Caravaggio's 'Judith Beheading Holofernes', on loan from Rome, comes to MIA
The Minneapolis Institute of Art is borrowing a famous work by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio from Rome for a temporary display. On Friday, MIA announced that the painting “Judith and Holofernes,” also known as "Judith Beheading Holofernes" is currently on display on the museum’s third floor. The work, which was completed in 1599, is on loan fr...
An artist’s fight to save the culture of the Italian cowboy
For centuries, Italian cowboys — i butteri as they are called — have raised horses and herded cattle through regions of the southern European nation. There are many parallels one can draw from their culture and lifestyle with western American cowboys, but for a couple significant differences; these cowboys have more than 2,500 years of history in t...
The 10 essential Italian restaurants in the Des Moines metro
Central Iowans are lucky to have so many Italian restaurants sprinkled throughout the metro making their versions of cavatelli, gnocchi, chicken Parm, and saltimbocca. Diners can find pricey restaurants meant for a special occasion or inexpensive standbys that can become part of a weekly dinner routine. Family establishments and newcomers alike mak...
New Italian restaurant opens in Plattsmouth
After his restaurant Florio’s won an award for being the best Italian restaurant in Lincoln, owner Besmir “Bes” Gjoka had an idea: “Let’s bring that good food to Plattsmouth.” Welcome to Milano’s, which recently opened at 209 23rd St. “We’ve had only good feedback,” Gjoka said. “The people who work here are amazing.” Milano’s offers a wide variety...
Msgr. Sal Polizzi, who led efforts to boost The Hill in St. Louis, dies at 92
Monsignor Sal Polizzi, whose efforts to organize and preserve The Hill neighborhood in the city gained national attention in the 1970s, died Monday night at Mother of Good Counsel nursing home in Northwoods. He was 92. Polizzi, while associate pastor of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, was a founder of The Hill 2000 booster organization still active to...
L'Inferno 1911
Starts on Saturday, May 6 · 7pm CDT. Fleur Cinema and Cafe 4545 Fleur Drive Des Moines, IA 50321. Following the success of its 2022 debut, the original CineConcert returns to once again feature a screening of the groundbreaking 1911 silent film L’Inferno, accompanied live by Stefano Maccagno (piano) and Furio Di Castri (double bass) on the mesmeriz...
Sal Sunseri has brought a no-nonsense coaching style to Boulder
Just 10 days after being announced as Colorado's new defensive tackles coach, Sal Sunseri and the Buffaloes conducted their first spring practice. So, the 38-year coaching veteran has not had much time outside the Champions Center to explore Boulder. But he did fall in love with a local pizza joint and he has felt the passion from CU fans. "I do li...
Wild West nun Sister Blandina is focus of planned TV series ‘Trinidad’
Sister Blandina Segale was an Italian immigrant who came to the Wild West town of Trinidad, Colorado, at the age of only 22. Amid her efforts to start schools and hospitals, she intervened against lynch mobs, conversed with outlaws, and lived such a life that she is now a candidate for sainthood. Her life and the history of 1870s Trinidad have insp...
St Louis - Bologna sister cities sponsors "Il campione" at Italian film festival St Louis
The Italian Film Festival USA is back with its first in-person edition since the pandemic. The festival is now in full swing, having begun on April 7 and continuing until its last film which shows on April 23. Directed by St Louisan Barbara Klein, the 19th edition of the Italian Film Festival offers eleven films-comedies, dramas and documentaries-o...
Opera Colorado Announces 40th Anniversary with Joyce DiDonato
Opera Colorado has announced a 40th Anniversary Gala which will star Joyce DiDonato. The concert, which is set to take place on May 13, 2023, in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House and Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, will be chaired by Joy and Chris Dinsdale and all proceeds benefit Opera Colorado’s expanding artistic initiatives...
Minneapolis' newest Italian restaurant opens in former Amore Uptown spot
A new Italian restaurant is now open in the former Amore Uptown spot in Minneapolis. Pinoli is the latest venture from Minneapolis restaurateur Kim Bartmann, who announced in November she'd open the new concept in the space after the retirement of Amore Uptown general manager Tim McHugh. The menu at Pinoli features an array of appetizers, pasta di...
Piccolo, a South Denver Staple for Fifty Years, Will Close April 30
The Canino family has been a part of Denver's dining scene for decades. Patriarch Clyde Canino Sr., who passed away last year, founded the family business more than fifty years ago; at one point, it included three locations of the Piccolo restaurant as well as Tico's Mexican, which Clyde's son Marty continues to run as a food-manufacturing commissa...