Atwells Ave, Federal Hill
Wooster Street in New Haven and Franklin Avenue in South Hartford were hidden treasures as far as restaurants, pizza, and even history; however, they were pretty disappointingly not vibrant Italian American communities.There were very few residents in these neighborhoods of Italian decent. Our next East Coast destination is Atwells Ave in...
Boston Celebrates 200 Years of Carabinieri
Italy's Carabinieri are celebrating 200 years of history this year. The country's military police has a long tradition of valor and courage, but has also been able to reach out to all corners of the globe and establish affiliated branches, like Boston's Sezione Alberto Dalla Chiesa, founded in 2003. The Boston-based group held its 11th anniversary...
Smart Specialization and the Future of Italian Research
When: Friday, April 17, 2015 — 1 to 2:30 p.m.Where: Room 4-163, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MAOn Friday, April 18, MIT's Italian student organization MITaly will hold the event: "Smart Specialization and the Future of Italian Research". The agenda is the following:1:00-200PM: Dr Francesco Grillo, Managing director of the European think...
Un musicista e direttore d’orchestra manduriano negli U.S.A. al Teatro dell’Opera di Boston
di Giuseppe Pio Capogrosso Nel recente contributo sull'immigrazione di nostri concittadini negli Stati Uniti d'America, scaturito dalla consultazione dei registri degli immigranti o Passengerarrival Lists tenuti dal 1892 al 1924, ho segnalato, tra i personaggi illustri, l'allora noto musicista mandurino Oreste Sbavaglia (erroneamente regis...
Italian forward Akele commits to URI
By Bill Koch With its second verbal commitment of the week late Saturday night, the University of Rhode Island is moving closer to finalizing its roster for the 2015-16 season. IMG Academy (Fla.) forward Nicola Akele pledged to the Rams after a whirlwind courtship over the last two months. Akele also held offers from South Fl...
Dine Out Maine: Rustica Cucina Italiana in Rockland
by James H. Schwartz Restaurant names run the gamut. Some are pretentious, many are eponymous, a few become iconic (think Chez Panisse), and others remain purely descriptive. Rustica Cucina Italiana in Rockland falls into that last category. Chef John Stowe's rustic kitchen serves enormous portions of hearty, familiar Italian and...
La Prima Cantata, Songs by Rosaria – My Corner of Boston
by Nicholas Dello Russo This skit has Rosaria singing in French and Italian and I think she does a fantastic job. She is accompanied by the great Sal Marino playing his accordion. After graduating from college Rosaria lived in France and Spain. She was a street singer in the Quartier Latin and sang Edith Piaf songs on the Boulevard san Germai...
Joseph W. Nigro Jr., 75, longtime IBEW union leader
By Bryan Marquard Though Joseph W. Nigro Jr. was born into a family of union electricians, his path to leadership wasn't foreordained. He was initiated into Local 103 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1960, a time when top offices were held by those who had lived through the Great Depression and served in World War II. &nb...
Eataly Boston finally has an opening date
Eataly, the massive set to occupy 45,000 square feet of space in the Prudential Center, is officially opening its doors November 29. The sprawling Italian market, which will take over what used to be the entire Prudential Center food court, will feature three casual sit-down restaurants — La Pizza & La Pasta, Il Pesce, and La Piazza — and...
C.A.S.IT. Gearing Up For Italian Classes in the Fall
Whether you are planning a trip to Italy, wish to communicate with your Italian family or simply want to learn to speak a foreign language, learning to speak Italian is fun! C.A.S.IT., Inc. (Centro Attività Scolastiche Italiane), the education committee under the auspices of the Italian Consulate of Boston, is pleased to invite those who wish to l...
Temporary Job Posting at Consulate General of Italy in Boston
E' indetta una procedura di selezione - che si svolgerà attraverso un colloquio - per l'assunzione di un impiegato a contratto temporaneo da adibire ai servizi di Assistente amministrativo nel settore consolare per la durata di sei mesi. Possono partecipare alla selezione i candidati con i seguenti requisiti:1. abbiano, alla data del prese...
Lost Neighborhood: Portland, Maine’s Little Italy
by Ari Zeiger Producing this documentary seemed impossible at times—where was the conflict? why did this neighborhood matter? who would be the main characters? And most vexing of all: How do you locate a neighborhood that no longer exists!? That was the central paradox at the heart of my radio documentary on Portland, Maine's long-lost Lit...