Revered tradition of Spaghetti Dinner helps keep school doors open for next generation of immigrants
Today, following the 11 a.m. Mass at St. Frances Cabrini, the downtown-area parish will host a time-honored event: The Spaghetti Dinner. It is a massive feast that has taken weeks to prepare, ungodly quantities of ingredients and lots of volunteers. It will feed several thousand Omahans who will line up for takeout or will dine in, with table serv...
Andrea Frizzi on the Real America and Moving Il Posto
At the end of this year, Andrea Frizzi will shutter his Il Posto on East 17th Avenue and start anew in a fresh space in RiNo, just around the corner from Vero, the Milano pizzeria he recently launched in Denver Central Market. Il Posto's new digs are dazzling, a sleek upgrade from the simplicity of the tiny spot Frizzi oversaw for nearly a decade —...
9th Annual Italian Film Festival - WE CHALLENGE YOU !!!
by Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis The ICC's 9th Italian Film Festival is approaching and will begin with opening night festivities on Thursday, February 16, 2017! This year, we present you with a CHALLENGE !!! Each year, the ICC receives support from many of our members and friends, and this time around, ICC Honorary Board mem...
Festival Seeking New Photos for Italian Wedding Album Display
A very popular flip chart at our past festivals has been the Wedding Album Display. Some of the pictures in the large album date back to the early 1900′s and others are more recent. The first album is complete and we are now gathering photographs for a second album flip chart.
The Food Issue
The Flathead Valley's extensive suite of dining options has transformed this far-flung corner of Montana into an unlikely pleasure center for foodies, and this week the Beacon highlights some palate-pleasing eateries, from budget lunch options at an array of food carts to fine dining at acclaimed restaurants — nearly all of them emphasizing local,...
THE IABA 2016 Annual AWARD WINNERS
Hear ye, hear ye!! Your Board Of Directors is extremely pleased to announce the 2016 IABA Annual Award winners. These awards were announced and distributed at the Christmas Party last week. A huge congrats to all the winners!! And, if you missed the party, you missed a grand time! IABA Outstanding Member of the Year - Joe & Nick CapraI...
Bellerive Country Club bocce courts
Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, MO has add outdoor bocce courts for their member's enjoyment. These outdoor grass court have been set on the croquet course. Plans are to make the courts more permanent by removing the grass and adding a more level and faster courts with sides for a more profession game. On January 2, 2017 the Italia America Bo...
St.Louis: nuovi incontri e nuova sede per "Italiano per piacere"
Novità in vista per "Italiano per Piacere": l'associazione, infatti, si prepara a cambiare sede. Secondo quanto riportato da "It@lico", periodico dell'associazione diretto da Franco Giannotti, il trasloco era annunciato, essendo oggi, 31 agosto, ultimo giorno di apertura del ristorante "da Baldo", sede di IPP e di altri club italiani a St. Louis....
2013 St. Joseph Altar Celebration
Thank you to all of the volunteers and attendees of the 16th annual St. Joseph Altar Celebration, held at the Italian-American Cultural Center of Iowa on March 18th and 19th, 2013. Doors opened at 5:30 PM on Monday, March 18th. Msgr. Frank Chiodo, pastor of St. Anthony parish in Des Moines, blessed the altar following the children's "tupa tupa" (k...
Gateway Park hosts Italian festival
The Italian American Heritage Festival enters its second day in Gateway Park on Saturday. Italian entertainment and cuisine are highlights of the fourth annual celebration. "With more space than ever before, we have added additional entertainment acts, expanded our cultural exhibits, enhanced our activity offerings to include everyone in...
Sporting Kansas City turns down $1 Million offer from Juventus for Erik Palmer-Brown
Less than six months ago, Erik Palmer-Brown became the youngest person ever to sign with Sporting Kansas City in franchise history. The 16 year-old is now drawing some interest from abroad, as Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl reports: Sporting Kansas City has turned down a $1 million bid from Italian giant Juventus for 16-year-old defender...
WCCO Viewers’ Choice For Best Italian Food In Minnesota
Cossetta Alimentari is a downtown St. Paul institution. It's three sprawling floors of Italian breads, cheeses, pastries, pizza and — of course — pasta! But if you want to know the story of Cossetta, the writing is on the wall. Michael Cossetta opened his business more than 100 years ago, in 1911. Read more Source: http...