Andiamo is aptly named: You and your friends should go
By Karen Peterson Andiamo is an in-between kind of place. It doesn't quite belong among the very few high-end Italian eateries in town, though it shares with them an eclectic and sometimes imaginative menu. But it's a good cut above what I call the "red sauce" pasta and pizza houses, though these Italian-American classics figure large on its menu...
Un nuovo laminatoio da 1,5 miliardi di $ per Tenaris in Texas
Tenaris, uno dei maggiori produttori di tubi di acciaio per l'industria energetica, ha annunciato la costruzione di un laminatoio a Bay City, in Texas, per un investimento stimato in oltre 1,3 miliardi di dollari.L'impianto avrà una capacità produttiva di 600.000 tonnellate all'anno di tubi senza saldatura e dovrebbe entrare in funzione nel 2016, c...
Introducing Tony De Nonno
Multi-award winning filmmaker, director, producer and cultural historian. He'll take the JetBlue red-eye from New York to Albuquerque in early February to headline the Albuquerque opening gala of the 2015 NM Italian Film & Culture Festival — "Strings Attached". Why the reference to strings? Well, because Tony brings with him the fascin...
Taste of Italy Houston set for March 6
By Greg MoragoThe Taste of Italy Houston calls itself the country's largest food and wine trade fair devoted exclusively to Italian products. And for the first two years, the trade show was open only to those in the wine and food industry. Until this year: The 2017 Taste of Italy Houston, to be held on March 6 at the Omni Houston Hotel, is wel...
Il CTIM Visita Monumento ai Caduti della Miniera Krebs in Oklahoma
Oggi, il Delegato Rappresentante del Comitato Tricolore per gli Italiani nel Mondo per lo Stato dell'Oklahoma, Giuseppe Clemente accompagnato da una connazionale friulana hanno portato per conto anche del Presidente del Comites di Houston Vincenzo Arcobelli il saluto ed il rispetto degli Italiani all'estero che vivono e lavorano negl...
Italians still honor WWII hero from Hooker, Okla.
by Sheila Blankenship At this time of counting blessings, it is good to remember that one man's blessing may be another man's pain. but the opposite is also true. The suffering and loss of one family in Hooker in 1945 was such a huge blessing to the people of Ronzo de Chienis, Italy, that it is still commemorated today. Capt....
XV Edizione della Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo in Houston
XV Edizione della Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo. Italian Cultural & Community Center, Thursday, October 22, 2015 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (CDT). "L'Italiano della musica, musica dell'Italiano" - "The Italian of Music, the Music of Italian". ICCC Houston, 1101 Milford. Suggested Donation: $10.00. Refreshm...
Montgomery restaurant Tony's Italian Delicatessen lands at top of Yelp’s 2017 top places to eat list
By Greg Morago A Houston-area deli has emerged in the No. 1 spot of Yelp's Top 100 Places to Eat in 2017. Tony's Italian Delicatessen, 16283 Highway 105 in Montgomery, was ranked at the top of Yelp's annual survey of businesses that rank highly within the Yelp community. According to Yelp, the rankings were determined by reviews (both the rat...
Lamar coach Nolen honored by Italian-American Sports Foundation
By David Barron Longtime Lamar football coach Tom Nolen was honored Saturday by the Texas Italian-American Sports Foundation at its annual scholarship luncheon. Nolen, whose 2012 team advanced to the 2012 Class 5A Division I title game against Allen, has 255 victories at Lamar since 1985 and coached four TCIL championship teams at Strake...
Catholics working to protect century-old community
Two Catholics are at the forefront of getting the community of Little Italy to become an incorporated town. Kristy Eanes and Chris Dorer are concerned with the historical preservation of the town and urban sprawl in western Pulaski County and wanted a way to protect Little Italy, which will mark its 100th anniversary in 2015. "Little Italy ha...
Andrea Bocelli on his love of movie music, and a Houston singer
By Wei-Huan Chen Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's newest album, "Cinema," explores one aspect of music he's always been curious about - movie soundtracks. Featuring unforgettable tunes from the likes of Ennio Morricone, Henry Mancini and Leonard Bernstein and with guest performances by wife Veronica Berti and pop singer Ariana Grande, t...
Marco T's Pizzeria
In a town where pizza crust is treated as a vehicle for conveying the most toppings possible to your mouth and most Italian restaurants are marketed as a vehicle for conveying pasta to your mouth, Marco T's Pizzeria is keeping it real. Each of the eighteen items on their menu has only a handful of ingredients and there's nary a pasta noodle to be s...