Columbus' statue to be moved in Memphis
Memphis City Council is scheduled to vote on a resolution that authorizes the Memphis chapter of UNICO – the Italian-American fraternal organization – to move the statue of Christopher Columbus from a Downtown park to Marquette Park in East Memphis. UNICO commissioned the Columbus statue, which was placed in 1987 in the new Columbus Park on the so...
Museum of art holds Italian-themed fundrasier
The Georgia Museum of Art will be hosting its biannual fundraiser Bella Notte, which features an Italian-themed night filled with lavish food, drink and gorgeous art. A silent auction will be the main event, featuring various works of arts by local Athenians, UGA faculty and world-renown artists. A majority of the works feature iconic Athens cultu...
Convegno Azzurri 2014
L'8 Febbraio 2014, alle ore 15, presso l'auditorium della Mapei (1144 E. Newport Center Drive, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442) in occasione della convention annuale della associazione degli Azzurri U.S.A. si svolgera' un dibattito politico. L'obiettivo principale sarà quello di discutere il ruolo degli italiani all'estero e dei loro rappresenta...
Bella Italia Lodge asking for donations to host this year's Italian Festival
Saturday evening, the Bella Italia Lodge hosted a "Vegas night" to raise money for their annual Italian Festival. The organization was forced to cancel last year's festival because of the October floods, causing them to lose money. Now, they are asking for the community's help so that this fall, they are able to host the popular event...
Italian Masters Do It Better
Italian Masters Do It Better: Exhibition of Contemporary Italian Art from the Post-War Era until today. Exhibition Opening: November 28th, 2016, 6.00-9.00 PM. Exhibition Dates: November 28th, 2016, to February 26, 2017. Gallery Director: Franco Valli; Marketing Director: Melissa Bovolenta; Consultant Curator: Mari...
Opere di De Pascale al Miami River Art Fair
In occasione di Art Basel Miami - Miami River Art Fair diretta da Nina Torres - dal 1 al 4 Dicembre 2016 presso il Miami Convention Center, dove si danno appuntamento le più importanti gallerie d'arte contemporanea, saranno esposte le opere di Paola De Pascale, scelte da mediapartner mondiale Italy Art. La De Pascale, artista poliedrica, ha a suo a...
Ready for the World Cafe offers Italian favorites
Students of the University of Tennessee Culinary Institute, Retail, Hospitality and Tourism college, and Pellissippi State Culinary Institute, will present their fall series of the Ready for the World Cafe beginning Thursday, Oct. 3. Italian fare will be served with a menu of antipasto with cured meats and cheeses from southern Italy serve...
Open house at Naples Italian American Foundation
Naples Writer's and Authors Club is sponsoring a book sale from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Spanky's Speakeasy. The author's will be discounting their books. The restaurant is at 1550 Airport-Pulling Road, Naples. Information: 239-216-2317 Writers will submit original short fiction, poetry or essays to be read from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the...
Ocala, Pisa to renew sister-city partnership
By Carlos E. Medina After eight years of dormancy, the Ocala/Marion County Chamber and Economic Partnership has announced plans to rekindle the sister city relationship with Pisa, Italy. In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the initial visit to Ocala by officials from Pisa, an Ocala contingent will travel to Pisa for a 10-day tour...
Thousands attend San Gennaro Festa in Safety Harbor
A man propped on a stool, wearing shorts, a red hat, white gloves and bearing an unusually long nose, piped up each time a person walked by Sunday. "Hi girls, I'm Pinocchio," the man said as a group of women walked into the Safety Harbor Marina for the 11th LIADO's San Gennaro Festa. "Welcome to Italy. Wipe your feet before you enter. Don'...
Italian granulator maker Tria expanding US operations
Tria SpA, the Italian maker of granulators, is expanding its U.S. operations in Charlotte, N.C., by adding a new test facility.Daniele Finazzi, vice president of operations at Tria America LLC, said customers can visit Charlotte to run material tests, or send in the material for testing by Tria staff.
Over years, restaurant has become 'like family'
Pompilios isn't the quietest dining place. After all, people like to laugh, babies sometimes cry and folks greeting each other warmly aren't bashful about it. Then there are the outside bocce courts, busy mid-spring through early fall, and no one's going to ask a bocce ball player to pipe down. "It's fun," JoEllen Thompson of East Row says sim...