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Every time we're in Portsmouth, I'm amazed at the number of well-established restaurants I still haven't visited in the town where I grew up. Radici had been one of them, but we've now checked that off the list after a great dinner that made us feel like we were dining in the Italian countryside.   Radici occupies a fairly small storefront o...

From the filmmakers who brought you "Ciao America" comes the final chapter in the Italian-American immigrant saga. Twenty years in the making, the script for "Miracle of Ferragosto" represents the dream project of the two Italian-American brothers from Boston. Join them and actor Eddie Malavarca as they travel to Italy to make their dream a reality...

By Charlie Holmes Walking through the door at Amici Trattoria in Athens is a feast for the eyes as well as a delight for the nose. The scent of pepperoni and oregano mixed with freshly baked crust greets you as soon as you step in. A moment later, a waitress might hustle by you carrying a plate stacked with golden pillows of fried ravioli surroun...

by John Bensalhia In some ways online retailing is a godsend. It's quick. It's easy. And in many cases, it's actually cheaper. Factor in the added bonus of not having to contend with the crowds – an obstacle that's particularly obvious at this time of year as the January Sales rush kicks in.   It's always the way: you see something you like...

January 28, 2016 (06:00 PM) - Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011. This event is part of: ALINA MARAZZI: Film Screenings and Workshop at NYU. In collaboration with the NYU Center for Media, Culture and History, NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the NYU Department of Italian Studies. Cli...

In 2015, Ducati North America increased unit sales by 14.1 percent, based on 12,132 total motorcycles sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico. This is the sixth year the company has shown impressive overall sales growth in its largest worldwide sales region. All three countries reached historical sales levels, with the United States at 9,...

by Michael Klein   Greg Dodge and crew are headed to the Main Line this summer for a third location ofZavino, their casual Italian pizza/wine bar. They also are setting up a restaurant in Washington, D.C., that will resemble their more recent Washington Square West opening, the more refined Tredici.   Dodge said work would begin in Ma...

Two historical markers and a monument will be erected to commemorate a 1901 train wreck in southeast Michigan. A memorial ceremony will be held Sept. 24 at Oakwood Cemetery in Adrian for the victims who died on Nov. 27, 1901, when two trains collided on the Wabash Railroad near Sand Creek. During the ceremony, the historical markers featuring info...

The St. Joseph Society of Donaldsonville will host a St. Joseph's Altar at St. Francis Church Hall beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday. Rev. Paul Yi will bless the altar at 10 a.m. followed by the ritual of saints at 10:30 a.m. The general public is invited for food at 11:30 a.m. The meatless meal includes spaghetti sauce, boiled eggs, Italian salad...

Ricorre quest'anno il bicentenario della morte di Filippo Mazzei, medico, commerciante, saggista e filosofo nato a Poggio a Caiano nel 1730 e morto a Pisa nel 1816. In occasione dell'anniversario, il Comune di Poggio a Caiano, insieme alla Regione Toscana, al Comune di Prato e al Ministero dei beni culturali, con il patrocinio del Senato della Repu...

The quintessential Brooklyn row house is the Italianate-style brownstone, homes with tall stoops, long windows and majestic entries. There is a perfect symmetry to their uniformity, a pleasing rhythm and solidity to brownstone blocks — especially when paired with old trees, overflowing flower boxes, and heavy cast iron railings.   The Italia...

John Ferrone, an editor who shepherded Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Color Purple" into print, encouraged Anaïs Nin to publish her erotic fiction, and served as James Beard's dining and cooking companion and literary executor, died in Old Bridge, N.J., on April 10. He was 91.   The cause was complications of Parkinson's di...