Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce the City of Everett will host an Italian American Heritage Month Celebration event on Saturday, Sept. 30. The event will begin with a flag raising at City Hall, 484 Broadway, from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Immediately following the flag raising, attendees will parade from City Hall to the Tufts Ave. entrance of...
READ MOREAfter spending nearly 80 years as a cobbler, a Braintree craftsman is hanging up his apron. He believes he's one of the few remaining tradesmen in a dying profession. Vincenzo DiRado is 91 years old. He came to the United States in 1966 after his family fled their home in Italy during World War II. For months they hid with another family in the cou...
READ MOREFrom September 16 to September 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM. 339 Pleasant St, Malden, MA, 02148. Discover the Splendor of Italian Grand Opera in this Limited Engagement Special Event! Prepare to be enraptured by the ethereal voices of today's top opera vocalists, as they weave a mesmerizing tapestry of emotion, drama, and passion through the timeless art of...
READ MOREIf you haven’t been yet, you need to book a table at Geppetto in East Cambridge. A member of Chef Will Gilson’s growing empire, Geppetto focuses on his love of Northern Italian cuisine. The space is fresh and vibrant, often filled with an eclectic mix of people that is so common in Cambridge. Professors, young professionals, Biotech CEOs, couples o...
READ MOREResidents and visitors in Boston's North End are celebrating the St. Anthony's Feast this weekend -- a tradition that dates back more than 100 years. "It's always a big celebration in the North End, and the whole neighborhood comes out to celebrate with us,” said Michael Bonett, vice president of the St. Anthony’s Feast Committee. The final weekend...
READ MOREBoston’s oldest continuous Italian festival wrapped up Sunday after an another eventful weekend of food, music and flying angels. The last day of the 113th Fisherman’s Feast saw another day packed with Italian culture and the famous annual “flight of the angel.” The feast traces it’s origins back to 1503 when over 200 Italian fishermen made a dange...
READ MOREShow your Italian pride at Fenway Park for our Italian Heritage Celebration, in conjunction with the Italian American Baseball Foundation, on August 29 at 7 pm. Ticket holders who purchase via this special offer will receive a custom Red Sox replica jersey highlighting the Italian flag on the front and the outline of the country on the sleeve. . Ad...
READ MOREFor four hot August days, a huge tent kept the sun away from the parking lot next to the church that houses Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Loreto Parish. Beneath that tent, parishioners, visitors, and neighborhood families ate, drank, and enjoyed this year’s Italian Festival, which took place Aug. 10-13 at the church. On a sunny Sunday af...
READ MOREUnder a square of blue Massachusetts sky on Friday, a little square of Italy appeared in Pittsfield — manifested by the meeting of several local Italian-American organizations, a bocce tournament and some fresh grilled polenta. More than 50 people — many decked out in Italian World Cup jerseys or various articles of red or green clothing — came tog...
READ MOREDowntown will be awash in green, white, and red for a family friendly festival slated for Aug. 5 that is being billed as Italian Night in Leominster, MA. The entire community is invited to the event that will go from 5 to 8 p.m. and feature fun activities for all ages, authentic entertainment by Ambrosiani!, Providence, Rhode Island’s premiere Ital...
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