Piazza to be built in the heart of The Hill
A big addition is coming to the Hill neighborhood in South St Louis. A piazza is going to be built in the heart of the Italian American community. You will find piazzas all over Italy. They are an open-air gathering place that is usually located next to the neighborhood church. It’s a place where people gather after a church or neighborhood cel...
A Leader in His Field:Revere Native Joseph Corrado Named President of Missouri State Medical Association
A Revere native, whose parents still reside in the city, is the new president of the Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA). Dr. Joseph A. Corrado, son of Joseph and Anna (Carlucci) Corrado, was formally installed at the MSMA’s 160th Annual Convention in St. Louis. The MSMA encompasses physicians from all medical specialties in the state. Dr. Co...
Dante Alighieri Society of Pueblo: The 38th annual Scholarship Awards Celebration
The Dante Alighieri Society of Pueblo held its 38th annual Scholarship Awards Celebration, featuring presentations in Italian by each scholarship winner followed by the Little Italy Buffet and an array of Italian-themed desserts. Alegria Ribadeneira was honored as Person of the Year for her outstanding leadership in foreign language education. Eigh...
Aperitivo per gli italiani nelle Twin Cities
Quando sei arrivato nelle Twin Cities, avresti voluto un consiglio su dove cercare casa? Sei ancora alla ricerca del miglior ristorante in città per mangiare una buona carbonara? Vuoi sapere dove gustare un vero espresso? O hai bisogno di un suggerimento su come rinnovare il passaporto? Hai nostalgia di casa? Vuoi conoscere altri italiani che come...
Dinner & A Show: J. Devoti Trattoria
A longstanding restaurant just last month reimagined itself in the St. Louis neighborhood known as, simply, The Hill, when J. Devoti Trattoria transformed from Five Bistro, plating modern farm-to-table Italian. Chef-owner Anthony Devoti named the restaurant and its continuing market counterpart, J. Devoti Grocery, after his great-grandfather, Josep...
Napoli’s opens in Landmark Center
Many new restaurants have opened in Liberal in the past few years and recently, one restaurant announced its return to the Liberal area. Napoli’s Italian Restaurant, which was in Liberal for a few years back in the early 2000s on U.S Hwy 54, recently announced its reopening, this time in the Landmark building. “We started in Texas and slowly move...
Italian American Club of Livonia Supports St. Louis Center in 23rd Year
The Italian American Club of Livonia held its 23rd annual dinner/dance fundraiser at its banquet center on Sunday April 29, 2018 to benefit St. Louis Center in Chelsea. Led by Committee chairwoman Mary Galasso, past president of the IACL, more than 200 people were present to enjoy a gourmet dinner of Chicken Florentine, Penne Pasta with Palomino sa...
La Minestra marks two delicious decades on Dakota Avenue
I have strong beliefs about food. I believe sausage goes only in gravy and the gravy goes only over biscuits. I believe tomatoes should be avoided, because they feel squishy in your mouth. I believe olives are fine for decoration, but should never be eaten. And I believe that pasta of any kind is just way too complicated – to prepare or to eat....
After 44 years, garden center dream ends for Wayne Nocito
Patio Gardens & Landscaping has been a fixture on the corner of the Westbank Expressway and Avenue G in Marrero for almost half a century. Just at its 44th birthday, owner Wayne Nocito announced that it is closing its doors on June 9. "I'm turning the page and moving on, but it sure is hard to shut the doors," Nocito said with tears in his eyes. Th...
Festa Italiana brings food, fun back to Easton
Parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Easton will host the annual Festa Italiana in June. The community celebration runs June 1, 2 and 3 at Holy Cross Park near Easton in Williams Township. The festival is a major fundraiser for the Easton parish and features food and entertainment each night, plus a Tricky Tray drawing on Sunday,...
James L. Penasa - July 11, 1932 - May 7, 2018
James L. Penasa — lifelong Coloradan, long-time Montrose resident, veteran and long-time active member of Zion Lutheran Church — passed away on May 7, 2018, at his home. Jim was born to Italian immigrant parents Serafino and Mary Penasa in Rico, Colorado. Jim attended grade school at the one-room school in Ophir and in Telluride. The family then...
The joy of Tony Bennett in concert
You don’t need Google Translate to figure out how to say joie de vivre in Italian. It’s Anthony Benedetto, or idiomatically, Tony Bennett. Experiencing Bennett in concert is watching joie de vivre come of life. In his performance Thursday at the sold-out State Theatre in Minneapolis, the ageless crooner was so full of vitality, charm, warmth, humil...