Italiani all'estero - Stati Uniti - la Joseph Petrosino Lodge invita gli Italo-Americani a festeggiare 13.mo anniversario fondazione a Little Italy
The Lt. Joseph Petrosino Lodge (Order of Sons of Italy in America) has been invited and involved in each of these events since their inception and we are co-sponsors in both of these Memorial Day celebrations. •On Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 12 pm is the ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating the opening of the 2013 summer pedestrian mall in...
Former Gov. Cellucci dies at age 65 after battle with ALS
Former Governor Argeo Paul Cellucci passed away Saturday after a battle with ALS. Argeo Paul Cellucci was born April 24, 1948 to Italian-American parents Priscilla and Argeo. He grew up in Hudson. A Republican in Massachusetts, Cellucci was well-liked and respected. In fact, he never lost an election over his three decades in elected office,...
Organic Olive Oil Producer Bellucci Premium Offers a Statement on Recent Studies That Show Olive Oil Helps Prevent Prostate Cancer
On June 27, Following an article that recaps new studies showing the benefits of olive oil and nuts on prostate cancer, organic olive oil producer Bellucci Premium recaps the findings. According to an article on NPR, even small changes in an individual's diet can have beneficial health effects. The article mentions a report by the JAMA Internal Me...
Montessori in Mountain View - how Italy's famed educator shaped Silicon Valley
by Marco Bardazzi / La Stampa The life stories of great people who have changed America can often be traced back to a common starting point: a boat from Europe sailing into the New York harbor with a salute toward the Statue of Liberty and an obligatory passage with the immigration officials at Ellis Island. But for an elegant Italian sig...
Weekly Dish: Ambitious Italian in Alamo
by Ethan Fletcher Word broke a week or so ago that Forli restaurant in Alamo was closing, with the owners making way for another Italian restaurant that was bringing in an accomplished chef, this according to SF Eater. Well, I was able to track down one of the new owners, who gave me some details. David Waitrovich is opening the r...
Bayonne Columbus Day Parade nixed this year; committee resignations to blame
There won't be a Bayonne Columbus Parade this year. A spokesman for the parade committee confirmed this week that the 33-year-long tradition is being put on hold this year, but the committee hopes to bring the parade back in 2014. A rash of resignations from the committee's executive board this year made it impossible to do the necessary...
America’s 20 Best Italian Restaurants
The great American Italian restaurant has changed in style probably more than any other genre of restaurant over the past several decades. Even as recently as 50 years ago, the term "Italian restaurant" conjured images of red and white checkered tablecloths, carafes of middling chianti, and a red sauce-heavy menu with classics like chicken...
Italy 2013 – A Snapshot of a European Country in Transition
The Leonardo da Vinci Society Cordially Invites its Members to an Evening in Honor of The Consul General of Italy Mauro Battocchi Italy 2013 – A Snapshot of a European Country in Transition Followed by a Reception - Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 7:30 pm Museo Italo-Americano - Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Franc...
2013 Columbus Day Parade
Presenting, in no particular order, the 2013 Columbus Day Parade lineup, as of 9/21/13: Honor Guards from the United States Marine Corps and the Knights of Columbus, Parade Starter, Italian American Business Association President, Bill Lucatuorto, Grand Marshal, CBS4 Sports Anchor, Vic Lombardi, Italian of the Year, Vice President of the Dante Ali...
Meet a Pivotal Springboard for Italian Companies in the US
By Mauro Battocchi M31 LLC represents a high caliber business partner for Italian high tech Small/Medium Enterprises (SME's) in their US expansion. The San Jose based company, which also part of a group based in Italy, functions as an incubator to create commercially successful US subsidiaries of Italian ventures in four key industries: healthcare...
CENSIS: Indagine Italiani all'Estero
Italians in DC e' felice di appoggiare l'importante ricerca del CENSIS sugli italiani all'estero! Il CENSIS sta reallizzando un'indagine sugli italiani che vivono all'estero, per capire quali sono le motivazioni, i progetti di vita, le aspettative e le sfide di chi ha fatto una scelta di vita cosi' importante. I risultati dell'indagine pot...
American Italian Society's new Omaha home shaping up
By Betsie Freeman Omaha's American Italian Heritage Society hasn't had a home of its own since it moved out of Little Italy in 2006. That's about to change. Construction crews are grading land at 132nd and Fort Streets for the group's new hall, an 18,000-square-foot building that will house a banquet room, meeting areas and a full commercial...