San Giuseppe Lavoratore di Cinisi
San Giuseppe Lavoratore di Cinisi invites the public to their 52nd annual dinner dance beginning at 6 p.m. at the San Marino Club, 1685 Big Beaver in Troy. Hors d'ouvres at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m., dancing and open bar, with Italian American entertainment provided by Venue. Raffle proceeds will benefit the St. Louis Center in C...
Cavaliere Josette Mentesana Weber
Italian Consul General Adriano Monti presented Josette Mentesana Weber with the Cavaliere dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana at the consulate's Festa della Repubblica celebration on June 2 at the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago. The award was bestowed by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano upon Josette in honor of her...
Dining out, Roseland style - Chicago, IL
As a youngster in a first-generation Italian-American family in Roseland, eating out wasn't something we did very often. As a matter of fact, if I try really hard I can only recall an occasional First Communion or Confirmation that led to some fine dining, Roseland style, at Pesavento's. As a result, finding our way out of the family kitch...
Rimpatrio di un prezioso vaso etrusco. Il Console Generale Marco Nobili: Non si facciano più illusioni i criminali che commerciano in opere d’arte rubate, l’Italia e gli Stati Uniti sono uniti e non avranno scampo
Si e' svolta ieri 8 gennaio 2013 presso il Glass Pavilion del Museo d'Arte di Toledo (Ohio) la cerimonia di restituzione all'Italia di un vaso etrusco risalente al periodo 520-510 A.C.."La collaborazione con le autorita' americane in questo settore e' una nostra priorita', non solo per il valore artistico ed economico delle opere, ma anche perche'...
Italian American Society to honor Louis Covelli at Columbus Day banquet Oct. 13
KENOSHA — The Italian American Society, 2217 52nd St., will celebrate its 89th Columbus Day banquet Oct. 13. State Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, will be the master of ceremonies. Each year the society honors an American of Italian decent whom they feel has attained much success and has brought honor and respect to the Italian heritage. ...
Ask the Truth: What's the history behind the Italian influx to Harrison Street back in the 1900s?
These days, there are a few remnants of the Italian influx that surged to Harrison Street west of downtown Elkhart starting in the early 1900s. There's Michael's, the eatery at the corner of Harrison and Sixth streets that, for 55 years, has served up Italian fare. There's Siciliano's, formerly another Italian restaurant, now a liquor store....
ParkOhio Completes Acquisition of Italian Equipment Manufacturer – Saet S.p.A.
ParkOhio announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Saet S.p.A., headquartered in Milan, Italy, for €16.7 million (approximately $20.7 million) in cash. Saet S.p.A. was owned by Star Capital SGR S.p.A., located in Milan, Italy, and other minority owners. The acquisition was previously announced on November 17, 2014. Saet revenues are...
Go Italian for fall food selections
by Eloise Marie Valadez Hearty, flavorful comfort foods are the perfect meals for fall dining choices. And when it comes to Italian recipe selections, there's nothing like a robust pasta dish, hearty meat recipe with accompanying root vegetable selection, or a hot soup packed with delicious ingredients for cooler weather meals. No...
Long-gone Detroit Italian restaurant plans a comeback
La Lanterna, a long-gone restaurant from Detroit's past, is primed to make a comeback near its former location when it opens on the first floor of the Albert building in Capitol Park later this year. The northern Italian-style restaurant opened in what is now the Malcolmson Building in 1956 by Italian immigrant Edoardo Barbieri. In 1978, B...
Concert to benefit the promotion and teaching of the Italian Language Program at Casa Italia
Please join Hon. Stefania Giannini - Italian Education Minister; Hon. Renato G. Turano - Senator of the Italian Republic; H.E. Adriano Monti - Consul General of Italy for a Concert to benefit the promotion and teaching of the Italian Language Program at Casa Italia AP Program and the Chicago Area Schoo...
WHS Exhibit Celebrates Saugatuck’s Proud Past
Saugatuck, the once working class, mostly Italian-American section of Westport—the area state officials in the 1950s figured it would be easier to build the Connecticut Turnpike through rather than affluent Greens Farms—got its just deserts today. At the opening of a Westport Historical Society's (WHS) exhibition titled "Saugatuck @ Work—Haven of...
Columbus Day Mass at Holy Family
Members and friends of the Columbus Day Celebration Committee will attend a Memorial Mass at 11 a.m. in honor of Christopher Columbus at Historic Holy Family Church, 641 Chrysler Drive (located on the service drive of I-75 South, the Lafayette Exit) in downtown Detroit. Following Mass, there will be a fellowship in the lower level of the c...