Italian police cook pasta for lonely couple after neighbours heard them crying
by Emma Sword Police officers in Italy cooked dinner for a lonely elderly couple after they received reports of crying coming from their apartment in Rome. Officers went to the home of Jole, 84, and her 94-year-old husband Michele after receiving reports of hearing shouting and crying coming from inside their flat in the Appio area of...
‘The hardest parts of it are behind us’: Chris Buccini on Wilmington’s transformation
You don't have to walk more than a few blocks around downtown Wilmington to become familiar with the Buccini name. The Buccini/Pollin Group (BPG) has signs everywhere on pending or completed development projects. "Walk" is the imperative word there, given BPG's focus on making downtown a popular place for young professionals to live and wo...
The legendary Sophia Loren comes to Detroit for a starry night
by Julie Hinds Sophia Loren has spent a lifetime dazzling fans on the big screen, so it's appropriate that she does the same in a conversation about her life and career. The 81-year-old Hollywood legend, whose down-to-earth attitude and inherent strength broke the mold for sex symbols, has answers for every question that are simultaneously...
Eataly in Boston to add 600 new jobs to Massachusetts economy
Italian marketplace Eataly is set to open at The Shops at Prudential Center in Boston later this year and as opening approaches, the company plans to hire 600 employees in the coming weeks. The restaurant, bakery and retail store hybrid will completely take over what was the food court at the Prudential Center in Boston's Back Bay District...
Resorts says ciao to Italian Fest
by Danielle Gomes There's no need to cross the Atlantic to experience Italian culture, because Italy is heading to Resorts Casino Hotel for their Italian Fest on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and 9. "We honor the Italian culture by creating a fun atmosphere where guests from all over can experience Italian traditions, enjoy authentic fo...
CCSU to salute Sinatra
Central Connecticut State University on Sunday will celebrate how Frank Sinatra did it his way. The school's Italian Resource Center and the Elihu Burritt Library will host "A Touch of Sinatra," a musical show about the life and music of the singer. Written and narrated by Joe Gilligan, the program features performances by Donnie Fararro. "A...
How David Campisi Keeps Growing the Family Business
David Campisi treats diners who walk through the doors of his restaurants as though they're guests in his own home. And in a way, they are. If walls could talk, those in the original Campisi's Egyptian Restaurant in Dallas would tell nearly 70 years of stories about four generations of Campisis, the famous guests who dined there, and the family's S...
“Andrea Doria: i passeggeri sono in Salvo?”, il Film diretto dal regista Luca Guardabascio ha concluso il tour promozionale negli Stati Uniti d’America si prepara al lancio definitivo in Italia.
Tredici gli stati in cui la pellicola di Luca Guardabascio è stata proiettata, con notevole affluenza in alcune delle metropoli interessate: Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleaveland, Cincinnati, Baltimora, Detroit e New York. Il programma promozionale del film in Italia è piuttosto intenso. Sono previsti due appuntamenti a breve giro,...
Luling pilot’s WWII ring coming home after 73 years in Italy
A fortunate encounter between a Luling pilot and 10-year-old Italian boy in World War II gave rise to a 73-year-old story. When Lt. Jules J. Hymel's airplane crashed in northern Italy on Christmas Eve in 1943, a young boy named Egidio Girardi of San Luca and his brother rushed to the scene to find the pilot dangling from a parachute...
Vinology, a New Wine Bar and Wine Shop, Now Open in West University
by Jeremy Parzen The brainchild of Patrick McCray, chef/owner at Divino on Alabama, and Thomas Moësse, Divino's wine director, Vinology represents uncharted ground for Houston wine enthusiasts and connoisseurs. For the first time in the city's history, wine lovers will be able to nosh as they taste and browse such a highly curated...
ITP opens first U.S. office in N.J.
By Meg Fry ITP USA Inc. has opened its first U.S. location in New Jersey. ITP USA, the North American subsidiary of the Italian manufacturer of polyolefin films for food and industrial packaging, said its office and warehouse location opened in Pine Brook. According to ITP owner Nicola Centonze, the site will serve as the company's sales...
Broncos hire Chiefs’ Brock Olivo to be special teams coach
BY TEREZ A. PAYLOR The Broncos have hired away Brock Olivo to be their special-teams coach, a source told The Star on Thursday. Mike Klis of Denver 9 News reported it first. Olivo has been the Chiefs' assistant special teams coach for the last three years. He replaced Kevin O'Dea, who left Chiefs coach Andy Reid's staff in Januar...