Addison festival pays tribute to actor Dennis Farina
By James Fuller In person, Dennis Farina was the same as he appeared on TV and in movies: a "neighborhood guy" who embodied both Chicago and Italian, according to a local entrepreneur who knew him and now intends to honor him with a six-figure tribute. Ron Onesti said he was crushed when he learned of Farina's recent death from a blood cl...
Reserve your Seat at our 2014 Scholarship Luncheon
August 9, 2014 - 12:00PM at Damian's Italian Restaurant, 3011 Smith StreetCost: $100.00 per person Special Guest of Honor: Alyson Footer, National Correspondent for Major League Baseball.com Master of Ceremonies: Milo Hamilton Also attending: Houston Astros Players and other Sports Celebrities Join Hall of Fame...
Italian foreign exchange student Stefania Garofolo making a difference for Oakridge volleyball team
By Scott Brandenburg Fourth-year Oakridge volleyball coach Kim Hanson was looking forward to the 2015 season knowing it could be one of the best teams at Oakridge in quite some time. Then Hanson saw Stefania Garofolo warming up on the first day of tryouts, and she grew even more excited. Garofolo wasn't a player Hanson was or...
Fratello's Italian Market & Deli
Creamy, herbaceous with just a touch of sweetness — the ricotta filling in the Lasagne Napoletana al' Forno at Fratello's has the power to evoke rhapsodies of joy. Beyond the filling, this dish owes its success to each element, capable of anchoring a dish individually, harmonizing completely — a meaty tomato sauce with enough acidity to st...
Un anno di Italia in Texas: gli auguri del Console Nava alla collettività di Houston
"L'anno che sta per concludersi ha confermato in questa parte degli Stati Uniti l'immagine di un'Italia attiva e propositiva, che conferma di essere un protagonista del presente nel pieno rispetto della sua storia e della sua identità specie nella scienza, nel commercio e nella cultura. L'Italia ha dimostrato di essere in grado di interagire con i...
Brothers open Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen in Tulsa
When brothers George, Richard and Anthony Martinez named their new company Main Street Boys LLC, the street they were referring to is in Yonkers, N.Y."Our mother is from Naples and our father was from Cuba," Richard Martinez said. "Our mom raised us as a single mom, and it wasn't easy for her. Us and our sister had humble beginnings. We came from n...
Thursday in Dallas, Andrea Bocelli will sing ‘pop-opera’
by Thor Christensen Andrea Bocelli has boosted the popularity of opera as much as anyone since Pavarotti. Yet the multi-million-selling star of countless PBS pledge drives hasn't totally erased opera's image as the caviar of music: It's ambrosia to some, but a lot of people think it tastes like salty fish. The Italian tenor says o...
New location is no problem for Anthony’s Italian Deli
by George Morris It may be an irrational fear, but when an eatery moves from a long-standing location to someplace new, patrons may worry that something important got left behind. Patrons of Anthony's Italian Deli have nothing to dread. The new Anthony's is no longer a hole in the wall, and there's nothing wrong with that. Not tha...
Writers on writing: Traci Andrighetti
Traci Andrighetti is the author of the national bestselling Franki Amato mysteries and the Danger Cove Hair Salon mysteries. Traci wrote her first mystery in her bedroom closet with her cousin Louisa when they were just twelve years old (it was called The Message in the Driftwood, à la Nancy Drew). But then she abandoned writing completely to pursu...
Italy Invests in the US: Italy’s Ilapak to open Made-in-the-USA Manufacturing Facility
Italy's ILAPAK SpA, the international flexible packaging equipment manufacturer, is expanding its US manufacturing with the development of a new, state-of-the-art production facility in North West Arkansas to serve its North American customer base. This investment creates production capacity to meet growing US customer demand and allows th...
Being Leonardo da Vinci: An impossible interview
US debut of this one-act play by and with Massimiliano Finazzer, introduced by Michela Lucenti's dance choreographies inspired by the famous "Vitruvian Man". The performance will arrive in California in the fall. Performed in Italian language with English subtitles. Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - Hour...
East Austin Gets Two More Italian Restaurants Next Year
by Nadia Chaudhury The Italian wave isn't over yet. Italian restaurants are still coming strong in Austin with today's announcement of two new spots as part of The Arnold complex on East 6th, Gatto Nero and Enoteca Gattino. The project is being developed by New Waterloo and development company Transwestern. At 1617 East 6th...