Trattoria di Sofia
There are not a lot of good Italian restaurants in Montrose. This observation will surprise absolutely nobody who has either traveled through there or lives around here. But just to make the point about the paucity, pizza places — Colorado Boy, Pahgre’s, Little Caesar’s, Domino’s, Papa Murphy’s and Pizza Hut — dominate the “Italian” category on rev...
Indiana University And Uffizi Gallery Unveil Website Featuring First Set Of 3D, Digitized Artifacts
As a result of a collaboration between Indiana University and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, it's now possible to view some of the world's most admired ancient artifacts and sculptures in 3D without traveling overseas. A newly launched website, www.digitalsculpture-uffizi.org, was unveiled Tuesday in a ceremony at the historic Uffizi Galler...
The legendary history of l’Isola Tiberina, the heart of Rome
Water: the locus where the world of the seen and the unseen meet, the origin of life, the strongest of protection against enemies, the most melodious of voices for lovers and poets. In Rome, water means Tiber and just there, at the very heart of the Capital’s own river, lies a small sliver of land, nestled between Trastevere and the Jewish area: th...
Graduate, 81, fulfills lifelong dream and receives degree
If you looked at Nicoletta Sorice’s bucket list, you would find “Receive my Degree” written at the very top. And now, the 81 year old will be able to scratch that off the list as she walks at 2 p.m. on Aug. 9 to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in language and linguistics during the special commencement ceremony. Shortly after Sorice was born in I...
Pinzas, an Italian Pizza Style Chicago’s Never Seen, Arrive Wednesday in Lincoln Park
Chicago is a pizza town with stunning variety that’s allowed for pizza museums and pizza tours, and a new Lincoln Park Italian restaurant wants to add to the city’s landscape. Casati’s Pizza Vino opens on Wednesday at the northwest corner of Fullerton and Clark where Emilio’s Tapas and Standard Market Grill fed locals a few blocks away from the bea...
The 120th annual Feast of the Assumption celebration is set to kick off in Little Italy
Cleveland's Feast of the Assumption celebration is celebrating 120 years Wednesday, August 15, through Saturday, August 18 at Holy Rosary Church in Little Italy. The annual Feast is a celebration of the Catholic Holy Day, August 15, which commemorates Virgin Mary being taken into heaven. There will be plenty of food, specialty vendors, carnival rid...
In Bloomfield, the old Little Italy remembers the past and moves toward the future
The sign is impossible to miss as you cross the Bloomfield Bridge and turn onto Liberty Avenue: “Pittsburgh’s Little Italy.” Even though the sign was only dedicated in 1993, Bloomfield has been the city’s Italian enclave for decades. That legacy will remain, but the neighborhood is transforming. Bloomfield is home to new ethnic restaurants, includi...
Mafalda DiMango, longtime community and education advocate, dies at age 91
Mafalda DiMango, a longtime Dyker Heights resident and one of the longest-serving school board members in the city’s history, died on Aug. 2. She was 91 years old. DiMango was a staunch community and education activist, spending more than 40 years advocating for students in School District 20 — which includes Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton, Borough Park,...
Forza Pizza taps into pizza’s global reach
Forza Pizza is a social network where pizza lovers can discover, share and browse pizza from anywhere in the world. The brainchild of Chicago-area native Antonio DeCicco, the website allows visitors to post favorite neighborhood spots, publish homemade creations and recipes, plan pizza vacations, and shop for “pizza swag.” Participants earn pizza p...
Piazza della Famiglia's Official Dedication
August 2nd, 2018 marked the Piazza della Famiglia's official dedication, establishing this public space as the "heart" of Little Italy. Back in 2015, Date St. was primarily a thoroughfare for freeway access; underutilized as a city street and unattractive in comparison with the rest of the district. A collective vision between the Little Italy Ass...
Ferragosto porta italianità, unità e continua promozione del nostro cultural heritage tra i giovani e meno giovani italiani residenti a St. Louis, Missouri
Mai come prima la comunità italiana di St. Louis si trova unita, sabato scorso, 11 agosto, a celebrare questa tradizionale festività italiana con la Grande Festa di Ferragosto. Tra i circa centocinquanta presenti, infatti, troviamo soci, aderenti e simpatizzanti delle varie associazioni e club italo-americani della zona: dalla Sicilian Cultural Ass...
La New York Police Department Columbia Association in visita a Sorrento
Sabato 18 agosto, alle ore 10.30, presso la sala consiliare del Comune di Sorrento, si svolgerà una cerimonia che vedrà protagonista la New York Police Department Columbia Association. Ospiti a Sorrento saranno il presidente dell'associazione, il detective Emanuel Rossi, ed il consigliere speciale del presidente, il sergente Anthony Cesarano, entra...