Ferrari Museum offers doubleheader of special exhibits
“90 Years” and “Hypercars” are concurrent exhibits at the Ferrari Museumin Maranello, Italy, where the showcase of the company’s motorsports history and of its cars “that signaled landmark advances in the marque’s technological evolution” run through April 2020. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the launch of Scuderia Ferrari, founded in Mode...
Dale Recinella: ‘I accompany them to their death telling them about Jesus’
A conversation with Dale Recinella, Correctional Chaplain on Florida’s Death Row. How does a successful Wall Street lawyer, Notre Dame Law School graduate, and owner of a Miami Bay penthouse, leave everything in order to offer spiritual assistance to people sentenced to death in Florida prisons, the second largest Death Row in the United States, af...
Gelato Festa at Eataly Las Vegas
Ready for all your gelato dreams to come true? We're holding the first-ever Gelato Festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 27. That's right! From 2 to 7 p.m., explore ten stations spread across the entire store, with frozen favorites including classic gelato, boozy gelato, affogato, savory gelato, sweet focaccia with gelato, and exclusive flavors n...
Southington's Italian fest to have food, wine, music and more
The 15th Southington Annual Italian-American Festival is bringing full roster of cultural celebrations and entertainment along with a variety of local food to lower Center Street July 26, 27 and 28. The festival is sponsored annually by three local Italian clubs – Sons of Italy, UNICO and Sorelle D’Italia in America. Organizer David Zoni, of UNICO,...
Inside Italy's $1 billion mountains that produce more tons of marble than anywhere else on Earth
Carrara marble is one of the most prestigious marbles in the world. A slab can cost up to $400 per square meter, and over history, it has been used for some remarkable buildings. Think of the Pantheon in Rome or Michelagelo's iconic statue, David. The luxury stone comes the Apuan Alps, a mountain range in northern Tuscany that stretches for 58 km a...
This Philadelphia designer is making menswear more relaxed
Let’s face it: Relaxed menswear causes more problems than solutions. Without steadfast fashion rules — especially the tried-and-true blazer/tie combo — men started to both squeeze or swim in ill-fitting, dated looks that always seemed sloppy. Enter Francesco Reale, the 35-year-old owner and founder of Moda Matters. For summer, the aerospace executi...
Charlie Vandini, Enzo Monti retire from North Plymouth Steering Committee
Every Sunday they dressed up and walked into town, which meant downtown in those days. North Plymouth was set apart by “the town,” also referred to as “Plymouth,” or “Plamouth,” if you were from northern Italy, as many were. They did not see themselves as part of the town proper, because North Plymouth wasn’t just a village; it was a family. The No...
Italian Ghost Town Celleno Attracts Netflix Movie “Dark Moon” and Visitors From All Over The World
In the small town of Celleno, located in the Province of Viterbo, an hour’s drive from Rome Italy, the filming of the television series “Black Moon” (Luna Nera) by Italian producer Fandango, started a few days ago. The television series will be available worldwide on Netflix by 2020. The TV series is about the story of a group of women accused of w...
The Next Rocco Scotti?
Giovanni Castiglione was walking through the concourse at Progressive Field with his family and friends when he was approached by two men who asked to take a photo with him. Castiglione, 16, sheepishly giggled and posed with the two gentlemen who were in their 40s. “Dude, you were awesome tonight. THAT’S the way the anthem is supposed to be sung,”...
'Augie' Miceli, longtime Calvert Hall football coach and math teacher, dies
Augustine “Augie” Miceli Sr., the longest-tenured faculty member at Calvert Hall College High School, who taught thousands of students in a 60-year career as math teacher and football coach, died Saturday of acute myeloid leukemia at the Gilchrist Center hospice in Towson. He was 86 years old. Mr. Miceli, the gregarious son of Italian immigrants, c...
Dal Texas al paese più alto della Sicilia per realizzare murales: Dallas in Prizzi al Taormina Film Fest
Dallas in Prizzi sbarca al Taormina Film Fest. Il film concorre nella categoria Documentary Competition. Il lavoro che vede alla regia Luca Vullo racconta il viaggio di un gruppo di artisti che partiti da Dallas, in Texas, hanno scelto il più alto e isolato paese della Sicilia per realizzare dei murales in omaggio alla comunità. Prodotto nel 2018 d...
The Venus International Film Festival in Las Vegas, Nev.
The Venus International Film Festival, July 29—31, will showcase films, scripts, music and food, all of which is focused on the cultural Italian experience in the film industry in Las Vegas! Filmmakers, actors, writers, producers, directors or cinematographer of Italian descent are all eligible to enter. Tickets are on sale now for the July 31 Blac...