Consul General hosts glittering Festa della Repubblica
It was a Festa della Repubblica the likes of which Chicago had never witnessed. On June 2, more than 400 revelers converged on the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame on historic Taylor Street to enjoy a gala event staged by Onesti Entertainment. The event was sponsored by the Chicago offices of the Italian Consulate General, Ita...
Casa Italia Man of the Year Gala
Casa Italia's Person of the Year Gala brought together hundreds of well-wishers from the legal, labor and Italian-American communities to raise crucial funds for the Casa and pay tribute to attorney Louis C. Cairo. Casa Chairman Dan Corrado, Dinner Dance Chairman Giuseppe Zerillo and longtime friend Mario Manfredini set the stage for Cairo...
Italian Fest announces Man and Woman of the Year
The Greater Youngstown Italian Fest 2016 will introduce the winners of its Man and Woman of the Year awards at the Fest ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday inside the Roma tent on the west side of the event in downtown Youngstown. Man of the Year is Ralph Sinistro. He was born Jan. 2, 1932, in Youngstown and is the only son of Michael and Genevie...
Italian American Club of Livonia hosts ball benefitting The Parade Company
The Italian American Club of Livonia Charitable Foundation will present "Ballo in Maschera," a costume ball fundraiser for The Parade Company. This elegant event will kick-off the "2013 Year of Italian Culture in the U.S.," as declared by the Italian Ambassador to the United States. The event will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Italian...
Luciano Golia; imprenditore italiano a Detroit, raccontato da Forbes
TechShop Detroit Offers Tools For Michigan Inventors To Build Almost Anything If you walk into any of the TechShop locations, you will see a group of inventors building great things. Jim McKelvey created a prototype for the multi-billion dollar credit card processor called Square at TechShop. Patrick Buckley built and sold $4 million worth of the...
Serata Italiana: Italian Party
"Serata Italiana will capture the essence of modern day Italy, while honoring our rich history and Columbus Day," says Event Chair and IHSI Past President, Ralph Tambasco. "All are invited to attend and help us celebrate – Italian style!" Guests will enjoy an evening of Italian food, music, entertainment and "Italian style" fun celebrating...
American and Italian neuroscientists: Study identifies key shift in the brain that creates drive to overeat
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana — A team of American and Italian neuroscientists has identified a cellular change in the brain that accompanies obesity. The findings could explain the body's tendency to maintain undesirable weight levels, rather than an ideal weight, and identify possible targets for pharmacological efforts to address obesity.The findings, pu...
Chicago’s Little Italy
Italian immigrants to Chicago faced many drastic changes in their environments and way of life. The bustling new metropolis was very different from an Italian rural village. The mass of new Italian immigrants who entered the city in the late nineteenth century, primarily men from the small towns surrounding Palermo, Sicily were either single or had...
30th Annual Art Holiday Walk, Winter Winter Wonderland Weekend In Little Italy
Holiday walk hours Friday, 12/5 noon-9pm, Saturday ,12/6 noon-9pm Sunday, 12/7 noon-6pm. Stay tuned at "Little Italy Cleveland" as we roll out the highlights for the weekend! Bring your family and friends and join in the holiday cheer! Horse drawn carriage rides (Sunday) Ice Sculpting, Christmas Tree Auction and Carolers. Come out and...
Fogolar Furlan in Michigan
by Irene Marcuzzi My name is Irene Marcuzzi and in collaboration with the organization "Friuli nel Mondo" I am trying to reach out to any Italian born in Friuli Venezia Giulia that lives in Michigan or in the surrounding area. Friuli nel Mondo was created in 1953, to assist Friulians in foreign countries and to coordinate the activities o...
The Cinema of Francesco Rosi – 22 April at 6 pm
Francesco Rosi was one of Italy's most acclaimed and influential film-makers from the 1950s to the '90s. Committed to portraying social issues, he continued the post-war neo-realist style, often examining corruption and criminality in his movies. His film The Mattei Affair won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. "Hands O...
Chicago Italian American Authors Unite for Book Signings and Presentations
A panel of Italian American authors from the Chicago area will be autographing and discussing their books at a special presentation at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, June 9, at Casa Italia, the Italian Cultural Center, 3800 Division Street, Stone Park. The event will begin with refreshments and book sales at 9:30 a.m., followed by presentations at 10 a.m. &...