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February, the shortest month with greatest personalities

Dear Readers, February is named after Februs , Roman god of purification. February was his sacred month and the Latin Februa means “feast of...

February 2, 2016

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The Italian Connection

Christmas carols and Christmas poems

Dear Readers, Merry Christmas or Buon Natale is fine but Season’s Greetings sounds too one size fits all seasons. It seems that with merchants...

December 24, 2015

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LIFE & PEOPLE

Carlo Di Ruocco: Pioneer of Espresso in America

December, the month we celebrate Christmas, exchange presents with our friends and wish all “Buon Natale,” I got to thinking that some people, by...

December 18, 2015

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The Italian Connection

A July assortment of Italian connections

Dear Readers, A July assortment of Italian connections for you: Mauro Battocchi, Consul General of Italy for North Western U.S.A., and recent guest...

July 30, 2015

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The Italian Connection

June jottings with an Italian connection

Dear Readers, June jottings with an Italian connection: Italy’s “Festa Della Repubblica” (Italian Republic Day) celebrates the date, June 2, 1946 ,...

June 29, 2015

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La vita italiana

Jesuits: creating educational institutions for over 450 years

Dear Readers, In June, the month we celebrate Grads and Dads, I want to offer my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to newly minted, MBA...

June 19, 2015

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The Italian Connection

Italian-American roots: the coastal region of Liguria

Genoa, Italy, as we little Italo-American kids learned in school, was the birthplace of Christopher Columbus, the “man who discovered America”. Most...

May 18, 2015

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La vita italiana

April assortment of Italian connections

Dear Readers, An April assortment of Italian connections for you: A “ghetto” in the U.S.A. is usually a section of a city that is thickly populated...

May 4, 2015

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