Sicilian Tenors at the Bijou Theatre
When: Saturday, December 10th @ 8pm—10pm Where: Bijou Theatre Bridgeport, 275 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Purchase tickets online or call 203-258-8205 and ask for Jen. For more information, email info@bijoutheatre.org For more information visit www.siciliantenors.com Three marvelous tenor voices combine for...
The Story of an Italian Artisan Cheese Maker
By John Carafoli I had heard of Wolf Meadow Farm and Luca Mignogna when I was writing Great Italian American Food in New England. About two hours north of my home on Cape Cod, Luca makes and sells handcrafted, totally authentic, good Italian artisan cheese. Since cheese like this is so hard to find on Cape, my trips to Wolf Meadow was well worth t...
Newburyport Chamber Music Festival welcomes Gabriele Carcano
Gotta be Italy, right?After all, Gabriele Carcano, if you haven't guessed from the name, is Italian. And, although he's not Italian, Newburyport Chamber Music Festival artistic director David Yang has been flying over to Italy usually at least twice a year, performing at Incontri a Canna and Ischia, two international chamber music festivals, both i...
Geno Auriemma calls men's college basketball game 'a joke'
Geno Auriemma isn't exactly known for being the friendliest or easiest guy to get along with in sports, especially in the realm of women's college basketball. Yet the UConn Huskies coach, who has won over 900 career games in NCAA women's basketball as a head coach and has around an .875 winning percentage, says that men's college basketball is...
Yale Law School aiding Middletown woman who was deported
By Mary O'Leary Sal Milardo broke down several times as he described the last four years following his mother's deportation to Italy after she had lived in the United States for almost 50 years. "My mother has served as a caretaker and guardian angel for all of us," Milardo said. "She has always been there when we neede...
July 14, 1863: The day the North End said ‘no’ to conscription
by James Pasto The Boston Draft Riot of July 14, 1863, is remembered more as the "North End Draft Riot," since it began in the North End and the worst part of it occurred in the nei. The context was the American Civil War and the resistance of many Irish immigrants to conscription into the Union Army. Immigrant resistance stemmed...
Mary Menna becomes VP/Market Manager for Greater Media Boston
Station group owner Greater Media says Rob Williams is leaving his position as vice president and market manager of the company's Boston radio properties. His last day will be Friday, Aug. 21. He will be replaced by Mary Menna. Williams, who has been commuting from Connecticut to Boston since he joined the company in 2012, has accepted another...
Can Jimmy Garoppolo become the next great Italian-American QB?
By Michael Bergmann In the NFL, Some of the all-time greats have been Italian-American. Vince Lombardi, the namesake for the NFL's Super Bowl trophy, Joe Montana, who won four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers, Dan Marino, who led the Miami Dolphins to the playoffs 10 times in his 17 year career, and Vinny Testaverde, a Heisman...
Our Gourmet: Radici offers eclectic, rustic Italian cuisine
Every time we're in Portsmouth, I'm amazed at the number of well-established restaurants I still haven't visited in the town where I grew up. Radici had been one of them, but we've now checked that off the list after a great dinner that made us feel like we were dining in the Italian countryside. Radici occupies a fairly small storefront o...
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Festival Day Processional in Springfield's South End
In anticipation of the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in mid-July, members of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society carried a statue of the Blessed Mother through the streets of the South End to their headquarters, where they provided a free brunch and music for the community. As it was carried outside the church, the procession paused s...
Malden Musings: The Bocce Ball Dream Team
By Peter Levine Congratulations to the 2016 Italian American Citizen's Club Bocce Ball champs, the unpretentiously named, "Dream Team!" Led by Paul "The Hitter" Doyle the DT defeated the resilient "Team Postmen" in a five-match set, three games to two. It was a battle for the ages as the fifth and deciding game was a narrow 11-10 victory for the D...
Announcing the 84th Annual Grande Festa in Honor of San Rocco, Malden, Massachusetts
Sponsored by the Saint Rocco Fraternal Society of Malden August 9th — 11th, 2013 Beer and Wine Garden, Wheel of Luck, $5,000.00 Raffle, Food, Games and Live Entertainment all weekend. Fun for everyone! Festival hours: Friday 6–11 PM; Saturday 6–11 PM; Sunday 1–9 PM Read more Fonte: Magna Grece