New Jersey to rename street after native son, ‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini's hometown is planning to give him one final 'salute'. According to nj.com, The borough of Park Ridge, where James Gandolfini spent his youth before playing the infamous mob boss on "The Sopranos", will rename a portion of Park Avenue after the actor at a Dec. 1 ceremony. The idea originated from a group of fans on a...
Who wants to play bocce? Game is getting more popular in NM
By Davide Arminio There's a game that's becoming increasingly popular in New Mexico, and it's not American. It's bocce (also called "boccie" or "bocci" in English) and it's one of the oldest games played by mankind. Invented probably in ancient Egypt some five thousand years ago, spread throughout the Roman Empire, then solidified in...
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Delaware judge dismisses lawsuit in spat between dueling Italian groceries in Rehoboth Beach
A Delaware judge has dismissed a lawsuit that pitted former partners in an Italian grocery store business in Rehoboth beach against one another. The Chancery Court suit involved former partners in Touch of Italy Salumeria and Pasticceria. In 2012, one partner, Louis Bascio, decided to withdraw from the business, allegedly saying he wa...
Italy’s Istituto Luce-Cinecittà Pacts With Emerging Pictures on ‘Cinema Made In Italy’
by Nick Vivarelli New York-based digital distribution network Emerging Pictures and Italy's film promotional org. Istituto Luce-Cinecittà have partnered on "Cinema Made In Italy," which will provide U.S. digital distribution and marketing support to five high-profile Italian titles, starting with Paolo Sorrentino's foreign-language Oscar c...
Italian-American Women of Staten Island to host annual Women in History Luncheon
The Italian-American Women of Staten Island will stage their annual Women in History Luncheon on Sunday, March 2, at noon, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield. Vienna Profeta, the senior vice president of development at Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Egbertville, is the honoree. Read more Source: http:/...
Schedule for St. Joseph’s Altar announced
Members of the Bogalusa Italian-American Cultural Society extend an invitation to the public to join in celebrating its 40th St. Joseph's Altar on Friday and Saturday, March 14 and 15, at the B&C Hall (formerly KC Hall), 139 Cumberland Street in Bogalusa. Members have been busy planning for the event and preparing Italian cookies and other del...
Liverpool Football Club To Face AS Roma At Fenway Park On July 23
Liverpool Football Club has announced that the team will return to Boston as part of the club's 2014 preseason tour in July. The Reds will play Serie A (Italian first division) club AS Roma at Fenway Park on Wednesday, July 23 — 30 years after the two teams met in the final of the 1984 European Cup final in Rome. That game was famously won...
SPIN! Pizza To Open on University of Central Missouri Campus
Award-winning SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza plans to open a location in the new mixed-use student housing/retail project on the University of Central Missouri (UCM) campus to serve students, faculty, staff, and the local Warrensburg, Mo. community. Expected to open in August 2015, the 116 W. South St. location will have more than 100 seats, a bar, and a f...
Italian wine: Main red wines from Lombardy
WTI Magazine #25 2014 Apr, 11Author : Vino OK Translation by: Lombardy is a nationally unmatched area from the quantitative point of view of the production of wine. The Lombard wine can in fact rely on a large number of specialties, but among these only a few have managed, over the years, to get the DOC or DOCG label. The second cate...
Trattoria 'A Vucchella opens in Bridgeport
Bijou Square can now add authentic Italian cuisine to its menu. Trattoria 'A Vucchella, an Italian restaurant featuring the simple and authentic dishes of a trattoria, opened its doors on Fairfield Avenue at the beginning of this month. Owned by cousins Jennifer Galletti and Thomas Bepko, both of the Bridgeport area, and Pasquale De Marti...
Consegnati gli “Achievement Awards” 2014
In una cerimonia svoltasi nella spendida cornice della mostra di Caravaggio al Museo di Belle Arti di Boston, sono stati consegnati dal Console Pastorelli gli "Achievement Awards" 2014. I premiati sono: Ron della Chiesa (Art, Culture & Entertainment); Vlado Dukcevich (Business); Tino D'Agostino (Education); Carlo Brugnara (Science &...