Dining review: Rosalina is a new Italian classic in Providence
By Jenna Pelletier The last thing Rhode Island needed was another Italian-American restaurant, I thought. All angles seemed to be covered, from the classic Federal Hill restaurants to upscale Al Forno to no-frills Mike's Kitchen in Cranston. What more could another one offer? Come to find out, the relatively new Rosalina, in downtown Pro...
Pannese Society give thanks to local businesses for support
By Pete Fontaine Joseph Spremulli, who serves as president of the Pannese Society of Rhode Island, made a unique two-stop road trip last Thursday morning. The Italian-American non-profit's elder statesman did so to deliver what he called "two important thank yous" at two different locations. Spremulli, who lives in Johnston, didn't h...
Coolidge Corner Theatre Presents Verdi’s Nabucco
When: Sunday, May 12, 2013 — 10 a.m. Where: Coolidge Corner Theatre — 290 Harvard Street, Brookline MA [map]As part of its "Opera in Cinema" series, the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline will offer — on May 12 — a rare chance to enjoy a genre-defining masterwork by Giuseppe Verdi. Containing some of the greatest choral music ever composed, the...
Bar Guide: Two-in-1 Vignola Cinque Terre the best of Old World
Portland may not have a Little Italy like New York or Boston, but it certainly has a slice of the old country with chef Lee Skawinski's Vignola Cinque Terre. Even the stroll down Wharf Street, with its precarious cobblestones and lively foot traffic, makes for a more authentic experience. The entrance of the restaurant on Dana Street is dr...
Giuseppe Giangregorio: The Italian “Ambassador” Behind Green Cross Pharmacy’s Counter
"Let's sit down in my office," says Giuseppe Giangregorio after agreeing to my impromptu request for an interview. We do sit down — on two small folding chairs he keeps between two of the many shelves in his Green Cross Pharmacy. That's when I realize there is no office. Instead, we are sitting in a corner of the store he and his brother Fernando h...
Part-time Italian Instructor, Rockland, Maine
Penobscot School, a nonprofit center for language learning and international exchange in MidCoast Maine, seeks a native Italian speaker to instruct four levels of Italian courses, conduct tutorials and immersion programs and to assist with cultural events throughout the academic year. This position is available September, 2015 and requires...
Wanted: Families To Host Italian Students in July
by Susan petroni An Italian High School leadership program is bringing 14 international students to Framingham in mid-July. The high school students were selected to take part in this pilot initiative and will arrive in the Commonwealth for a 3-week program. Each student will live with a local family to discover what day to d...
Informational talk planned for Southern Vermont Arts Center's Italy trip
The Southern Vermont Art Center will hold an informational meeting for those interested in participating in its April workshop to Tuscany, Italy. The meeting will take place on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Southern Vermont Art Center. There will be wine and cheese provided, and a slideshow presentation will take place in Gallery II...
Hartford’s “Little Italy”, CT
By Mike Messina In the early 1900s, Hartford was a booming economic center. Italy, on the other hand, suffered both economically and socially. Hundreds of thousands of Italian men looked for unskilled work in other countries; many eventually headed to the United States. Hartford's potential job opportunities attracted Italians and soon the...
Lakes Region Italian Cultural Club hosts Piccolo Market
The April meeting of the NH Lakes Region Cultural Club took place at the Weirs Community Center on April 26 and featured the owner of Piccolo Market as the guest speaker and caterer. Bill Bennett spoke about his passion for Italian cooking which came from his Italian mother and his successful market located in Moultonboro. His market featu...
A fig tree grows in Maine
Ten years ago, Don Endrizzi planted a fig tree outside his home, which sits a long stone's throw from Maine's largest salt marsh. Beach plum, cord grass, quack grass, foxtail barley, chaffy sedge, glasswort, poison ivy and cattails – also mosquitoes – call the marsh home. Fig trees do not. Home is the Mediterranean, where the fruits of the...
Boston’s colorful turn-of-the-century Carnevale
On February 4, 1895, the headline of the Boston Globe read as follows:Eleven Masquerading Italians. They Disturb the Sabbath Stillness of the North End by Celebrating a Carnival which Closes Feb 27." The article went on to describe the event and its consequences. Out for "as good a time as could be had," over 1,000 men, women, and children swung in...