Talented singer, Sissy Castrogiovanni, presents her debut album, "Intra Lu Munnu", mixing Mediterranean jazz and Sicilian popular music. She will be accompanied by a 6-piece band and a chorus of singers. AccompanimentNando Michelin, Piano; Miguel Angel Lous, Sax; Keala Kaumeheiwa, Bass; Tiago Michelin, Drums; Tareq Rantisi, Percussion; Jussi Reijo...

By Patrick D. Rosso   South Boston will be breaking out the green, white, and red Thursday as the neighborhood celebrates its Italian residents at Medal of Honor Park. The annual South Boston Italian Pride event, which includes a concert featuring Michael Dutra and the Strictly Sinatra Band, will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 22. &nbs...

"Carissimi Connazionali, il 2012 è stato un anno assai intenso e produttivo. Oltre 55 incontri di promozione commerciale e 25 eventi culturali di ampio impatto hanno contribuito a promuovere l'Italia a Boston e in tutto il New England. Massimo impegno anche nel miglioramento dei servizi all'utenza, con oltre 2.500 visti rilasciati e quasi 1.000 pa...

When Bay State native Nick Mucci, 28, decided to launch his own company, Mucci Imports, and bring in small-producer Italian wines, he imagined he'd have a few adventures along the way. But he never expected to be chased out of an inn by a burly restaurant owner wielding a salami.   Mucci and his girlfriend, Kelsey, were living and working in...

Join us for a fun evening! Two Original Commedia Dell'Arte Scenes in English With Music by Renaissonics.When: Friday, November 7 at 7:00 pmWhere: 41 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02139Click here for tickets and information   Rave reviews for Pazzi Lazzi and Renaissonics:"Boston's own Commedia dell'Arte troupe made its fabulous debut... The pro...

IACO (Italian American Cultural Organization) of South Shore has elected Richard Leccese of Braintree as its new president. Leccese is involved in the Sons of Italy as Deputy at the Norwood Lodge, Secretary of the SS Cosmas and Damian Society in Cambridge and Vice President of the AARP in Braintree. Leccese succeeds Dominic Candalieri, who was pre...

by Pam Mastriano   Celebration of Italian movies Springfield - The Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts announces that starting with "Benvenuti al Nord" (2012), on Friday, March 6, it will begin a continuation of the "Friday Night at the Italian Cinema" celebration of Italian movies. There will be 3 movies which will be shown the...

by Bill Gilman   On Wednesday September 17, 2014, the Sons of Italy Lodge 2872 in Tewksbury presented a donation check to the Tewksbury Community Pantry in the amount of $400. The proceeds came from the first annual Italian Festival organized by the Sons of Italy earlier this summer. Pictured presenting the check from the Sons of Italy are:...

by Elise Balzotti   "There is nothing better than working with family," says Yano Petruzzelli, who owns and operates the New Deal Fruit Company located in Revere, Massachusetts, along with his two brothers, Nicholas and Domenic Petruzzelli.   The New Deal Fruit Company, which can be categorized as a hybrid produce market, Italian spec...

In 2005, sisters Carla and Christine Pallotta opened Nebo, an Italian restaurant on the edge of the North End. The menu was inspired by food their mother cooked when they were growing up. The space looked modern, but its heart was at least in part old school. A group of regulars, Italian guys of a certain age, used to come in for spicy bowls of tri...