News 8’s ‘Italian in Connecticut’ Locations
By Jesse Gosselin News 8 is celebrating the contributions of Italian Americans to Connecticut throughout the week of May 4th through 8th, and everyone is welcome to come join us live for the celebration! We're taking our newscasts on the road to New Haven, Middletown, Waterbury, Hartford, and North Haven, and you're welcome to com...
New Haven was home to legendary Italian-American boxers
By Erik Dobratz Branford High School social studies teacher and track coach Rich Biondi loves teaching and coaching, but boxing really fires him up, specifically Italian boxers from New Haven. "I never really thought I'd write a book, but I did it," he said. Two books to be exact: "Pugilistic Paisani: A Concise History of the...
L’Italia torna a investire all’estero: shopping per 9,3 miliardi a inizio anno, boom in Nordamerica
di Paolo Bricco Qualcosa si muove. Il processo di internazionalizzazione dell'economia – nel delicato tema dei capitali– continua ad avere dimensioni strutturalmente minori rispetto agli standard europei. Tuttavia, il nostro capitalismo sta esprimendo all'estero un buon dinamismo: nel 2014 gli investimenti italiani sono stati pari...
2nd Annual Spring Gala Release
On the heels of a banner first year in existence, The Society of the Italian American Businessmen, SIAB, hosted their 2nd Annual Spring Gala on Friday, April 17th, to a sold out crowd of 360 people at the Richlin Ballroom. SIAB put on another first class event that began at 7:00pm and went until midnight. In true Italian style, a 2015 Fiat...
Associazione Lucchesi nel Mondo to hold semiannual dinner dance on June 27 — 6:30 p.m.
On Saturday, June 27, 2015 the local chapter of Associazione Lucchesi nel Mondo will sponsor our semiannual Dinner/Dance at the Sons of Italy Hall in Winchester. Music by Angelo Coviello. The menu, catered by Oliva's, will include an assortment of antipasti, two entrées, side dishes and dessert. As on previous occasions, those who wis...
DaVinci's is a small yet mighty Atlantic Beach pizzeria
By Caron Streibich Atlantic Beach's small pizzeria, DaVinci's, is a solid stop for New York-style pizzas, ricotta-stuffed calzones and a well-rounded draft and canned craft-beer list. Be forewarned: Seating is extremely limited with just two four-top tables and a dozen or so barstools. Based on the volume of hurried deliverym...
Italia & Mondo. Nasce Radio Nuova York, un servizio pensato da Alberto ‘Polo’ Cretara per gli italiani in fuga dallo stivale che vivono negli States.
Italia & Mondo. Un servizio pensato per l'ondata di giovani talenti, intellettuali e professionisti di vari settori, in fuga dallo stivale, che stanno trovando nuove opportunità e maggiori riconoscimenti negli Stati Uniti. Grazie al web sarà possibile sintonizzarsi in tutto il mondo. Basterà, infatti, collegarsi su www.radio...
Parma, Rome to vie for UNESCO Creative Cities list
Parma will compete for the title of UNESCO 'City of Gastronomy', ANSA has learned. The city, which is famous for its prosciutto and cheese as well as its architecture, was put forward for the UNESCO Creative Cities network by the Italian National Commission for UNESCO. Rome was also put forward, as Creative City for Cinema. The n...
Cavaliere Umberto “Tony” Turano
Italian Consul General Adriano Monti presented Umberto "Tony" Turano with the Cavaliere dell'Ordine al Merito della Stella d'Italia at the consulate's Festa della Repubblica celebration on June 2 at the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago. The award was bestowed by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano upon Tony in honor of his...
M Italian Mails in Standard Italian-American Fare in Chagrin Falls
by Douglas Trattner I'm a bit of a car guy, so I was thrilled to watch — and listen — as some of the sweetest rides known to man thrummed on by. There was a cherry-red Ferrari F430 Spyder convertible, steel-blue Porsche 911 Carrera, and coal-black Maserati Quattropporte. You might assume that I was at some swanky motoring show, but I was m...
Italy's Overwhelming Love of Craft Beer
by Brendon O'Brien When you dream of exploring the towns of Piedmont you envision a quaint culture welcoming you with fresh mozzarella, melt-in-your-mouth prosciutto and wine that speaks of the region's historic knack for reds with great structure & finesse and whites of citrus laden minerality. What you don't expect is small cafes boa...
Sinatra’s 100th celebrated with cool movie
by Tony Bravo Frank Sinatra had many sobriquets — Ol' Blue Eyes, the Chairman of the Board, Swoonatra — but to Amanda Erlinger, he remains simply "Grandpa." "I'm blessed to be part of this family for many reasons," says Erlinger, the youngest daughter of Frank's daughter Nancy ("These Boots Were Made for Walkin'") Sinatra and Hugh Lam...