Former star athlete, golf coach Pennisi to retire
I’ve known Joey Pennisi, who is retiring at the end of this school year after 42 years of teaching and coaching in El Paso County (including the Ysleta, El Paso and Socorro school districts), since he was a little tyke. I watched him grow into one of the finest human beings on the planet. I used to play golf and tennis with Joey’s father, Joe, as...
At Station North's Orto, Italian food is guilt-free
Orto, meaning “vegetable garden” in Italian, opened in February in a cozy, plant-filled Station North spot formerly home to Colette and Bottega. The menu, hung in the window, is notable for what it’s missing: Familiar items like eggplant parm, spaghetti and pizza — all but required eating in most of Baltimore’s Italian restaurants — are nowhere to...
The NY Public Library Honors Primo Levi’s Centenary with Day-Long Reading
To commemorate the centennial of author Primo Levi, The New York Public Library will host a full-length recitation of his seminal work, If This Is a Man, the unsparing account of Levi’s 11 months of internment in Auschwitz. Organized through a collaboration between the Italian Cultural Institute, The New York Public Library, and Centro Primo Levi N...
19 Notable Novels Penned by Italian Authors
Looking for the next book to dive into as you sip on your morning cappuccino or wait for your sauce to finish simmering? Here are 19 famous novels by Italian authors to complete your summer reading list for 2019. Many of the novels on this list were originally penned in the Italian language and translated into English years later, and some were eve...
Italian Teacher Needed At Fondazione Italia, Burbank (CA)
FONDAZIONE ITALIA cerca insegnante disponibile il sabato mattina per la sede di Burbank Requisiti:– Autorizzazione a lavorare negli Stati Uniti (Permesso di lavoro)– Madrelingua italiana– Esperienza di insegnamento a bambini Descrizione Posizione:Fondazione Italia cerca insegnante per il corso extracuricolare PRIMI PASSI. Detto corso è diretto alla...
Tazza di Caffe Brings Italian-Style Cafe to Wheat Ridge Upholstery Shop
When Rebecca Tapia de la Torre and her husband, Enrique, returned to Colorado after living in Italy for six months, they wanted to bring back some of the Italian culture they'd grown to love. Little did they know they'd soon be running a cafe inside a furniture upholstery shop. Friends of the Tapia de la Torres owned Rico's Upholstery in Wheat Ridg...
Vietri Ceramics: An Overview
Despite countless attempts at imitation by others, ceramics from Vietri (le ceramiche di Vietri) have proven themselves to be so unique that they can’t be duplicated. Thanks to the ceramics’ rich history and tradition, not to mention the specialized system used to produce it, Vietri’s ceramics really are in a class of their own. The process and the...
114th Feast Honoring Santa Maria di Anzano [Procession Photos]
The first Sunday of June always brings the first Italian religious procession of the season to Boston’s North End, honoring Santa Maria di Anzano. The 114 year old society held a Mass in Italian at St. Leonard Church followed by a lunch at St. Joseph’s Hall, the newly renovated function space under the church blessed just last week by the Cardinal...
City of Rochester recognizes Little Italy Historic District
It’s been more than a century and one community in Rochester has officially gotten the recognition it has been pushing for. On Sunday, the city of Rochester recognized the Little Italy Historic District. The Lyell Avenue area has been home to many Italian immigrants, families, and businesses. The Little Italy Association says it hopes this will hel...
'Pavarotti' relives that magical time he romantically serenaded Princess Diana in the rain
The operatic life of legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti is on full display in producer/ director Ron Howard’s documentary “Pavarotti” (screens Tuesday in 600 theaters via Fathom Events; opens Friday in select cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago; expands throughout summer). But nowhere is the drama more fairy-tale-like than the enchan...
Hallelujah, Lina Wertmüller Gets a Well-Deserved Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that famed Italian director Lina Wertmüller will be among four artists to receive an honorary Oscar at the 11th Governor’s Award Ceremony in October, 2019. I can only say: Finally! Hallelujah, Lina Wertmüller, at the age of 90, will be acknowledged with a well-deserved award for a care...
Italian Church And School Closed in Chicago: Santa Lucia In Armour Square Is No More
Santa Lucia school and parish in Chicago’s Bridgeport/Armour Square neighborhood just closed their doors for good. The school, which was opened in 1961, was built to support the burgeoning number of second, third and fourth generation Italian Americans who belonged to the parish and lived in the local community. The school and church were founded b...