A rischio due consolati italiani in Usa
La Farnesina sta considerando la chiusura di una ventina di sedi consolari nel mondo. Fra queste, secondo indiscrezioni raccolte dal Sole 24 Ore, vi sono i consolati di Detroit e Filadelfia. Si tratterebbe di una decisione storica, soprattutto per Filadelfia dove sono state proclamate la dichiarazione di Indipendenza e la Costituzione, che...
Lyndhurst Mayor Joseph Cicero muses over his Italian roots in documentary video
Like many Italian Americans in Cleveland's east-side suburbs, Mayor Joseph Cicero and his family landed in Lyndhurst by way of Mayfield Road, leading from Little Italy. Cicero reminisces about the Sicilian culture that helped shape him in an Ideastream documentary, tied to a four-hour series called The Italian Americans by WETA in Washingt...
Ciminnese society honors Vito Cali
Società San Giovanni Bosco SS. Crocifisso di Ciminna held its annual Man of the Year gala on March 6 at Alta Villa Banquets. The society was created in 1960 in honor of a patron saint who had dedicated his life to the betterment and education of children. San Giovanni Bosco, canonized in 1934, received the title "Father and Teacher of Youth." The f...
An Unforgettable Evening with Sophia Loren
by Sandra Tornberg Host Bill Harris introduced himself and joked that he doesn't bother with make-up because when Sophia Loren steps on the stage, no one looks at him anyway. Once she made her entrance, I never took my eyes off of her again! Even when movie clips were shown, I watched her reaction rather than the screen. She was gracious,...
Il 5 aprile a Chicago l'VIII conferenza della CSNA
Si svolgerà sabato 5 aprile a Chicago, presso Casa Italia, al 3800 di Division Street, l'ottava conferenza della Confederazione dei Siciliani del Nord America (CSNA). Alla manifestazione sono invitati a partecipare, oltre alle autorità diplomatiche e istituzionali, i parlamentari italiani eletti all'estero, i rappresentanti di Comites e Cg...
Frank Cicero— Protestant or Catholic? His Family of “relative strangers”
Frank Cicero is a trial and appellate lawyer. He has tried and argued a wide variety of civil and criminal matters in courts at all levels in the United States as well as in international arbitrations and litigations. He is a member of numerous professional societies, including The American College of Trial Lawyers and the Società di Studi Valdesi....
Art Institute of Chicago hosts 200-piece Italian Nativity scene from 1700s
by Frank Mathie When we think of Nativity scenes or mangers, we usually think of small religious settings under the Christmas tree. But ABC7 Eyewitness Reporter Frank Mathie says the Art Institute of Chicago has gone big time with this ancient sacred story. As always, the Art Institute of Chicago is all decked out for the holidays...
My Town: Annual Italian American Summer Festival
by Bliss Davis The Italian American Summer Festival is returning to the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. The 14th annual celebration will be held Friday, June 27, from 5 p.m. to midnight, 2 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, June 28, and 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 29. Admission is $6 for adults, $2 for kids ages 6 to 12 and free f...
Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums
Bellini. Botticelli. Titian. Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums celebrates the richness of Italy's artistic legacy. It features religious paintings of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, along with secular Neoclassical and genre paintings of the nineteenth century-with the principal artistic centers,...
On. Consulate of Italy - Official Facebook Fanpage
by Serena Scaiola Dear friends, the On. Consulate of Italy in Cleveland now has an official Facebook Fanpage: fb.com/consolatocleveland. Please view it, click on I like It, and make sure to share it with others to help me spread this important information. The Facebook Fanpage page was designed and is intended to be a tool t...
The Strange Case of Citizenship in Modern Italy, a Documentary by Fred Kuwornu on Nov. 21
by Valeria Fanelli There are presently 1,000,000 young people who were born in Italy, speak Italian fluently, have studied in Italian schools and have lived in Italy all their lives, yet, they are not entitled to Italian citizenship. The Italian Cultural Institute will bring attention to this controversial topic by showing a...
Our Lady of Peace Parish hosts Mt. Carmel Festival
by Dave Deluca Our Lady of Peace Parish hosted its 118th annual festival honoring Our Lady of Mount Carmel over the weekend. The three-day event featured rides and games, food and fun and a fireworks display at night at Mount Carmel Church on Columbus Avenue. Sunday marked the last day of the festival with a religious procession that...