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By Ann Nyberg   Patricia Russo, Executive Director of the Women's Campaign School at Yale, is all things politics in this state. If you're a woman and want to run for political office, Russo is your gal.   Her life long mission is to empower women to lead. She says she had an interesting childhood, and jokes her parents were in...

by Vinny Vella   Five years ago, Peter LaBella teased his first Bosnian customer at Bella Mia Styles, his South End salon. "I said 'What's the matter with you? Why did you move here? Don't you know how bad it is here?'" LaBella said Wednesday night, referring to the violence that plagued Franklin Avenue at the time.   "He told me...

On June 4, Waltham Common will be filled with the smells and sounds of Italian-American culture when the Regina Margherita di Savoia Mixed Lodge #1094 of the Order Sons of Italy in America hosts its third annual Italian Festa. The order's mission is to preserve and promote Italian heritage, and for Festa chairwoman Carol Rossi, this begins with "fa...

"Carissimi Connazionali, il 2012 è stato un anno assai intenso e produttivo. Oltre 55 incontri di promozione commerciale e 25 eventi culturali di ampio impatto hanno contribuito a promuovere l'Italia a Boston e in tutto il New England. Massimo impegno anche nel miglioramento dei servizi all'utenza, con oltre 2.500 visti rilasciati e quasi 1.000 pa...

Join us for a fun evening! Two Original Commedia Dell'Arte Scenes in English With Music by Renaissonics.When: Friday, November 7 at 7:00 pmWhere: 41 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02139Click here for tickets and information   Rave reviews for Pazzi Lazzi and Renaissonics:"Boston's own Commedia dell'Arte troupe made its fabulous debut... The pro...

IACO (Italian American Cultural Organization) of South Shore has elected Richard Leccese of Braintree as its new president. Leccese is involved in the Sons of Italy as Deputy at the Norwood Lodge, Secretary of the SS Cosmas and Damian Society in Cambridge and Vice President of the AARP in Braintree. Leccese succeeds Dominic Candalieri, who was pre...

by Pam Mastriano   Celebration of Italian movies Springfield - The Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts announces that starting with "Benvenuti al Nord" (2012), on Friday, March 6, it will begin a continuation of the "Friday Night at the Italian Cinema" celebration of Italian movies. There will be 3 movies which will be shown the...

by Brian Mccready   The East Haven Italian American Club and The Columbus Day Committee of Greater New Haven are Hosting a Kick-Off Parade Celebration Party on Sunday, July 12, 2015, 1 PM at the East Haven Italian American Club, (formally Weeping Willows), 509 Laurel Street, East Haven, CT.   Entertainment and Raffle Prizes. Food and...

by Mario Platero   "The Italian government is strongly determined to take again a position of leadership in Italy and Europe in this sector," Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said in a speech during his visit at the IBM center for the Watson project in Boston, where he arrived yesterday. The prime minister signed an agreement to reuse some of th...

This year Columbus day celebrations are extremely special as four mayors from the province of Siracusa ( Canicattinini, Floridia, Solarino and Rosolini) will be visiting Hartford to take part in the celebrations. The Hartford Italian Clubs have joined forces to make this visit a very special one indeed and on 10-12 we will host a gala dinner at Aq...

by Kathy McCormack   Children's author and illustrator Tomie dePaola tackled a big stack of his books on the table. A longtime fan plunked them down at the book signing — just a sampling of the nearly 250 he's worked on.   "It's like watching my life go by," he said with a chuckle as he signed book after book for Katherine Pixley, a r...

In recent years, Maine has seen a resurgence in people interested in where their food comes from, paying a premium for products grown locally in a sustainable manner. Just as that movement has grown, some people in Italy have become more removed from the locally grown market with a surge in popularity of supermarkets.   "Encouraging small, d...