Italians built a lot of New Haven, but it wasn’t easy
Everyone knows in New Haven, you come to Wooster Street to find everything Italian. But where did those Italians come from? Author Anthony Riccio knows. He literally wrote the book about Italian Americans in New Haven. "You had people from Piedmonte, which was the northern part," Riccio said. "You had people from Lombardy, you had people f...
Bostoniano, Boston’s Italian American Voice, Now a Free Printed Magazine Available in the North End
There is a new Italian American magazine in town, Bostoniano! The name may sound familiar because it comes from the creator of the Bostoniano.info blog / website, published by Nicola Orichuia. Using the tag line, "Boston's Italian American Voice," the free monthly magazine dropped off its first issue this week to 20 locations in the North End, as...
Il MIT di Boston celebra Franco Modigliani
Nobel per l'economia nel 1985, morto a Cambridge nel 2003, Franco Modigliani sarà ricordato a Boston il prossimo 9 aprile con un evento promosso in suo onore dal Mit. Organizzato nell'ambito del 2013 – Anno della Cultura italiana negli Usa, in collaborazione con il Consolato generale d'Italia a Boston, l'associazione Professionisti Italiani a Bost...
Visiting masterpiece: Piero della Francesca's Senigallia Madonna - an italian treasure, stolen and recovered
One of Piero della Francesca's most remarkable masterpieces is brought to the U.S. thanks to the collaboration with the Comando Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale, which works relentlessly to retrieve Italian masterpieces stolen or illicitly removed from the country September 13, 2013 - January 6, 2014 - Boston, MFAJanuary - March 2014 -...
North End's St. Joseph Society feast puts focus on family
The St. Joseph Society of Boston will celebrate the 89th annual St. Joseph's Feast beginning Friday, Oct. 3 and culminating Sunday, Oct. 12 with a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley at St. Stephen's Church in Boston's North End. The St. Joseph Society of Boston was formed by Sicilian immigrants and descendants hailing from the Ri...
ICA names Respini new chief curator
By Kathleen Burge The Institute of Contemporary Art has chosen a new chief curator, Eva Respini, currently the curator in the Department of Photography at The Museum of Modern Art . Respini, who grew up in Europe and has worked with artists from the Middle East, hopes to bring a more global outlook to the ICA. The museum chose her...
Revere youth bring Carnevale to Boston
For years, Pascal Gangi has been continuing the Carnevale tradition that comes from his hometown Sciacca, in Sicily. Along with a group of friends and volunteers gathered under the non-profit group "A Little Taste of Sicily," Gangi will once again prepare a traditional Carnevale float for this year's Columbus Day Parade. This year, Gangi will be jo...
Glass art maestro Lino Tagliapietra on exhibit in Stockbridge
When: Public Opening Saturday, May 14, 2016Where: Schantz Galleries – 3 Elm Street, Stockbridge, MA 01262 This month, Schantz Galleries will be presenting an exhibition of works by Lino Tagliapietra, which incorporate the beautiful gold-like avventurine glass. Avventurine is a challenging material to work with, so these newest works are the result...
Rainfall doesn't stop the 22nd Worcester Columbus Day Parade
Rainfall didn't stop the 22nd Worcester Columbus Day Parade in Worcester as local high school bands, city officials and grand marshal, Worcester Public Schools Safety Director Rob Pezzella, marched down Shrewsbury Street Sunday. People with umbrellas watched on Shrewsbury Street while others sat in cars as a steady rain fell on the street...
Get ready for St. Roch's Festval in Greenwich
St. Roch Church, 10 St. Roch Ave., will hold its traditional Italian feast for four days this week, followed by a procession from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday. The festival will take place from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Pizza fritta, with tailor-made dough straight from Arthur Ave. in the Bronx, is one of the favorite eats...
Columbus Day and Indigenous People’s Day are both replaced
By Linda Conner Lambeck First it was Columbus Day, then it was Indigenous People's Day, now the city school board has renamed the holiday that falls on the second Monday in October Italian Heritage Day. Kate Rivera, the board member who proposed taking "Columbus" out of Columbus Day, said she is satisfied with the name change becaus...
The 17th Annual Federal Hill Stroll
Mangia Bene! The 17th Annual Federal Hill Stroll will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Stroll through one of Providence's most flavorful neighborhoods, while sampling signature cuisine or enjoying exclusive discounts at restaurants, shops and galleries. For one low price of $30 plus tax, you will receive an admission b...