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by Lisa Cappuccio   Music is the universal language, as was proven on Sunday, July 14, 2013, at the first annual "Outside the Box" festival in Boston.   The festival was a collaboration of arts and music, with artists from all over the world converging on Boston Common for one solid week of culturally diverse experiences. Italy was re...

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Local Italian-American politicians have come a long way in the past few decades, occupying some of the most prestigious and important seats in Massachusetts. And most of them have made sure their Italian heritage stood out. There are few who can compete with House Speaker Robert DeLeo when it comes to promoting Italian-American culture.   R...

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In December, the Post-Gazette and the Regional Review both wrote in remembrance of Joseph "Dom" Campochiaro, who passed away on December 8 of 2014. I would like to add a few words here as well. I was one of the many lucky North End youth to have had Dom as a coach when I played Little League. Dom's patience, as Sal Giarratani stated in a quote fro...

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By Manon L. Mirabelli   The Dante Club has been a local, ingrained institution in the Italian-American community for 100 years. It's a landmark being observed with celebratory events throughout the year including Wednesday's "Dante Club Bistro in the Lot."   Members enjoyed a homemade Italian meal with a roast pig as the centerpiece d...

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By Marvin Pave After working in a brick factory in England and as a construction laborer in Canada to earn money that would help expand his family's farm in Montefalcione, Italy, 28-year-old Beniamino Martignetti made a side trip to Boston. That 1956 visit with his uncle, Anthony, the founder of Martignetti Liquors, changed his life and the l...

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Il Console Generale a Boston, Giuseppe Pastorelli, ha partecipato a "Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito", il più longevo programma di cucina della televisione americana, in onda da 23 anni su PBS e con uno share medio a trasmissione di 1,2 milioni di spettatori. Durante la registrazione della puntata, che andrà in onda nella primavera del 2013, il...

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By Ray Lamont  This year's St. Peter's Fiesta, which steps out in earnest Wednesday, is the 88th edition of Gloucester's salute to the patron saint of fishermen. The 2015 Fiesta, which really began last week with the nine-day Novena of prayer that closes Tuesday night at the Lester S. Wass American Legion Post 3 hall at 8 Washington St.,...

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by George Barnes   Hank Lisciotti would love to know who the first Italian was who emigrated to Leominster or Fitchburg and paved the way for others to follow and build lives and businesses in northern Central Massachusetts.   Between 1820 and 2004, about 5.5 million people emigrated from Italy to the United States, with a majority of...

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When: Saturday, June 6, 2014 at 8:00Where: Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA Joe Avati returns to Boston with an ENCORE performance of his award winning bilingual Italian stand up comedy show 'Back to Basics'. Watching Joe Avati is like attending a master class in comedy – his timing, his observations and his delivery are second to n...

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just published its almost totally clueless ranking of the best cities for pizza. Chicago at number one? New York City only number three? No mention of New Haven, Conn.? I mean come on, get real. I said "almost" clueless because they did manage to get something right. At number five, not surprisingly, they ranked Boston. Putting aside that NYC and...

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