Rising up from the ground on the outskirts of Brockton, the two-ton, 20-foot statute of Rocky Marciano looms over the city like a god. Wearing boxing trunks wrapped around an Adonis-like body, he stretches his muscular right arm out to deliver the crushing knockout punch against Jersey Joe Walcott that ended their epic 1952 championship fight. In m...
READ MORECi sono due italiani fra i 35 giovani innovatori under 35 che ogni anno, dal 1999, la rivista di tecnologia del Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mit Technology Review, seleziona come i più promettenti in tutta Europa. La prima si chiama Francesca Santoro, ha 32 anni e lavora nel centro dell'Istituto Italiano di tecnologia a Napoli ed è stata...
READ MOREMonica’s Pasta Shop is now open at 141 Richmond Street, on the Freedom Trail, and next to the longstanding Vinoteca di Monica. The homemade pasta story at Monica’s goes back to 1995 when Chef Jorge Mendoza Iturraide brought fresh pasta to the menu at the original Monica’s restaurant. Now, these pastas are available retail along with cheeses, meats,...
READ MORELa senatrice Francesca Alderisi (FI) – eletta nella Circoscrizione Estero, ripartizione Nord e Centro America - è stata impegnata durante il trascorso fine settimana in una serie di incontri con la comunità italiana di Boston, che conta circa venti mila italo-americani. Nella giornata di venerdì, ha incontrato i rappresentanti di alcune delle assoc...
READ MORESaturday, November 17, 6:30 PM. Boston Jewish Film - 1001 Watertown Street, 2nd Floor - West Newton, MA 02465. MFA Remis Auditorium. Director: Valerio Ciriaci. Country: Italy. Language: Italian. Running Time: 31 min. Type of Film: Documentary. An intoxicating short documentary, chronicling a day in the life of Rome’s Jewish community. Roman Jews ha...
READ MOREGood wine paired with good food and a mystery about tainted grappa to solve are among the ingredients for local author Gina Fava’s latest fast-paced thriller. In “Formula: Another HELL Ranger Thriller,” her Formula 1 race car champion and spy Devlin “Lucky” Lucchesi travels to a winery in Verona, Italy, to solve a modern day threat that endangers h...
READ MOREMore than 100 people enjoyed the annual Figli d’Italia (Order of the Sons of Italy) October dinner and party, which celebrates Columbus Day, Italian Heritage Month and Halloween. The event held Oct. 26 at the Knights of Columbus is a highlight of the year for Figli d’Italia. “It’s a Christopher Columbus masquerade ball in honor of our Italian herit...
READ MOREWhen: Sun, November 18, 2018 from 6:30 PM to 11:30 PM EST - Where: Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts, 41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 Ciao a tutti, It's that time of the year that all of you were waiting for...Pasta Night Competition is coming! The four Italian Student Associations existing in the Boston Area (i.e. from BU, Harvard,...
READ MOREIt was a strong showing for reviving Italian-American culture in the North End as over 100 new members were recently sworn in as part of the founding for Lodge #2996 in the Order Sons & Daughters of Italy of America. A formal ceremony was held at the newly restored Saint Leonard Church in Boston’s North End on October 25, 2018 followed by a social...
READ MOREOUTFRONT Media Inc. announced today a partnership with the Italian National Tourist Board to illuminate the sensational experiences and attractions in Italy to spur first-time and return tourism. With picturesque scenes of nature, historical sites, local culture and more, the campaign features experience-focused themes for every type of traveler: s...
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