NJIHC Chair Recognized as “Man of the Year”
On Thursday April 28th, New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission Chairman Robert DiBiase was recognized as Man of the Year by the Ocean County Federation of Republican Women during their Annual Gala. This title is given to "individuals who have given a lifetime of service to improving their community and insuring the quality of life in Ocean County."...
Joe DiMaggio: Italian of the Week
Sicilian immigrants Guiseppe and Rosalie DiMaggio welcomed their son, Giuseppe Paolo, on November 25, 1914. His family lived in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California, where they worked as fisherman. When Joe was a boy, he and his brothers would play baseball at various sandlots and playgrounds around Fisherman's Warf. In 1932, h...
Nina and Pinta sail up the Mississippi for tours in Grafton this weekend
by Joe Millitzer Replicas of the Nina and the Pinta will be in Grafton this weekend. The ships could be seen passing by the arch in St. Louis Thursday morning. They were travelling from a Kimmswick, MO. The ships are on an educational mission. They travel all over the United States to show people what kind of vessels were used dur...
Sindone: restauro chiesa SS.Sudario
Una copia della Sindone, benedetta dall'arcivescovo di Torino Cesare Nosiglia, come dono per la chiesa degli italiani di Washington, ha dato simbolicamente il via ai lavori di restauro degli affreschi settecenteschi della chiesa del Santo Sudario che saranno realizzati grazie al finanziamento del Niaf, la National Italian American Foundation. "È i...
Got coffee? La Marzocco International calls Seattle home
If you are a coffee aficionado, you've heard of La Marzocco. A hands-down favorite among baristas, these high-end espresso machines can be found in cafés and restaurants worldwide. The venerable company, founded in Florence in 1927 by Giuseppe and Bruno Bambi, still manufactures its machines in Italy but its headquarters are in Seattle, thanks to t...
High-end Italian restaurant Circo will top new I-Drive project
High-end Italian restaurant Circo Orlando will be the penthouse tenant on an International Drive retail and parking project, complete with a retractable glass roof over its patio and views of the theme parks. Circo Orlando, a part of Le Cirque Restaurant brands, will be the top-level tenant at the new 10-story parking and retail structure next...
An Italian garden oasis in Fells Point
Tucked away on a quiet street in Fells Point stands a collection of ivy-covered rowhouse that have been merged over the years to become a sanctuary for married couple Vincent Peranio and Dolores Deluxe. Deluxe, 67, and Peranio, 70, bought the first of the four rowhouses, which date to the 1830s, over 40 years ago. Each time an adjoining ho...
Amid battle to save Mount Carmel Church, Italian Festival goes big
It will be hard to ignore the giant stone building looming in the background. Indeed, for four days later this month, the thousands of people expected to flock to the Italian Festival at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church will likely give more than a passing thought to the now-closed church, which celebrated its last Mass on the first day of May. &nb...
Italy quake victims: LA City Hall in Italy’s colors
Los Angeles City Hall is being lighted in Italy's national colors of green, white and red every night this week in memory of the victims of the earthquake in Central Italy. Los Angeles Councilman Joe Buscaino, Italian Consul General Antonio Verde and Monsignor Antonio Cacciapuoti led a candlelight vigil at City Hall in memory of the more t...
15 Meat-Free, Dairy-Free Italian Recipes You Have to Try
It's very likely that if you step into any Italian restaurant, you'll be able to find a pasta dish, but we're also willing to guess that your options would be little more than spaghetti with marinara sauce on it and you'll have to ask them to hold the cheese. Not exactly the best reflection of how amazing Italian cuisine really is. You'll...
Sleek Italian Kitchens Cross the Pond
Jeanette Lam doesn't cook in her kitchen. An art collector and devotee of modern Italian design, Ms. Lam prizes her custom Boffi kitchen, made in Milan, as a piece of minimalist architecture, not a place to bake cookies. "I appreciate great design. It's so aesthetically beautiful, with all the clean lines and shapes," said Ms. Lam, whose b...
Mysterious Giants of Monte Prama: Avatars of an Ancient Civilization
When: Friday, October 21, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PMWhere: Italian Cultural Institute, 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450, Chicago, ILMysterious Giants of Monte Prama: "Avatars of an Ancient Civilization", A lecture by Dr. Roberto Nardi.Presented under the auspices of the Region of Sardinia and in collaboration with the Archaeological Institute of Am...