After emigrating from Italy, Guest made a life in the American West
Rena Guest, born in 1929, remembers every detail of growing up in the Tyrol Mountains in northern Italy. Her father was the only baker in the valley where she was raised. She recalls the need to wear what she calls “powerful shoes” because she lived in a mountain village close to the Swiss border. She had her first ice cream cone at age 7 when her...
Antonella, New Multimedia Work by Lisa Venticinque
Saturday December 14, 5:30-8pm. The California Building: 2205 California St NE, 55418. RSVP appreciated. Antonella is an in-depth personal portrait, an exploration of the interior world of a unique and unforgettable 62-year-old Italian woman. This multimedia project, which contains photography, videography, audio and text, was created by Lisa Venti...
An Italian Holiday Tradition: play Tombola while enjoying a glass of Prosecco with Pandoro and Panettone
On Thursday, Dec. 19, 6:30 pm, join Ileana Tamberlani, native Italian from Rome, for a fun night of Italian Holiday Traditions! Tombola is the most traditional Christmas game in Italy, everybody plays it with their family and friends over the holidays. No knowledge of Italian is required. Numbers and words of the game will be in Italian and in Engl...
The 4 best Italian spots in Colorado Springs
Craving Italian food? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top Italian spots around Colorado Springs, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to satisfy your cravings. Shoppers in the Colorado Springs area usually spend more in December at restaurants than in most other months of the year, accor...
Nonna's Kitchen bringing traditional Italian cuisine to Spearfish
Feeding the multitudes, as Nancy Manzari puts it, is no problem. She has been doing that with her good Italian cooking for years. Next month, Manzari’s new restaurant, Nonna’s Kitchen, will bring traditional Italian cuisine to Spearfish, with a soft opening planned for Sunday, Dec. 15 at 544 N. Main St. “I’ve always done this for free, I might as w...
Villa Amore provides casual Italian dining with a touch of class in Lincoln
As North 27th Street continues to develop, more family-operated restaurants are popping up. The latest is Villa Amore, the Italian restaurant which opened at the beginning of this month at 5353 N. 27th St. It’s connected to the Country Inn & Suites and takes the place of JB’s Burger Kitchen & Bar. Prior to JB’s, the site operated as Beacon Hills, a...
Concerto di Natale - 2nd Annual Italian Christmas Concert
Saturday, December 7, 2019. 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM CST. Grace United Methodist Church, 6199 Waterman Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63112. The St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities and Grace UMC Church invite you to the SECOND ANNUAL ITALIAN CHRISTMAS CONCERT featuring internationally acclaimed mezzosoprano BENEDETTA ORSI who hails directly from our sister city B...
Italiano per Piacere - Festa di Natale 2019
Ciao a tutti, è il nostro piacere invitare tutti i nostri soci al nostro evento di Dicembre che accadrà il 4 Dicembre alle 18:30. Vorremmo festeggiare Natale e la stagione delle feste con tutti voi. Avremo buona compagnia, buon cibo e divertimento. Giocheremo a tombola e competerremo per i regali migliori che saranno forniti dal club. Questo event...
Inside Gattara, Uptown’s Whimsical New Cat-Themed Italian Restaurant
Gattara, a new Italian restaurant and pizzeria with a whimsical cat theme, opened earlier this month inside the Warwick Hotel at 1776 Grant Street in Uptown. Gattara replaces Randolph’s Restaurant and Bar, an elegant but staid American restaurant that the Warwick’s owner felt no longer matched the modern-meets-sixties-chic vibe the rest of the hote...
Looking Back: Downtown couldn't support an Italian restaurant in the 1980s
Downtown Sioux Falls has made an incredible recovery from the state it was in in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. The downtown pedestrian mall, which itself was an effort to breathe life back into the area, not only failed, but made an already-bad situation even worse. Fortunately, there were a number of area residents who believed in the h...
Postino brings Italian fare and wine to Baker
A new wine bar and Italian bistro has opened for business in the neighborhood. The fresh addition to Baker, called Postino, can be found at 145 N. Broadway. Postino, which also has locations in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, specializes in Italian-inspired cuisine and wine. On the menu, expect to see items like olives, chicken skewers, meat and che...
Rocco Baldelli named 2019 American League Manager of the Year
Narrowly edging out runner-up New York Yankees skipper Aaron Boone, Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was awarded American League Manager of the Year on November 12, 2019. The Manager of the Year Award is specifically tailored for the manager of the team that most exceeded expectations. Winning the most games in franchise history since 1965, t...