Rinnovo COMITES/ la lista “Italia unita” ammessa a Detroit
Anche la comunità di Detroit ha deciso di cogliere l'opportunità datale dalla re-indizione delle elezioni dei Comites e relativa riapertura del termine per la presentazione delle liste. Pubblicata sul sito del Consolato, si chiama "Italia unita" l'unica ammessa alle elezioni. La lista è composta da 12 candidati, questi i loro nomi.&nb...
At Large in Ballard: The New Italians
by Peggy Sturdivant Their parents didn't immigrate to America. They are not first, second or third generation Italian-Americans. They work in research laboratories at UW, the Hutch, and Seattle Children's Research Institute. They work at Microsoft and Boeing, Amazon and start-up companies. They are the new Italians living and working in Se...
Palazzo 777 bocce team, Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce Tournament champs
The 30th annual Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce Tournament hosted by the Wickliffe Italian-American Club was held Aug. 23-25 as 96 men's and 14 women's teams competed. The event, which attracts world-class players from around the region and internationally, saw the Palazzo 777 team (featuring players from Canada, U.S., and Argentina, and...
Author of Historical Novels on Italian Immigrants to Host Workshop and Book Discussion in Cleveland
By Pamela Dorazio Dean and Serena Scaiola, Consul of Italy in Cleveland USA Today bestselling author Pamela Schoenewaldt will host two events in June at the Western Reserve Historical Society. The success of her first book presentation in 2011 prompted Hon. Consul Serena Scaiola and WRHS Curator for Italian American History Pamela Dorazio...
Festa Italiana in Cuyahoga Falls set for july 18-20
The sixth annual Festa Italiana will begin July 18 and have activities continue through July 19 and 20 at Falls River Square. Festivities will take place July 18 from 5 to 11 p.m., July 19 from 8 a.m. to midnight and July 20 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Activities will be scattered throughout the four main stages and locations at Falls River Square:...
Culinary Extravaganza benefits developmentally disabled
The Italian American Club of Livonia will hold its 20th Anniversary Culinary Extravaganza, supporting the St. Louis Center in Chelsea, on Sunday, Jan. 25. Dinner service begins at 1 p.m., following Mass at noon. There will also be a silent auction, gift raffle, lottery board and live entertainment by the Optomystics, a '50s-era "doo-wop" v...
Chicagoland Italian American Charitable Organization 2014 Honor & Hope Gala
The Chicagoland Italian American Charitable Organization will honor Joe Calafiore as Humanitarian of the Year at its Honor & Hope Gala on April 18 at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison. When you first see Joe, the words "Serve and Protect" seem so appropriate, and not just because he was a police officer. He's an imposing figure; a big guy with sl...
Italian American Club of Livonia Charitable Foundation's scholarship
Application deadline is July 31 for The Italian American Club of Livonia Charitable Foundation's scholarship applications for those high school students who meet the following eligibility criteria. Candidates must establish Italian Ancestry and reside in Southeast Lower Michigan, candidates must have completed their junior year of high sch...
Muti cancels CSO residency following surgery
by John von Rhein Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti has withdrawn from his Feb. 11-20 residency here so he can recover from a hip operation following a minor accident, an orchestra spokeswoman announced Tuesday night. The accident occurred soon after the joint tour of Taiwan, Japan, China and South Korea he a...
Annual Feast of the Assumption will bring lots of tastes to Cleveland’s Little Italy
by Janet Podolak The annual Feast of the Assumption in Cleveland's Little Italy has been sponsored by that community's Holy Rosary Church for 118 years. It's been happening there for such a long time that many non-Catholics consider it an Italian celebration, much like St. Patrick's Day is associated with the Irish. And eatin...
Sons of Italy honor veterans with free meal
By Anthony Conn Our nation's veterans were honored throughout the Ohio Valley Friday, and some in Bellaire were given not just respect, but also a free meal. Sons of Italy in Bellaire used Veterans Day as a way to give an Italian thank you to those who fought for our country. From 3 until 7 p.m., volunteers at Sons of Italy served sp...
Italian American Society honors longtime Tremper band director
Education, music, family, food and laughter. These are the things that have shaped the world of Louis Covelli, who directed the Tremper High School bands for more than three decades before retiring in June. And on Sunday night, Covelli was the honored for his contributions to the community during the Italian American Society's annual Columbus...