Oklahoma City council rejects Indigenous Peoples Day for second year
For the second straight year, city leaders have rejected an attempt to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday in October. The city council voted down the proposal 6-3. Just as they did last year, supporters of the proposed holiday packed city council chambers to promote a holiday that honors Native American populations. &n...
New Orleans gives more time for Piazza d'Italia ideas
By Richard A. Webster The city of New Orleans has extended its deadline for proposals to redevelop two surface parking lots surrounding Piazza d'Italia, the 37-year-old architectural landmark nestled in the rapidly expanding downtown real estate market. The city initially announced a request for qualifications May 12 with submissi...
First look: Pi Pizza
by Greg Morago Houston is mad for pizza. Pie shops are opening faster than you can say pepperoni. But pieman Anthony Calleo of Pi Pizza isn't sweating the competition. He knows he has great pizza. So do his many fans who knew him from more than four years of slinging slices out of his popular pizza truck. His biggest vote of confidenc...
Danza: Dominic Walsh celebra l'Italia a Houston
Il Texas festeggia l'Italia a passi di danza. Il 6 settembre, al Miller Outdoor Theater di Houston, andra' infatti in scena ''An Evening in Italy'', uno spettacolo creato appositamente per l'Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Usa da Dominic Walsh, celebre coreografo americano e fondatore della prima compagnia di danza contemporanea del Texas, il Dom...
Houston developer to build Italian-style hotel in hills of Westlake
A prominent Houston developer will build an Italian-inspired luxury hotel on a high bluff overlooking Austin and the Hill Country, alongside a new office building project. Giorgio Borlenghi, founder of Interfin Cos. LP and a native of Milan, Italy, will build the Hotel Granduca northwest of the corner of Capital of Texas Highway and Bee Cave Road....
Messina adds Taste of Italy to Spurs
Ettore Messina had taken a sip from the NBA cup before when he was a consultant on Mike Brown's staff with the Lakers for the 2011-12 season. This time is like opening wide, throwing back his head and drinking it all in. "The Spurs," he said with a grin. "It is a familiar taste." A comfortable fit, like a designer Italian suit.The team w...
"Rome open city" in Houston - January 16, 2015 at 7:00 pm
For this year's Murfee Worsham screening, we offer 'Rome Open City' (Italy, 1945, 103 min.), a foundational film for Italian Neorealism and all of postwar European cinema, directed by Roberto Rossellini. In Nazi occupied Rome, a resistance fighter takes refuge in the home of a young engaged couple; tragedy ensues. Featuring a towering perf...
Nun who stood up to Billy the Kid faces sainthood test
by Russell Contreras An Italian-born nun who confronted Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs and helped open New Mexico territory hospitals and schools faced her first test for the long road to sainthood on Tuesday. Supporters and researchers presented their case before the Archdiocese of Santa Fe at a ceremonial "first inquiry" in Al...
Collaborazione con Fiera Verona: Vinitaly
Città: VeronaPaese: ITALIAPeriodo di svolgimento: 04/04/2013 - 10/04/2013Partners: Fiera VeronaDescrizione: Come ogni anno continuerà con Fiera Verona la collaborazione della Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas per il Vinitaly, fiera di riferimento per il settore vinicolo ed enogastronomico. Giunto ormai alla 47° edizione il Vinitaly rappres...
Small town Italian at Ari's Little Italy
Because I have family that lives there, I find myself in the town of Glenwood several times a year. It's a quiet town on the banks of the Caddo River known for its history as a sawmill town and for the Arkansas cultural treasure that is Billy's House of Guitars. What the town isn't known for is its food, but I'm here to tell you that while options...
2015: The Year of the Meatball in Dallas
by Scott Reitz Over the Christmas break I traveled to New York City and Washington D.C., where I ate seven meals a day doing my best to absorb as much as possible in each city. While I wandered around, I discovered a few trends on my own, in restaurants that have opened since I last visited -- ramen shops and Izakayas seemed to point to ra...
NM Italian Film Festival invites public to ‘become part of the family’
Italian Americans and New Mexico have had a symbiotic relationship since the turn of the 20th century. Though the relationship is stronger than ever, one aspect that always went under the radar was Italian films. Read more Source: http://www.abqjournal.com/