Sicilian Town on Migrants’ Route Cares for the Living and the Dead
By Jim Yardley The 18 coffins were placed in two neat rows beneath the late-afternoon sun as the mayor and other dignitaries took their seats inside the hilltop cemetery. A Catholic vicar-general offered a homily. A Muslim imam unfurled a small rug and knelt in prayer, his singsong voice rising above the stone mausoleums toward the blue of...
Ciao! Heinz History Center debuts Italian Heritage Day
Little Italy Days may have come and gone, but the celebration of Italian heritage continues this weekend in the Burgh. On Sunday, October 5th, help kick off National Italian Heritage Month at the Senator John Heinz History Center in the Strip. Hosting its inaugural Italian Heritage Day festivities, the Heinz History Center invites visitors...
‘Farms, Factories, and Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut’ author talk at Trumbull Library
On Sunday, October 19, 2 p.m., in the Trumbull Library Community Room, Anthony V. Riccio returns to talk about his new book, Farms, Factories and Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut, history stories told by elderly Italian American women all over the state through oral history interviews and photographs. This book uncovers the...
Hudson County honors Italian-Americans at Columbus Day commemoration
Hudson County held a Columbus Day Commemoration, which included the raising of the Italian flag, on Oct. 8 in front of the William J. Brennan Court House in Jersey City. Among those featured in the commemoration was Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise, who was joined by a host of municipal honorees from Jersey City and Hoboken, all of whom...
Eat Drink And Be Merry IACL Christmas Party
Sunday December 14, 5.30 pmSole Mio - 8657 S Highland Dr, Sandy (Utah) 84093 The Italian American Civic League of Utah is hosting a Christmas Party this year and we would love if you joined us for a night of food, music, friends, & fun. Social starts at 5:30pm with dinner to follow. Menu: Eggplant Parmesan, Fish Balls, ...
RARE Italian announces chef ahead of December opening
by Josie Sexton RARE Italian, the latest concept by The Rio owners, is starting to take shape in anticipation of a mid-December opening. The new restaurant at the old Ingredient, 101 S. College Ave., now has an executive chef and general manager to get things running. Before coming to Fort Collins, RARE's new chef Alex Feldma...
VicenzaOro, previewing the trends in the jewellery world
VicenzaOro, to be held in Vicenza on January from 23 to 28, is the first event on the international calendar, coming as it does in a privileged moment in which to present all of the new collections and preview the trends in the jewellery world. A workshop of ideas for operators from all over the world: a place in which to network, and a so...
Macchine umane di produzione: gli italiani di Sunny Side
Navighiamo dapprima lungo la riva sinistra, che è quella dello Stato del Mississippi, più alberata che la riva opposta. Lunga isola coperta di bella vegetazione. Poi traversiamo il fiume e dopo circa un'ora e mezza abbordiamo a Sunny Side. Alcune balle di cotone giacciono sulla riva, in attesa di essere caricate. Sono le ultime del prodotto dell'an...
Race, Racism, and Italian-American Crimefighters – Part 3: The Punisher, The Boondock Saints, and Bill O’Reilly
by Marc DiPaolo Unlike the Punisher, who kills plenty of non-Italians, but who reserves a special hatred for his own people, the Irish-American vigilantes Connor and Murphy MacManus featured in The Boondock Saints (1999) are functionally protectors of the Irish-American community in Boston. After hearing a sermon during Sunday mas...
Eden Park statue was a dictator's gift to Cincinnati
by Joel M Beall Frequent visitors of Eden Park have undoubtedly come across the statue of a she-wolf feeding twin infants. Some might be privy to the fact that it's a replica of the famous Capitoline Wolf located in Rome, and was bestowed to Cincinnati as a gift. What might be foreign, and somewhat of a head-scratcher to observers, is...
Need Foundation Contractor and Handicap Elevator!!!
Little Italy is going full speed ahead with plans for the Little Italy Cultural center & Museum. Our first round of comments from the City and changes from our Architect now leave us with a daunting task of installing an entirely new foundation and a handicap lift elevator to meet the requirements for access to the "Italian Cellar" bar area of...
Chi sono i giovani italiani all’estero oggi
Fuga od opportunità? Quando le cronache ci parlano di giovani che espatriano per lavoro molti si chiedono perché lo fanno. Se ne vanno dopo aver bussato a mille porte senza ricevere un'offerta di lavoro decente o emigrano per cogliere al volo opportunità che promettono brillanti carriere? Purtroppo quando si va a fare il confronto tra prop...