An Italian Street Food Pop-Up Brings Comfort to Boston, Starting With Arancini
New pop-up Koselig Posto — touting Italian roots and Norwegian vibes — is here to comfort chilly Bostonians with warm arancini. The business is currently popping up at local breweries and other venues. In Norwegian, the word koselig gets at roughly the same concept as the Danish idea of hygge (which had a moment in the United States a few years bac...
Nardelli’s to open new Norwalk location in March
Nardelli's Grinder Shoppe is expecting to open its new location in Norwalk soon. The new deli, which will be located at 345 Main Ave., is expected to open in March, Nardelli’s co-owner and franchiser Marco Nardelli said. It was originally planned to be opened in December 2021, but Nardelli said that the opening was delayed due to the pandemic and s...
Via in New Haven aims to draw young crowd with Italian street food, cocktails and neon signs
With neon signs, smoking cocktails and two living walls with thousands of plants, Via in New Haven isn't your nonna's Italian restaurant. The gastrobar, which opened on Crown Street in October, specializes in Italian-influenced street food and small plates — and offers plenty of Instagram material, between its graffitied restroom hallway, drinks wi...
NH bill to keep Columbus Day, observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day in August draws opposition
A Republican-backed bill to preserve Columbus Day and have New Hampshire celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in August drew opposition at a public hearing this week, in a reprise of a fight last legislative session when Abenaki leaders spoke against the August date. Rep. Jess Edwards, an Auburn Republican, who is a co-sponsor of HB 1173, favored the...
HDC OKs Columbus-Replacement Statue
Cristoforo Colombo was always aloft on his pedestal, looking out toward the harbor and sea, to catch the next ship and to sail off to his next conquest. His replacement – the Italian, or perhaps universal, immigrant family – will have come from the sea, from far away, and to stay, to put down roots and to begin their American success stories. That’...
NOIAW News: Robin Tagliaferri Named as RI President
The National Organization of Italian American Women announced the appointment of Robin Tagliaferri as the new Rhode Island Region President to its membership on the 6th of January, 2022. Tagliaferri brings to NOIAW a deep, well-rounded portfolio in nonprofit administration. Her career spans some 25 years with experience in museums, arts organizatio...
Mario’s Pizzeria makes major impact in Somers
When Mario Ferrentino and Nikko Plescia took over the space that would become Mario’s Pizzeria and Ristorante on South Road, the space was a dilapidated mess, but after nearly six months of work, the two lifelong friends were able to give the place a new, polished look — while still offering classic Italian eats. “It was daunting walking in here th...
Lost and found: The far-fetched journey a treasured baseball took from Descalso’s bat and back into his hands 11 years later
The baseball no one knew was missing rested after its 3,158-mile, coast-to-coast journey for almost seven years in a dresser drawer near the Atlantic on Massachusetts’ Cape Ann peninsula. It established residency nestled next to a cherished Little League ball once socked by the owner’s son for a homer and nearby this agreeable newcomer, a Mookie Be...
‘We took a leap of faith’: 30 years later Moe’s Italian Sandwiches still a staple in Exeter
Patti O'Leary said it's hard to believe that she's been behind the counter of Moe's Italian Sandwiches of Exeter for three decades. "I think a lot back to the good old days... to the first customers that opened our doors...right up to our customers that continue to keep our doors open," she said. "How blessed we are to still be in business." O'Lear...
Anthony Iapoce named Senior Hitting Coordinator of Boston Red Sox
Proud Italian American Anthony Iapoce has joined the Boston Red Sox as senior hitting coordinator in their player development department. He was previously the hitting coach of the Rangers (2016-2018) and Cubs (2019-2021). Iapoce was also a special assistant to the GM in Chicago from 2013-2015, where he oversaw the organization’s minor league hitti...
The Child is the Teacher – The Life of Maria Montessori
Tuesday March 1, 2022 — 6 p.m. EST. Zoom Webinar (Register Here). Join us for a conversation with author Cristina De Stefano, celebrating the release of her book The Child is the Teacher – The Life of Maria Montessori. Moderated by Chiara Durazzini of I AM Books. The series “Libriamo! From Italy with Books” is presented by I AM Books in collaborat...
Donizetti’s ‘Don Pasquale’: Vocal pyrotechnics and relentless comedy
Barn Opera presents “Don Pasquale,” Gaetano Donizetti’s comic opera, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11 and 12, at the Barn Opera House, 1321 Pearl St. in Brandon, VT. “Don Pasquale,” Gaetano Donizetti’s comic opera, is one of those delightful farces in which the music and the laughs seem to compete — but the music always wins. “It has these...