Italian digital ink manufacturer opens Soddy-Daisy (Tennessee) factory
A worldwide digital ink manufacturer opens a new production facility in Soddy-Daisy today.The 15,000-square-foot site in Soddy-Daisy's industrial park is Kiian Group's first factory in North America. The company is based in Italy and manufactures ink at facilities throughout the world.The Soddy-Daisy location eventually will employ about 20 people,...
Memphis Italian Festival
Memphis Italian Festival will be held Thursday, May 29, through Sunday, May 31, at Marquette Park, at the corner of Mount Moriah Road and Park Avenue. The 25th annual event will celebrate all things Italian with food, music, sports competitions and more. Visit memphisitalianfestival.com for tickets and schedule. Source: ...
38th Annual Friends of Carver Fundraiser
We cordially invite you to the 38th Annual Friends of Carver Fundraiser Cocktail and Silent Auction! HistoryFriends of Carver was established 38 years ago by two parents, Arva Moore Parks and Gail Payne, who are to this day, pillars in our community. The goal of this annual event is to raise funds for educational initiatives and enrichment...
Architects of Auburn: Italian-American group CIAO to honor Bisgroves, Bartolotta at Columbus Day dinner
When a local Italian-American group was looking for individuals worthy of recognition for their contributions to the Auburn community, there wasn't much discussion involved. The Cultural Italian American Organization, of Auburn, will honor this Columbus Day three individuals whose actions have benefited the local area: Matteo Bartolotta an...
Qui precaria, in America docente universitaria: storia di Manuela, storia d’Irpinia
L'Irpinia, ma potremmo dire l'Italia, è madre ingrata: spesso cresce i suoi figli, li illude e poi li costringe a partire per veder sbocciare il proprio talento altrove. Non molto tempo fa intervistammo Francesco Addesa, a Lanciano magazziniere e a Londra docente universitario, oggi tocca a Manuela Picariello, 33 anni, dottoranda d...
Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival to host Spaghetti Western event
Nuovo Italiano Cinema Film Festival will host C’era Una Volta Il West (Once Upon a Time in the West) a fundraising event Thursday, April 9 at Cannon Green, 103 Spring Street from 7–10 p.m. Guests are encouraged to wear western-themed apparel to compete in a “Best Costume” competition. The event will also feature a silent auction, adult bev...
Feast of Little Italy in Abacoa, Jupiter
Il Circolo, the Italian Cultural Society of the Palm Beaches joined in the celebration of Italians at the annual Feast of Little Italy in Abacoa, Jupiter. Once again, Director, Jerry Somma, put together a super event the week-end of November 7,8,9, 2014. Il Circolo's booth captured every entrant's eye as they came through the opening gates. ...
Sons of Italy Royal Gorge Lodge hosts successful second annual event at Macon Plaza
By Sarah Rose The 13-year-old carrying a multicolored umbrella was about twice as tall as almost everyone at the event. He isn't naturally that tall, though. Nico Wilson of the Salida Circus was walking around on stilts. The circus was one of the attractions at the second annual Sons of Italy Royal Gorge Lodge 2866 Italian Festival, which w...
New play brings Supreme Court Justice Scalia to the stage
Actor Edward Gero has spent a lot of time in court over the past year — the Supreme Court to be exact — watching, studying and listening to one justice in particular, seeing how he behaves. Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, is one of the court's most conservative, outspoken and polarizing characters, and now those qualities are providing the ing...
When Luciano Pavarotti and Sylvester Stallone Met In Miami
By Juliet Izon Opera and Miami Beach may be an unlikely combination, yet when legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti performed on the sand on January 22, 1995, concert attendees were as ecstatic as if they were watching the country's biggest pop star. In fact, Pavarotti's performance, which also featured soprano Cynthia Lawrence and th...
South Florida Italian Culture & Heritage Festival set for Oct. 11, 2015 at ArtsPark
by Jennifer Ann Love The first South Florida Italian Culture & Heritage Festival will premiere on Sunday, October 11, 2015 from 12pm till 8pm at ArtsPark at Young Circle in downtown Hollywood. The Festival is being co-produced by Anthony Paparella of Gino's Market and Joe Bevelacqua of Cobra Joe Productions, both based in Hollywood. &...
Carlo Mastrangelo, a Doo-Wop Voice for Dion and the Belmonts, Dies at 78
Carlo Mastrangelo, an original member of Dion and the Belmonts, whose baritone vocals undergirded the group's harmonies on a string of doo-wop hits like "No One Knows" and "A Teenager in Love," died on Monday in Boynton Beach, Fla. He was 78. The cause was cancer, said Warren Gradus, a current member of the Belmonts. Mr. Mastrangelo g...