Miami: attivato l'incubatore della Camera di Commercio (IACCSE) per le aziende italiane
La Italy - America Chamber of Commerce Southeast (IACCSE) ha lanciato un nuovo servizio per le imprese italiane che vogliono approdare in Florida. Dal 1° luglio scorso, infatti, è disponibile un incubatore di impresa che permetterà alle aziende italiane di appoggiarsi alla Camera di Commercio per iniziare un percorso di internazionalizzazione negli...
The forgotten town of Sicily
There have been a number of towns that have come and gone in Hernando County, among them are Augusta, Pemberton Ferry/Croom, Oriole and Sicily. The town of Sicily was briefly mentioned around 1900. The Hernando County Superintendent’s Report for 1900 mentions that there are 24 schools. It lists the locations of the eighteen white schools: "Hammock...
VIOLA, Florindo Joseph "Joe"
VIOLA - Florindo Joseph "Joe" Passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on June 25th, 2018. He was born December 30th, 1932, to Peter and Mary Viola of Rochester, NY, after they emigrated from Italy in 1921 to start a new life in America. Joe graduated from the Aquinas Institute in Rochester and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in Economic...
Festa Italiana offers Italian fun and flavor
The Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge 2662 of Myrtle Beach, SC celebrates 26 years of Italian Festivals with “FESTA ITALIANA” on Saturday June 30 and Sunday July 1, 2018. The 2-day event will be held at The Market Common on Farrow Parkway, Saturday from 11 AM to 8 PM and on Sunday from 11 AM to 7 PM. Thousands come each year to enjoy authentic Ital...
Auburn's Oropallo family and the 'Big Six'
This summer in late July the members of Tony and Pauline Oropallo’s family will gather for their "Big Six" family reunion. The tradition began in the late 1970s and there has been at least one reunion every decade since. The name "Big Six" is in honor of the six Oropallo children: Harry, Eugene, Mary, Louis, Teresa and Anthony. Family members will...
The IAA to Celebrate Father’s Day with the 2nd Annual “Big Four Bridge Walk & Brunch”—June 16, 2018
Come out and get some fresh air and exercise while walking the Big Four Bridge with members of the IAA and their family members and friends. On June 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., the IAA will be gathering at the base of the Big Four Bridge in Jeffersonville, IN. Our plan is to start the walk at 10:00 a.m. The bridge has various benches along the way...
The Good, the gad and the groovy: Rediscovering the music of Hugo Montenegro
It was sometime in 1966 when Hugo Montenegro went into an RCA studio with some session musicians on a Saturday to do a cover of the theme from “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” Italian director Sergio Leone’s third installment of his “Dollars Trilogy” of spaghetti westerns. All three of the films had been scored by the prolific Italian composer Enn...
27th Annual Newport Italianfest
June 7 - June 10. Newport Italianfest - 1 Levee Way, Newport (Kentucky) 41071. Join us for the 27th Newport Italianfest, named a Top 20 Event for June by the Southeast Tourism Society and held along Newport’s Riverboat Row between the Purple People and Taylor-Southgate Bridges. The festival has authentic Italian food and live Italian music performe...
Memphis: the 29th Annual Italian Festival
After 29th years the Italian Festival in Memphis continues to draw crowds. The East Memphis event offered live music, Italian food, and games Saturday. People ate in Luigi’s Café which included meals from several local restaurants. Local 24 spoke with a cook whose team has competed in the gravy competition for 20 years. “Just the family atmosphere....
Ciancia is looking for event hosts and door volunteers
Ciancia IS a non-profit organization based on volunteering. We need receptionists at our events at the Ciancia desk. There, you get a chance to talk to new attendees about our club and to recruit new members. All our volunteers get great benefits throughout the year. This is also a unique chance for you to practice basic Italian. Please, contact...
La Marca (Pd): Il MAECI riconosce l'esigenza di un contrattista in più al consolato di Miami
Ho avuto conferma che la sollecitazione da me rivolta ai responsabili del Ministero degli esteri, in occasione del recente incontro con il Direttore generale per le risorse e l'innovazione, Ministro Plenipotenziario Luca Sabbatucci, in ordine all'esigenza di rafforzare la dotazione di personale nel consolato di Miami, sia andata a buon fine”. A dar...
An Italian American Who Fought for Freedom, and Helped Save the World
Joe Sacco, the only son of Italian immigrants, left his Alabama farm and landed at Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion in 1944. While serving in the 92nd Signal Battalion and Patton’s famed Third Army, Sacco and his second family found themselves at the forefront of the Allied push through France and Germany. After more than a year of fighting...