Freshman scored 12 goals in six games in European Championships
by Thomas Salinas When the women's lacrosse team arrived in Milwaukee to begin workouts for the 2016 season, one freshman was already in top playing shape. Cate Soccodato, an Italian-American from New York, played for Italy in the 2015 Women's Lacrosse European Championships this past summer. Soccodato was the youngest player on the 24-player ros...
17th-, 18th- and 19th-Century Italian at the MLA (Philadelphia, January 5-8, 2017)
The MLA's Forum for 17th-, 18th- and 19th-Century Italian invites proposals for the following sessions at the 2017 annual convention in Philadelphia (January 5-8) 1. The Boundary Conditions of GenreThe 17th-19th centuries were a time of great genre flourishing: the novel, periodical, opera, autobiography, encyclopedia and almanac came into...
Little Known Characters in America: Luigi Del Bianco
Few individuals know that without the skills of stone carver Luigi Del Bianco Mount Rushmore in Western South Dakota would not be the finished masterpiece that millions of visitors have viewed since this National Monument was completed. Born on May 8, 1892, Bianco immigrated from Italy with his parents to the United States at the young age...
Malden’s Hidden Gem: Ristorante Serena
There is perhaps no other restaurant that fits the term "hidden gem" quite like Ristorante Serena, located in Malden's lively, working-class Maplewood Center. With its front entrance obscured from a passerby's view, a little help from locals will guide newcomers down a lateral hallway through neighboring Panda Palace to find the highly acclaimed Ca...
Popular Pittsburgh eatery Primanti Bros. opening first two Michigan locations
A trip to Pittsburgh isn't complete without a signature sandwich from Primanti Bros. Soon, you will be able to enjoy the popular eatery in Michigan. Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar is opening its first restaurants in the state with one in Taylor and the other in Novi. The Taylor restaurant will be at Southland Center at 23000 Eureka Rd....
Ellwood City Corona D’Italia Lodge announces scholarship recipients
Officers and members of Corona D'Italia Lodge 807 held their monthly meeting April 13 at Pizza Joe's in Ellwood City. Valerie Valentino, scholarship chairwoman, and her committee of Lois DiFrischia, sentinel, and Pudue LaCava, trustee, presented the report. A $500 Corona D'ltalia memorial scholarship will be awarded to Lincoln High School sen...
Legends' Italian import trying to master America's pastime
They share the same dream but for each Lexington Legends player, a journey they hope ends at the Major Leagues begins far away from a big league ballpark. For Legends' shortstop Marten Gasparini, that's especially true. "I feel like I was born for it, you know?" Gasparini told WKYT. "It just sticks to me and it feels natural for me to play it."&nb...
New Formento's chef on what's next for the three-star Italian restaurant
Formento's, the Randolph Street Italian restaurant inspired by red-sauced classics, is moving south — to southern Italian cuisine, that is. New executive chef Stephen Wambach, who stepped in after opening chef Tony Quartaro announced his departure in March, has revealed his plans for a menu overhaul — think lighter dishes, with plenty of s...
Mount Saint Mary Academy's Italian Club raises more than $800 for Mercy Girl Effect
Teresa Sengel, World Language Department Chair at Mount Saint Mary Academy (MSMA) in Watchung, announced on May 31 that during October and May, the school's Italian Club sponsored a Rita's Italian Ice sale which yielded over $800 for the Mercy Girl Effect. According to Sister Lee Ann Amico, MSMA Student Government Director and Student Cent...
For my dad, cooking started with olive oil, garlic, parsley — and love
Eggplants, artichokes, corn, tomatoes, peaches, apples, melons. Boxes of them lined the wall of my parents' garage in northern New Jersey. On warm summer afternoons in the 1960s, their rich, sweet aroma wafted out to the driveway, where I'd be playing stickball or drawing hopscotch courts with chalk on the hot blacktop. My dad was a fruit...
Bertucci's expected to reopen in Palos Hills
Bertucci's restaurant, which closed in Palos Hills without warning in early March, appears ready to make a comeback, Palos Hills officials said. The Italian eatery at 10331 S. Roberts Rd. gave no indication or warning when it closed, but signs have been posted on the property indicating it will reopen this month. A spokesman at Palos...
Our Lady of Peace Parish celebrates 119th annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival
Over 300 people crowded into Our Lady of Mount Carmel church on Sunday to be part of a Mass and procession marking the last day of the 119th annual Our Lady of Peace Parish summer festival. The procession ran north on Columbus Avenue from the church to the Sons of Italy Lodge and back again. The services and procession were part of a...