Buona Beef to open St. Charles location Aug. 4
by Charles Menchaca The St. Charles location of a popular Chicago-area restaurant chain is scheduled to open next month. Buona Beef will open at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 4 at 2425 W. Main St., St. Charles, Assistant Marketing Director Jimmy Buonavolanto wrote in an email. This is the 15th Buona Beef restaurant to open in the Chicago...
Anticipating the aura of Columbus Day
by Jo Ann Serpico This is it! It is 7:30 a.m. on October 12, 2015. As the buses depart from Casa Italia we cannot believe it is Columbus Day once again. Each year the love, the enthusiasm, and the excitement exceed the previous year. The treat of the parade being on State Street is the dominant thrill. We are on our way to the Shrine of Our Lady...
Niles Taste of Sister Cities celebrates diversity
The Niles Taste of Sister Cities is back with plenty of food, dancing, music and raffle prizes. On March 19, the first Taste of Sister Cities in the past four years was held at Niles Family Fitness Center. The festival aims to spotlight the culture of Niles' four sister cities – Pisa, Italy; Nafplion, Greece; Leixlip, Ireland; and Lmanova...
Pope Francis Elevates Youngstown Church to Basilica Status
In 2014, Pope Francis designated Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church a minor basilica. Founded in 1908, this Roman Catholic parish originally served the Italian community of Central Youngstown, OH. In the following interview, La Gazzetta and Pastor Monsignor Michael J. Cariglio discuss the church's new status. La Gazzetta (LG): Thank you for w...
Columbus Day Parade celebrates Italian culture
By Mitch Hotts Italian-Americans from Macomb County will gather Saturday for a celebration of the culture, history and heritage of Italy during the Columbus Day Parade on Main Street in downtown Mount Clemens. The approximate 40-unit procession will include a variety of social clubs, businesses, pageant queens, marching bands, floats,...
Italian restaurant in works at Westin
The Westin Hotel under construction in downtown Milwaukee will have an Italian restaurant when it opens next summer. Jeffrey Hess, general manager of the Westin being built at 550 N. Van Buren St., said the concept and menu of the restaurant are still under development, but added it would have "an Italian frame of reference, with a unique...
Three Paisani Writers
New prose and poetry by three Italian-American writers. Friday, March 22, 2013 in the Florentine Room 7:00 p.m. Pizza, Refreshments, Light Snacks – 7:30 p.m. Poetry Reading Judith Valente was a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, People Magazine, Chicago Public Radio, and, currently, PBS-TV. Sh...
Webs of Desire and Violence: Power Politics and Sexual Politics in Three Works of Florentine Renaissance Art
The Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in ChicagoSilvio Marchettiis pleased to invite you to the presentation of Webs of Desire and Violence: Power Politics and Sexual Politics in Three Works of Florentine Renaissance Art a lecture by Judith Testa
Vice President Biden: tiramisu and cannoli @ Presti
Vice President Joe Biden followed his well-known sweet tooth to Little Italy on Wednesday after speaking at the RTA's rail shop on the need for investment in infrastructure. He said he planned to talk with business and community leaders about the impact of the renovation of the Cedar-University and Little Italy-University Circle rapid tran...
Cooking with Herbs in Umbria at Eataly Chicago
Every month Eataly brings its guests closer to a different region of Italy through its food, wine and culture. Throughout the month of November Eataly will be featuring the region of Umbria with a series of classes focused on wines and traditional dishes from this region. Cooking with fresh herbs is at the heart of Italian cuisine. In Umb...
Local pair earns twin crowns at state pageant
Aubry Bozzano and Sofia Console were crowned Miss Illinois United States and Little Miss Illinois United States respectively at a March pageant at the Copernicus Center in Chicago. The daughter of Anthony and Sherry Bozzano, 28-year-old Aubry lives in Chicago and manages integrated marketing campaigns for clients at a downtown ad agency. "...
Sicilian Sister City Mayor Visits Elk Grove Village
By Tom Robb The mayor of Elk Grove Village's Italian sister city of Termini Imerese in Palermo, Sicily, stepped off a plane at O'Hare Airport yesterday (Wednesday) with a small delegation to visit his sister city and fellow mayor. Termini Imerese Mayor Salvatore Burrafato and a delegation of four others from Termini Imerese and the Pa...