Italian Festival kicks off weekend of fun, food and culture at Market Common
For the 21st year in a row, the Italian Festival kicked off Saturday at Market Common. The festival runs until eight p.m. Saturday and features a heritage booth, kids entertainment, crafts vendors and, of course, lots of food. Some of the items on the menu include pizza, sausage, meatball sandwiches and pasta. Organizers explained th...
Nelle valli valdesi del North Carolina, una Little Italy tutta particolare
Anche in North Carolina esiste una "piccola" Little Italy. Il suo nome è Valdese ed è stata fondata nel 1893 da un gruppo di valdesi arrivati nelle Blue Ridge Mountains dalle valli piemontesi, in particolare dalla Val Pellice. In seguito all'editto di emancipazione emanato da Carlo Alberto nel 1848, le comunità valdesi ebbero la necessità di cerca...
Nada’s Italy: “Tours for people who don’t go on tours”
CHARLOTTE, March 2, 2013 – When Nada Vergili (www.nadasitaly.com) left her home in Florence, Italy she had no idea what an entrepreneur was, much less that she would soon become one.It began simply enough. Amore brought Vergili to the United States for the second time in her life. In the mid-80s she lived in Orlando, Florida for six years during wh...
Spoleto Festival USA begins 40th season in South Carolina
The 40th season of the Spoleto Festival USA opened Friday amid tributes to the men who established the internationally known art festival and remembrances of the nine people fatally shot in a city church last year during a Bible study. Hundreds gathered under a bright sun in front of City Hall as Mayor John Tecklenburg lauded former Mayor Joe Rile...
LED acceptance is vital to Marelli's U.S. growth
Lindsay Chappell PULASKI, Tenn. -- Chrysler, Fiat and Alfa Romeo are not the only brands Sergio Marchionne wants to advance in North America. There's also Magneti Marelli. The Italian supplier is far from a household name in the U.S. auto industry. But the big century-old maker of lighting and powertrain parts wants to change that -- and qu...
Dinner and a show: Italian American Club plans July 4 blast
The Italian American Club is hosting a patriotic dinner and show for the Fourth of July. The "God Bless America From Sea to Shining Sea" Tour of America will take place from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. July 4, with an All American Buffet planned for 5:45 p.m. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. After the show, the party will move outside, where attendee...
Italian Lights Festival
The 5th Annual Italian Lights Festival is the weekend of September 5th through 7th this year. Join in celebrating the Italian culture and cuisine over three days. This is a family-friendly event that includes activities like a meatball eating contest, grape stomping competition and wine tastings. There will also be live music, free parking...
Italy and Miami Strenghten Their Alliance With a Full Week of Cultural Activities to Celebrate the Senate of Florida Resolution ‘October – Italian and Italian American Heritage Month in Florida’.
Italian Institutions and Enterprises join forces to bring a series of prestigious artistic events to the heart of Miami. LIGHTNING RELEASES Miami September 29th 2014. For one week the longstanding friendship between Italy and Miami will be celebrated by a dynamic, rich, and multifaceted activation. A series of cultural and artistic events...
Il Circolo gala honors woman of year at Breakers
By Shannon DonnellyAll things Italian — and Italian-American — were celebrated at the 39th annual gala of Il Circolo, the Italian Cultural Society of the Palm Beaches. Festa Della Vecchia Italia (Feast of Old Italy) took place March 8 at The Breakers. Kristen DiNonno Noffsinger and Debi Rodi were chairwomen for the evening, which honored Sen....
Italian American Club celebrates 25th anniversary
The Italian American Club of Tallahassee was created in 1991 when Robert Molinari contacted Ariella Monti-Graziadei full of ideas about forming an Italian organization in Tallahassee. Ariella contacted many of her friends, all of whom were enthusiastic and the club was born. Founding members along with Molinari and Ariella were Nina and Le...
Italy Invests in the US: Italy’s SIPA SpA Upgrades Location to Amplify It’s NA Sales and Support
Italy's SIPA SpA via its SIPA North America, Inc. subsidiary is extending its North American operations in Atlanta, GA, as they continue to invest in the North American market. To support the rapidly increasing market demand for blow- and injection-molds from SIPA, the North American subsidiary decided to move to a new location, that covers 20,000...
Italian American Club's Festa Italiana comes to Jacksonville on Oct. 3 and 4
by Dan Scanian The Italian American Club of Jacksonville presents its annual Festa Italiana on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4, at its clubhouse at 2838 Westberry Road in Mandarin. The club, established in 1951, has hosted a fall Festa Italiana every October for 25 years. It is hosting this 2-day spring celebration of all things Italian...