Naples restaurants: Frankie's Italian Deli takes me to church
It's all in the water, they say. Transplants from up north argue there's something about New York's "champagne of drinking water" — unfiltered and calcium-rich — that adds a chewy bite to the world-famous bagels, bread, pastries and pizza. Frank Rose is one of those water purists. A New Jersey native, Rose opened Frankie's Italian Deli in April nea...
Free Festa Italiana Tickets For New Members
Do you love spaghetti? Or want to try your luck at a game of futsal? How about watching fireworks light up the night sky? Maybe you’ve always wanted to ride in a gondola, but there just isn’t money for a trip to Italy in the budget right now. Luckily, Festa Italiana will be bringing Italy to Milwaukee from July 20 through the 22, and this year, we...
Late Florence mayor La Pira set on path to sainthood
Giorgio La Pira, the deeply religious Christian Democrat mayor of Florence in the early 50s and 60s, was set on a possible path to sainthood Thursday when Pope Francis recognised his "heroic virtues". The pope authorised the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a decree regarding the "heroic virtues of Servant of God Giorgio la Pira"...
More than 1,000 honor Buddy Amoroso at wake with tales of his pranks, kindness
More than 1,000 visitors Thursday remembered Anthony “Buddy” Amoroso — the East Baton Rouge metro councilman killed on a June 30 bike ride — for his many roles as a family member, prankster, political leader, Boy Scout Master, law enforcement supporter and grape stomp contest judge. A driver struck and killed Amoroso, 61, as he rode his bike along...
'Gladiators' bring Roman flavor to R.I. polo
As thousands of sharply dressed spectators converged on the turf of Newport International Polo on Saturday afternoon, the soaring tenor of Andrea Bocelli, piped across an emerald green at Glen Farm, gave more than a hint about the origin of one of the teams zipping up its boots. Representing Italy were the members of the “Roman Gladiators” polo tea...
115th Giglio Festival celebrated in Brooklyn
So much has changed in Williamsburg, Brooklyn over the years, but there is one thing that seems will never change: the rising of Giglio. Towering 7-stories over head, the Giglio is lifted by pure muscle in a symbolic dance commemorating the rescue of Italian children by boat from Nola, Italy outside of Naples. "The Italians are here, the Catholic c...
Roccella Jazz Festival “Rumori Mediterranei” rende omaggio a Frank Zappa
Avrà come tema “Italians”, in omaggio al contributo dei musicisti italo-americano nella storia del jazz, la 38/a edizione del Roccella Jazz Festival “Rumori Mediterranei”. La rassegna prenderà il via con una sessione a luglio di tre serate (domenica 8, venerdì 13 e sabato 14) e proseguirà con altre dieci serate dal 12 al 22 agosto. “Quest’anno – ha...
Sicilian Language Course in Elmhurst, Queens
Saturday, September 15th (2:30PM—4:15PM) Italian Charities of America - 83-20 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst, NY 11373. Are you of Sicilian Descent? OR just interested in Sicilian? Come join us for Sicilian Language lessons. We will have a native Sicilian to teach you from beginner level, you will learn the language; reading, writing and speaking! 12 Lesson...
Southington Italian-American Festival returns July 27
Food, fireworks, music and more is in store for the 14th annual Italian-American Festival, returning to lower Center Street July 27 to July 29. The festival, sponsored by three local Italian clubs - Sons of Italy, Unico and Sorelle D’Italia - will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. July 27, 1 to 11 p.m. July 28 and noon to 6 p.m. July 29. The street will be...
Treccani Gusto, Italian food dictionary is online
The digital Dictionary of Italian PDO and PGI products, edited by Treccani Gusto in cooperation with Qualivita Foundation, is now online. Its release was announced last January, when the Year of Italian Food in the World began. This is the first digital dictionary of encyclopedic nature on the agricultural, food, and wine heritage of Italy, with a...
‘Immigrants Against the State: Yiddish and Italian Anarchism in America’
Kenyon Zimmer, assistant professor of history at the University of Texas at Arlington, has written a comprehensive treatment of the American anarchist movement. It is a volume in the series Working Class in American History, edited by a team of renowned scholars. His six chapters, plus an introduction and conclusion, are dense concentrations of per...
From Underground Slum to European Capital of Culture: Matera, the Subterranean City of Caves
Above a steep canyon cut by the fast flowing water of the River Gravina lies one of the oldest communities in the world, whose architecture is defined by the rocks among which it sits. Matera, found in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, is a picture-perfect, white-stone city that originates from a prehistoric troglodyte settlement. The area...