Anna Maria Schultz Wins Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan Vocal Competition
Anna Maria Schultz, a high school senior from Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the $1000 First Prize Winner of the 31st annual Italian Songs and Arias Vocal Competition for Michigan High School Students. The Concert of the Finalists of this event, sponsored by the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan, in collaboration w...
Rick Brunetto named Grand Marshal of 2025 Italian Festival Parade in Columbus Ohio
The Columbus Piave Club is proud to announce that acclaimed big band leader and Columbus music icon Rick Brunetto has been named the Grand Marshal of the 2025 Italian Festival Parade in Columbus Ohio, to be held on Sunday, October 12, the final day of this year’s Columbus Italian Festival, which runs October 10–12 in Italian Village. Brunetto, a be...
Let’s be sisters: Seven Hills mayor extends invitation to Italian town
Exactly 4,658 miles separate Seven Hills and the Italian municipality of Coreno Ausonio. That great divide is about to shrink, with Seven Hills Mayor Anthony D. Biasiotta recently proposing a sister city partnership. The selection of the community located roughly halfway between Rome and Naples isn’t by accident. “That’s the hometown of my grandfat...
Premier Italian steakhouse looking to hire 100 staff for its planned July opening
The newest Italian restaurant on the block is getting ready for a July opening and looking to hire staff. Big Rock Italian Chophouse, an expansive Italian restaurant at the former Big Rock Chophouse in Birmingham, is looking to fill 100 positions ahead of its opening. Positions the restaurant is looking to fill include servers, positions for server...
The Italian American Cultural Club of Steubenville 100 years to honor members
The Italian American Cultural Club will celebrate the organization’s 100th anniversary with a special event planned for May 18 at St. Florian Hall in Wintersville, OH. Founded in 1925 as the Steubenville Dramatic Club, in which members performed a variety of Italian operas, the organization has evolved throughout the years. During the 40’s, the clu...
That’s amore! American Airlines connects deep dish to Neapolitan with new service to Naples
American Airlines, in partnership with the Chicago Department of Aviation and the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago, hosted an inaugural event Tuesday evening to mark American’s new service from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Naples-Capodichino International Airport (NAP). “A visit to the port city of Naples has so much to offer...
Selection Process for a New Honorary Consul of Italy in Cleveland
Please note that the Consulate of Italy in Detroit plans to appoint a new Honorary Consul in Cleveland, Ohio who will be in charge of assistance tasks in favor of Italian citizens and promotion and protection of the Italian interests in its territory of competence. We invite Italian citizens who are interested in this position to express their inte...
Opera Festival Of Chicago brings back The Love of Three Kings after 70 years
The Opera Festival of Chicago will open its fifth season on Friday, May 9 with a performance of The Love of Three Kings (L’Amore dei tre Re), bringing a long-lost Italian masterwork to the Chicago stage for the first time in 70 years. The season offers opera lovers a rich lineup of rarely performed works, bold storytelling, and thrilling music acro...
Songs of Home: From Italy to the U.S.A.
For this week’s edition of “Songs of Home,” I go back to a home that was home for my ancestors before their immigration to Chicago and the tunes they brought with them. My mother is half Sicilian and my father is Sicilian and Calabrese. It is safe to say that I grew up Italian-American, and I’m forever proud that I did. More so, I’m proud that I gr...
Bindi North America Showcases Expanded Family of Brands
Bindi North America returns to the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago with an expanded presence and a renewed focus on culinary innovation. For the first time, the renowned Italian dessert group showcases not only its iconic Bindi brand but also welcomes two new names to the table: Sammontana, Italy’s leading gelato producer, and Tre M...
Fresh Italian Dishes Shine at Mia Francesca
Mia Francesca, located less than half a mile from Wrigley Field in Chicago serves fabulous Italian dishes— perfect for a night out with friends and family. On the Friday night I visited, every table was full, the service was delightful and the food was scrumptious. Here’s everything I tried! After starting with delicious complimentary bread, I orde...
Chicago Park District to loan Columbus statue to Italian American group for museum, end lawsuit
The Chicago Park District has reached a deal to end a lawsuit over the removal of Chicago's Christopher Columbus statues. The City of Chicago, which owns the statues, will not be bringing the statues back to their former sites in Grant Park and Arrigo Park. But the city will loan the statue that was removed from Arrigo Park, at Polk and Loomis stre...