Italian neighbors celebrate heritage with Mt. Carmel Feast
by Ted Booker Childhood memories were rekindled this weekend for Italian-Americans who grew up in the Watertown neighborhood known as "the flats." Sunday evening from St. Anthony's Church, 850 Arsenal St., participants in the Procession of Mount Carmel marched on these familiar streets, where older residents remember watching the ceremony as...
Meet your surnames with Pannese
by Pete Fontaine Did you ever wonder about your heritage? If you're an Italian-American and would like help tracing your family heritage, the ageless Pannese Society of Providence, dating back to 1909, may be able to help. On Thursday, July25, the Pannese Society will hold a unique cultural event entitled "Meet Your Surnames" at Ciara Re...
High School Italian student earns Italian Heritage award
Congratulations to rising Garden City High School senior Tina Fodera (left), pictured here with high school Italian teacher Mrs. Sandra Cardilicchia, for being selected as one of four students to receive a monetary award of $200 and recognition at a future special function for her essay contest submission into the Italian Heritage and Culture Commi...
Italian-American group backs Mangano for county executive
By Robert Brodsky The Italian American Political Action Committee of New York has endorsed Republican Edward Mangano for Nassau County executive, bypassing Democrat Thomas Suozzi, a fellow Italian. The executive board of the PAC, a nonpartisan group that is affiliated with more than 140 Italian-American organizations, said it had unanimously endo...
Alessandra Ciuffo, 12 anni d'età, dai fornelli di casa alla prima della sfida televisiva tra kid-chef su Food Network
By Riccardo Chioni Silenzio, oggi si gira in casa Ciuffo a Whitestone. La troupe è al completo: Francesco è alla videocamera, il coach Giovanni è al via e Angela, la regista è pronta per la scena, al suo ciack entra la protagonista, Alessandra che con innata naturalezza va ai forrnelli e prepara con maestria una ricetta, raccontando all'audience d...
Verdi Re-Imagined - Fantasias from Verdi's Operas
Composers in the 19th century produced a panoply of fantasies, paraphrases and transcriptions designed to bring the world of opera into the household - but what about the concert hall? Cameristi della Scala explores Giuseppe Verdi's music in instrumental adaptations by his contemporaries, all featuring a string soloist with chamber orchestra. These...
Amanda Knox says she won't return to Italy for murder retrial
Amanda Knox, the American student accused of murdering her British roommate in Italy in 2007, said on Friday that "common sense" told her not to return to Italy for a retrial due to begin on September 30."It's not a possibility," Knox said in an interview on NBC television's "Today" show. It is the first time she has said she will not go back to It...
Pasquale Esposito Canta Napoli benefit concert for Teatro San Carlo
Among the events in preparation for the memorable Verdi's Requiem coming up on October 25th at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, Italian Tenor Pasquale Esposito, sponsored by the Consulate General of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute, and Com.It.Es., will perform Opera Arias and Neapolitan Songs to benefit Teatro San Carlo in Naple...
San Francisco's Tosca and Alamo's Izzy's open
By Jackie Burrell Tosca redux: We don't usually write too much about San Francisco restaurant openings -- there are too many exciting things going on this side of the bay. But we're making an exception for the resurrection of North Beach's iconic Tosca Cafe, which has just reopened under the direction of New York City's James Beard award-winning c...
Visiting Italy for Cibrèo happy hour: Kristel's CLE
Lately, a trip to Italy might not be as pricey as we imagined it would be. At least, a little taste of what Italy would be like is what you'll find at Cibrèo. This newly opened, Italian-themed restaurant holds happy hour from 3-6 p.m. every Monday-Friday offering guests a wide array of appetizers, beer, wine, and signature cocktails. After enterin...
Laura DiNello cultivates a family mosaic in Charleston
The story of Laura DiNello is as layered as the mosaic masterpieces that she's known for. The self-taught Italian-American artist grew up in Chicago in a culture that frowned upon visual art as a valid profession, especially for women. Most family and friends saw DiNello's drawings and paintings as a cute hobby. When she announced that sh...
East side, West side, all around the town ...
If you haven't yet heard Opera Per Tutti in performance, it isn't because they've not yet been to your part of the city. Since their first formal appearance in March, 2007, the company has performed in Beachwood, Solon, Akron, Chagrin Falls, Cleveland Hts., Bainbridge, Rocky River and multiple sites in Cleveland, including Little Italy. St...