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by Darcy Sprague   Italian journalist Lucio Luca joined Texas State March 26 for a special lecture on his latest book.   Luca focused on Sicilian immigrants who found their way to success in the United States. Luca was joined by his editor, Maria Elena Vittorietti, and the only two native Sicilians living in Texas, Fabio and Tiziana T...

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By Anne-Gerard Flynn   Several area women, including Anna Daniele, owner of La Fiorentina Pastry Shop, are featured in the recently published book, "Daughters, Dads and the Path through Grief: Tales from Italian America." The book is co-authored by Northampton resident Lorraine Mangione, who holds a doctorate in psychology and teaches a...

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The death of Giovanna Piccozzi's daughter changed her life in an instant. Her memoir, "Umbrian Twilight" (published by AuthorHouse), tells of her retreat to rural Italy. The gentle madness of everyday life and the brio her friends and neighbors share with her help her to heal. She shares just enough to make readers understand the value of the joy a...

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A couple weeks back, I participated in a Twitter chat (#pantrychat, Tuesdays at 4 p.m.) on cookbooks. It was a blast to see what people across the country had to say about cookbooks, from favorite to most sentimental — and the strong opinions of some about never using one. I also loved sharing about my mom's stain-splattered "Joy of Cooking," the s...

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By Steven Campo   I am the descendent of Sicilians from both my father and mother's side of the family. I grew up in a small town in Louisiana that had a large Sicilian population throughout the 1900's.   We were raised to be proud of our Sicilian heritage. Our grandparents spoke English, but often spoke to us in Sicilian. Hearing non...

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This is the year that the Blue Ridge Parkway is depicted on North Carolina's version of the America the Beautiful quarter. For a parkway that is America's longest linear park, and which reportedly has been the most visited unit of the Department of the Interior's National Park Service every year except for one since 1946, it sure doesn't get a...

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Una sorpresa inattesa e molto gradita. Questa mattina è arrivata direttamente dagli Stati Uniti d'America la docente della Wayne State University di Detroit Emanuela Marionni (originaria di San Marco – Gubbio, vive a Earborn Michigan) che ha fatto visita al sindaco Massimiliano Presciutti.   La professoressa ha portato con sé alcuni libri de...

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September 19 (Saturday) 2:00 pm. Author Dr. David Mercaldo will present his latest book The Other Italians. The book is an historical view of a major component of the Italian and Italian American culture dealing with the historical legacy of the Roman Catholic Church and its new millennia transitions. Dr. Mercaldo has authored several books, w...

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By Jade Scipioni   He shot to fame with his carb-filled Italian-American cuisine and his countless cooking reality shows. Now 12 books later, Celebrity Chef Rocco DiSpirito is on a mission to end obesity.   "The mission of my brand is to reverse obesity in America. The problem with food in America is that delicious and healthy don't c...

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FEBRUARY 08, 2016. 06:00 PM. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011. The Guardian of Mercy. How an Extraordinary Painting by Caravaggio Changed an Ordinary Life Today (2016, Arcade Publishing) by Terence Ward. Introduced by Stefano Albertini (NYU) and Pellegrino D'Acierno...

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