Gino Cappelletti, long-time Patriot player and announcer, dies at 89
Gino Cappelletti, a former AFL Most Valuable Player and original member of the Boston Patriots who was part of the franchise for five decades as a player, coach and broadcaster, has died. He was 89. Cappelletti died Thursday at his home in Wellesley, Massachusetts. His death was announced by the New England Patriots on Thursday. No cause of death w...
Hardcore Italians Scoop The Friendship Award from the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
The team at Hardcore Italians, led by Mike Carioscia Jr., a Shopify expert and brand builder, has added another feather to their hat as the entertainment website was recently recognized at the “Night At The Fights,” an event hosted by the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (NIASHOF) in Chicago. The historic night, which was the first box...
How to move around Campania with car rental
If you are looking for suggestions on how to move around Campania and Naples, reading this article is highly recommended. Of course, in the city there is a dense network of subways, buses and funiculars, but for sure travelling in comfort and flexibility is a different story. Starlimousineitaly is a company specialized in car rental with driver an...
Welcome to Uncle Primo's Italian Restaurant! You'll recognize this neighborhood establishment by its friendly blue exterior.
One of the best parts about living in Ohio is access to so many incredible restaurants. Today’s feature destination is an off-the-beaten-path spot that will make you feel like a local, no matter where you may be visiting from. Uncle Primo’s is a neighborhood Italian restaurant with some of the best lasagna in town. The next time you’re craving an u...
Sistine Chapel Masterpiece on Display in Providence
From 1982 through 1994, the Sistine Chapel ceiling was being restored and a Japanese team received permission from the Vatican to photograph the works. Those detailed, high-resolution photos have been transferred to special fabric webs and are now the traveling art exhibition, Michelangelo: A Different View, stopping in Providence for the next mont...
Black Gold of Atri
It has happened to everyone to buy licorice, attracted by its aspect as black as coal and by its unmistakable taste as particular as pleasant. Not everyone knows it, but Abruzzo is one of the major producers of licorice and the town of Atri is considered the cradle of the processing of the root of this plant: in fact, licorice has been produced in...
Gianluca Legrottaglie and the American dream (come true)
Let's start from the end. Gianluca Legrottaglie is about to open a restaurant in Walnut Creek and another one in the Marina district of San Francisco. The former is 54Mint Forno, named after his Italian (even if it would be better to say Roman) restaurant in 16 Mint Plaza, while the latter is Montesacro, the pinseria born in Stevenson Street (also...
Paola Pivi Comes to The Warhol with Mattresses, Polar Bears and Shoes
There’s a new, zen-like space at The Andy Warhol Museum. The first things you’ll notice in the gallery are stacks of colorful mattresses hanging above one another. The work, “Milano,” was produced in collaboration with More-So, a division of Italian design company Moroso, and you’re invited to slip on some shoe coverings and hop inside. “They kind...
Marina di Sibari: one of the most beautiful places in Calabria
In Italy there are small towns with a glorious past that today have become a tourist destination such as Marina di Sibari in Calabria in the province of Cosenza. The small town is a fraction of the municipality of Cassano all’Ionio. In the past, it was an important colony of Magna Graecia. This Italian region is characterized by the presence of spl...
Mamma Mia! – Two Italian Restaurants Coming To Warsaw
While there have been many unique restaurants in Warsaw over the years, Italian eateries have been far and few between. Other than Bella Vitale, which had a short-lived existence in the Wyndham Garden Hotel complex a few years ago, there has never been a major quality, fine dining restaurant that caters to lovers of lasagna, linguine and fettucini....
This Secret Chairlift on Capri Will Take You to the Island's Highest Point — and the Views Are Incredible
As we sailed across the Bay of Naples from Sorrento toward Capri, the boat captain pulled me over and pointed to the highest point on the island. "That's where you're going," he said. I had been obsessed with the Monte Solaro Chair Lift, a single-seat, open-air ride to the mountaintop, ever since I learned about it from a fellow traveler. But look...
“Dear Sirs” – Documentary Film Screening & Discussion With Filmmakers, Jun 1
Filmmaker Mark Pedri had never heard his grandfather Silvio’s story, despite spending nearly every day with him for ten years. It wasn’t until after Silvio’s death that Mark found an archive of old photos, letters, and documents detailing Silvio’s horrifying experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II. The discovery inspired Mark to bike a...