Alan Aurelia honored for his inspirational work in music business
Some may find it ironic that one of Alan Aurelia's personal interests is visual arts, given his celebrated reputation for spreading joy with the sounds of music. Aurelia is music director of the Richmond County Orchestra (RCO), which he founded, and holds other musical posts in an array of different genres, including: founder, artistic director and...
A romantic trip to Trentino mountains
Are you planning a fancy a romantic escape in the mountains? There are at least five unique locations in Trentino to visit with your loved ones. For a sophisticated couple getaway, the Loggia Veneziana – Castello del Buonconsiglio, Trento is ideal: a rose stone colonnade, ornaments, archways and frescoes overlooking the city of Trento. Wooden sculp...
A proper Italian grocery store is opening this week in the Heights
The man who brought Italian gelato and famous Chicago-style pizza to the Houston Heights is about to open up a proper Italian grocery store in the neighborhood. Louie Comella is opening Italian American Grocery on Tuesday morning at 11 a.m., next door to his Gelazzi gelato and pizza shop located at 3601 White Oak. The shop will have roughly the sam...
Celebrity impersonator Tony Pace presents lively, professional concert
Plainview Community Concerts in partnership with Live On Stage presents celebrity impersonator Tony Pace at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in the Harral Auditorium on Wayland Baptist University campus. “I’ve heard many positive reviews,” said Shane Harrell, president of PCC. “It promises to be a lively performance.” As a performing artist, Tony Pace...
Christopher Columbus statues vandalized at Garfield parks
Two Christopher Columbus statues in Garfield were vandalized at various parks Sunday, authorities said. Red paint was smeared on a Christopher Columbus statue and sign at Columbus Park on Outwater Lane, Garfield Police Sgt. Thomas LaMantia said. Red paint was also found on the Christopher Columbus statue nearby at Dahnert’s Lake County Park. The va...
Monini Named Pellini Coffee Distributor
Monini North America, a Connecticut-based company, will import and distribute Pellini Coffee in the United States. Monini also is the importer/distributor for other leading Italian brands, including Monini Olive Oil, Mutti Canned Tomatoes, La Molisana Pasta and Spigadoro Flours. The Pellini assortment available in the United States includes top sel...
50 years since Sicily’s earthquake, an urban disaster of a different kind
Fifty years ago, the ground began to shake in Poggioreale, an ancient village in the Belìce Valley of south-west Sicily. Calogero Petralia was eating spaghetti with his family, just as he did every Sunday lunch. By the time the initial earthquake and the aftershocks that night had quietened, the house where Petralia was born and raised was gone. It...
In honor of Father/Chaplain Anthony Sidoti
This special event will take place on Friday, January 19th at 11 AM at the American Italian Heritage Museum - 1227 Central Ave - Albany, NY 12205. Daniel P. McCoy, Albany County Executive will present our the museum a flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol in honor of Father/Chaplain Anthony Sidoti. Fr, Sidoti receive the Silver Star, the Purple Hear...
Picazzo’s Healthy Italian Kitchen opens Arrowhead Location
Picazzo’s Healthy Italian Kitchen today proudly opens its new location in the Arrowhead area of Glendale. The Arizona-based restaurant brand has been serving their signature Italian inspired, healthy fare since 2002. The newest location, at 8280 W Union Hills Dr., Glendale, AZ 85308, has officially opened. Proudly offering a robust menu comprised o...
Sicilia nel Mondo, festeggiato il 15° anniversario dell’Augusta Boston Club
L’inizio dei festeggiamenti per il 15° anniversario della fondazione dell’Augusta Boston Club è stato dato dagli inni nazionali Italiano e Americano cantati da Enzo Amara, presidente dell’Augusta Boston Club e corrispondente del Progetto Sicilia nel Mondo, dopo gli applausi e seguito il caloroso saluto di benvenuto fatto dal presidente del comitato...
IAWA Literary Series Boston Presents Lo Galluccio and Mary Bonina
When: Saturday February 17 from 6pm to 8pm - Where: 189 North Street Boston, MA Featuring: Lo Galluccio, poet, memoirist and vocal artist, served as Cambridge’s Poet Populist from 2013 to 2015. Her published works are: Hot Rain (Ibbetson St. Press), Terrible Baubles (Propaganda Press) and a prose-poem memoir, Sarasota VII (Cervena Barva Press). ...
Fresh pasta, homey atmosphere at Bella Costa Ristorante
IN THE KITCHEN Paul Katsarikas has been cooking Italian dishes and making his own pasta for 40 years, the last 29 at Bella Costa Ristorante in Framingham. The restaurant is known as a cozy place for date nights, get-togethers, and rustic Italian meals. Katsarikas brought in a rotating series of pianists a few years ago, because he wanted to hear mu...