Mangia! Inside fancy food emporium Eataly
by Lorene Yue Eataly—New York's celebrity-sponsored food emporium that is the definition of excess—is almost ready to devour River North. But will the neighborhood's frequent-diner residents and tourists slaver over it? Part restaurant, part gourmet grocer and all show, Eataly is set to open off North Michigan Avenue at the end of Novembe...
Car show highlights Ferraris, Italian exotics
The La Macchina Moto Bell Car Show II is scheduled for Sept. 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at RiverWoods golf course Akron. There is no admission fee to view the cars. This is an invitation only car show for registered vehicles. The show will include more than 300 antique cars, classic cars, muscle cars, exotic cars and custom vehicles. ...
Nonna’s Sells a Surprisingly Juicy Chicken Parmesan Sandwich
The same characteristics that make chicken Parmesan such a soul-satisfying dish as an entree—the hearty pool of bright red tomato sauce and blanket of stretchy mozzarella—make it a such a potentially hazardous sandwich. While it almost always looks impressive, after a few seconds the onslaught of wet ingredients leave the bread soggy and the fried...
Pursuing Our Italian Names Together, Chapter 22, Milwaukee Meeting Reminder and Genealogy Event Announcement
by George Koleas We are Pursuing Our Italian Names Together, Chapter 22. We are also known as and the Italian Family History Club at the Italian Community Center and Milwaukee County Genealogical Society's Italian Area Interest Group. Our next meeting will be held on September 19, 2015, at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago...
Remains of Catholics' youngest saint coming to Chicago
by Manya Brachear Pashman The remains of the youngest saint canonized by the Roman Catholic Church are expected to arrive in Chicago at dawn Monday as part of a 16-state tour during her first visit to the U.S. St. Maria Goretti, an 11-year-old Italian girl stabbed to death while resisting a sexual assault more than a century ago,...
ICF Branch 392 to honor the Gerardis
The Italian Catholic Federation Branch 392 will present Giovanna and Antonio Gerardi with its Mother Cabrini Award on Nov. 13. The award is bestowed each year upon a couple that represents the Italian values of community, family and faith. The event will feature a Mass at St. Francis Borgia Church in Chicago and a dinner dance at Porretta's. (773-7...
2014 Scholarship Information
All 2014 Stark County graduating seniors are eligible to apply for our scholarship. Please visit your High School Guidance Department for details on how to apply. All completed scholarship applications must be postmarked no later than April 1, 2014. The Stark County Italian-American Foundation was organized with the following objectiv...
Lyric's amusing 'Family Barber' hits home with young audience
By John von Rhein For a second straight year, Lyric Opera has turned to a staple of Italian comic opera, Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," as the basis for a show designed to introduce children ages 5-10, and their elders, to the joys of opera. The result was "The Family Barber," a fluffy and amusing entertainment the company presented S...
For these five students, scholarships a celebration of Italian heritage
Five recent high school graduates each received a $500 Joseph Calderone Memorial Scholarship at the June meeting of the Order Sons of Italy in America Leone D'Oro Lodge No. 2700 in Orland Park. Each recipient was required to write an essay crediting their Italian heritage in forming strong family ties and family values. Read more...
Honoring our veterans by telling their stories
by Dan Niemiec As it gets closer to Veterans' Day, we are reminded of our ancestors who sacrificed so much to serve in our Armed Forces. Sadly, the World War II generation is rapidly shrinking as they reach their nineties, and there are no combat veterans living who served in World War I. I hope that when you research your family, you try...
Local books and authors: Italian immigrant family saga
Former Akron resident pens 1920s immigrant tale. Children of Italy, a historical romance by former Akron resident Christine Simolke, provides well-researched details on the lives of Italian immigrants in 1920s Appalachia. Using stories of her own grandmother and great-aunts as inspiration, Simolke fashions the story of a family and their secre...
USA: VOLUMEC HAS A NEW DISTRIBUTOR IN THE STATES
ROMA, 21 MAR - Volumec (Treviso, Italy) and ERI America (Lake Zurich, Illinois) have entered an exclusive distribution agreement. ERI America will handle the sales and service of Volumec products in the North American market. The Italian company manufactures drilling and tapping equipment, including the high-torque VT/VTS articula...