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By Grace Lentini If you've ever been to Pasta Beach in Newport, you know it's worth the drive. The pizza is wood-fired, the pasta is always al dente and the decor is perfectly inviting.   Lucky for us, Pasta Beach recently opened a location in Wayland Square, which is great for those unable – or unwilling – to drive more than 20 minutes for...

By Emily Clark   Look up "how to make spaghetti" on the Internet and you will find sites that talk about boiling the water before adding the spaghetti. When Leena learned how to make spaghetti, she learned how to make it, not how to cook it.   Leena grew up in Arpino, Italy, where food was important. You didn't buy things in a ca...

The Connecticut Region of the National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW) will honor three of Connecticut's most prominent and pioneering women at its eighth annual Epiphany Celebration brunch and silent auction event, on Sunday, January 15, 2017, at the New Haven Lawn Club in New Haven, CT.   Master of Ceremonies, U.S. Congressw...

Dal 9 all'11 Novembre si terrà a Boston la XIII conferenza del NOVA dal titolo "Wake up Italy!", organizzata in collaborazione con l'European student clubs at Harvard Business School e la MIT Sloan School of Management. Come recita il sottotitolo dell'evento, gli incontri verteranno attorno alle strategie, le opportunità ed i cambiamenti necessari...

Want to learn Italian? Whom better to learn from than a native speaker with a passion for teaching and a love for Italy. Sabrina Amadei has been teaching Italian for thirty years and has her own Italian language school in Winchester, Massachusetts. Sabrina grew up in Verona, Italy. She started her career in teaching when, at age 14, she taught bal...

by Lisa Cappuccio When: Wednesday, October 1st at 10:00 – 12:00pmWhere: Boston City Hall's Piemonte Room, which is located on the 5th Floor. Boston City Councilors Michael Flaherty and Sal LaMattina will host this year's Italian flag raising at Boston City Hall in honor of Italian-American Heritage Month. Join friends and families in a community...

by Johnny Burnham For decades Angelo's Market has been serving up its fine Italian-style foods to not only those who live, work or may be traveling through the Hardware City, but beyond as well. The deli is a New Britain staple, but it has also stretched its reach outside of the city through its growing catering service. Whether one chooses t...

The Sons of Italy of Portsmouth will celebrating "La Dolce Vita – The Sweet Life" with accordionist Gary Sredzienski on Oct. 4. Come with your blanket or chair and enjoy Cannoli, tiramisu, gelato sandwiches, Italian cookies and more.   Win a raffle or learn to play bocce. All profits go to End 68 Hours of Hunger, a not-for-profit effort...

Judge Frank E. Cicone, former chief administrative judge of the Baltimore County Circuit Court, who had a second career as a settlement court judge, died of congestive heart failure Thursday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.   The Lutherville resident was 95. "Frank was loved and respected by judges all over Maryland. He was a giant...

Solo Italiano, a new Italian restaurant at 100 Commercial St., will open Thursday at 4 p.m. The restaurant replaces Ebb & Flow, which closed in March. Angelo Ciocca, president of Nova Seafood, still leases the restaurant space but is replacing Ebb & Flow, which served Mediterranean-inspired cuisine, with Solo Italiano, which will serve...

The Sicilian Tenors, Aaron Caruso, Elio Scaccio and Sam Vitale, lend their voices to the music of Italy, Broadway and Hollywood when they appear in Middletown on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m.   Brought by the Greater Middletown Concert Association, the concert will be held at the 700-seat MHS Performing Arts Center, 200 LaRosa Lane, where t...

Boston's North End: An Italian American Story had its neighborhood premiere Saturday night on Hanover Street at St. Stephen's Church. The documentary film chronicles the North End from the immigration era to modern times.   This is the first feature length, high definition film to chronicle the vibrant Italian American community that has cal...