Crowds flock to Italian-American Festival
Italian and American flags lined Center Street as hundreds sampled local eateries, took their children on carnival rides , and browsed local vendors at the 10th annual Italian-American Festival Saturday. On the second day of the free three-day festival, which was held July 25 to 27 and was sponsored by Sons of Italy of Southington and UNIC...
Ballet founder to be Columbus Day mayor in Torrington
by Bruno Matarazzo Jr The founder of the Nutmeg Conservatory will be named Italian mayor for the day on Monday, Columbus Day. The Torrington Chapter of UNICO National and the city announced this week that Sharon Dante, executive director of the Nutmeg Conservatory, would be honored. In 2010, Marjorie Dante, left, was named Italia...
Arte italiana tesoro delle mansion di Newport esposta alla Armory di Park Avenue dalla Preservation Society
di Riccardo Chioni L'atteso appuntamento con la 59.ma edizione del Winter Antiques Show in svolgimento alla Armory Park Avenue ha visto protagonista la Preservation Society of Newport County che ha presentato una mostra intitolata "Newport: The Glamour of Ornament" con opere d'arte appartenenti a 8 storiche magioni.Per l'occasione alla Arm...
BOSTON RICORDA FRANCO MODIGLIANI
Nobel per l'economia nel 1985, morto a Cambridge nel 2003, Franco Modigliani sarà ricordato a Boston martedì prossimo, 9 aprile, con un evento promosso in suo onore dal Mit.
Portsmouth-Italy sister-city deal stirs trans-Atlantic tension
By Joey Cresta PORTSMOUTH — A proposed sister-city relationship with Santarcangelo has fallen apart after officials in the Italian town were apparently insulted by the city's handling of the situation. One local Italian called the development "one more affront to the Italian North Enders" of Portsmouth. The news from Italy is...
Sarino Costa, Radio show host, Italian-American leader, dies
WATERBURY — A popular radio show host, who sought to preserve Italian culture by sharing his knowledge of the country and its music, died Tuesday. Rosario "Sarino" Costa, who founded the show "Carosello Italiano" in 1991, died Tuesday. He was 88. Costa was known for his love of Italy — where he lived until he was 34 — and his local co...
Dining Out with Bruce Newbury talks Cheeses of the Veneto presented at the Elms Masked Venetian Ball & what to expect this September at the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival
On Sunday August 4th, Bruce Newbury radio host of Newport's the Dining Out with Bruce Newbury show invited the Italian Trade Commission and Italian Cheese Expert Margaret Cicogna to his live broadcast at the Chanler Hotel at Cliff Walk to discuss the Italian Cheese Medley presented by Agriform at the Preservation Society of Newport County's much an...
The Legend of Johnny Martino
by James Pasto October is Italian Heritage Month, and I'm certain the pages around me will be filled with tributes to Italians and to the North End. There is certainly a lot to be proud of and a lot to display. But October is also the month of Halloween. A quintessentially American holiday with roots in the native Celtic religion, Hallowee...
A Newport si mangia italiano con l'ICE
By Beatrice Bondi I grandi vini e le specialità della cucina italiana sono stati protagonisti del Newport Mansions Wine & Food, il festival del vino e della gastronomia organizzato dalla Preservation Society of Newport County, che si è tenuto dal 20 al 22 settembre a Newport, in Rhode Island. La partecipazione italiana all'evento è st...
Embrace Your Inner Italian – Help Us Continue Publishing in 2014
Dear Reader,It has been almost a year since Bostoniano launched its monthly print magazine.As you can imagine, putting out a publication as wonderful as Bostoniano is no small undertaking, and it involves no small expense.The community has shown tremendous support throughout this year, but we need help to start our second year on firm financial gro...
Real-Life 'Monuments Man' In Spotlight At New Haven Museum
In 1926, Deane Keller of New Haven won the Prix de Rome, a prestigious award that allowed him to study art in Italy for three years. Little did he know that those three years were setting the stage for his greatest accomplishment. During World War II, President Roosevelt recruited art experts to go to Europe to protect their art treasures...
Opinion: Guinta Should Work to Honor Luigi Del Bianco
By Douglas Gladstone "The truth is like the sun, you can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away." That quote from Elvis Presley. has always struck a chord with me. Especially when my thoughts turn to an obscure Italian immigrant named Luigi Del Bianco. I hope it strikes a chord with U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, R-NH, too. Tha...