Springfield (MA) celebrates Italian Heritage Month with flag raising
October is Italian Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and honor the rich culture and contributions of Italian-Americans in the US. Earlier Tuesday afternoon, the city of Springfield held a flag-raising ceremony to commemorate this observance and recognize the generations of Italians in their community. Italian-Americans in Springfield came togethe...
Parade: Worcester's Italian heritage takes to the street (Shrewsbury) on Sunday
The white sidewalk on Shrewsbury Street has been given a touch of green and red paint, a sign of things to come. The annual Shrewsbury Street Italian Heritage Parade will be held Sunday, with the first marchers stepping off at noon. The westbound route covers the length of Shrewsbury Street, starting near the intersection of Belmont Street and endi...
Rome and Pompeii: Discovering and Preserving the Past
Thursday, October 10, 2024 6:30pm. Kimball Library - 5 Academy Ave, Atkinson, NH. Hosted By: Atkinson Historical Society. Register HERE. Rome and Pompeii were part of the "Grand Tour" for upper-class elite from the 17th through the 19th centuries, and remain today the primary sites through which we reach back into the Roman empire's past. R. Scott...
Red Sox honor radio voice Joe Castiglione who is retiring after 42 years
The Boston Red Sox honored longtime radio voice Joe Castiglione, who called his final game Sunday, with an on-field pregame ceremony. The 77-year-old Castiglione, who was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer with the Ford C. Frick Award, has been the team's lead radio voice since 1983. During the ceremony, the team played highligh...
Greg Gizzi named Grand Marshal for 2024 Italian Heritage Parade
Newport is gearing up for its annual Italian Heritage Parade, with Greg Gizzi at the helm as the 2024 Grand Marshal. Gizzi, a former president of Forum Lodge #391, Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, is set to lead the procession on October 14, 2024. The parade kicks off at 10:30 a.m. from St. Joseph’s Church, winding its way through Newp...
Italian American Podcast Ep: 338 When Two Little Italy Collide: The North End Meets Mulberry Street
Join us in this lively episode of the Italian American Podcast as we welcome special guests from Boston, two brothers and their sister, who share their expertise on Italian feasts and the fascinating blend of their Irish and Italian heritage. Listen in as we prepare for the iconic Festa delle Tutte Feste, San Gennaro, and explore the strategic, and...
The Noble Journey Sculpture Will Be Dedicated This Sunday
Please join us this Sunday, September 29, at 1:00pm at St. Leonard Church, 320 Hannover St. Boston, MA, for the dedication of "The Noble Journey" sculpture. This sculpture honors not just our Italian immigrant ancestors, but all immigrants, who have come to Boston and The North End to make their new lives in America. For more info on the sculpture...
Italian American Alliance Columbus Day Celebration at East Boston's Tall Ship Park
This year, the Italian American Alliance will again host a Columbus Day Italian-American Cultural Celebration on COLUMBUS DAY, Monday, October 14, 2024 from NOON to 4:00 P.M. The Tall Ship Park is located at 1 East Pier Drive in East Boston, Pier 1. It is a short walk from the Maverick Square MBTA Station in East Boston. The venue offers a magnific...
Nonna’s Pizza & Pasta prepares traditional Italian dishes
Esli Molina, 37, worked at pizzerias in Norwalk and Greenwich in his 20s, learning the business in hopes of owning his own restaurant one day. Thirteen years later, he opened Nonna’s Pizza & Pasta at 140 Main St. in Monroe, next to Chuck’s Corner. “I always wanted to have my own place,” Molina said during the grand opening celebration Wednesday aft...
Exhibit Celebrates Life and Art of Prof. Enrico Pinardi (1934-2021)
This exhibit runs from October 3-25 at Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College (600 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Providence, RI), with an opening reception on Thursday, October 3, from 4-7 p.m. The late Enrico Vittorio Pinardi, known to his friends, family and students as “Henry,” was a nationally acclaimed artist and professor of art who taught at RIC...
IAOVC Elects New Hampshire Governor & State Legislature to Hall of Fame for Preserving Columbus Day by State Law
The Italian American One Voice Coalition (“IAOVC”), America’s largest independent Italian American anti-bias organization, has elected the New Hampshire State Legislature and Governor Chris Sununu to its “IAOVC Hall of Fame” for passage of HB 1014, which mandates, by state law, that cities and towns are now required to recognize Columbus Day on the...
New Saint Padre Pio statue unveiled at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church celebrated the Italian ‘Saint Padre Pio’ by unveiling a new statue on Sunday. After mass, there was a procession with an Italian marching band through the streets of the South End, followed by a reception at the Italian Club on Winthrop Street. We spoke with Salvatore Circosta, president of the Springfield Sons and D...