The Dish: Husband-and-wife team Scott Tacinelli and Angie Rito
Growing up in New Jersey, Sott Tacinelli shared his Italian-American family's passion for food. He began a career in advertising but felt the call of the kitchen so he left for cooking school and eventually some top jobs in the industry. His best move may have been teaming up with, and marrying, fellow chef Angie Rito. After tying the knot in Flor...
This New Database Aims to Become the World’s Best Resource on the History of Overlooked Women Artists
Picture an artist in your mind. Is that person male? Probably. The majority of famous artists most people can name off the top of their head are men. But that doesn’t mean that women haven’t had an important place in the history of art. And while most of them have yet to make it into the textbooks, a new illustrated database should go a long way to...
Relazioni Italia-Usa, a Palazzo Reale celebrati 75 anni di amicizia
Non sempre la diplomazia e’ un mestiere facile, specialmente se l’interlocutore e’ un popolo che ha subito una guerra fratricida, ma quando uno ti tende la mano per risalire dal fosso profondo ove si e’ precipitati, non si deve guardare in faccia il Salvatore perché sia degno di noi. Aiutare il prossimo certe volte odora di bruciato e i primi ad av...
Inside Milan’s Casa Verdi, where musicians retire in harmony
When Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi in the late 1800s built a neo-Gothic mansion in Milan, he envisioned a bustling sanctuary for professional musicians who were not earning livable incomes. Since then, Casa Verdi has hosted 1,500 residents and become an exclusive retirement home for elderly players. Special Correspondent Christopher Livesay repor...
American Society of Italian Heritage honors its Rising Stars
The American Society of Italian Heritage held it annual Rising Star Banquet at DiChristina's Restaurant. The organization includes members from all parts of the Northshore and several south shore members as well. Guest speaker was Professor Anthony Margavio, former University of New Orleans, Loyola University, and Southeastern Louisiana University...
Public money to back Italian restaurant, preservation in former St. James Methodist church
People entering the historical former St. James United Methodist Church building in downtown Waco see a message in gold lettering assuring that prayer changes things. Lane and Amy Murphy had a prayer answered Thursday, when the board of Tax Increment Financing Zone No. 1 voted to grant $531,185 in TIF money toward a $2.6 renovation plan the couple...
Celebrating Veterans
The Sons of Italy thanked hundreds of area veterans for their service Friday with free spaghetti dinners at the organization’s headquarters. Service members from different military branches and eras of conflict ate and talked in a packed hall. “This is an annual function that the Sons if Italy puts on to honor the veterans,” Doug Hartleib, presiden...
Who Is Mike Zunino? Get to know the new Rays Catcher
When the Tampa Bay Rays traded outfielders Mallex Smith and Jake Fraley to the Seattle Mariners earlier this week to acquire catcher Mike Zunino, outfielder Guillermo Heredia and lefty Michael Plassmeyer, it was a bittersweet moment for fans of both organizations. Mallex had left quite the impression on Rays fans during the 2018 season and provided...
L’imprenditore Giardini a New York: i segreti della manifattura italiana al workshop del Fashion institute
Enrico Giardini esporta in America le ultime tecnologie nel settore pelle al Fashion institute of technologies. Trasferta statunitense per l’ex assessore al personale e all’innovazione tecnologica di Civitanova. Dismessi i panni da amministratore e indossati di nuovo quelli da imprenditore, Giardini è impegnato in questi giorni a New York dove è st...
Dina Morrone’s “The Italian in Me” wins the Valley Theatre Award
“Call me! Federico Fellini wants to see you.” When actress Dina Morrone received this message from her agent, she didn’t think much of it and believing it was just a joke, she didn’t call her back. But the famous Italian director was indeed looking for a blonde girl for his first ever commercial. It was for Banca di Roma, and he wanted to audition...
Opera Delaware: 'Semiramide'
This Saturday at 1 p.m., Classical IPR presents a recent production of Rossini's "Semiramide" from Opera Delaware. The production stars Lindsay Ohse in the title role, with Aleksandra Romano as Arsace and Daniel Mobbs as Assur. Anthony Barrese conducts. The opera is sung in Italian. To see the libretto in Italian and English, click here.
Truffle Day at Eataly Boston
Mark your calendar: Eataly Boston is celebrating Truffle Day on Wednesday, November 21. In time for the holidays, you can bring home a fresh white truffle from Italy at the season's lowest cost and specially-priced truffle dishes in our restaurants! Why is this exciting? Fall is the peak season for the revered white truffle! In Italy and across th...