Pellegrini’s brings southern Italian fare home to Greeley
by Dallas Heltzell Both in its previous and current incarnations, a pioneering spirit has propelled a restaurant space in the Cottonwood Square shopping center in Greeley. For 25 years, the spot at 2400 17th St. was home to Potato Brumbaugh's, whose menu reflected the Western ranching culture and whose name was taken from a character...
Don't You Dare Try to Take Away Italians' Vespas
by Aarian Marshall Gregory Peck loved one, particularly with Audrey Hepburn perched on the handlebars. Jennifer Lopez hopped aboard at least once, as did the classic American cowboy John Wayne. Who doesn't look cooler aboard an old Vespa? The Genoese, that's who, at least according to the government of that northern Italian city. In Decem...
Eats Beat: Love New Orleans-style at Ellerbe
by Bud Kennedy Valentine's should not be limited to one night. Some restaurants, such as Ellerbe Fine Foods in Fort Worth, always seem like Valentine's. The Louisiana-influenced restaurant features a short, ever-changing menu of a couple of steaks and seafood, but it shines most at New Orleans-style dishes involving shrimp, seafo...
Italian heritage celebrated in Valdosta
By Terry Richards It was dinner and a show Sunday in the parish hall of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church as a bit of Italy came to South Georgia. The Valle d'Aosta Italian American Club celebrated its 30th anniversary Sunday with a dinner attended by Mayor John Gayle. Dozens of members and guests prayed together, sang...
Dog tag of Buffalo GI killed in 1945 discovered near Italian coast
Pasquale Gentile's life was hard, short and soon forgotten. He was one of five children of Italian immigrants, and they were separated after their mother died young in Buffalo. During World War II, he returned to his parents' homeland as a GI and was killed in action April 24, 1945, just days before the war in Europe ended. His body...
Peter Fill becomes 1st Italian to win men's downhill title
Peter Fill became the first Italian to win the men's downhill title, while Beat Feuz of Switzerland triumphed in the last race in the discipline at the World Cup finals on Wednesday. Fill started the race level on points with Aksel Lund Svindal, who has been sidelined with a knee injury since January, and four points above Dominik Paris, w...
Angelo's provides genuine Italian cuisine in Tavares
As a young boy growing up in Naples, Italy, Chef Angelo Manco fell in love with the aroma and flavors of fresh Italian cuisine while working in a family restaurant. He later ventured to Munich, Germany for culinary school and eventually to the United States, where he opened his first restaurant in Leesburg in 1995. "I had always wanted to open my...
93-year-old baker, World War II veteran gets medals
A 93-year-old baker in Omaha can now wear the medals he earned during combat missions in World War II. Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac pinned an Air Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters and five other awards on Claudio Orsi's jacket Wednesday in Congressman Brad Ashford's office. Orsi received the medals more than 70 years since the l...
New lighting, night tours at Roman Forum
Visitors can experience the Roman Forum at night with special guided tours made possible through a new lighting system and available every Friday through October 28. The evening tour initiative, called "The Moon on the Forum", was undertaken to mark the founding of Rome on April 21 in 753 BC. The 75-minute tours run every Friday from 8 p....
'Touch Tours' Help Blind Experience Philadelphia's Historic Food Scene
Philadelphia's historic Italian Market is known for its cheeses, meats, fresh pastas and chocolate. Running 10 city blocks through south Philadelphia, it's one of the oldest and largest open-air markets in the country. But what would a tour through this vibrant neighborhood be like without the ability to see? That's where Philly Touch Tour...
Emigrazione, Genova mette on line i nomi di 10 milioni di persone partite verso le “Americhe”
L'obiettivo è particolarmente ambizioso, riuscire a catalogare almeno 10 milioni di persone tra quelle partite da Genova e Cisei, il Centro Internazionale Studi Emigrazione Italiana, che ha festeggiato i suoi primi 10 anni di attività, sembra avvicinarsi a grandi passi verso questo risultato che permetterà di valorizzare questo grande patrimonio cu...
Tracy Borkum's cucina SORELLA Swings Open in Kensington
The latest offering from Urban Kitchen Group founder and principle, Tracy Borkum, quietly opened doors in Kensington yesterday. The re-conceptualized 3,500 square-foot space at 4055 Adams Avenue has been transformed via Borkum's signature 'Bohemian-chic' design esthetic with pops of color and floral prints, plush pillows, ornate fixtures, and folia...