Mike Piazza’s soccer team goes bust
Reggiana, the third-division Italian soccer team Mike Piazza agreed to purchase in 2016, has been declared bankrupt, according to reports out of Italy. The team announced on June 24 that it would not be registering in Serie C for the forthcoming season because of its financial issues. Five days later, the team had begun negotiations with an ownersh...
Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel underway in Rosebank
The 115th annual Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel runs Friday, July 20, through Sunday, July 22, in Rosebank -- where a host of Italian immigrants settled during the early part of the 1900s. The time-honored tradition is a throw back to simpler times. Coordinators continue to preserve the cherished custom that hopefully will be handed down from ge...
Look Who’s Cooking: Greenfield’s Rob Chirico shares Italian-American recipes through latest cookbook
What do fine art, storytelling, cooking, profanities and a $10,000 hamburger have in common? They’re all passions, qualities or experiences of Rob Chirico of Greenfield. In Chirico’s world, all of the above are grist for his mill as a self-described raconteur and foodie; author of cookbooks, mystery novels, non-fiction books about cocktails and swe...
Carmella Rizzo, tiny force behind former Philly Mayor Frank Rizzo, dies at 101
Carmella Mary Rizzo, 101, of Chestnut Hill, the tiny but powerful force behind the late Philadelphia Mayor Frank L. Rizzo, died Sunday, July 15, of respiratory failure at her home.Mrs. Rizzo was born in 1916 during World War I. The daughter of first-generation Italian Americans, she was one of seven children, and she understood the meaning of earni...
American cheese is no longer the most popular cheese in America
For nearly 100 years, most of the cheese made in America was American cheese. Specifically, cheddar cheese reigned supreme: The cheese is a hallmark of states like Vermont and Wisconsin, and its production currently accounts for more than three times as much as all other American cheeses combined. It’s the cheese that’s processed into Kraft Singles...
"La mano nera" Talty e Petrosino
Stefan Talty, giornalista e scrittore americano, ha presentato ieri a Palermo il suo libro “La mano nera. La vera storia di Joe Petrosino”. Domani alle ore 18.00, nella Sala Mattarella a Palazzo dei Normanni, Talty riceverà il premio “Joe Petrosino Sicilia” da parte del Rotary Club Palermo. Ma del testo e del suo autore sentiremo ancora parlare dat...
Lady Gaga Fans Are Freaking Out Over a Recent Waitressing Gig at Her Dad’s New Restaurant
The father of pop star Lady Gaga, Joe Germanotta, owns Art Bird & Whiskey Bar, a fried chicken and Southern food joint in New York City’s Grand Central Station that touts itself as the train station’s “first openly LGBTQ-friendly establishment and first to hang rainbow flags to show our support.” And so to show support for her dad, Lady Gaga worked...
Story of Friendship Behind New Nado Republic Restaurant
It was their passion for bike racing in Europe that brought them together and created a bond of friendship reminiscent of brothers. Both from Italy, David Arato and Sandro Lattenero left their home country 15 years ago and went their separate ways, David landing in Seattle and Sandro finding his place in Thailand. They have now reunited to create a...
Tips for indulging your senses at Festa Italiana 2018
This weekend's Festa Italiana is designed to indulge all of the senses: - Listen to Tony Award winner Anthony Crivello sing Broadway favorites and dig into his Louis Prima songbook. - Watch the Flag-Throwers of Sermoneta, Italy, demonstrate a folkloric art with roots that go back a millennium. - Smell and taste the customary delights of sausage, s...
Charlotte's 5 best spots for fancy Italian food
In search of a new favorite Italian spot? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best high-end Italian restaurants around Charlotte, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to satisfy your cravings. 1. The Fig Tree Restaurant. Topping the list is The Fig Tree Restaurant. Located at 1601 E. Seventh St. in E...
Singer Giada Valenti as tour guide on romantic Italy trip
Singer Giada Valenti, known for her stunning music special on PBS entitled “From Venice With Love, is inviting her fans to join her on a romantic trip she is organizing, May 19-27, to Venice and a part of the Veneto region. The in Venice born songstress writes passionately, almost every week, about the special things of her beautiful hometown on so...
Ddl su riacquisto cittadinanza, Francesca Alderisi (FI): “uno strappo morale, l'Italia dia risposte concrete”
“Per migliaia di italiani nel mondo l'ingiusta perdita della cittadinanza è un vulnus, un vuoto, uno strappo morale che da troppo tempo ormai esige risposte concrete, efficaci e all'altezza di un Paese civile quale è l'Italia”. Con queste parole comincia il disegno di legge sul riacquisto della cittadinanza presentato al Senato lo scorso 12 giugno...