A Tour of Italy’s Top Wine Regions
Italy is famous the world over for its wines, so even if you are not a serious wine enthusiast you will surely appreciate the beautiful scenery and tradition of a trip through the fine producing wine regions of Italia! Almost every region in Italy produces wine. In fact, Italy claims 20 major growing regions, including the islands of Sicily and Sar...
Fontana is grand marshal of Columbus Day Parade
Television writer and producer Tom Fontana has been named grand marshal of Buffalo's eighth annual Columbus Day Parade at 1 p.m. Oct. 12 on Hertel Avenue, the Federation of Italian-American Societies of Western New York announces. Fontana, who grew up in Buffalo and graduated from SUNY Buffalo State, has been a writer and producer of serie...
Slideshow with Italian Heritage Parade 2013: a Poetic Photo-Account
October 13 has gone, yet the memory of that gorgeous, sunny San Francisco day will linger in my mind - in the minds of those who enjoyed the Italian Heritage Parade. Smiles, fun and joy were everywhere in North Beach yesterday. Italians celebrated along with the people and the organizations of San Francisco of all ethnicities, including the neighb...
Cinema Italian Style 2013
Join us at the Egyptian and Aero Theatres for our annual celebration of Italian cinema, opening with Italy's official Oscar submission for Best Foreign-Language Film, Paolo Sorrentino's dazzling THE GREAT BEAUTY, a look at the bewitching power of Rome and a writer caught up in it. That film's star, Toni Servillo, also appears in a dual role as a po...
The Sons of Italy urges members to support italian AP exam
The Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) is urging its members to support the Advanced Placement Examination in Italian, using a strategic plan outlined by Claudio Bisogniero, Italy's ambassador to the U.S., in his recent letter to Italian American organizations. "In 2013, about 2,000 students took the exam, but an additional 500 are need...
Newpoli to perform Dec. 8 at Cambridge YMCA Theatre
Newpoli, Boston's Italian folk music ensemble, will hold its annual Christmas concert, Musica Di Natale: A Traditional Italian Christmas, Sunday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the YMCA Theatre, 820 Mass. Ave. Performers include Carmen Marsico, lead voice; Angela Rossi, lead voice; Bjorn Wennas, classical guitar/chitarra battente; Fabio Pirozzolo, vocals...
Turismo, gli italiani riscoprono l’America
By Franco Esposito L'anno scorso la contea di Miami Dade ha toccato i 13,9 milioni di visitatori con almeno una notte passata in albergo. Un primato che però non ha avuto il contributo dei turisti italiani: nel 2012 infatti gli arrivi in tutti gli Stati Uniti dal nostro Paese sono calati del 6,8%, un segno meno che ha coinvolto anche Miami...
Italian heritage lodge presents Jan. 17 pasta night
Order Sons of Italy in America's Richard A. Capozzola Lodge 2865 presents a family pasta night Jan. 17. Pasta with meatballs or sausage, salad, bread, tea and dessert will be served 5-8 p.m. Jan. 17 at Foxwood Country Club, 4927 Antioch Road. Adults pay $7 per plate; children 11 and under pay $3.50 per dish. Take-outs are available.&n...
Watertown attorney Langone running for Jefferson County Family Court judge
Vowing to hold parents responsible for disruptions in their families' lives, Watertown attorney Eugene J. Langone Jr. announced Friday he is running for Jefferson County Family Court judge. Mr. Langone, a partner with Hrabchak Gebo & Langone PC, made his announcement before more than 100 people at the Italian-American Civic Association, 192 Be...
Chicago Auto Show: Fresh from its appearance in Super Bowl XLVIII, the Maserati Ghibli sedan is here in Chicago
by Nick Kurczewski The Maserati Ghibli is the Italian automaker's attempt at being less esoteric and a bit more mainstream. The brand's sultry good looks are still there, thank goodness. But the entry price is a slightly more digestible $66,900 - or tens of thousands less than the next Maserati in the family tree. That's stil...
Frank's Bakery: Serving the upper crust of Italian bread since 1948
The trifecta of a good, traditional Italian meal is good wine, good pasta and, of course, good bread. What's a good bowl of pasta without that slice of garlic bread to go with it? Bruschetta would not be the antipasto we all know and love without the sliced baguette, toasted to perfection and rubbed with garlic for extra flavor. Many times...
Cal-Ital: Italian grapevines in California
By Bill St. John Beginning shortly after the unification of their country in 1861, millions of Italians immigrated to this country and to Canada and countries in South America. Many brought grapevine cuttings with them. Never be surprised to see an Italian surname among the descendants of those immigrants making wine in the Americas today...