Gillotti named county’s Veteran of the Year
The men and women, clad in caps and suits adorned with medals, who filled the Italian American Veterans Home on Saturday evening may not all have known each other well, but they were all family, in a way."We care about each other. We take care of one another," guest speaker Sgt. Maj. Bruce Cole told the room of veterans at the 69th annual...
Eat This: Eataly's new Roman-style pizza
Chicago does not lack for pizza, but Eataly is serving a new style to add to your bucket list. In its first move since closing Baffo in May, the Italian market has shuffled around its second-floor dining station I Salumi I Formaggi to make room for its newest offering, Pizza alla Pala. Eataly has always served pizza, of course, offering the de...
The Castle on the Hill
For Marty Lagina, passion for wine is a matter of both nature and nurture. The owner of newly opened Mari Vineyards on Old Mission Peninsula believes his 100 percent Mediterranean heritage put that passion into his blood, and his experiences as a youth helped it thrive. Growing up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the now successful busi...
Calabrese family fest to celebrate major milestones
The Calabrese community will celebrate two major milestones at this year's Festa della Famiglia in onore di San Francesco di Paola: the 35th anniversary of the event and the 600th anniversary of the birth of their patron saint. Joining them for this momentous occasion will be Archbishop Blasé Cupich and RAI journalist Sister Myriam Castelli. Joint...
New Italian restaurant in downtown Grand Rapids will be 'very casual'
By Jim Harger GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Veteran chef Christopher Perkey is planning to open "Osteria Rossa," a new Italian-themed restaurant on the ground floor of the Kendall Building being renovated in downtown Grand Rapids. Perkey said he plans to open the 100-seat restaurant at 16 Monroe Center NE by December. With a bar on one side and a di...
Rochester Veteran Honored For Helping Fellow Vets
A Rochester veteran is being honored for his work with the veteran community. Larry Trapani served two years as an Army military policeman in the 1960s. These days, he's heavily involved in working with veterans, including acting as statewide and local commander of the Italian American War Veterans and commander of the Sangamon County Inter-Veteran...
Gervasi Vineyard expands to Green area with plans for The Twisted Olive Italian American Kitchen
Northeast Ohio's growing restaurant scene extends well beyond the shores of Lake Erie. One of the region's prominent vintners, Gervasi Vineyards, operates tasting rooms, a restaurant and bed-and-breakfast facilities about 10 minutes north of downtown Canton -- and will soon expand with a new restaurant in the Akron suburb of Green. The Twi...
Fra Noi fundraiser
by Paul Basile Hi, everybody. My name is Paul Basile, and I've been the editor of Fra Noi for the last 25 years. We've hit our fair share of rough patches during that span, and we're in the midst of one right now. For those of you who don't already know, Fra Noi has been the publication of record for the Chicago-area Italian...
Circuit Court to host Italian Heritage Month tour
Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced that the annual Italian Heritage Month Courthouse Tour of the Richard J. Daley Center will take place on Oct. 16. The tour is co-sponsored by the JCCIA and the Justinians. Offering the public a sense of the day-to-day operations in one of the nation's largest unified court...
Festa della Repubblica celebration set for Pompeii
Comitato Tricolore Italiani nel Mondo will host its seventh annual Festa della Repubblica on June 5 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii in Chicago. The event celebrates the birth of the Italian republic, and it bears the distinction of being the only such celebration outside of Italy to feature a parade through the streets. Festivities will begin...
Festa Italiana to bring Italian heritage, culture to Cuyahoga Falls
by Sophie Kruse Italian culture, entertainment, food and heritage will be making its way to Falls River Square. Festa Italiana will be July 19 from 4 p.m. to midnight, July 20 from noon to midnight and July 21 from noon to 9 p.m. This is the fifth year of Festa Italiana. It takes nearly 300 volunteers a year to prepare,...
Crate and Barrel Announces Partnership With Legendary Italian Designer, Paola Navone
Today, leading home furnishings destination Crate and Barrel, announces the debut of its partnership with renowned Italian designer, architect, art director and interior designer Paola Navone. The first of three planned collections designed by Paola Navone, exclusively for Crate and Barrel, will consist of more than 140 items across multip...