from Cathedral Square in Pisa to the Grand Canal of Venice, in age before mass tourism. The pictures, shot between 1890 and 1900, are part of a collection of Victorian postc...
Authentic Italian, Generous Portions
Caterina’s doesn’t announce itself from the street with its small parking lot on Oklahoma Avenue, its unobtrusive entrance, and its location in the outer reaches of West Allis. For people who love traditional Italian cuisine, it’s the real deal, not to be confused with Olive Garden or Buca di Beppo. They don’t serve froufrou food, just authentic ho...
What makes Vivaldi unique among composers? He was a priest
While Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” echoes in concert halls and elevators around the world, for some, his greatest masterpieces are not the scores resonating spring, summer, fall and winter, but rather his sacred music. Although less known, Vivaldi’s sacred music compositions, according to a researcher and expert on the musician’s life, is proba...
This massive chicken parm pizza is the ultimate Italian comfort dish
If you’ve ever felt the desire to eat a 14-inch slab of chicken Parm with your hands, NYC’s Quality Italian has precisely the entree for you. The Italian-American eatery in Midtown is famous for its chicken Parm pizza -- which comes with a crust made entirely of fried chicken. “Pizza is the ultimate comfort food” says Quality Italian Chef Angie Rit...
Participants in the DAR Christopher Columbus essay contest receive recognition
Maryville High School tenth grade students set a record for participation in the DAR Christopher Columbus essay contest with more than 60 students submitting an essay, according to Belva Dawson, contest chairman. Participation certificates were presented to 20 students with the top-rated essays. The winning essay was written by Mason Walk, who rece...
La storia di Helene, infermiera abruzzese, eroina di Pearl Harbor
C’era anche lei a Pearl Harbor, la tragica mattina del 7 dicembre 1941, sotto all’inferno di fuoco generato dagli aerei giapponesi: Helene Grazioso, infermiera di origine abruzzese. Era inquadrata nel “Corpo delle infermiere dell’esercito degli Stati Uniti” (United States Army Nurse Corps) e da diverso tempo prestava servizio presso le isole Hawaii...