Festa Italiana Portland 2018
Festa Italiana Portland returns to Pioneer Courthouse Square on August 23rd for 3 days of summer Italian American FUN. NONSTOP ITALIAN: Local Food, Wine/Beer Gardens, Vendors and Entertainment. Returning to the Festa is Portland's favorite Italian American dance band, Ray Massa's EuroRhythms, a seven piece band from Ohio. They will have the crow...
John Anzalone hopes to bring a principal's consensus-building skills to Congress
John Anzalone is no stranger to uphill battles. He landed his first principal job at 32, and he bested a field of 43 applicants to land the top spot at Eldorado High School, where the graduation rate jumped up by 24 percentage points during his tenure. Now at the helm of Sierra Vista High School, his latest challenge is running for Congress in a la...
Salt Lake County Councilman Sam Granato Dies At 67
Salt Lake County Councilman and Utah businessman Sam Granato has died after a battle with cancer, his family said Wednesday. He was 67 years old. “Sam passed away peacefully at home this afternoon surrounded by loved ones,” his family said in a statement. “He fought an amazing battle with cancer over two years.” Granato, a Democrat, was first elect...
Check out this antique Italian gondola near Las Vegas' faux canals
Gondolas don't last long, which is why vintage ones are scarce. Travelers can see one of the world's oldest and intact Venetian gondolas in Las Vegas, not Italy. Through the summer season, the gondola, believed to have been built around 1850, is displayed in the waterfall atrium at sister properties The Venetian and The Palazzo. The vessel, w...
Archdiocese of Portland families grow farm, produce businesses from their Italian roots
One of Jim Siri’s first memories was as a 5-year-old, riding a plow horse as his father worked the field on the family farm. Now at 65, Siri is still working the farm, along with his own sons. The Siri family is part of a continuous story of Italian family farmers, produce wholesalers and retailers that have fed Oregonians and supported their Catho...
A little bit of Italy in Carefree
It’s not uncommon to see red and green in Carefree in December for Christmas, but the colors of the Italian flag were in abundance on Saturday and Sunday April 14 and 15 as the Italian Festival came to Carefree. Carefree has the most Italian restaurants per capita than anywhere else in Arizona so an Italian Festival was a perfect fit for the town....
San Gennaro Festival License Pulled After Police Investigation
The bi-annual San Gennaro Feast has had its license pulled and its event planned for May has been canceled after a Las Vegas Metro Police undercover investigation revealed a vendor at the festival sold alcohol to minors. This will mark the first time in nearly four decades that the event featuring thrill rides and Italian food has been canceled. Fe...
Organizers cancel San Gennaro Feast planned for May
Organizers of the twice-yearly San Gennaro Feast announced they are canceling next month’s event because of licensing issues. The festival was scheduled for May 9-13. The Clark County Department of Business License suspended the business license of the San Gennaro Feast and the liquor license of its caterer, the Las Vegas Horse Expo, said Anthony P...
Remembering St. Joseph
“Viva San Giuseppe” shouted the patrons in the hall at St. Philip Neri Parish in Southeast Portland after a table honoring the feast day of St. Joseph was blessed by Father Nazario Atukunda, pastor of the parish.“Viva San Giuseppe” is an Italian phrase to celebrate St. Joseph. It’s a saying repeated during the long-celebrated Sicilian parties honor...
Volunteer for the Carefree Italian Festival
Show you care and volunteer with the Carefree & Cave Creek Italian American Club in downtown Carefree next weekend. Volunteers are needed for the Carefree Italian Festival on Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at 100 Easy Street. Entry is a $3 donation and children under 12 are free. Each volunteer will receive two fr...
Visita Consolare a Phoenix Arizona il 3 maggio 2018
Anche quest’anno, nell’ambito delle iniziative volte ad agevolare l’accesso dei concittadini ai servizi offerti dell’Ufficio Passaporti, questo Consolato Generale sta organizzando – in collaborazione con il locale Corrispondente Consolare Massimo Paollilo – un incontro in Phoenix, AZ per la raccolta in loco delle impronte digitali finalizzate al ri...
Footprint of Hawaii’s Italian POW’s
During World War II, some 3,000 Okinawan soldiers, conscripts and civilians were imprisoned in Hawai‘i as prisoners of war. Twelve of them died while in captivity here in Hawai‘i and were buried in the cemetery at Schofield Barracks 73 years ago. Schofield Barracks Casualty Affairs Office spokeswoman Stefanie Gutierrez said the remains of 12 Okinaw...