The Italian solution
In New York City, one cannot throw a slice of pepperoni without thwacking an Italian joint of one kind or another; in Albuquerque, the situation is practically reversed. Jeff Spiegel and Katie Gardner moved from NYC back to Albuquerque a few years ago, finding the dearth of Italian restaurants as a call to action: M'Tucci's Kitchina threw open its...
Rookie deputy honored at Italian Heritage dinner: Talk of the Town
Members of the American Society of Italian Heritage recently gathered at the Clarion Inn & Suites Conference Center for fellowship, food and fun as they honored St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Deputy Eugene Alexis with their annual Rising Star Award. Since 2003, the north shore group has given the award to an outstanding deputy who has worked for...
Macchine umane di produzione: gli italiani di Sunny Side
Navighiamo dapprima lungo la riva sinistra, che è quella dello Stato del Mississippi, più alberata che la riva opposta. Lunga isola coperta di bella vegetazione. Poi traversiamo il fiume e dopo circa un'ora e mezza abbordiamo a Sunny Side. Alcune balle di cotone giacciono sulla riva, in attesa di essere caricate. Sono le ultime del prodotto dell'an...
Museum to present Mediterranean art
by Denise Morris An upcoming exhibit will bring to San Angelo art that's seldom seen outside of major museums. Masterpieces by artists such as Tintoretto, Tiepolo, and Veronese will be featured in "Venetian Paintings from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation" and "Mediterranea: American Art from the Graham D. Williford Collection."...
When the French Quarter Was Italian
Grey clouds threaded with lightning marked another evening of intermittent rain when I met Natasha Terrell at the French Quarter's Le Richelieu Hotel on Chartres Street. We were on a mission: to find out just how tall her grandmother's tales were. Terrell grew up on the other side of Lake Pontchartrain and had always figured the older woma...
St. Joseph's Day parade hits the streets of downtown New Orleans Saturday
The Italian-American Marching Club's St. Joseph's Day Parade is Saturday, March 9, starting at 6 p.m. at Chartres and Canal streets. The parade marches through the French Quarter and Central Business District, with men passing out flowers in exchange for kisses or throwing beads from the new Rolling Cannoli float. After the parade, which ends on Co...
A Taste of Northern Italy In Austin
Last June, in the midst of a European heat wave, I slowly made my way down through Italy over the course of three weeks. It was my first visit, and the food I tried in every town rendered me speechless. Until you eat Italian food in Italy, you just can't understand the magic and power of Italian ingredients and cooking traditions. I have t...
Usa, aperta la causa di beatificazione per la «suora con gli speroni»
In Italia la sua vicenda è poco conosciuta. Ma nel Far West la sua storia ha il sapore del mito. E adesso l'arcidiocesi di Santa Fe, riferisce l'agenzia Ansa, vorrebbe che Blandina Segale, la «suora più veloce del West» che nell'Ottocento confrontava banditi come Billy The Kid e aprì nella nuova frontiera americana ospedali e scuole, salisse al più...
Celebrate Carnevale at the Italian Club of Dallas!
Now is the time to pull out your mask, gather up your family & friends, and head to the ICD Clubhouse for what is always one of the year's most festive events ~ Carnevale! It is a time of revelry, costumes, and food, all of which will be front-and-center at the ICD. A face painter will be on hand to transform the kids ~ or you! ~ into a fierce...
The Murder Of Vincent Vallone
In all of his days, Vincent Barlow had never seen anything like the events of that hot July night in 1949. Barlow, a resident of sparsely populated Chocolate Bayou Road in Houston, recalled that he was standing on his porch when he saw a black Cadillac driving fast, with a dark sedan in apparent pursuit. As they closed within 100 yards of his house...
Sainthood supported for Sister Blandina
By Olivier Uyttebrouck The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted this week to support the cause of sainthood for Sister Blandina Segale, an Italian-born nun who helped open schools and hospitals in the New Mexico territory and reputedly stood up to Billy the Kid. The work is complete on this side of the Atlantic, and now the decision rests wi...
2013 anno della cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti: il Dominic Walsh Dance Theater presenta "An evening in Italy" il 6 settembre a Houston
Il Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, la principale compagnia di danza contemporanea di Houston (TX), e' lieta di presentare "An Evening in Italy: celebrating 2013 Year of Italian Culture" al Miller Outdoor Theater venerdi' 6 settembre alle ore 20. Lo spettacolo, presentato dal Miller Outdoor Theater in collaborazione con il Consolato Generale d'Italia a...