2,000-year-old hoard of Roman coins may have been hidden by a soldier during a bloody civil war in Italy
A hoard of 175 silver coins unearthed in a forest in Italy may have been buried for safe keeping during a Roman civil war. The coins seem to date from 82 B.C., the year the Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla fought a bloody war across Italy against his enemies among the leaders of the Roman Republic, which resulted in Sulla's victory and his asc...
From Rome to NFL Draft: Habakkuk Baldonado discusses pineapple on pizza, discovering football on Sky Sports and his journey from Italy to America
Pineapple on pizza. The perpetual quarrel. And in the case of Rome's Habakkuk Baldonado, perhaps something of a repellent compromise facing relatives who may wish to visit the NFL prospect. Baldonado grew up worshipping Francesco Totti, before wanting to be Ray Lewis. He grew up conditioned to vilify pineapple on pizza, before living among American...
How Is Olive Oil Made? (+ What “Extra Virgin” Really Means)
In the U.S., more and more people are starting to discover what Mediterranean peoples have known for—literally—7,000 years: the wonders of olive oil. Homer called it “liquid gold”; the ancient Greeks said that the goddess Athena had created olives; King David hired guards to protect Israel’s olive groves and warehouses. Ancient peoples used olive o...
Italian Sandwich Staple Regina's Grocery Opens New Location in Williamsburg
Sandwich staple, Regina’s Grocery (45 South 3rd St.), recently opened a new location in Williamsburg next to the trendy gastropub and nightclub, Freehold. The small chain, known for its Italian sandwiches and salads, already has two locations in lower Manhattan. The North Brooklyn outpost of Regina’s Grocery opened about two weeks ago and told Gre...
Inside the Italian village being repopulated by Americans
As foreigners flock to buy old, inexpensive houses in Italy, one group has gone a step further, helping to revive a depopulated town. Irsina, deep in the southern Basilicata region, is home to over 300 non-Italians from 12 different countries, alongside 4,000 local residents. Until the 1960s, this hilltop village surrounded by fields had a populati...
Please join the Italian Welfare League for an Evening Off-Broadway!
Forbidden Love with Vanessa Racci & Charlie Romo. Sunday May 7th, 2023 @6:30 p.m. The Green Room 42, Yotel New York Times Square, 570 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10036. Forbidden Love is a fast-paced, 75 minute, mini-broadway-style show chronicling the tragic love story and rise to fame of Bobby Darin and Connie Francis. Click Here To Get Tickets! NY...
The Italian farmers saving an ancient fruit with solar power
On a warm late winter morning, Antonio Lancellotta, a 35-year-old farmer, shows me around one of his family's unorthodox 1.8-acre (7,280 square metre) greenhouse in Scalea, southern Italy. Rows of lush citron trees (Citrus medica), heavy with white flowers fill the space. Yet, above the trees, at about 12.5ft (3.8m) above the ground, alternating li...
Paolo Banchero named NBA rookie of the year
Italian-American Paolo Banchero was named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year on Tuesday. The Orlando Magic forward won the award over fellow finalists Jalen Williams and Walker Kessler. He secured 98 out of 100 first-place votes. A 6-10 forward out of Duke, Banchero averaged 20 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 72 games. He experienced typical rook...
Patron Saint, an Italian-Inspired All-Day Cafe and Aperitivo Bar, Opening in Ohio City
For 20 years, the striking Vitrolite Building (2915 Detroit Ave.) in Ohio City had been home to the Intermuseum Conservation Association, but before that it was a showroom and warehouse for Vitrolite tile – aka pigmented structural glass. Soon, the property will exhibit a more community-minded purpose when a trio of businesses – Harness Cycle, Soul...
Msgr. Sal Polizzi, who led efforts to boost The Hill in St. Louis, dies at 92
Monsignor Sal Polizzi, whose efforts to organize and preserve The Hill neighborhood in the city gained national attention in the 1970s, died Monday night at Mother of Good Counsel nursing home in Northwoods. He was 92. Polizzi, while associate pastor of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, was a founder of The Hill 2000 booster organization still active to...
Ten Italian brands and institutions that defined Milan design week 2023
For 2023, Milan Design Week returned to its traditional mid-April presence in the annual, inspirational events calendar after a sun-soaked June 2022 iteration and September 2021’s SuperSalone. A design showcase of immense proportion saturated with pools of imagination, the prestigious fair Salone del Mobile acts as the week’s centerpiece. Throughou...
BU’s Opera Institute unveils ‘Alcina,’ a hauntingly beautiful Italian opera
Ah, the opera. It is an otherworldly experience to sit in a hushed, dimly lit theater, gazing at the stage as a hidden orchestra strikes the first stirring chord. The drama is also a cathartic anecdote to end-of-semester anxiety. This April 27 through April 28, BU School of Music’s Opera Institute and their School of Theater exhibits “Alcina,” an I...