Marco's Pizza to open Corinth location in October
Corinth will soon be home to a Marco’s Pizza, one of the franchise owners said. Marco’s Pizza, which started in Ohio 40 years ago, will open in the former Papa John’s location in a strip mall on U.S. Highway 72 East just west of the South Harper Road intersection. Peter Morgan of Collierville, Tennessee said he and business partner Jeff Friedrich o...
Italian shoe factories: the excellence of Made in Italy
The Belpaese is famous worldwide for high fashion thanks to the presence of an extremely well established and fervid artistic and manufacturing culture. Italy has countless schools of fashion and crafts, as well as good designers and artisans with incredible craftsmanship. In addition, it is famous for the undisputed quality of its raw materials, e...
Joe Barbara, Richard H. Blake to Headline A Bronx Tale Tour
Casting has been announced for the North American tour of A Bronx Tale, directed by Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks. The company will feature 10 alumni from the Broadway production. Heading the cast are Joe Barbara as Sonny, Richard H. Blake as Lorenzo, Joey Barreiro as Calogero, Michelle Aravena as Rosina, Brianna-Marie Bell as Jane, Antonio Beverly...
Civita di Bagnoregio
If you observe it from a distance as it clings to the edge of the precipice which seems to be attacking it from all sides, the village of Civita di Bagnoregio seems like a ghost town, something that could exist only in the mind of a visionary or in a dream remembered. Especially on certain misty mornings that little group of houses seems to float s...
In This New Restaurant, a Room Just for Pasta
EVERY MORNING, as the sun arrives, so do they: a handful of employees, taking their spots at two maple benches custom-made by John Boos & Co., the Illinois company revered for its cutting boards. They will stay for around 10 hours, producing whichever pasta the kitchen requests: corzetti, stamped like Roman coins; or cappelletti — little hats — stu...
Cleveland Italian American Heritage Committee Announces 2018 Italian Heritage Month Honorees
The Cleveland Italian American Heritage Committee in partnership with the City of Cleveland Mayor’s Office and Cleveland City Council will host a ceremony in the Cleveland City Hall Rotunda on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 at 6 p.m. to celebrate Italian Heritage Month. The ceremony includes honoring outstanding individuals and organizations within the Ita...
Lady Gaga reveals she felt 'ugly' during 'A Star Is Born' audition: 'I'm so insecure'
Stars are just like us. And like most of us, stars also have insecurities — even superstar singer Lady Gaga. The "Bad Romance" singer admitted in a recent interview with the LA Times that she sometimes feels "ugly" and has never seen herself as the prettiest girl in the room. "I'm so insecure," she revealed to the outlet. "I like to preach, but I...
Italian Designer Cucinelli Makes A Medieval Fashion Statement
Italian fashion tycoon Brunello Cucinelli, best known for selling cashmere sweaters for thousands of dollars each, has unveiled his latest creative project: a fully restored medieval hamlet nestled in a valley in central Umbria. Cucinelli showed hundreds of invited journalists and guests around the 13th century settlement of Solomeo on Tuesday, hav...
Sottoscritto protocollo d’intesa tra Comune e AACUPI per possibile utilizzo della Piave come sede di corsi universitari americani
Potrebbe essere una potenziale svolta per la ex-caserma Piave da sempre al centro del dibattito politico locale. Nella giornata del 6 settembre, infatti, il sindaco di Orvieto, Giuseppe Germani e Portia Anne Prebys, presidente dell’AACUPI, Association of American College and UniversityPrograms in Italy, hanno sottoscritto un protocollo d’intesa su...
Joe Deininger of Italian Village talks Italian Village History, Italian food and Ferrari Fest with Dane
Dane is joined ‘on the road’ with the General Manager of Italian Village, Joe Deininger, to talk about celebrating 91 years for The Italian Village, Chicago specific Italian foods and their 21st Annual Ferrari Fest coming up this weekend. The Fest showcases 40 to 60 Ferrari’s in a family fun atmosphere with delicious Italian food. All money made at...
Don’t miss the festival of Saint Liberata
The Greater Patchogue Foundation will be hosting the 51st annual Italian Festival of Saint Liberata, an Italian feast down Main Street, celebrating Louis Lucian Giordano, the 2018 Italian-American of the Year, this Saturday, Sept. 8. Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce executive director David Kennedy said the festival, which is in its 11th year...
The storied tradition behind Springfield’s Italian-owned pizza house
The Catanzaro family opened their first fancy fruit and fresh vegetable stand at the old City Market in 1889. Russ Catanzaro was born in 1911. He served in World War II, and then returned home to Springfield to work again in the family business. Russ and his son Joe decided to build their own shop on Dayton Avenue in 1951. When they first opened, t...