Piada Italian Street Food in Hyde Park offers free food for a year to first 100 customers
by Casey Weldon A new eatery is trying to attract new customers by giving out free food. Every day. For a year. Piada Italian Street Food, the creation of restaurateur Chris Doody, is opening a new dining spot in Hyde Park Plaza on Friday. In order to celebrate the opening, the owners of the restaurant are promising free food for a ye...
The Italian Fest event lineup features a crawling contest and Budweiser Clydesdale
Collinsville's 31st annual Italian Fest begins at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, with the opening ceremonies on the Venezia Stage, including a performance of classic Italian songs by area-native Bailey Jo Hutton. After graduating from Edwardsville High School, Hutton was accepted to John Hopkins Peabody Institute in Maryland where she is currently a so...
Berwyn Mayor Robert J. Lovero
by Leonard F. Amari This month we introduce in these pages, the highly respected and hardworking mayor of the city of Berwyn, Illinois. Robert J. Lovero. Having been born at Mother Cabrini Hospital in the Taylor Street Neighborhood and residing in Berwyn for the last 50 years, Bob has embraced his Italian-American heritage as an integral p...
Italian American Veterans Post holding festival Sept. 26
Festa Italiana at the Italian American Veterans Post 1, 4567 Oberlin Ave. in Lorain, will take place noon to 10 p.m., Sept. 26. There will be live entertainment throughout the day and at 2:30 p.m. Lu DeGenaro and Gino Minacci will be recognized. Dinner will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Menu includes Italian wedding soup, stuffed she...
Visit of Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero in Madison, WI
Ambassador Cladio Bisogniero will arrive in Madison, Wisconsin on the evening of November 30, and will be greeted by the Consul General of the Chicago Consulate Office and members of the Italian Workmen's Club of Madison (IWC). The IWC is coordinating the Ambassodor's visit. On Monday, December 1st, the Ambassador will have breakfast at th...
Glass maestro Lino Tagliapietra to spend a week at Toledo museum
Leaving his Italian homeland for the United States in 1979, Lino Tagliapietra brought closely held recipes for battuto, zanfirico, reticello, pulegoso, martelé. For the next several decades in workshops around the country, he taught those glass-making techniques to Americans hungry for new skills. In turn, his own creative appetite was nou...
Casa Italia to honor Stefani’s Claudio Ulivieri
by Lou Carlozo Casa Italia will honor Stefani Restaurant Group Vice President Claudio Ulivieri as Person of the Year at its 2016 Gala on Feb. 20 at Alta Villa Banquets. When he started as a kitchen worker at Stefani's on Fullerton Avenue, Claudio Ulivieri gave it one week to see how things would work out. After all, he'd just...
Festa Italiana announces complete entertainment lineup
Late last month, Festa Italiana announced that "America's Got Talent" child singing sensation Jackie Evancho will headline the summer festival. This morning, Festa filled in the rest of its entertainment lineup with names both fresh and familiar. This year's acts include: BOSTYX: As you might guess from the name, BOSTYX is a joint tribute...
Incoronata Feast a testimony to faith
The Feast of Maria SS Incoronata is a testimony to the power of faith. The celebration has survived for more than a century at the same church, despite the transformation of the community from a thriving Italian enclave into one of the nation's premier Chinatowns. The 119th annual feast will be celebrated on Sept. 11 at St. Therese Chinese...
La Festa Dei Cuccidati
Saturday December 17, 2-5 PM CST - Casa Italia Chicago, 3800 Division St, Stone Park 60165. The Chicagoland Italian American Professionals organization (www.chicagolanditalians.com) is proud to present the first, annual "CuccidatiFest", La Festa Dei Cuccidati, at the Casa Italia "Chandelier Room", 3800 Division, Stone Park, on S...
Pompeii to celebrate season with song
In keeping with the spirit of the season, the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii will host its 15th annual Mary and Christmas celebration on Dec. 5. Maestro Paul French will once again lead the incomparable William Ferris Chorale through a diverse program that will include a pair of beloved themes by Ennio Morricone, songs dedicated to the Blessed...
WisItalia Awards
Recenly Al Rolandi, the president of WisItalia, contacted Richard Gollnick and Pete Feira, the Green Bay Wisitalia reps, to discuss a very exciting upcoming event. Each year WisItalia has an Awards banquet to honor an Italian Teacher of the year and to give other awards for outstanding achievements in promoting Italian in Wisconsin. This...