Jim Fregosi, All-Star, Dies at 71; Angel Was Traded for Nolan Ryan
Jim Fregosi, a baseball lifer who made six All-Star teams as a player and managed the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies to the National League pennant, but who is probably best known — by New Yorkers, at least — as the player the Mets received from the California Angels in exchange for the future Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan in one of baseball's more i...
New Panthers owner 'committed to winning' and ready to ante up
By Craig Davis New Florida Panthers owner Vincent "Vinnie" Viola said he has one objective in mind and is willing to do what it takes to make it happen. "We are committed to provide the resources to the Florida Panthers necessary to win the Stanley Cup." Viola, a Brooklyn native who rooted for the Rangers since 1963, pointed to Thursday's signin...
Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival hosts an Italian-themed evening
by Melissa Tunstall The Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival may still be six months away (Nov. 6-9), but the annual four-day festival salute to Italian cinema hosts a fundraiser to give us a preview of what to expect on Thurs. May 8. for La Grande Bellezza. The event — an evening of food and film — takes its name from the 2014 Oscar Best...
Italian-American Profiles of Success: Franco Corso
In this week's installment of Ciao Pittsburgh's Italian-American Profiles of Success, we reached all the way down south to Palm Beach, Florida to chat with Franco Corso, a pop-opera international recording artist originally from San Remo, Italy. His voice offers a blend of pop Italian and American operatic style. Known in the music circle...
Miami Lyric Opera marking 10th anniversary with Puccini rarities
by David Fleshler Imagine an opera company that functions with the cold precision of a touring Broadway musical, and you will have imagined everything that Miami Lyric Opera is not. At the low-budget company's 2010 production of Puccini's La Bohème, the orchestra played out of tune and the set looked like it had been delivered fro...
Italian forward Federico Gallinari lands at Sunrise, pursuing college
Federico Gallinari is still adjusting to the way basketball is played in the United States, but lucky for him he has a good mentor to help with the process. Gallinari, a 2017 forward out of Italy, is the younger brother of Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari. "I always talk to him for advice about staying in the U.S," the younger Gallinar...
The X Italian Film Festival
This is, in our opinion, the most relevant annual event for the Italian culture in Atlanta. This initiative is funded and fostered by the amazing Claudio Di Persia. The Festival features eight unreleased Italian films in competition – with one to four film screenings a day. This is a selection of the best Italian films produced during the 2015-2016...
Family is theme of 'Over the River and Through the Woods'
by Katie Winkler "Tengo famiglia: I have a family" is the theme of Flat Rock Playhouse's newest production, "Over the River and Through the Woods," which opens Thursday and runs through June 21. The play, by Joe DiPietro, is a heartwarming comedy about the intergenerational conflicts in one Italian-American family. "There's something...
Ybor's cemetery hosts a show to raise money for maintenance
by Anthony Allred At The Italian Club Cemetery in Tampa's historic Ybor district, maintenance comes at a cost of about $2,500 a month. So to raise money the clubs members are hosting what they are calling the "Italian Club Annual Comedy Music Spectacular of the Year." "You are going to see Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond, Johnny C...
Joe Riley: 40 years in office, 40 years a Spoleto Festival booster
by Sarah Hope Months before winning the mayoral seat he would hold for 40 years, Joe Riley was talking about art. "I remember it like it was yesterday," Riley said, sitting behind his large, crowded desk, reflecting on the Spoleto Festival USA's first 39 years. "What I knew — what I believed — was that a great arts festival, a world-class,...
Rebranded Gran Fondo Italia announces 2014 lineup
The former Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia series has been rebranded as simply Gran Fondo Italia, with a new lineup of events for 2014. In 2013 the series was one of several to usher in this highly popular format of organized rides, which cater to varying skill levels. Those at the front often race to win. Those in the middle strive for personal...
Bella Mente wins championship at Key West regatta
Minneapolis skipper Hap Fauth won an IRC 1-class championship at the Quantum Key West sailing regatta off the Florida Keys on Friday. With two-time Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Terry Hutchinson of Annapolis, Maryland, calling tactics, Bella Mente won the final two races. Read more Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/...