Ecco gli italiani che "controllano" l'arte Usa. Ma non chiamateli cervelli in fuga
di Liliana Rosano Giovani, ambiziosi e con la voglia di lasciare il segno. Hanno una formazione internazionale, radici italiane e almeno due passaporti che gli hanno permesso di conquistare il Nuovo Mondo. Ma non chiamateli "cervelli in fuga". Sono gli italiani che "controllano" l'arte americana, a New York come a Chicago. L'Ameri...
Christopher Columbus gets ax to the head in Detroit
By Daniel Bethencourt In what could be dubbed an act of criminal irony, a statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Detroit was vandalized just in time for this year's Columbus Day. The statue, located at Jefferson and Randolph right next to city hall, was splashed with fake blood, and a hatchet was taped to his forehead as if it had...
Designer Maria Pinto not slowing down after 25 years in fashion business
As fashion designer Maria Pinto describes it, she was born in a little Italian village just outside of Chicago's Chinatown. She always knew she wanted to design; it was a natural gift. What she had to learn is navigating the ups and downs of the business of fashion. This year, Maria Pinto celebrates 25 years in fashion and she is not slowi...
Cavatelli's Italian Kitchen is TD's new neighbor
CANTON Scott and Kim Shapiro, the owners of TD's Tailgate Grill at 2236 Tuscarawas St. W, decided earlier this year to split the sports-themed restaurant in half and add a separate Italian restaurant in the newly created space. I attended a soft opening of Cavatelli's Italian Kitchen shortly before its June 2 opening. Invited to order anything off...
Festa Italiana offers diverse music lineup
By Heather Ronaldson No one is excluded from celebrating Festa Italiana. In fact, they say tutti Italiani — everyone's Italian. At this year's Festa Italiana, which runs Friday through Sunday at Maier Festival Park, the cultural tent features products from Puglia. Forty other Italian vendors will sell traditional Italian-Ame...
Proiezione del documentario RUMORE BIANCO di ALBERTO FASULO
Chicago, June 3, 6.30 PMNel nordest dell'Italia, il Tagliamento scorre dalle Alpi al Mare Adriatico.Questo documentario poetico ne segue il corso maestoso e le popolazioni,ricche di spirito e di storie che vivono lungo le sue rive. In italiano con sottotitoli in inglese. Copresentato dall'Istituto Italiano di Cultura e Cinema/Chicagonell'ambit...
Serata Italiana 2015 (Italian Party)
Italian Heritage Society of Indiana. Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 6:00 PM - Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 12:00 AM (EDT) - Speedway, IN Join the Italian Heritage Society of Indiana (IHSI) at Serata Italiana (Italian Party) Saturday, October 24th from 6 p.m. – Midnight at the Dallara IndyCar Factory! Guests will enjoy an evening of Italian...
MADD honors Rep. D’Amico
In recognition of his work to strengthen DUI laws, state Rep. John D'Amico received the Legislator of the Year Award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), an organization dedicated to saving lives and preventing drunk driving fatalities. "Too many innocent lives across the nation have been taken by the careless decisions of drunk driv...
Honor thy father at Onesti’s Oakley Fest
Sausage will be grilling, families will be dancing, and dads will be honored as Onesti Entertainment hosts its 23rd annual Italian Block Party-Oakley Avenue Festa Pasta Vino on Father's Day weekend, June 17 to 19. The Father's Day tradition will feature Italian food specialties representing generations-old recipes from the restaurants located in C...
40 Years Later, Mirabell German Goes Italian As Mirabella Opens Today
by Ashok Selvam Mirabell Restaurant's nearly 40-year run evoked a strain of sentimentality in Chicago, as German restaurants have become scarce in the city. Arthuro Aucaquizpi hopes he can continue to channel those decades of good times as he opens Mirabella Italian Cuisine at 4 p.m. today in the historic space on Addison Street. Aucaquizpi will u...
Scholarships Offered: Americans of Italian Heritage offering awards to Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga students
The Americans of Italian Heritage and the Americans of Italian Heritage Charities Inc. have announced the scholarship program available to student residents of Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula and Cuyahoga counties. Four scholarships of $2,000 each will be awarded this year. Scholarships will be awarded within three categories: Green, for a grade-point aver...
Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan presents "Ritorno alle Origini Abruzzesi"
Join us in our annual tribute to all things Abruzzese. This year, in addition to our Scholarship recepients, we will have a tribute to our own composer and historical figure Francesco Tosti Featuring the Music of Abruzzese Composer Francesco Paolo Tosti, 2014 Scholarship Awards and Torta Contest Sunday, September 21, 2014 - ConCorde...