Italy wins gold in women’s team epee fencing to disappoint a passionate French crowd again
The fans at fencing are among the loudest and most passionate at the Paris Olympics, especially when France is challenging for a gold medal. They usually leave disappointed. Italy overcame a passionate “Marseillaise”-singing crowd at the Grand Palais to hand France its fourth fencing silver medal of the Games in the women’s team epee Tuesday. Alber...
Come hungry: New Kensington (PA) gearing up for 43rd annual Festa Italiana
Nancy Brock doesn’t think there will be any problem with a shortage of food for this year’s Mount St. Peter Church Festa Italiana. They’ll have more than 3,400 meatballs, 40 trays of lasagna and plenty of spaghetti, pizza and polenta, said Brock, who is in charge of food preparation for the 43rd year of the festival Aug. 2 and 3 in New Kensington....
Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) Awards Annual Scholarships
The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey has announced the recipients of their annual academic scholarships. This year's scholarships, to be applied for the upcoming Fall semester, have been awarded to two New Jersey high school seniors. The first recipient, Ashley Rescinio, is a graduate of Monmouth Regional High School. She wi...
Discover North End, Home to Boston’s Oldest Sites and Eateries
Set against the charming backdrop of Boston’s historic cobblestone streets, North End is full of superlative cultural sites. The Union Oyster House, known for its house clam chowder, is not only the oldest restaurant in Boston, but it’s the oldest continuously operating restaurant in the country. As a restaurant, it opened in 1826, but its building...
'I stayed in Italian city with the charm of Venice but none of the tourist crowds'
Known for its picturesque canals, art scene and Renaissance and Gothic palaces, Venice is so popular with tourists that it’s started charging day-trippers to combat mass tourism. I visited a far less crowded Italian city that rivals Venice for history, remarkable architecture, and food. Located in Italy's culturally rich Emilia-Romagna region, Rave...
A New Modern Italian Restaurant Is Upping Arlington’s Fine Dining Game
In terms of the number of restaurants, and the breadth and variety of those restaurants, Arlington’s food scene is in a class of its own. Some might even argue that Arlington’s restaurant community bests that of Fort Worth’s. How many good Indian restaurants are there in FW? One, maybe two? Arlington has a dozen. But for all the great global cuis...
Val di Non, 10 places to immerse yourself in its nuances
Val di Non is a valley located in the Trentino-Alto Adige region. It is surrounded by the Dolomites and the Rhaetian Alps, and its notoriety is due to its unnatural landscapes and colors. The valley features several lakes, such as Lake Tovel and Emerald, known without a shadow of a doubt for their intense hues and ideal for hiking, picnics, and rel...
A taste of Italy: The Leaning Tower of Niles
Nestled away in the northwest suburbs lies one of Chicagoland’s most peculiar tourist attractions, the Leaning Tower of Niles. Given its rather mundane surroundings, the tower sticks out like a decorative sore thumb. So just how did this ode to Italy come to be in the heart of the Midwest? A half-sized replica of Italy’s famous Leaning Tower of Pi...
Polignano a Mare and its many, beautiful caves
Polignano a Mare is a picturesque coastal town in Puglia, known for its stunning surroundings, clear waters, and historic center. Perched on limestone cliffs overlooking the Adriatic Sea, it is located approximately 30 kilometers south of Bari, the largest city in the region. Its historic center is a blend of Mediterranean architecture and pictures...
Il Terrazzo Carmine Is Opening a New Restaurant in a Downtown Skyscraper
The Smeraldo family has had a busy summer. Not only did the owners of the Seattle institution Il Terrazzo Carmine recently open a bar called Bar Sosta right next door to their Pioneer Square Italian restaurant, but on Thursday, July 11, they announced that they were going to open a new restaurant next year in the U.S. Bank Center (USBC) skyscraper,...
24 Hours in Turin: Morning Cappuccinos to Late Aperitivos
Torino should absolutely be on your Italy bucket list. This often overlooked city is in fact the original capital of the Kingdom of Italy, the birthplace of espresso, aperitivo, and gianduja chocolate, plus home to timeless companies like FIAT and Lavazza. Located in the northwest of Italy, just below the Alps, the city just doesn’t seem to get the...
The Jersey Shore is in my bones, which probably makes me a ‘shoobie’
During and post-COVID, many from this newspaper’s readership started using their Shore homes throughout the year leading to more year-round restaurants and businesses. Added to the Urban Dictionary in 2010, “shoobie” began as slang for a New Jersey, Delaware or California seashore day-tripper, and evolved to refer to someone with a summer beach hom...