‘Tosca’ takes the stage at Union Avenue Opera
What: "Tosca," presented by Union Avenue Opera When: 8 p.m. Friday, July 29; Saturday, July 30; Friday, Aug. 5; Saturday, Aug. 6 Where: Union Avenue Opera, 733 N. Union Blvd., in the Visitation Park neighborhood of St. Louis' Central West End Info: "Tosca" will be presented in its original Italian with projected English supertitles and a...
Barista team trains for national coffee competition
The breakfast of champions? A great cup of coffee! In this particular case, that is the absolute truth. Angelo Segoni, a member of the barista team from Italy, is here at the Brewed Behavior headquarters in Kansas City, being trained by a master coffee coach, Tracy Allen. He is already the Italian champion. In two days, Trac...
Christmas on the Hill and Christmas concert
Mark your calendar. Christmas on the Hill is set for Saturday, December 3. The day begins at 12 noon with roasted chestnuts, free salsiccia samples, and a variety of Hill merchandise from Maestro available in front of St. Ambrose Church. At the next corner, Marconi and Daggett, visit the Country Store staffed by Sacred Heart Villa and the...
In rete il nuovo numero di "IT@LICO"
Esce in questi giorni il numero di febbraio di "It@lico", periodico del club "Italiano per piacere" diretto da Franco Giannotti. In rete all'indirizzo www.italiausa.com/ipp, il giornale è come sempre ricco d'informazione locale e d'oltre oceano. "Come di consueto – spiega Giannotti - la prima pagina ospita il resoconto della nostra ultima riunione...
Manuscript Road Trip: An Italian Calf among Nebraska Cattle
There simply aren't very many medieval manuscripts in Nebraska. But we're going to stay on I-80 until we find them all. The 1938 de Ricci Census lists only four manuscripts in a single public collection in Nebraska, the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Those manuscripts still belong to the university: two books of hours, a theological mi...
Kansas City Italians are hard working, smart, loyal, accomplished, and just absolutely extraordinary!
Kansas City Italians are hard working, smart, loyal, accomplished, and just absolutely extraordinary! Did you know we currently have 3 published KC Italian authors? Here is some information about each of them so, please give them your support and "like" their pages to help spread the word about their books. Marla Bernard's book, "Through the Rain:...
Brownback’s new commerce secretary has unique past: faith, soccer and Middle Eastern travels
Kansas' new commerce secretary has played professional soccer in Italy, written a romance novel and filmed a commercial with Danny DeVito. Gov. Sam Brownback cited Antonio Soave's experience in international business as the head of Capistrano Global Advisory Services when he made the nomination last month. However, Soave also was a co...
An American tale: Revising a history carved in stone
It was Sept. 27, 1927, and in White Plains, N.Y., an immigrant man from nearby Port Chester was setting down on paper the first steps of an American journey – detailing how he arrived in America in 1920 aboard the vessel Dante Alighieri and listing his occupation as "granite cutter." It's his Petition for Naturalization, in which Luigi Del...
Gelu Italian Ice to raise money for United Way of Mesa County
Gelu Italian Ice of Grand Junction, Colo., is set to make its debut Feb. 9 at the 13th annual Home Loan Taste of the Grand Valley, an immensely popular community event to benefit United Way of Mesa County. Thousands are expected to attend from 4-7:30 p.m. at Two Rivers Convention Center. Guests will pay an admission fee for the opportunity...
Honoring Kansas City Italians! Carl DiCapo
by Frank R. Hayde Today we honor my friend Carl DiCapo who celebrates his 88th birthday today. Happy Birthday Carl!! Please read about Carl's many accomplishments and contributions to Kansas City in the excerpt below written by Frank Hayde from the book "Italian Gardens: A History of Kansas City Through its Favorite Restaurant." Drive nor...
America’s oldest Italian-American newspaper and Ciao St Louis
Ciao St Louis announces an important collaboration with America's oldest Italian-American newspaper. The L'Italo-Americano is a biweekly publication serving the Italian-American community throughout the United States. Established in 1908, L'Italo-Americano is the oldest Italian-American newspaper in the US with a mission to promote an...
Italian TV crew visits Topeka art park
By Phil Anderson Topeka may seem an unlikely destination for tourists from Italy, but it was the perfect fit for a two-person television production team that visited the capital city on Wednesday. Alessandro Turci and Federica Miglio, whose TV production company is based in Rome, spent part of Wednesday morning filming at the Aaron Dougla...