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Discussing Italian food always proves to be quite a curious concept, as conversations tend to invariably focus on what Americans would refer to as “Italian classics,” such as chicken parmigiana, pizza, and tiramisù.   But what many fail to recognize is that these foods and fine pastas are not the only rudimentary dishes that encapsulate the...

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Obituary from Campbell Funeral Home. Filomena (Gesualdi) Zelano, 89, beloved wife of the late Luigi Zelano, died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Beverly Hospital.   Born in Panni Foggia, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Carlo and Maria (Calitri) Gesualdi. She was raised in Italy and immigrated to the United States in 1960, settling in Beverl...

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The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, part of the national Order Sons of Italy in America, is honoring several leaders in the Italian-American community, and will also award $30,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors at the Massachusetts Education and Law Awards, on Sunday, May 3. This is a continuation of a 31-year tradition of the Gra...

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When: Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015 — 7 p.m. (rain date: Thursday, August 6 at 7 p.m.)Where: DCR Hatch Memorial Shell, Charles River Esplanade, Boston The Golden Age of Italian opera is about passion writ large. Its music now occupies a central place on the concert stages of the world. The thrilling voices of two stars of American opera join a coalition...

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by Kerry J. Byrne Frank De Pasquale was holding court with Gov. Charlie Baker on the Hanover Street sidewalk when we arrived Monday night at Mare Oyster Crudo and Seafood Bar, a 1-week-old addition to the restaurateur's North End empire.   The governor had just dined at De Pasquale's Bricco. It seemed a fitting political encounter for the d...

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by Nicola Orichuia   "But what if you could?" Sitting in their Belmont home, Don Chiofaro and his wife, Diane, considered her question as they contemplated his notes for a 1.8 million square foot development project that would one day become International Place.   It was 1981, and the challenge was bigger and more audacious than...

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The Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State University celebrates its 15th year with a host of events in October and November, including a concert celebrating Italian music from the past 100 years -- and the 100th birthday of Frank Sinatra.   The celebration, dubbed "Canti e Cantici: Cent' Anni di Musica e Cultura Italiana (A Hundred Y...

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When: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 — 7 p.m.Where: Room 211, Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA [map]Three local scholars will share their personal and professional reasons for choosing to study and support Venice. Intended primarily to acquaint students, young professionals, and others unfamiliar with Save Venice to the mission of our...

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  WTI Magazine #31    2014 May, 22Author : buonenotizie.it      Translation by:   A research protocol on the new frontiers of imaging in oncology with the prestigious Harvard Medical School. It is the latest addition to the process of internationalization of SDN Institute of Naples, which has become one of the most advanced diagnostic centers in...

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By Giovanni di Napoli I returned to Boston, Massachusetts last weekend for the highly anticipated 100th Anniversary of the Feast of Santa Agrippina di Mineo.   Part of me was a little sad that I was going to miss the Feast of Saint Rocco in Glen Cove and the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Bergen Beach, but you only get one opportunity...

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