New Town’s Sapori Closes; Plans for New Italian Eatery
Sapori, an Italian-American fusion restaurant in New Town closed last week, but its owner plans to re-open the restaurant with a new name, menu and management. The restaurant opened in July 2013 in a large building at the intersection of Center and Courthouse streets in New Town. Read more Source: http://wydaily.com...
4th of July Celebration at ITAM Post 40 in Milford
The Italian American War Veterans Post 40 is holding a fundraising event during the Milford 4th of July celebration from 5-11 pm. We will be selling burgers, dogs, sausages, cotton candy, and popcorn on the post outdoor grounds. We have face painting and red white and blue glow necklaces for sale as well. All proceeds to benefit...
Cake Boss Bakery to Open at Mohegan Sun
Sweet treats are coming to Mohegan Sun. Carlo's Bakery, of TLC's hit series "Cake Boss," will open its doors at the casino in Uncasville on Saturday, Sept. 12. Those in search of an Italian pastry or specialty cake will be able to visit the new venue from 7 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday and from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Satu...
Norwich Italian Heritage group will celebrate 25 years with fireworks
By Ryan Blessing The Italian Heritage and Cultural Committee of Norwich is planning for its 25th annual Taste of Italy, to be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 10 at Howard T. Brown Memorial Park. Frank Jacaruso, president of the group, explained the significance of the event as well as upcoming events being planned for the fall. What is new a...
Where to Find Italy in America: Boston's North End
We continue our series "Where to Find Italy in America", part of the Italian-American section, devoted to Italian-American communities in the United States: where they live, where they gather, where to find a little bit of Italy in different U.S. cities and states. Boston's North End, once the core of the city's 'Little Italy', has managed...
Q&A WITH SUSAN TEJADA, AUTHOR OF “IN SEARCH OF SACCO & VANZETTI”
Two Italian immigrants, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, were arrested in May 1920 in Brockton, Massachusetts. They were charged with murdering two guards in nearby South Braintree one month earlier, and escaping with fifteen thousand dollars in payroll cash that the guards had been delivering to a shoe factory. Sacco, a skilled worker at anot...
Spaghetti Spots In Massachusetts
"A mano" means "by hand" in Italian and that's exactly how Chef Antonio Bettencourt makes the pasta at his A Mano Italian Kitchen & Pizzeria in Salem's Pickering Wharf. "I love to take flour, water and eggs and then turn it from just a pile of stuff into a full meal," he says. "It still kinda fascinates me as a cook to see flour become...
North End laureate, Part II
Two years after the death of his father, John Ciardi moved with his family from the North End out to the "country" (i.e., Medford) and into a house they shared with Aunt Christina and Uncle Alec. Together, the families struggled to make ends meet. Echoing the lives of many North Enders, Christina worked at Schraff's as a candy dipper while Alec wa...
Cambridge Changes Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day
The Cambridge City Council has voted unanimously to change Christopher Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day. Councilor Nadeem Mazen, who proposed the idea, said it is important to reclaim October 11 as a day for Native Americans. Mazen said there was an overwhelming level of support from students, residents, workers, culture agents and thou...
Fascinating facts about Boston’s North End feasts
By Marisa Dellatto > 1903 — Year the first feast, for Madonna della Grazie, took place in the North End > 1910 — Year the Fisherman's Feast, the longest-running feast, started > 1919 — Year St. Anthony's Feast, the largest Italian religious festival in New England, began > 10 — Number of feasts celebrated in the North End at...
Dine Out Maine: At Solo Italiano, there is magic in simplicity
Three months ago, if you had asked me to predict at which restaurant I would eat jaw-achingly sweet blackberries – plump as a toddler's thumb and picked that morning by our server as she walked through a South Portland park – I would never have guessed Solo Italiano. Vinland, sure. Maybe even Fore Street or Local Sprouts Café, but not a glass-and-e...
Braintree to host IACO guest speaker presentation
Rosalind A. Cuschera, author of "Journey from San Rocco," will be the guest speaker at the Italian-American Cultural Organization meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at Grove Manor, 160 Grove St., Braintree. Cuschera's book was published in 2013, and she received an Honorable Mention Award from The New England Book Festival. The book begins in 1918 w...