Ramsey's Richard Muti takes new look at Ol' Blue Eyes in Sinatra book
by Virginia Rohan Francis Albert Sinatra may have had a love-hate relationship with his home state — the hate prevailing for years at a time — but that didn't dampen the affection his North Jersey fans had for the Hoboken-born-and-bred singer, whose voice touched their hearts at a formative time in their lives. Seventeen years after his d...
Calabria Imports Expecting Busy Day After Appearing on 'Chicago's Best
By Howard Ludwig Pat Roberto expects a busy day on Monday after being featured on WGN-TV's "Chicago's Best." The owner of Calabria Imports in Beverly was part of Sunday evening's episode that pinned a pair of North Side restaurants against two equally deserving spots on South Side. He said the show will now go into regular rotation on WGN's s...
Coro-Dante Christmas Concerts
All Italian Repertoire Chorus of the Dante Alighieri Society: Kevin Galiè, M.M., J.D., Director, Choruses from Antonio Cartellieri's "La Celebre Natività del Redentore" and Traditional Italian Christmas Songs 2 Performances: Sunday, December 6, 2015, 5:00 PM, Sacred Heart Church, 303 Paris Street, Ea...
Denver-Based Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizza Restaurant Announces Name Change to Racca’s Pizzeria Napoletana
Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza, the Denver-based award-winning pizzeria restaurant with locations in the Ballpark District and Inverness, announced today it is changing its name to Racca's Pizzeria Napoletana. The name change, and new brand identity, come as a result of the restaurant's desire to further embrace its authentic Italian pizza-making methods...
National Football League & Panini America Announce New Trading Card Relationship
The National Football League and Panini America (www.paniniamerica.net), the world's largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, announced today a new long-term physical and digital trading card and sticker agreement. The agreement, which will go into effect in advance of the 2016 NFL Draft, makes Panini America the sole manufacturer of...
John J. Giordano Sr., 84, ran 9th Street Italian market
by John F. Morrison WHO WAS that guy? Someone from Villanova had just gone out for a pass in a game with Kentucky, caught the ball and scored a touchdown. The radio announcer broadcasting the game had no idea who it was. But 10 minutes later, after conducting a quick investigation, the announcer revealed that the mystery player was John...
i 5 segreti di roma da vivere almeno una volta nella vita
Chi è che non passa da Roma almeno una volta nella vita? È una delle prime mete turistiche per la sua storia, per la sua bellissima arte oltre che per le tantissime attività che offre. Ma, oltre ai magnifici monumenti e le rovine di un antico splendore, il popolo che l'ha vissuta ha lasciato segni di un passato incancellabili. Roma è...
NYC Food Truck Lunch: Italian Feast From Li-Sal’s Italian Kitchen
In the winter, you really need food that "sticks to your ribs", and it doesn't get any "stickier" than Li-Sal's Italian Kitchen. We had this lunch on Wednesday, and are still kind of full from it two days later. Li-Sal's Italian Kitchen is from Arthur Ave in the Bronx, a heavily Italian area known for its top-notch food stores and restaurants....
Italian art: Respecting the silence of forms – Giorgio de Chirico
WTI Magazine #76 2016 February 15Author : Giulia Carletti Translation by: Logic must not speak: visions must. The visionary art of de Chirico (1888-1978), known for his lonely mannequins and dreamlike atmospheres, is not a sterile attention to form, but a field of research for a revelation through it. "To become truly immortal a work...
Elena, cervello in fuga: «In America valgo due milioni, non torno in Italia»
di Gabriele Pipia «Tredici anni fa, quando sono arrivata, non era affatto mia intenzione rimanere negli Stati Uniti. Ma appena mi sono accorta delle differenze, ho capito che non sarei tornata indietro. In Italia regna il pessimismo, qui ci sono ottimismo e voglia di fare: sembra che tutto sia possibile». Dopo la laurea in Medicin...
Gloria LaMantia Bell and “Healing Yourself Made Simple”
Gloria LaMantia Bell is the granddaughter of Sicilian immigrants. Her Italian grandparents settled in Hammond, Indiana and raised seven children. Those children remained in northern Indiana and the Chicago, Illinois area, most of their lives. Her Grandpa sold vegetables. Joseph LaMantia, Gloria's father, worked in the steel mills and refurbished tw...
Fazoli's Enters Montgomery, Alabama
Amid strong interest from potential franchisees, robust same-store sales, and more geographic expansion, Fazoli's is extending its franchise incentive program for new operators. In February, franchisees reported a 9.3 percent same-store sales increase on a 6.3 percent jump in traffic. Year to date, franchise unit sales are up 4.9 percent on a 3.7 p...