Republican Langone wins Jefferson County Family Court judge seat
For the first time in 30 years, Jefferson County will have a new Family Court judge: Republican Eugene J. Langone Jr. The Watertown attorney defeated Democrat and fellow attorney Susan A. Sovie, Sackets Harbor, 13,704 to 7,106, in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial results tallied by the county Board of Elections. Read more &nbs...
Saputo's: The Cannoli An Italian Classic
Cannoli are Italian pastry desserts. Cannoli originated in Sicily and are a staple of Sicilian cuisine. They are also popular in Italian American cuisine. Cannoli consist of tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough, filled with a sweet, creamy filling usually containing ricotta. They range in size from "cannulicchi", no bigger than a finger, to th...
Made in Michigan: Mitten Crate
There are hundreds of small made-in-Michigan food companies selling products across the state, and it is not easy to try them all. The company Mitten Crate is hoping to help with that by delivering some of those products to your door. At a bakery in Grand Rapids, Josie Lomonoco takes 2000 cookies out of her oven. "We are looking at Sicili...
A taste of Italy opens in Webster
Mama Dolce's Café seeks to bring a little Old World flair, and a mother's touch, to downtown Webster. Named for owner Nancie Zecco's late mother, Mama Dolce's Café opened at 8 Davis St. on Nov. 15. The restaurant offers traditional desserts and coffees imported from Italy, as well as light breakfast items and specially designed sandwiches...
The Abetone advantage
by Tom Winter The warm scents of the Mediterranean followed us as we turned inland from Italy's Mediterranean coast and headed toward the mountains. We could see through the early spring haze that there was snow up there; an unlikely rumor from under the palms that dotted the promenades of the coastal fishing villages. With daylight fadin...
Sebastiano 'Yano' Falcone, 90, had strong ties to Sicilian heritage, Italian community
Sebastiano "Yano" Falcone worked hard to build a strong base for his family in his new home in Omaha, but he always held on to his Sicilian roots. Falcone was a lifelong member of the Santa Lucia Festival Committee, serving from 1946 until his death Sunday. He was 90. Read more Source: http://www.omaha.com
Little Italy to Get Official Dog Park
By Megan Tevrizian and Laura McVicker Good news for pet owners in Little Italy: the downtown neighborhood is getting a dog park. The field connected to Washington Elementary School is already used by many dogs and their owners. Now, the San Diego Unified School District and the Little Italy Association have new plans to split the field at Am...
OK Mozart focuses on music of Italy for 2015 festival in Bartlesville
OK Mozart will take audiences on a musical tour of Italy for the festival's 31st annual season, taking place June 6-13 in and around the Bartlesville Community Center. The season will feature the return of some OK Mozart favorite performers, including pianist Jon Kimura Parker and the Canadian Brass, along with rising classical music stars violini...
The road to success for Milo Ventimiglia runs through knowing where he comes from
by Michael Traversa He became a teen idol while on the popular show Gilmore Girls, he has been a promising movie star, he has reached world wide recognition with the series Heroes, yet actor Milo Ventimiglia never subscribed to the ways of young Hollywood, partying hard and hitting every red carpet for exposure. Instead he chose t...
The Sartiglia in Oristano and the man with no identity
Perhaps thanks to her Sardinian blood, poet Antonella Anedda was able to deliver an extremely effective description of the Sartiglia – the fascinating and mysterious race held on Carnival Sunday and Tuesday in Oristano, "on Sardinia's West coast, beyond which there is only Spain". She explains that "a man called 'su Componidori' is dressed by thre...
A new lease of life for Italy's aqua vitae?
It's been used as an anaesthetic, a disinfectant to clean wounds (like Bourbon in Western movies), and a treatment for intestinal worms. It was the liquid courage carried in Italian soldiers' flasks in World War One to sanitise their drinking water, warm them up and lift their spirits. And you can still find World War Two veterans who reme...
“Italy for businesses” takes off: three desks will open in New York, London and Dubai to attract foreign investments
The first three “Italian desks” of the ten planned to attract foreign investments to Italy will open in two months time: in New York, London and Dubai. And every five Italian companies, or group of businesses, will have a dedicated export manager with advanced professional skills to replace improvised advisers or trusted tax consultants. “...