The dinner companion is gripped by euphoria. He moans. "I am so happy right now," he says. He's just had his first bite of a "Marilyn" pizza from Dola Pizzeria Napoletana, the latest restaurant concoction from 20 Railroad Public House partners Benjamin Downing and Laura Shack, who is also the culinary brains behind Firefly in Lenox.But Dola, which...

The group that has been fighting to save Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church from demolition postponed an appearance it was to make before the Historical Commission Thursday night, when it was to make its case for a study committee to look into the creation of a local historic district in the area of the former church. In an email sent out Thursday mor...

Jenny Tonks, a professional genealogist, will present a program on Italian genealogy on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. at the Memorial Hall LIbrary (2 North Main Street, Andover, MA). The program will focus on Italian emigration to the U.S., the relevant demographic patterns that help break through brick walls, and strategies for corresponding direct...

Hey everyone! Valentines Day is coming up, and one of the top foods made with Love is the meatball! That's why we're having our First Annual Meatball Contest on Saturday, February 10th, from 12 noon to 3 PM at the Victor Emanuel Lodge #1646 Sons of Italy, 124 Washington St, Haverhill 01832! If you love meatballs, then for $2 at the door, you can co...

Fairsted Kitchen bid farewell to Brookline on New Year’s Eve, but owner Steve Bowman has already replaced his beloved restaurant with a new one: Grassona’s Italian. It’s not that Bowman didn’t still love Fairsted — he loved it very much — but rather he felt it was simply time for a change. “Some restaurants — like the French Laundry, for example —...

Women over 55 will show off beauty with a brogue this weekend at the St. Patrick's Committee of West Springfield's annual Senior Colleen Pageant. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Dante Club, 1198 Memorial Ave., and the event starts at 7. Tickets are $10 at the door. Money raised from the event will benefit senior women of West Springfield.

Un’invenzione tutta italiana che ha fatto il suo debutto negli Usa. È e-REAL, Enhanced Reality Lab, che si propone come il punto d’incontro tra reale e virtuale in ambito medico. Un ambiente dove gli oggetti fisici e digitali coesistono ed interagiscono, ad esempio un elettrocardiografo reale con un ecografo virtualizzato, o un paziente simulato co...

The first Fra Angelico painting to reach the United States had a secret. In 1899, Isabella Stewart Gardner acquired Assumption and Dormition of the Virgin, one of four works in a series by the Italian Renaissance painter depicting scenes from the Virgin Mary’s life. Angelico, a 15th century friarwho specialized in religious frescoes, was renowned f...

Saturday, February 24, 6-8 PM EST. I Am Books - 189 North St, Boston 02113. The inspiring and irresistible true story of the women who broke barriers and finish-line ribbons in pursuit of Olympic Gold. When Betty Robinson assumed the starting position at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, she was participating in what was only her fourth-ever org...

One of the many Italian restaurants in Boston’s North End may soon have a new sibling nearby. The owners of Pellino’s Ristorante (2 Prince St., Boston) have purchased the property that previously housed a Pinkberry frozen yogurt shop (283 Hanover St., Boston) and are seeking permission to change the use of the space to allow for seating and a beer,...