Columbus Citizens Foundation Honors U.S. Veterans, Pledges Support To American Veterans Center
This Memorial Day weekend, the Columbus Citizens Foundation announced a pledge of $5,000 to the American Veterans Center. This pledge will help transport veterans to Washington DC for Monday's National Memorial Day Parade. Angelo Vivolo, President of the Columbus Citizens Foundation, said of the donation, "There is no better timing than Me...
Miss RI Italia Announces 2016 Winners
Miss Rhode Island Italia has announced the 2016 titleholders from the 3rd Annual Miss RI Italia Pageant that was held on May 22 at the Providence Marriott Downtown. The winners include Little Miss Rhode Island Italia Lola Paolissi, Miss Rhode Island Pre-Teen Italia Marie Balemian, Miss Rhode Island Teen Italia Jenna Rose Rambone, Miss Rhode Island...
Eat This: Eataly's new Roman-style pizza
Chicago does not lack for pizza, but Eataly is serving a new style to add to your bucket list. In its first move since closing Baffo in May, the Italian market has shuffled around its second-floor dining station I Salumi I Formaggi to make room for its newest offering, Pizza alla Pala. Eataly has always served pizza, of course, offering the de...
The Castle on the Hill
For Marty Lagina, passion for wine is a matter of both nature and nurture. The owner of newly opened Mari Vineyards on Old Mission Peninsula believes his 100 percent Mediterranean heritage put that passion into his blood, and his experiences as a youth helped it thrive. Growing up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the now successful busi...
Calabrese family fest to celebrate major milestones
The Calabrese community will celebrate two major milestones at this year's Festa della Famiglia in onore di San Francesco di Paola: the 35th anniversary of the event and the 600th anniversary of the birth of their patron saint. Joining them for this momentous occasion will be Archbishop Blasé Cupich and RAI journalist Sister Myriam Castelli. Joint...
WWII veteran retires after 70 years of military, civil service
This September, Anthony "Tony" Duno will celebrate his retirement from the Air Force after 70 years of service, making him the longest serving civilian in Air Force history. Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James recognized Duno's accomplishments during a ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., July 22. "Mr. Duno is just a...
Facing Hunger Foodbank prepping for second Italian Fest on Fourth Avenue Saturday
by Dave Lavender Back in 2014, The Facing Hunger Foodbank got a little help from their Italian-American friends with a fundraiser that included a taste of Italy - an intimate cooking class by Rocco Muriale and then a wine tasting and dinner at Ralph Hagy's La Famiglia. Last year, and with a whole lot of help from their friends, the Fo...
Now, that's Italian
By Terry Date Old world flavor promises new world delight on Day 2 at The Feast of the Three Saints. The Taste of Italy event, Saturday, Sept. 3, at Cafe Tre Santi — the Holy Rosary Church parking lot — will unveil traditional sausage, mozzarella and bread making, and display real Italian olive oils and wines. Each presenter will serv...
Frank Barbaro, legislator and judge, remembered
Frank Barbaro, a champion of the working class who rose from longshoreman on the Brooklyn docks to progressive state legislator to state Supreme Court judge, died surrounded by family members at home Sunday, Sept. 4, of congestive heart failure. He was 88. The 6-foot-4, barrel-chested son of Italian immigrants never stopped fighting against powerf...
Columbus Day Mass
All people of Italian descent are invited to attend the 10.00 a.m. Mass on Sunday October 9, 2016 at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist to honor Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of the Americas, who brought Christianity to the New World. We will celebrate our Italian ancestors, who came to America in pursuit of freedom and opportunity, stren...
Columbus Day parade in Hamden to celebrate Italian heritage
By Kate Ramunni When the Greater New Haven County Columbus Day Parade steps off Sunday at Hamden High School, it will represent more than just a celebration of Christopher Columbus, but of Italian-American traditions that are at risk of being lost, according to those taking part in the parade. This year, it's Hamden's turn to host...
Learn to make pistachio pesto like an Italian
Monica Pesoli has found a niche for herself promoting Italian culture in Texas. Although she was born in the U.S. to Italian parents, she learned how to cook, speak and think like an Italian by studying Italian in college and going to Italy every summer. When Pesoli herself became a parent, she started cooking with her three kids and eventuall...