Altomonte's Italian Market Opens New Bakery and Caffe' In Warminster, PA
The wait is over. Alto's Bakery and Caffe' by Altomonte's is finally open on Street Road in Warminster. It's a new place to quickly grab sweet treats and your Italian favorites from Altomonte's, the popular Italian Market with locations on York Road and in Doylestown. It's open Monday - Friday from 7 am - 2 pm and 4 pm - 8 pm plus Saturdays from 8...
Crecchio, the medieval village where a king found refuge
Crecchio is a small village located in the province of Chieti, within the Abruzzo region in central Italy, known for its well-preserved historical features, including its striking castle. It is also a member of the I Borghi più Belli d’Italia (The Most Beautiful Villages of Italy) association, which reflects its picturesque and culturally rich char...
‘The Barber of Seville’ comes to UCPAC
Light Opera of New Jersey presents Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” at the Union County Performing Arts Center, 1601 Irving St., Rahway, on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. Bribery, deception and disguise: Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” tells the story of two young lovers on a quest to be together. The main character, Figaro, needs all his wiles...
Italian cheeses exports soar globally
The export trajectory of Italian cheeses remains on a steady ascent, boasting a turnover of 4.1 billion euros in the initial ten months of 2023. These figures, signaling a global surge of 13.7% and a 15.8% uptick in the European market, are unveiled through analyses conducted by Confcooperative, the association of Italian cooperative producers, lev...
‘Call it the broken table’: Big Belly’s Italian-American Kitchen offers meal, warm rest stop for those in need
A hot meal and warm place to rest are that much more important as Kansas City, Missouri, continues in the single digits. People like Shera McClelland see the worst of it. “I work at a hospital, and me and my son were talking — there’s literally people freezing to death,” McClelland said. McClelland and her son were talking about it on the way to Bi...
A Brief History of Italian Opera
in December 2023, on the eve of the premier of Verdi’s Don Carlo at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, UNESCO announced that the practice of Italian opera singing had joined its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The UN’s agency described opera singing as “a physiologically controlled way of singing that enhances the carrying power of the voice in aco...
WTI Events: January 30, 2024 Inauguration of the exhibition "Mother Cabrini and the Pilgrim Angels"
January 30, 2024 Roma, Italy
Notre Dame confers honorary degrees at academic convocation in Rome
At an academic convocation on Monday (Jan. 29) at its Rome Global Gateway, the University of Notre Dame conferred honorary degrees on three distinguished leaders: Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums; Bishop Brian Farrell, L.C., secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity; and Roberto Benigni, an internationally acclaimed act...
Italian American Future Leaders 2: Rise of I Giovani
Within the Italian-American community, there is an ever-present concern that younger generations simply aren’t interested in their Italian heritage, a sentiment echoed among the older generation like a haunting refrain. The question, “How do we engage the youth” has been asked time and again, but until now, no one ever cared to answer it. Last Janu...
Why are there so many Randazzo king cake shops? Here's the family history
The Randazzo family has held a storied place in king cake history for more than a half century, since patriarch Salvador "Sam" Randazzo and his sons crafted their recipe in his St. Bernard Parish bakery in 1965. But after his grandson, Manny Randazzo Jr., opened a Metairie bakery in 1992 and started selling king cake using the family's original rec...
Connecticut school district facing backlash after stripping Veterans Day, Columbus Day from holiday calendar
A Connecticut school district is facing backlash after deciding to strip Veterans and Columbus days from its official holiday calendar in a controversial vote by the school board last week. Students at Stamford public schools will no longer get the day off on both holidays for the next two school years after the board voted 5-3 to remove them Tuesd...
Discovering the Madonie Park, a true wonder of Sicily
If you are looking for a vacation that allows you to immerse yourself in the unspoiled beauty of nature and discover the thousand-year history of Sicily, you cannot fail to visit the Madonie Park. This spectacular natural park, located in the northeastern part of Sicily, offers breathtaking landscapes, rich biodiversity and a number of fascinating...