Vermont Italian Cultural Association (VICA) announces 2024 grant recipients
Puccini workshops at Vermont public schools; a concert of Italian arias and songs; and a first-hand report from Florence, Italy’s Medici Archive Project are the ways in which the three 2024 recipients of VICA’s Scholarships and Grants program will promote Italian culture in Vermont. “Each year we are impressed by the passion and talent of the appli...
Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca has two championship teams
It will be Pagliuca’s second parade in a month. His Atalanta won the team’s first Europa League title in more than half a century in May. While Europe may not be as prestigious as the Champions League, Atalanta stunned the football world with its Goliath-slaying victories over Germany’s Bayer Leverkusen and England’s Liverpool. As co-owner and co-c...
The NBA could use more people like Joe Mazzulla
At 35 years old, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla became the youngest NBA head coach to win a championship since Bill Russell achieved the same feat for the Celtics in 1969. The second-year head coach led the Celtics to a 64-18 regular season and a 4-1 series win over the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. Though the NBA has many problems, M...
A First Taste of Boston’s New Italian Masterpiece
When Raffles Boston opened to great fanfare in the Back Bay in September 2023, a few venues at the luxurious property were not quite ready for guests. La Padrona, an Italian restaurant headlined by acclaimed Boston chef Jody Adams, was one of them. But the May 2023 opening has proved worth the wait. The two-story establishment offers a dramatic set...
Zuppardi’s Apizza Celebrating 90 Years With Anniversary Event
Zuppardi’s Apizza is turning 90! The historic pizzeria, nestled in West Haven’s Union Avenue neighborhood, has been serving New Haven-style apizza, pronounced “abeetz,” since 1934. The fourth-generation business is one of the oldest family-owned pizzerias in the United States and was recently featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” according to C...
NFA, Griswold students among recipients of Italian Heritage Committee scholarships
The Italian Heritage & Cultural Committee announced its scholarship winners for 2024. Four awards of $1,000 scholarships were given to high school seniors of Italian descent who practice community service and demonstrate a strong work ethic in and out of school, which “exemplifies qualities for a successful career,” stated a press release. The winn...
New statue in New Haven celebrating Italian American heritage gets mixed reactions
David Lee strummed a guitar while sitting on his front porch in New Haven. He lives two blocks away from Wooster Square Park, where the city installed a new sculpture representing an Italian American immigrant family, replacing a controversial one of Christopher Columbus which was removed by the city. Lee understands why the old statue means so muc...
Italians win 2024 Atlantic Cup
The Italian team #204 Acrobatica sailed by Alberto Riva and Jean Marre completed their dominate two-week run, becoming the 2024 Atlantic Cup Champions in Portland, ME. After winning the two offshore stages, they also won the first coastal race yesterday with today’s coastal race abandoned due to low visibility from foggy conditions. After claiming...
Local exhibit to open, honor Italian teen Carlo Acutis set to be declared a saint
A local exhibit is set to open in central Massachusetts to honor Italian teen Carlo Acutis set to be declared a saint. Pope Francis paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the millennial generation last Thursday, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006. Carlo Acutis was born...
Inside St. Charles’s new northern-Italian inspired church
Settled in a quiet neighborhood alongside Highway 16 in Hartland is the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic parish, 313 Circle Drive. Three years ago in April 2021, the parish broke ground on a new worship center. Two weeks ago, a dedication Mass was held, opening the church to the public and boasting northern Italian architecture and meticulously hand-c...
A Taste of Italy in Maine: Camden’s Authentic Pizza Venues
While Camden, Maine, is well known for its charming harbors and breathtaking views of the coast, it’s also home to a growing pizza culture that’s winning over both locals and tourists. The aroma of freshly baked dough and the allure of melted cheese are only the beginning of the story as we take you on a gourmet tour of Camden’s top pizzerias in th...
Josie and Tony’s opens deli in South Norwalk
“By day, an Arthur Avenue-style sandwich shop. By night, an elevated dining destination and private membership.” So says the website for Josie & Tony’s, which has just opened the gourmet Italian delicatessen part at 20 N. Main St. in South Norwalk. The deli offers hot and cold sandwiches made on local breads from Wave Hill, alongside homemade mozz...