An American tale: Revising a history carved in stone
It was Sept. 27, 1927, and in White Plains, N.Y., an immigrant man from nearby Port Chester was setting down on paper the first steps of an American journey – detailing how he arrived in America in 1920 aboard the vessel Dante Alighieri and listing his occupation as "granite cutter." It's his Petition for Naturalization, in which Luigi Del...
Socceritalians, Antongirolami (coach Rockhurst University) ci racconta la NCAA
La MLS è finita con la vittoria dei Seattle Sounders del Rookie of the Year, Jordan Morris, e anche la stagione del calcio collegiale è giunta al termine dopo appassionanti sfide da una parta all'altra degli Stati Uniti. In queste realtà sono molti i ragazzi italiani che, su diversi livelli, stanno dando una mano al movimento americano a c...
Gelu Italian Ice to raise money for United Way of Mesa County
Gelu Italian Ice of Grand Junction, Colo., is set to make its debut Feb. 9 at the 13th annual Home Loan Taste of the Grand Valley, an immensely popular community event to benefit United Way of Mesa County. Thousands are expected to attend from 4-7:30 p.m. at Two Rivers Convention Center. Guests will pay an admission fee for the opportunity...
Marco’s Pizza Announces Aggressive Growth Plan for Colorado, Wyoming
Marco's Pizza, the fastest-growing pizza franchise in the United States, is targeting the Rocky Mountain States for growth. With 15 franchise locations already open and operating throughout Colorado and Wyoming, the company has announced plans to open more than 35 additional locations through strategic franchise partnerships in the coming years. &...
Everyday Italian: The new Foreign Legion is downtown's inexpensive, hidden gem
by Mecca Bos Minneapolis is currently as flush with Italian as the prom queen is with suitors. And we love so many of them it is hard to choose: Il Foro for the architecture and chef Joe Rolle's playful way with high-end Italian American creations; Parella for its keen eye toward true regional cooking, the way it's really done in Italy; Bar La Gra...
Monello adds to Minneapolis' Italian fare starting today
by Jess Fleming If the first bites are any indication, Monello, an Italian restaurant in the old Porter and Frye space in the Hotel Ivy in downtown Minneapolis, is going to knock it out of the park. We got a sneak peek this past weekend, and Chef Michael "Young Chef" DeCamp, most recently head chef at La Belle Vie, has created fre...
Venice Inn to close; Omaha to be without a Caniglia-named Italian restaurant for 1st time in 94 years
By Sarah Baker Hansen The Caniglia name, long synonymous with Omaha Italian food, will soon vanish from its final Italian restaurant marquee. Caniglia's Venice Inn, the steakhouse that opened in 1957, is shuttering its doors in May. Once the Ak-Sar-Ben-area restaurant serves its last plate of mostaccioli on May 3, no Caniglia...
Honoring Kansas City Italians! Carl DiCapo
by Frank R. Hayde Today we honor my friend Carl DiCapo who celebrates his 88th birthday today. Happy Birthday Carl!! Please read about Carl's many accomplishments and contributions to Kansas City in the excerpt below written by Frank Hayde from the book "Italian Gardens: A History of Kansas City Through its Favorite Restaurant." Drive nor...
America’s oldest Italian-American newspaper and Ciao St Louis
Ciao St Louis announces an important collaboration with America's oldest Italian-American newspaper. The L'Italo-Americano is a biweekly publication serving the Italian-American community throughout the United States. Established in 1908, L'Italo-Americano is the oldest Italian-American newspaper in the US with a mission to promote an...
Italian TV crew visits Topeka art park
By Phil Anderson Topeka may seem an unlikely destination for tourists from Italy, but it was the perfect fit for a two-person television production team that visited the capital city on Wednesday. Alessandro Turci and Federica Miglio, whose TV production company is based in Rome, spent part of Wednesday morning filming at the Aaron Dougla...
Italian outdoors brand to pitch tent in Golden
by George Demopoulos A 127-year-old Italian outdoors company is decamping for a new North American headquarters in Golden. CAMP USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Italy-based CAMP Technical Adventure Equipment, is moving this month from Broomfield to Golden. The new facility will house CAMP USA's offices, and handle inventory and shipp...
Royal Gorge Sons of Italy's event celebrates area's Italian heritage
By Carie Canterbury Rigirozzi, DiNardo, Merlino, Carochi, Scutti — and dozens more — all names of Italian families who have made positive contributions to Fremont County for several generations. These families are recognized in the Italian Heritage Booth during Royal Gorge Sons of Italy's Italian Festival, which is annually at Macon P...