SCIM / Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti: The Midwesterner who Adapted Italian Culinary Traditions for American Kitchens
When: The November 20 2024, 18:00 (Local time) - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - For a fee: No On the occasion of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presents an event dedicated to the tradition of the Mediterranean diet, inspired by the theme Mediterranean Diet and Heritage Cuisine: H...
Fontecchio: “It’s an honor to be Italian in the NBA, I wish there were more of them”
One of the special observers of this start of the season in the NBA, at least by Italian fans, is without a doubt Simone Fontecchio. The Italian, who was unable to participate in the Pre-Olympic this summer due to an injury, seems to have recovered the right physical condition and in these first matches he is carving out an important space for hims...
Recognition pending for Fortunato
It’s been more than half a century since the late Joe Fortunato executed his last play on the field as part of the Chicago Bears’ defense. Acclaimed during his time in the NFL, the linebacker and Mingo Junction (OH) native never got the Pro Football Hall of Fame recognition his supporters say he deserved. But that may change very soon. On Sept. 10...
Zapparoli makes seamless move from Italy to Champaign, IL
Sienna Zapparoli watched the Paris Olympics women’s indoor volleyball gold-medal match last August. Well, some of it. She was asleep for most of the action seven time zones away. Zapparoli moved from Italy to Champaign this year for a “change of perspective,” and during that transition, Italy and the United States played each other for the gold med...
'It just felt right': Francona has high energy, expectations for Reds
Slimmed down and refreshed from a year in retirement from managing, Terry Francona didn't know if he wanted to do the job again. In need of a new skipper, the Reds didn't know if they could get Francona to join the club. Both sides got their answers rather quickly once president of baseball operations Nick Krall and general manager Brad Meado...
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark a near-unanimous choice as WNBA’s Rookie of the Year
Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote, giving the Indiana Fever back-to-back winners after Aliyah Boston won the honor last season. A national panel of sportswriters and sportscasters gave Clark 66 of 67 votes in balloting released Thursday. Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese received the other. “I am incred...
Rago thrives as composer despite late start
Maria Rago’s journey to finding her life’s mission — composing music — started with what most would call a moment of folly. The Italian pianist and composer was 24-year-old with an Italian literature degree in her native Caltanissetta, Sicily, when she went with a friend to a concert by the cellist Giovanni Sollima. All of a sudden, in the middle o...
Cozzi credits fate with Cubs podcasting gig
Whether you believe in destiny or not, it’s undeniable that serendipity played a role in how Matt Cozzi ended up as the co-host of the podcast “Locked On Cubs.” Cozzi and his friend Sam Olbur started the job in July 2022 as the fourth hosts in the history of the podcast, which altogether numbers more than 1,100 episodes. Their show has been very su...
Michigan football's Dominick Giudice cites background as reason behind strong play
The Michigan football program has always been loud and proud. Michigan beating USC is always a chest-pounding moment. It only makes sense that the offensive line is led by someone with those same qualities. Center Dominick Giudice cited a New Jersey Italian background as just one reason driving Michigan football's success this season. Giudice expla...
The story is true, and so is the falsetto: Farmers Alley Theatre opens season with “Jersey Boys”
Jersey Boys is based on the true story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, who grew up on the streets of Belleville, NJ and found success with a string of hits including “Sherry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh, What a Night,” and more. Nick Petrelli will play Frankie Valli in a Farmers Alley Theatre (Kalamazoo, MI) production sta...
Gymnastics coach Thomas Glielmi
Growing up watching old kung-fu martial arts movies, Thomas Glielmi started teaching himself how to do flips from trees, fences and garages. “I liked the adrenaline rush,” the 59-year-old recalls. That drive led Glielmi to join a men’s gymnastics team in high school, which set him on a course to forge an uber-successful career as a gymnastics coach...
Chicago Opera Theater to Present North American Premiere of ‘Leonora’
Chicago Opera Theater is set to open its 2024-25 Season with the North American premiere of “Leonora.” The Italian opera composed by Ferdinando Paër to a libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa and Giacomo Cinti is based on the same story as Beethoven’s later opera “Fidelio.” According to musicologists, Beethoven was influenced by Paër while composing his...