Pinterest or CNN – that is the question…

By Dosi Cotroneo Recently, I made a disturbing realization: you know the world is going mad when a woman stencils designs all over her washer dryer and it turns out to be the envy of every woman on her block! I ask…

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Un Bicchiere di Vino con Il Postino… Amarone!

by Domenico Cellucci This month, we travel to Veneto to discover one of Italy’s greatest wines:   Amarone.   Its name in Italian means bitter.  (Pronounced amaronay and NOT amaronee!).  Amarone della Valpolicella Classico (its proper name) is along with Barolo and Chianti,…

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Necklace Nabbers targeting Nonnas across the city

By Dosi Cotroneo Fear is spreading like wildfire across the city as over 20 women (many of them Italian nonnas), have become the target of a ring of jewel theives on the hunt for Italian gold necklaces. Since the beginning of August, over…

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La Befana

by Priya Khosla Halloween, as it is tradition in North America and different parts of the world, is celebrated on October 31st, where children and young adolescents dress up for the sole purpose of collecting as much candy as possible. When one thinks…

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