Ruscelli's Italian restaurant to open in October in downtown Birmingham
by Kelly Poe Downtown Birmingham is getting a new Italian option for lunch. Eric Chester is in the final stages of opening Ruscelli's in the food court of the Regions building. It'll offer classic Italian food, including pizza, pasta, paninis, gelato and salad. "It's a small-time, small start, but I'm trying to do everything...
My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy!
Join Connecticut and Westchester members and friends for this laugh-out-loud funny one man show at the White Plains Performing Arts Center. One of the longest running one man shows, Steve Solomon's hit comedy is inspired by his hilarious family, brought to life in more than 30 characters and voices. This is a "don't miss" evening of side-splitting...
Celebrate 100 years of Italian culture at Fitchburg State
The Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State University celebrates its 15th year with a host of events in October and November, including a concert celebrating Italian music from the past 100 years -- and the 100th birthday of Frank Sinatra. The celebration, dubbed "Canti e Cantici: Cent' Anni di Musica e Cultura Italiana (A Hundred Y...
Welcome to Umbria, the Green Heart of Italy!
by Victoria De Maio Umbria is described as being located in the heart of Italy and with neither a coastline or a border with a foreign country, it is also the only landlocked one. Known for it's verdant hills and valleys, picturesque medieval hill towns and unique cuisine and wines, Umbria will steal your heart! Your "home ba...
Tony Bennett: Italian of the Week
Anthony Dominick Benedetto was born on August 3, 1926, in Queens, New York. His parents, John and Anna (née Suraci), both had family who came from Calabria, Italy. He was the youngest child and had an older brother and an older sister. As a child Tony loved to paint and sing. When he was a teenager, he began to use the stage name Joe Bari and often...
Arancini Italian Kitchen opens next week in W. Asheville
by Mackensy Lunsford Hey West Asheville: Now that Nona Mia is gone, are you missing Italian comfort food? The wait is almost over (though, as you know, you have pizza in spades already). Arancini Italian Kitchen will open next week in the space that used to house Pineapple Jack's at 643 Haywood Road. After an equipment i...
Italian culture and history: The Italy of Faith
WTI Magazine #73 2015 November 27Author : italia.it Translation by: As the heart of one of the world's most significant religions, Italy has always been a destination for those who have made their faith a way of life and who wish to explore the roots of a world that has produced art, architecture, and objects of inestimable value. Italy...
Bloomberg Ranks Italy as the 2nd Most Healthy Country in the World
According to Bloomberg Ranking's analysis of global health, Italy is the second healthiest country on the planet. To identify the healthiest countries in the world, Bloomberg Rankings created health scores and health-risk scores for countries with populations of at least one million. They then subtracted the risk score from the health score to dete...
College Usa a caccia di giovani calciatori italiani
Per i giovani calciatori italiani si aprono le porte del soccer e dei College universitari Usa. Il 28 e 29 dicembre arriveranno per la prima volta nel nostro Paese allenatori di calcio di diverse Università americane per visionare giovani talenti nostrani e offrire loro la possibilità di trasferirsi negli Stati Uniti per studiare e contemporaneamen...
FOODIAMO: An Innovative Guide to the Best Italian Food and Restaurants Recommended by Italians
by Silvia Perfetto How many Italians, once they moved to the US, spend lot of their time to find the best mozzarella, prosciutto, or pasta? Probably, the concern belongs to all people who are eager to keep a legacy with the Bel Paese through food. That's one of the thoughts that pushed Raffaele Asquer to start an innovative platfo...
Mario Continues to be the Never Ending Success Story
By Saad Dada Mario is responsible for yet another milestone. An Italian-American plumber, the product of a Japanese concoction, a man so diverse he's almost an icon for multi-culturalism, Mario may prove to be the saving grace for Nintendo by selling over a million copies on the Wii U. Mario has achieved a considerable amount in h...
Italian town welcomes first baby for 28 years
The mayor of Ostana, which lies in the mountains of the Piedmont region, says the new arrival is a "dream come true" for the tiny community, which has seen itspopulation plummet over the past 100 years. Baby Pablo, who was born in a Turin hospital last week, takes the number of inhabitants to 85, although only about half live there permanently, La...