Italian American Neighborhoods – Boston
Boston's Italian neighborhood is called the North End. It has a strong Italian flair and numerous Italian restaurants. The North End is also Boston's oldest neighborhood and it still possesses an old-world charm kept alive by its mostly Italian-American population. Since the completion of the Big Dig and the demolition of the old elevated Southeast...
CD Review: Italian vocalist, Maine flutist make beautiful music together
By Steve Feeney Italy has welcomed American jazz artists over the years, often providing musical support for them from a cadre of homegrown players. Things sort of came full circle when local jazz/world/klezmer flutist Carl Dimow met the accomplished Italian vocalist Giuppi Paone in the summer of 2012 while she was visiting a friend i...
Food & Wine Tasting for Charity
"Service Above Self" is the motto for UNICO National, the largest Italian-American service organization in the United States. Their upcoming Beer and Wine tasting will raise money for their scholarship fund. Adam Provost and John Thomas shared more. Food & Wine Tasting - Saturday, October 26th - 7:00PM to 9:00PM Basketball H...
Two Opera Companies Gear Up for Rossini
by Amy Lilly Vermont's hills are alive with slowly building Rossini crescendos. As it happens, the state's two established summer opera destinations — the Opera Company of Middlebury and the Waitsfield-based Green Mountain Opera Festival — will both produce comic operas this season by that master of musical hilarity, Gioachino Rossini. &n...
The Art of Italian Cuisine --- Classes Begin September 24
Discover your inner chef and Italy's incredibly diverse culinary landscape to create your own 3 course masterpiece! Six classes introduce the distinct and exciting cuisines of 6 Italian regions. Each class lasts 4 hours. You will cook in a newly equipped kitchen at the Dante Alighieri Society in Kendall Square, Cambridge, and enjoy your meal with w...
Southington Unico to award Gold Medal to Michael Fasulo
The Southington chapter of Unico has chosen Michael Fasulo to receive its 2014 Gold Medal. Fasulo, chairman of the Board of Park Commissioners and a community volunteer, is scheduled to receive the award at the Unico's dinner May 20 at the Aqua Turf Club. "Mike is a very dedicated person in the community, very well-liked ... an outsta...
Feature Obituary: Vincent A. DiFillipo, former Portland deputy fire chief, 63
by Tom Bell Vincent "Vinny" A. DiFillipo Sr., who rose up the ranks at the Portland Fire Department and retired as deputy chief in 2010, died on Dec. 22. He was 63. He was devoted to the Fire Department, his family and his friends, said his wife, Joyce DiFillipo. "If you had him as a friend, you had him forever," she said. "He wa...
Nanni & Tata Brings Taste of Naples to Lawrence
Ah, bella Napoli — one of Europe's oldest and most flavorful metropolises, the very heart of empires past. With its bustling center built upon rich volcanic soil alongside a bountiful sea, and home to archaeological treasures, Naples boasts a flavor unlike any other in Italy. Behind Naples' aging façades is a city very much alive. In crevi...
Enrico Rennella makes his Boston Debut with his one man comedy show
When: Friday, October 7, 2016Where: Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MAA life in comedy was probably in the stars from his April fool's birthdate for Enrico Rennella. Born in Paris 30 years ago, Mr. Rennella, who moved to Naples at the age of one, performs in his native Italian. He said he tried to break into the comedy cl...
Friends of the Italian Cultural Center of Boston Announce 2016 Thomas M. Menino Awards
Friends of the Italian Cultural Center of Boston, Inc. (FICCB) today announced the recipients of the 2016 Thomas M. Menino awards. Federico Cortese, Music Director for the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, and Silvio Micali, MIT Ford Professor of Engineering, will receive their recognition on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Italianissimo!, FICCB's annual even...
Sweet soppressata alla Salumeria Italiana di Boston
Voglia di sapori nostrani in America? Il vostro palato agogna una bella fetta di crudo o una bruschetta fatta a regola d'arte? Tutto sotto controllo, non fatevi prendere dal panico, per questi piaceri della tavola vi aspetta la Salumeria Italiana di Boston. Questo piccolo locale, stracolmo di leccornie italiane, nasce nel 1962, nella zona...
Italian Heritage Month Kick-Off at State House
The annual kick off of Italian Heritage Month was held on October 1, 2013 at the Grand Staircase of the State House. The 2013 Italian American Month Award recipients were Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Public Service Award, and Alessandro Golkar, Rising Young Professional Award. Once again the generosity of Donato Frattaroli and the Frattaroli Fa...