Vaccaro's: The Spot for Sweets in Baltimore's Little Italy
The restaurants residing in Little Italy – all mostly family-owned and delicious – take up space in just a few blocks' radius in Baltimore City. None, however, are so sweet as Vaccaro’s – Little Italy’s only bakery. Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop was opened by Gioacchino Vaccaro in 1956 as a way to share the recipes he had brought with him from Pale...
The Italian Club of Staten Island Foundation presents scholarship awards to nine local high school students
The Italian Club of Staten Island, an organization founded to promote “a better understanding among leading Italian-Americans in the business and professional field and to raise awareness about Italian culture,” has awarded four $2,000 and five $1,000 college scholarships to nine young adults for outstanding academic achievement and community activ...
Search For Global Start Up Program Cooperation With US-Based Incubators/Accelerators
The Italian Trade Agency has published a notice for the selection of incubators / accelerators in the Austin TX area that are available for a collaboration for the incubation phase foreseen by the Global Startup Program 2019. The deadline for candidates is June 20, 2020. https://www.ice.it/en/index.php/markets/usa/houston/market-survey-notices L'It...
Griffo recognized by Italian-American conference
New York State Senate Deputy Minority Leader Joseph Griffo, R-47, was recently recognized by the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators as the conference’s Distinguished Legislator of the Year. “It is an honor to be recognized by my peers,” said Griffo. “From literature to the arts to politics and beyond, Italian-Americans have m...
Brooklyn V’s Pizza owner finds his New York-style Italian food travels well to Gilbert
Vito LoPiccolo knew exactly what the people of New York City expected from a pizza. He says it is why he was able to thrive in Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens for 20 years with his classic and mastered menu. He did not have that same feel when he moved to Arizona and opened Brooklyn V’s in October 2014 at the northeast corner of Warner and Linds...
New Haven alders consideration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day draws praise, critics
A Board of Alders proposal to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the second Monday of October was met with a demand from dozens of Italians — don’t take away Columbus Day. In the language of a proposal authored by Alder Kenneth Reveiz, D-14, which was discussed by the City Services and Environmental Policy Committee, it is said that because the Q...
9 World-Changing Inventions from Italian Inventors
Italy is an ancient land steeped in history. From near obscurity several thousand years ago, it came to be the birthplace of one of the world's greatest empires, Rome. The impact the power of Rome would have on the West is incalculable. Its laws, architecture, philosophy, and culture still influence life today. Whilst the Roman Empire has long gone...
An Italian moment, simply, at Caffè San Luca
San Diego is having an Italian moment. Still, despite having a “Little Italy” and a Gaslamp District once silly with Italian joints, local Italian food offerings over the past several decades have been disappointing. And while some recent high-profile Italian openings have promised change, it’s an unheralded one that might just steal the show: Caf...
Long-Time Springfield Teacher Set to Retire in June
After 32 years in the Springfield School district, Felix Fabiano is retiring. He will be leaving from teaching after this year's graduation ceremonies. The long-time Jonathan Dayton Italian teacher also coached the boys' soccer and bowling teams during his time at the school. Before retiring, Fabiano spoke with TAPinto Springfield for an exclusive...
Scala Fenicia: Staircase to Heaven
A long, steep stone staircase connects the port of Marina Grande in Capri with the town of Anacapri, 300 meters above. Made up of 921 steps dug out of the side of Mount Solaro, Scala Fenicia was built by Greek colonists around the V-IV century BC, most likely on a pre-existing trail. Just like in other Greek towns, it connected an inhabited village...
The Italian cultural “spring” in Washington DC is about to end. Great success for the Festival "Unexpected Italy: a celebration of Italian culture" in collaboration with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
On June 1, Maestro Gianandrea Noseda directed "The Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini" by Sergey Rachmaninoff, the "Ancient Arias and Dances Suite No. 2" by Ottorino Respighi and the Symphony No. 2 by Alberto Casella, closing the program of the festival "Unexpected Italy: a celebration of Italian culture" organized by the Kennedy Center for the Perfor...
Leftover Wine? Don't waste it, make ciambelline al vino!
Leftover wine from that party last eve? Don’t toss it – make these simple Italian cookies instead. I first came to learn of these wonderful little cookies during a cooking class at Locanda Demetra in Montalcino. Leftover wine from their dinner the night before was simply mixed with sugar, olive oil and flour to become these very tasty treats. Th...