Little Italy is getting tinier as once vibrant immigrant community is diminished thanks to gentrification
Raise the rents, take the cannoli: Little Italy is disappearing.The downtown neighborhood — long a haven for immigrant families from the old country — was once threatened by an ever-expanding Chinatown. But now the fatal blow is being delivered by the gentrifiers.Young professionals, expensive lofts and boutique shops are all moving in. Brooks Brot...
St. Joseph's Day parade hits the streets of downtown New Orleans Saturday
The Italian-American Marching Club's St. Joseph's Day Parade is Saturday, March 9, starting at 6 p.m. at Chartres and Canal streets. The parade marches through the French Quarter and Central Business District, with men passing out flowers in exchange for kisses or throwing beads from the new Rolling Cannoli float. After the parade, which ends on Co...
North Beach Citizens' "An Italian Dinner Celebration"
For the twelfth year, "An Italian Dinner Celebration" will welcome the San Francisco community for a dazzling evening of authentic Italian fare and live entertainment for a fantastic cause. The event marks the 12th annual Spring Fundraiser for North Beach Citizens, a local non-profit founded by Francis Ford Coppola, committed to alleviating the pro...
WYANDOTTE: Fundraiser offers ‘Taste of Italy’ from local restaurants
An annual soiree is bringing together some of the best Italian restaurants in the area as a benefit for the Penrickton Center for Blind Children in Taylor. "A Taste of Italy" takes place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at the Downriver Italian American Club Hall, 646 Biddle Ave., and features Italian food, wine and music.
San Francisco a Tavola
If the Italians can teach us just one thing, it may be the importance of the family kitchen. Meals made and enjoyed at home are something of a rarity in this day and age. We at ItaLingua love the idea of family gatherings and sumptuous, homemade meals enjoyed among friends and loved ones, which is why on May 17, 2013, in support of Jamie Oliver's F...
Francesco Vezzoli returning to MOCA with new exhibition
by David Ng Francesco Vezzoli, the uber-hip Italian artist whose conceptual creations tend to have a high celebrity quotient, will present a new exhibition that's set to stop at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles later this year. "Cinema Vezzoli" is scheduled to arrive at MOCA in late fall, according to the artist's representat...
Delaware’s Little Italy
During the peak years of immigration to the United States from southern Italy, many of the Italian immigrants came to Delaware seeking a better life. They came to work as laborers on the railroad and in construction. In 1890, there were 459 Italian-born residents in Delaware and their numbers grew greatly by the close of the century. Besides those...
Consistente aumento degli stock di investimenti diretti USA all’estero nel 2012
Secondo le ultime statistiche rilasciate dal Bureau of Economic Analysis, l'Ufficio di Analisi Economica del Governo americano, lo stock di investimenti diretti americani all'estero (IDE) a costi storici a fine 2012 è stato pari a $4.453 miliardi, in aumento del 9% rispetto al 2011, mentre i flussi IDE americani all'estero hanno subito un calo del...
Italian-American Festival Draws Near; Parking and Road Closures Announced
The green, white and red lines are going down on the streets and local businesses are coming together as the community prepares to celebrate Italian heritage with the annual Italian-American Festival during the final weekend of the month. As the even draws closer, however, Southington police are asking residents and visitors to take note o...
Vendemmia da Vinci
The da Vinci Society of Delaware is holding its annual fall festival Vendemmia da Vinci celebrating the centuries-old tradition of the Italian grape harvest on Sunday, October 13, at Tubman Garrett Park in Wilmington, Del., from 2 - 6 p.m. The festival will feature some of the best local Italian wines, Italian cuisine from area restaurants, an Ital...
Rhode Island and Leibovich's `This Town'
By Scott Mackay John O. Pastore was a legendary Rhode Island political figure, the son of immigrants and the first Italian-American elected as a governor and a U.S. Senator. A dominant figure in state politics, Pastore had a distinguished 26-year tenure in the Senate and never lost an election in a long career that began in the doldrums o...
Sposarsi a San Francisco
di Mauro Battocchi Il «turismo matrimoniale» è oramai una realtà consolidata che muove molte persone in tutto il mondo. Ovviamente, l'Italia è una destinazione privilegiata. Vi sono molte coppie infatti che per quello che è il momento del fatidico sì decidono di avere una cornice speciale, specialissima. Pensiamo a quante persone,...