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by Jennifer Martin   It's always a pleasure to speak with folks of Italian heritage, but when they come from the same region as your own family — Campania — and even the same province and town, Candida, then it gets very exciting. I recently had the pleasure to meet Filippo de Magistris, one of the restaurant owners of Il Casale in Lexingto...

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by Matt Conti   Kicking off the first summer 2013 procession in Boston's North End was the Società Santa Maria di Anzano. The Italian religious procession was held on Sunday, June 2, 2013 starting at St. Leonard Church and winding through the neighborhood streets to be honored by devotees.   The procession coincided with the Festa Naz...

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How do you pile too much stuff on a site that's too small and still get a great building from a famous architect? Answer: You don't.   The famous architect is the Italian Renzo Piano, long regarded one of the world's best. The building is what Harvard calls the Harvard Art Museums. It's an amalgam of three museums, the Fogg, the Sackler...

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Sulla costa est, più su di New York c'è un'area dove furono e sono tantissimi gli italiani che sbarcarono e ancora oggi si trasferiscono. E' l'area del New England, che proprio in questo periodo è ancora più bella grazie ai magnifici diversi colori che si possono trovare nei tanti meravigliosi luoghi in cui la natura americana si mostra in tutta la...

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by Nicola Orichuia   There are a number of things that can lead a restaurant to success: a great chef, stunning interiors, friendly staff... Combine all three elements with a chef's 20-year experience of preparing authentic and delicious Italian dishes, and you get the culinary wonder that is Volare.   Having recently celebrated their...

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When: Thursday, September 4, 2014 — 7:30 p.m.Where: Regattabar at the Charles Hotel | One Bennett Street, Cambridge MAThe world fusion quartet Grand Fatilla returns to the Regattabar to celebrate the release of its long-awaited debut CD, Global Shuffle (GrandFatilla Records). With its unique instrumentation of accordion, electric mandolin, double...

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di Massimiliano Del Barba   È una sineddoche tecnologica. La parte — una ruota, cerchio, raggi, mozzo e pignone — per il tutto — cioè la bici.   L'idea viene dal Massachusetts, e più precisamente dal Mit di Boston, ma la realizzazione industriale della prima ruota elettrica è tutta italiana. Ruota — non bici — elettrica. Perché è...

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By Frank Mazzaglia   October Is "Italian Heritage Month." Here in Massachusetts, Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo will host the start of the month with an extravaganza evening ceremony in the House chamber that pays tribute to Italian Americans serving in the House and Senate as well as constitutional offices, and representatives of Italian...

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by Zack Cox   Tyler Zeller and Avery Bradley led the Celtics to victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, but neither received the loudest ovation from the TD Garden crowd. Nor did Marcus Smart, the rookie point guard who's been the recipient of much fan appreciation this season.   Nope, the most raucous cheers on this night were...

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A man with a passion for the sport of his ancestors, Rico Daniele, a leader in Western Massachusetts' Italian American community, continues to be an advocate for his beloved sport of bocce. Daniele and other bocce enthusiasts held a bocce tournament Sunday at the Mount Carmel Society in Springfield's South End neighborhood.   Daniele, t...

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