Artistic pool champ in hall of fame; U.P. Strongman went well
Five-time world artistic pool champion Stefano Pelinga, one of the 2012 Iron Mountain Italian Fest attractions, has entered the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. "It's been a great experience," Pelinga told Inside Pool magazine. Pelinga, who received his Hall of Fame medal from baseball great Mike Piazza, will continue to promote...
Dining Out with Bruce Newbury talks Cheeses of the Veneto presented at the Elms Masked Venetian Ball & what to expect this September at the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival
On Sunday August 4th, Bruce Newbury radio host of Newport's the Dining Out with Bruce Newbury show invited the Italian Trade Commission and Italian Cheese Expert Margaret Cicogna to his live broadcast at the Chanler Hotel at Cliff Walk to discuss the Italian Cheese Medley presented by Agriform at the Preservation Society of Newport County's much an...
Value vino: comeback for fizzy Italian wines
By Ron Bechtol What was it about the '70s? Richard Nixon, bell-bottom pants, Hamburger Helper...need we say more? Oh, sure—why not: "Riunite on ice....that's nice!" also springs to mind. In the 1970s and '80s, Banfi Vintners aggressively peddled a sweet and fizzy, soda-pop style wine made from the lambrusco grape in Italy's Emilio...
The Legend of Johnny Martino
by James Pasto October is Italian Heritage Month, and I'm certain the pages around me will be filled with tributes to Italians and to the North End. There is certainly a lot to be proud of and a lot to display. But October is also the month of Halloween. A quintessentially American holiday with roots in the native Celtic religion, Hallowee...
A Newport si mangia italiano con l'ICE
By Beatrice Bondi I grandi vini e le specialità della cucina italiana sono stati protagonisti del Newport Mansions Wine & Food, il festival del vino e della gastronomia organizzato dalla Preservation Society of Newport County, che si è tenuto dal 20 al 22 settembre a Newport, in Rhode Island. La partecipazione italiana all'evento è st...
Italian American Society honors longtime Tremper band director
Education, music, family, food and laughter. These are the things that have shaped the world of Louis Covelli, who directed the Tremper High School bands for more than three decades before retiring in June. And on Sunday night, Covelli was the honored for his contributions to the community during the Italian American Society's annual Columbus...
Embrace Your Inner Italian – Help Us Continue Publishing in 2014
Dear Reader,It has been almost a year since Bostoniano launched its monthly print magazine.As you can imagine, putting out a publication as wonderful as Bostoniano is no small undertaking, and it involves no small expense.The community has shown tremendous support throughout this year, but we need help to start our second year on firm financial gro...
The 2013 Year of Italian Culture Celebrated at the U Library
Italian food, art, architecture, and culture endears us to a nation and people known for its vibrancy, flare and elegance. La Parola Scritta: XVI Centuries of Italian Culture in Ink will celebrate Italian contributions to world history and culture as seen through the pages of rare books held at the J. Willard Marriott Library in Special Collections...
L. Stabilità, recuperati 5 milioni di euro per italiani all'estero
"E' stato approvata in 5a commissione Bilancio, nella seduta notturna di ieri, una riformulazione dell'emendamento 11.179 alla Legge di Stabilità a firma dei senatori del Partito Democratico Micheloni, Turano, Giacobbe e Tomaselli che ripristina risorse per 5 milioni di euro sui capitoli di spesa per gli italiani residenti all'estero nel bilancio d...
IACL Women’s Scholarship 2014
Women's Italian American Civic League will be rewarding 2 scholarships of $1,500.00 each. The deadline for the application is February 12, 2014. Eligibility: An applicant must be of Italian ancestry and a 2014 high school graduate. Criteria: The scholarship is awarded based on American Test (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) college entr...
Wine Tour in Italy with the Yle, president of Strada del Vino
Ylenia Sambati, Puglia Travel Consultant and owner at YLTOUR (www.yltourcongressi.com) has recently been elected President of the Wine Route "Vigna del Sole" (www.stradadelvinovignadelsole.it) during the association's general assembly. She received a unanimous vote from the associated members among which wine cellars, wine makers and munic...
Michelangelo Pistoletto at Luhring Augustine
New York's Luhring Augustine is to present "The Minus Objects 1965-1966″, and exhibition of early works by Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto. The exhibition will be on display at Luhring Augustine's Bushwick space until 11 May 2014. The Minus Objects – first exhibited in 1966, in the artist's studio in Turin – comprise a group of disp...