Sons of Italy set to honor Judge D'Ambra
The Grand Lodge of Rhode Island Order Sons of Italy In America will present its Community Service Award to Laureen D'Ambra, associate justice of the Rhode Island Family Court. The award is "for her many years of dedicated service to the children and families of Rhode Island not only as a judge but also as the former state child advocate an...
Calandra Institute e Università della Calabria: attraversare l'oceano e abbattere le barriere con gli studi italoamericani
Gli studi italoamericani diventano un ponte tra l'Italia e l'America e da New York attraversano l'Atlantico per arrivare in Calabria. Un incontro che si concretizza in un accordo tra il John D. Calandra Italian American Institute del Queens College (CUNY) e l'Università della Calabria. A firmare l'accordo sono stati, lunedì 6 ottobre, nell...
Zuccarelli receives first Columbus Patriot Award from Order Sons of Italy in America
The Order Sons of Italy in America, Grand Lodge of Illinois and Wisconsin awarded its first Columbus Patriot Award to Thornton Township Supervisor Frank Zuccarelli at its 90th Columbus Day banquet on Oct. 11 at the Villa Brunetti in Franklin Park, Ill. The Columbus Patriot Award demonstrates the American spirit of can do, where the individ...
Poetry at the Embassy with Grace Cavalieri - November 19, 2014 at 2:00 pm
The Italian Cultural Institute and the American Initiative For Italian Culture present the premiere of a new publication by Bordighera Press The Mandate of Heaven (Poems of an Italian Childhood) with poems by Grace Cavalieri, with Italian translations by Sabine Pascarelli. Grace and Sabine reads are in English and Italian. The evening feat...
Screening of "18 IUS SOLI" - November 21, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
The Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago Andrea Raos is pleased to invite you to the screening of "18 IUS SOLI". The strange case of citizenship in modern Italy by Fred Kuwornu A documentary about ethnicity, national identity, and multiculturalism in contemporary Italy by Italian-Ghanaian filmmaker Fred...
Gear Up to distribute Italian-made rack system
GearUp, Inc. signed an agreement to distribute a new bike rack system called Figo in the U.S. Peruzzo s.r.l. of Rossano Veneto, Italy, manufactures the rack. The Figo is named for the Italian slang term for "cool." The patented bike storage and display rack offers an infinite number of ways to store a bike and comes in different colors. Wi...
Record per lo spumante italiano, nel 2014 esportazioni +22%
Meno male che c'è lo spumante: con un aumento del 22 per cento nelle bottiglie spedite all'estero, lo spumante italiano conquista le tavole nel mondo, dove per Natale e Capodanno ci sarà il record storico di brindisi Made in Italy. Lo rivela un'analisi della Coldiretti su dati Istat. Se in Italia lo spumante si classifica al primo posto ne...
Labriola Ristorante & Cafe opens in early 2015
Labriola Ristorante & Café (535 N. Michigan Ave.), the next step in the evolution of the Labriola brand, lands on Chicago's most famous avenue in early 2015. The newest venture from acclaimed Chicago baker Rich Labriola, offers three distinct experiences within one space: a full-service Italian restaurant helmed by Executive Chef John Caputo (f...
Family owned Roman Forum ends 38-year run in Canton
A knight's suit of armor stands tall just inside the front door to the Roman Forum in Canton, as if to guard the Italian restaurant Gregory Gatto built 38 years ago with his then-business partner and brother-in-law, Mario Bossio. Countless customers, high school prom couples and local sports teams have posed for pictures with it, as did La...
The Magnificent Venetian Celebration of Carnival
The Venice Carnival 2015 will be focused on tastefulness. The triumph of flavors, of enogastronomy and of conviviality will be the common thread throughout the great Venetian Festival which will take place from January 31st until February 17th, 2015. The Carnival of Venice is the most important and magnificent of Venetian celebrations. It...
“Change your Life. Change Italy!”: BEST program campaign launched today
In a room full of boxes containing the dreams of young Italians, an archivist browse a file with the future plans of students and researchers: someone wish to open a business of robotics, someone else to start an IT company or to work on a biotechnology lab. This is the beginning of "Change your Life Change Italy" campaign copy (http://you...
Acanto Delivers Homey, Fun Italian Meals in Millennium Park
by Jeff Ruby A smart restaurateur knows which way the wind is blowing, when to cut his losses, and how not to mix his metaphors. Billy Lawless knew that Henri, his superpolished salon across from Millennium Park, never felt right for the location. So he replaced it with Acanto, a casual Italian trattoria that is cheaper, warmer, a...