Help Caliendo’s Band “cap off” 45th anniversary!
Caliendo’s Banda Napoletana is aiming to cap off its 45th anniversary year with new uniform hats for its musicians. One of the few authentic Italian festival bands left in America, the ensemble was launched by Raffaele Strocchia in 1926, and is now run by Strocchia’s cousin Marty Caliendo. “All of the years playing outdoors in virtually every type...
Piero della Francesca's Resurrection restored
After a three-year-long restoration, Renaissance master Piero della Francesca's Resurrection can once again be admired in its original glory at the civic museum of Sansepolcro, the little Tuscan town where the artist was born sometime around 1420. The details and colors that make up the masterpiece have been brought back to life - the eyes of Jesus...
Russo's New York Pizzeria Opens In Cedar Park
Russo's New York Pizzeria, one of the most iconic, authentic New York pizzerias in the Lone Star State, is now open in Cedar Park. The location, which officially opened Monday, March 19, offers authentic New York-style pizzeria. The popular, chef driven, fast casual Italian restaurant — "that brings to life old-world charm and hospitality," officia...
Quando gli americani arrivarono a Manduria
Tra l'autunno del '43 e la fine della II Guerra Mondiale in una piccola cittadina della Puglia ionica si insediano le truppe americane: una convivenza forzata che suscita entusiasmo ma anche reciproca diffidenza. Ora un museo ne racconta la storia. “È l’Africa senza arabi”, scriveva “The Bomb Blast” il 1° ottobre del 1944, riportando le prime impre...
Winners Announced for 2018 Mario Fratti Award for Excellence in Italian Playwriting
Kairos Italy Theater and KIT Italia announce The Winner of the 2018 Mario Fratti Award for Excellence in Italian Playwriting goes to The City Rises (La citta' che sale) by Chiara Boscaro & Marco Di Stefano. The co-winners will receive a translation of their work into English as part of the MFA Collection and a reading at the Italian Institute that...
Sal’s brings Neapolitan-style pizza eatery to Smithfield
Sal’s Pizza may be new to Smithfield, but it’s been around awhile. This Neapolitan-style pizza eatery originated in 1990 in New Hampshire. The magic, however, started in the 1940s on Boston’s North Shore where Sal’s grandparents sold pizzas. Today you can find Sal’s Pizza in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, California, Arizona and now, Smithfield. The...
Feast of St. Mark returns April 28
The Feast of St. Mark will celebrate its seventh year this April. The annual event, hosted by Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, will be April 28 starting at 3 p.m., with an early Saturday mass. Following that, there will be food, entertainment, kid’s activities and dancing. The festival’s mission is to recognize and know the story of the c...
How Pantofola d'Oro Is Looking Beyond Its Soccer Heritage to Succeed in the U.S.
Ask any die-hard soccer (or more appropriately, football) fan in Europe about the best shoe brand, and they’ll probably mention Pantofola d’Oro. For over a century, the company—which was founded by Lazzarini family in Ascoli Piceno, Italy in 1886—has steadily amassed a first-rate reputation in the sport, outfitting stars of the past in some of the...
The Asolo Fortress: guarding the past
The Asolo Fortress rises on Mount Ricco, which overlooks the center of Asolo, in the province of Treviso: it is an imposing structure with walls as thick as four meters and as tall as fifteen, built between the mid-12th century and the early 13th. This solitary place seems untouched by time, and offers a unique 360° view that spans from the Alps to...
Remembering Catalano's Lounge & Restaurant in Wormleysburg with riverfront views, Italian-American food
Catalano's Restaurant and Lounge was the place to go, long before the hustle and bustle on Harrisburg's Second Street. The Italian-American restaurant and its sister establishment, Angelina's Ristorante, operated in Wormleysburg along the Susquehanna River for three decades. (Check out the video, above, for a look back at the restaurants.) Vince an...
”On the road to Little Lucania” un docu-film sulle storie dei Lucani d’America
“On the road to Little Lucania”: il docu-film, realizzato da Suditaliavideo con il contributo della Regione Basilicata, è un viaggio nei sentimenti degli italoamericani e nelle ”Little Lucania” degli Stati Uniti d’America, microcosmi dal cuore pulsante in cui l’identità lucana si custodisce e si trasmette. Storie di vita, sogni e radici di lucani d...
Bistro Italia will have you saying 'ciao' to Italian food done right
Tucked away in a strip mall on Coursey Boulevard is Bistro Italia, an intimate, casual dining spot with gems on the menu that will have you kissing your fingers like an Italian chef. We started off with a trio of appetizers: the fried mozzarella ($8), garlic knots ($8) and fried ravioli ($7). The knots — and there were a lot of them — were loaded w...