Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 24, 2009
Milwaukee's Spicuzza writes a love letter to Italy
Jeanne Marie Spicuzza has lived in L.A. for a decade now, but her ties to Milwaukee are as strong as ever. Now, in her new book, Spicuzza explores her relationship to another place. "My Italia," published by her own Libri Publishers, collects Spicuzza's prose and poetry about her ancestral homeland. It is a love letter to a country she first discovered more than a dozen years ago.
Tags: Jeanne Marie Spicuzza, Guy Hoffmann, Sylvia Spicuzza, Francesco Spicuzza, Italy, Sicily, Seasons and a Muse, My Italia

Movies & TV - July 20, 2007
"Golden Door" opens up the emigrant's world
If you’ve seen his stark and beautiful “Respiro,” you know that Italian writer/director Emanuele Crialese’s look at emigration is bound to be unique. His new film, “Golden Door” (Called “Nuovomondo” or “New World” in Italy) strikes an unusual chord.
Tags: Golden Door, Crialese, Sicily, Ellis Island, Italian, Italian-American, emigrant, immigrant, Nuovomondo, Respiro, Gainsbourg, Amato

Movies & TV - July 16, 2007
Sordi is a different kind of mafioso
You've still got four opportunities to see to see Alberto Lattuada’s 1962 film “Mafioso” this week.
Tags: Sordi, Mafioso, Sicily, Lattuada, Milan, Attanasio

Movies & TV - May 23, 2007
Italian Film Festival makes great debut
With only about a month to organize the first Italian Film Festival in Milwaukee, Barbara Klein, Paul Salsini and I didn't know exactly what to expect. Last night was the first of three nights at Marquette's Varsity Theater and with a turnout of more than 100 for "The Fever," we were pleased.
Tags: Salsini, Klein, Italian Film, La febbre, alla luce del sole, la destinazione, sicily, sardinia

Music - Sept. 8, 2006
Uzeda's full-thrust sound fuels "Stella"
Uzeda is one of the longest-lived and influential bands in the Italian underground rock scene, playing a full-thrust brand of post-punk that rides the line between controlled and explosive. The Sicilian underground band returns to Milwaukee and we talked to them.
Tags: Uzeda, Giovanna Cacciola, Agostino Tilotta, Cactus Club, Albini, Senigallia, Sicily, Catania, Sieracki, MSOE, Todd Wehr

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 30, 2009
Montenegro continues
Hello Milwaukee, The Hercules is still doing the bottom survey part of our work here, we will be out for 24 hours before returning to the lovely town of Kotor.Once we finish this phase in the next week the underwater robotics start which I am in charge of.ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) are in ...
Tags: diving, archaeology, amphora, exploration, ship wrecks, underwater, Sicily, Albania

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 23, 2009
The Hercules arrives in Montenegro
As Milwaukee gears up for the summer festivals, barbecues, baseball and all the summer delights when Milwaukee comes alive my heavy work period is just starting.Given a choice, I would rather be to be in Milwaukee with my family doing all of the above in addition to visiting the spots where ...
Tags: diving, archaeology, amphora, exploration, ship wrecks, underwater, Sicily, Albania

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 21, 2009
More from Albania 2
The divers went out this morning to recover some artifacts that were found a few days ago.The items, a large piece of roof Tile and a beautiful small bowl were brought back to the research vessel Hercules for examination by our resident archaeologist Dr Jeff Royal.Photos and measurements taken th...
Tags: diving, archaeology, amphora, exploration, ship wrecks, underwater, Sicily, Albania

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 19, 2009
More from Albania
The weather has kept our research vessel Hercules in base over the past few days but the two teams of divers are out recording information about the sites we have found.Last season we discovered a site dating back to the 5th century BC, now we have a chance to go back and document more informatio...
Tags: diving, archaeology, amphora, exploration, ship wrecks, underwater, Sicily, Albania

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 20, 2009
Milwaukee man involved with historic shipwreck finds in Albania and Sicily
As I grew up and come from Milwaukee I know there are many people interested in diving around the area, I thought some of you may find my work with RPM Nautical Foundation interesting.   Over the past two summers, a research ship carrying US and Albanian experts has combed the wa...
Tags: diving, archaeology, amphora, exploration, ship wrecks, underwater, Sicily, Albania