500 Years After Expulsion, Sicily’s Jews Reclaim a Lost History
Sicily’s Jews were banished from this island in 1492, the victims of a Spanish edict that forced thousands to leave and others to convert to Roman Catholicism. More than 500 years later, a nascent Jewish community is planting fresh roots in the Sicilian capital, reclaiming a lost, often painful, history, this time with the aid of the local diocese....
De Carolis brothers cycle their way to Tewksbury
Luca and Stefano De Carolis left Italy in 2014 for America with 10 years of experience working at a bike shop in Rome and a talent for design and building, respectively. With their combined experience and enthusiasm for biking, these Italian brothers decided to open a bike shop here in the area. “We planned to open in Tewksbury, but the rent was to...
Alyssa Oliverio to reign as Regina Maria XXIX
As someone who has attended the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival every year of her life, Parkersburg’s Alyssa Oliverio has played several roles in the event over the years. Her newest role will be that of Regina Maria XXXIX. Oliverio was a member of the Minor Court in 1998 and Senior Court in 2014. Along with that, she helped her grandfathe...
Check out how fresh mozzarella is made
Some people don’t want to know how the sausage is made. I instead do want to know how the mozzarella is made. So I went to visit A and S Salumeria in Millstone and asked the owner/cheese maker Anthony “The Big Cheese” Mannino how he goes about it. Not only did he demonstrate his family’s recipe that dates back 40 years over two generations, he told...
Tra aree protette e mondanità soft, ecco le spiagge italiane da scegliere
Mare blu, spiagge incantevoli, calette silenziose. Ballare sotto le stelle in Sardegna. Tuffarsi dalle scogliere all’Elba. Nuotare tra le acque selvagge della Sicilia. Passeggiare tra le meraviglie di una riserva naturale. O farsi un bagno ai Caraibi nostrani, tra le acque del Salento. Per rilassarsi in coppia, divertirsi in famiglia o con gli amic...
Pirola Featured in May 7 Sundays at Three Program at Southeast’s River Campus
Italian maestro, Fabio Pirola, the conductor of the St. Petersburg Russia Gubernatorsky Orchestra, will lead Southeast Missouri State University faculty and students in a concert featuring music by Italian composers of yesterday and today at 3 p.m. May 7 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast’s River Campus as part o...
Contest “Come dentro uno specchio. L’Italia vista fuori dall’Italia”
On the occasion of the XVII edition of the Week of Italian Language in the World (16-22 October 2017), which is dedicated to the theme "L'italiano al cinema. L'italiano nel cinema", the Dante Alighieri Society is promoting the contest "Come dentro uno specchio. L'Italia vista fuori dall'Italia" (As in a mirror. Italy seen from the outside". Directo...
Taste Of The Town: Old School Italy Has Arrived At This Miami Beach Eatery
Welcome to Antico Pizza Napoletana, Miami Beach’s newest little Italy. At the helm is Chef Giovanni Di Palma – a celebrity pizza maker who has quite the celebrity following with his first multi-concept pizzeria which opened in Atlanta back in 2009. “I decided in Atlanta. I found an old bakery in a bad neighborhood. I thought what do I have to lose...
UVa hoops lands commitment from Italian forward
Two weeks after visiting Charlottesville, Italian forward Francesco Badocchi has decided to further his basketball career with Virginia. The 6-foot-7, 205-pounder who attends high school outside Kansas City committed to the Cavaliers late Sunday evening. Badocchi selected UVa over Illinois. The class of 2017 member is expected to redshirt the upco...
Al gala della NOIAW, tra super donne italo americane
Mentre a New York si celebrava l’ambiente e la salvaguardia del pianeta terra, ero nel cuore di Manhattan insieme alle donne della NOIAW (Organizzazione Nazionale delle Donne Italoamericane) per il 37esimo anniversario della loro organizzazione. In quel giorno piovoso per le strade della città si doveva avere l’ombrello. Per chi guidava il traffico...
10 things that prove you grew up in an Italian family
1. YOUR CONCEPT OF MEAL IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHERSYou easily find yourself saying: “Is it 3 pm already???” Lunch is not just feeding yourself in an Italian family: it’s a way to stay together, to enjoy both a good conversation and a delicious dish. 2. YOU CANNOT KEEP YOUR HANDS DOWN WHEN TALKINGIt’s a fact, everybody must accept it: we talk with...
Italian Chain Vapiano to Open Second Chicago Restaurant in River North
Vapiano, the Italian restaurant chain with a location in The Loop, is opening another Chicago restaurant. Ownership has leased space in the AC Hotel in River North, the same building where SafeHouse Chicago opened in March. Look for a two-floor, 9,188-square-foot restaurant to open this fall, according to REJournals.com. The location at 630 N. Rush...