2015 Italian Soccer Camp in Houston
June 15, 2015; Monday 8:30 AM (daily until 19 Jun 2015)University of St Thomas - 3800 Montrose Blvd - Houston, Texas 77006 Fun, Happiness and Learning, but also Teamwork, Respect and Ownership. These are just few of the many values of Soccer, the favorite sport of Italians! If your child is a Soccer lover, don't miss this great oppo...
2015 NM Italian film & culture festival generates record donation to the UNM children’s hospital
On June 3 members of the board of Italian Festivals of New Mexico made an official presentation of $37,384 to UNM Hospitals CEO Steve McKernan. Later in the month the ceremonial check was presented to a gathering of Hospital administrators by members of both the festival board and the festival production committee who received a standing ovation fo...
Campisi’s Celebrates 70th Anninversary
In a world of instant Yelp reviews and here today gone tomorrow restaurants, what has kept Campisi's Italian restaurants growing for 70 years? Yes they have the freshest ingredients and mouth watering pizzas, but it's the family fabric that has been so important to them over the years. "If you come in, you're part of our family and we...
Luciano Owner Given Huge Award at The Ferrari Kid Annual Gala
Luciano Italian Restaurant owner Gennaro 'Jimmy' Centofanti (pronounced Chento-Fahn-tee) was given the "Campione peri Bambini" (Champion for Kids) Award from The Ferrari Kid organization at their Annual Gala at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort & Spa, Saturday, November 12, 2016. The Ferrari Kid experience is designed to give children copi...
American Italian Federation of the Southeast Scholarships
$1,000 Scholarship Award to high school senior or college student. Applicant must be a member, child or the legal ward or direct descendant of a AIFEDSE organization member. Application deadline April 30th. Click American Italian Federation of the Southeast Members Scholarship. $1,000 Scholarship Award to an Opera student of Italian descen...
The Lucky Fig Food Truck Showcases Italian Fare From a National Food Star
Many Houstonians might not realize that there's a MasterChef winner in their midst. Luca Manfè won Season Four of the competitive cooking show in 2013. Now he's serving lovely, handmade Italian cuisine, even complex pasta dishes, right here in Houston from a food truck called The Lucky Fig. In some ways, it was remarkable that Manfè won on MasterC...
The 9th Conference of Italian Researchers in the World
Call for Abstracts The organizing committee has the pleasure to announce the "9th Conference of Italian Research in the World" to be held in Houston on 12/14/2013. The conference is organized by the COMITES (Committee for Italians Abroad) and the Consulate General of Italy in Houston. We will convene between 8:30 AM and 6:00 PM at the Auditorium o...
Michael Pizzini receives 2015 Panzeca Italian-American Scholarship
Michael Pizzini, son of John Thomas Pizzini and Airey Phelan Pizzini, is a Junior Music Education student at Loyola University New Orleans. He has been singing on stage since he was 10 years old and is thrilled to be continuing with Loyola's fabulous production of Gianni Schicci. He is following his grandparents', parents', and sister's le...
Beaumont, SE Texans celebrate heritage with Italian History Month
by Dan Wallach Much of what Americans know about Sicily comes from the 1972 movie "The Godfather," but that's only a movie, which isn't the same as history. Jefferson County Commissioners Court on Monday proclaimed October as Italian History Month. Commissioners might easily have called it Sicilian History Month, because they appear...
Grimaldi's Pizzeria Opening Soon in Katy, Texas
Grimaldi's Pizzeria, famously known for their award-winning hand-tossed, coal-fired brick oven pizzas and calzones, fresh salads and delicious desserts is announcing its latest expansion move into the state of Texas. Located in Cinco Ranch, the restaurant will offer patio seating, banquet space and a full bar. Opening Monday, June 10th gue...
Prominent Austin chef to open Italian eatery downtown
By Jan Buchholz The list of new restaurant openings in 2014 continues to grow with the announcement Wednesday that chef Andrew Curren and his partners at ELM Restaurant Group have acquired the former Bar Louie site in the McGarrah Jesse building in Downtown Austin. The name of the new eatery hasn't yet been determined but the restaurant, set to o...
Cathy Cummings, an Italian restaurant owner, is running for Oklahoma lieutenant governor
Cathy Cummings, a restaurant owner who is running a Democratic campaign for lieutenant governor, differs from her Republican opponent on unemployment compensation fraud. Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb said recently that he often hears from small business owners about their lack of success in challenging questionable unemployment compensation claims from forme...