Boston Marathon History: The Day an Italian Won
The Boston Marathon has been running continuously since 1897. It took 93 years for an Italian to win. That Italian is Gelindo Bordin, who finished first in 1990, with a time of 2:08:19. Born in the northern Italian city of Vicenza in 1959, Bordin had previously won the marathon at the 1988 summer Olympics in Seoul, and is still today the only male...
Newpoli explores new folk frontiers in latest release
Boston's own Italian folk group is back! Drawing inspiration from their own members' immigrant experiences, the group is set to realese its fourth album later this month, infusing their southern Italian sound with a fresh wave of originality. "In the last couple of years we've seen so many more young people emigrate from the south of Europ...
Italian Mercatino – Italian Craft Fair
When: October 25, 2015, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Where: Irish American Club, 177 West St. Malden, MA. Please join Donne 2000 celebrating Italian Heritage Month with our first Italian Mercatino. This event will feature handmade crafts and gifts made by our very own members and other local vendors. It will be a great opportunity to purchase uni...
The Boston Marathon’s Italian roots
While the turn-of-the-century roots of Boston Marathon history are predominantly Irish via the organizing 129-year-old Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), there is an impressive Italian presence. Lawrence Brignolia, an Italian-American blacksmith from Cambridge, Mass., won the third race in 1899; and Gelindo Bordin of Vicenza, Italy, won the 94t...
Giacomo's opens on Main Street in Melrose
Doug Haynes and Hunter Dluznieski of North Reading were the second party ever to be seated at Giacomo's Ristorante in Melrose on Monday, minutes after the restaurant's highly anticipated 4 p.m. opening. Having eaten at Giacomo's in the South End, they were thrilled to learn about a more convenient location north of Boston. "They're great, the...
R.I.'s Nick Albanese draws on Italian roots for one-man show
by Channing Gray In the two decades since Nick Albanese got a theater degree from the University of Rhode Island, he's tried his hand at standup, even started a theater group doing one-act plays. But he seems to have found his niche with a one-man show about growing up Italian in Providence's North End. He opened "The Last Sicilian" l...
Coro-Dante Rehearsal for Spring All-Verdi Concert
lunedì 15 aprile 201319.00 a 20.30 Dante Alighieri Cultural CenterKendall Square41 Hampshire StreetCambridge, MA (map) Please come to the Dante Early to sign up/ get music - see below description.CORO-DANTE Ti piacerebbe cantare con noi?
Anti-Fascism on Both Sides of the Atlantic 1922-1945
Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts and Consulate General of Italy Proudly Present Anti-Fascism on Both Sides of the Atlantic, 1922-1945Monday, April 28, 2014 6:30-9:00pm 41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
MITaly Networking Reception: Italian Women in Science
Interested in pursuing a career in science and engineering? Would you like to know more about the bitter and sweets of the life of a scientist and learn how to face those situations? Join MITaly and GWAMIT in this networking session and hear about the experiences of MIT Professors Paola Cappellaro and Paola Rizzoli and Harvard Professor Ka...
St. Catello Society dinner Sept. 7 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven
The 113th anniversary dinner of the Society of Saint Catello will be held next Sunday at Anthony's Ocean View Restaurant in Morris Cove. According to a press release from the organization, Louis Scillia, an active member of the society, will be recognized there for his involvement in carrying on the traditions of his ancestors and the soci...
Italian steakhouse opens in Marshfield
Tim Liston and Nick Cochran are ready to bring some changes to the dining experience in Marshfield with their years of experience preparing shrimp scampi and tiramisu and managing restaurants. The father-son duo, along with a third partner, Adolfo Melendez of Stevens Point, own Di Lucas, the new Italian steakhouse and seafood restaurant ne...
Positano Restaurant relocating to Playhouse property
Westport's Positano Restaurant announces plans to relocate adjacent to Westport Country Playhouse in the space formerly occupied by The Dressing Room Restaurant. Currently located at 233 Hills Point Road, Positano will close at that site on Dec. 31, reopening on the Playhouse property in February 2015. "We're delighted to welcome Positano...