Marco Belinelli: Italy's Latest Hero
By Lorne Chan Spurs.com Marco Belinelli is giving an interview in Italian, moments after the Spurs won the NBA title in June. He thanks his family for believing in him when his emotions take over. When he mentions his small hometown of San Giovanni in Northern Italy, Belinelli can no longer speak. The first Italian NBA champion wipes his...
J. C. Liburdi offers his book Italian-American Fusion: Italy’s Influence on the Evolution of America
In "Italian-American Fusion: Italy's Influence on the Evolution of America" (published by Lulu Press), author J. C. Liburdi takes readers through a full spectrum of Italian and Italian-American contributions toward the establishment and evolution of these United States. Written from the perspective of one who was a member of an Italian-Ame...
Pasta and meatball dinner is March 8 in Paradise
Sons of Italy, Paradiso Lodge No. 2743, will hold a drawing for a $300 grand prize during its 15th annual pasta and meatball dinner fundraiser 12:30-5:30 p.m. March 8 at Paradise Ridge Senior Center, 877 Nunneley Road. Drawing tickets for other prizes and gift baskets will be three for $5 or 10 for $10, benefitting scholarships and local c...
A southern Italian grape shines at Il Capriccio Ristorante e Bar
by Ellen Bhang At Waltham's beloved Il Capriccio Ristorante e Bar, wine director Jan Novak curates pours made from grapes that are tried and true, even if their names may not be familiar. The veteran professional loves to recommend a 2012 southern Italian unoaked red that hails from Puglia. Crafted by Tenute Rubino on a 125-acre e...
The fig tree and its place in the Italian tradition and culture
by Cookie Curci The Italian culture and tradition has many old world beliefs that are followed today among Italian American families. One of the most interesting of Our Grandparents'culture showed itseld in their prolific gardens, gardens that always told a story of the area they left behind, wheater they came from the costal areas or deep...
Chicago historian asks if Italian-American culture is at risk – 16 April, 7 pm
Dominic Candeloro, Ph.D., who has taught and written extensively on the Italian American experience, will discuss "Italian American Culture – At Risk of Being Lost?" at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 16, in the Center for Applied Learning and Technology (CALT) Room 100 at Anne Arundel Community College, 101 College Parkway. The lecture is free and...
The Chicago Quarterly Review announces the Spring 2015 release of our special issue devoted to Contemporary Italian Literature
In this special issue, the Chicago Quarterly Review turns to Italy and its writers during a time of great unrest, both socially and politically. Guest edited by translator Michela Martini, this is a diverse, vibrant collection of poetry and prose translations from the 1960s to the present, featuring these writers, translators and artists:...
FDA – vendere prodotti alimentari in USA
In questo articolo vogliamo spiegare cos'è e di cosa si occupa la tanto "temuta" Food and Drug Administration, più comunemente nota come FDA e quali sono le procedure che un produttore italiano deve attuare se desidera vendere i propri prodotti alimentari nel mercato statunitense. Che cos'è l'FDA? La Food and Drug Administration (Agen...
“Cingomma” at In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY
The fourth night of the IN SCENA! Italian Theater Festival NY was presented at the beautiful and intimate Casa Italiana in Greenwich Village. There in the downstairs auditorium, I experienced Cingomma, written and performed by the wildly talented Jessica Leonello. With a variety of lush and complex characters, this comic yet highly moving...
Amaro, Ti Amo: Italian herbal liqueurs for sipping and cocktails
by W. Blake Gray We don't think of spirits as having terroir. Amari are a big exception. "Amaro" means "bitter" in Italian. These traditional spirits, flavored by roots and herbs, are drunk at the end of a meal in Italy to aid the digestion. For a long time in the U.S., an Italian restaurant might keep a single dusty bottle in the far reac...
Three people killed and at least 13 injured in head-on crash between Italian tour bus and tractor-trailer on Pennsylvania highway
by Sophie Jane Evans Three people have been killed and at least 13 others have been injured - three, seriously - in a head-on crash between a bus and a tractor-trailer on a highway in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountain region. The two vehicles - one of which was an Italian tour bus - collided in the northbound lanes of Interstate 380, nea...
Mario Biaggi, former congressman from NYC, dies at 97
By Karen Matthews Mario Biaggi, a former 19-year congressman whose career ended in disgrace after a pair of corruption convictions, has died. He was 97. Biaggi died Wednesday at his Bronx home, said Mortimer Matz, his longtime spokesman. A highly decorated New York City police officer prior to his political career, Biaggi was...