A Look At The Our Lady of The Snow Society in Williamsbug and A Hero Who Helps Maintain Its Traditions
Last night, I traveled to Williamsburg, Brooklyn to visit the Our Lady of The Snow Society’s Hall on Graham Avenue. This pocket of East Williamsburg has been Italian since the late 1800’s. The society just celebrated its 130th Feast Day of Our Lady of The Snow this past August 5th. Needless to say, this is one of the last remaining original Italian...
Opening of Dedalo and Minosse International Prize Exhibition
When: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL - Free and open to the public. Please, RSV at dedaloandminosse.eventbrite An exhibition of the winning projects of the 2016-2017 Dedalo Minosse Prize, an international biennial prize organized by ALA-Assoarchitetti and by the Regio...
Sant’Eustachio: Pasquino hunts for coffee
Outside Caffé Sant’Eustachio students and cabbies, bankers and brokers, pundits and senators sip espresso and mock the news. Starbucks, the US coffee chain with nearly 27,000 locations worldwide, had opened its first Italian store in Milan. “Blasphemy,” pronounces an archivist from the Palazzo della Sapienza. He stirs his demitasse and flicks crema...
Police Association to honor Riccio, Marsalek and Bubak
The Italian American Police Association will honor Anthony Riccio, Wayne Bubak and Diann K. Marsalek on Nov. 3 at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison. (312-415-1202) The following bios are provided by the organization. First Deputy Superintendent Anthony Riccio — Man of the Year Anthony J. Riccio is a 33-year law enforcement professional, having started...
St. Joseph's annual spaghetti supper in Pine Bluff
Mark your calendar now for St. Joseph’s annual Spaghetti Supper. The first week of October has featured this Pine Bluff Italian cuisine since the 1920s. People come from near and far for the authentic Italian meatballs with hand snipped parsley and many secret ingredients. Carry-out orders, chaired by Connie Boutwell, will be available on both Tue...
Anche Francesca Alderisi (FI) all'incontro col Premier Conte presso il Consolato d'Italia a New York
La senatrice Francesca Alderisi, eletta con Forza Italia in Nord e Centro America, ha preso parte all’incontro del Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri Giuseppe Conte, presso il Consolato Generale d'Italia a New York, con i rappresentanti della comunità italiana. L'evento è stato organizzato dall’Ambasciatore d’Italia negli Stati Uniti Armando Var...
Gut Reaction: Goodfella’s New York Italian Deli
Simply put, Goodfella’s New York Italian Deli is exactly what the name implies: good. From the minute you walk through the door, the smell of delicious meats and sandwich toppings greets you and makes the decision of what to order even harder. After some deliberation and reviewing the lengthy menu for a few minutes, I decided on a cheesesteak. Whil...
St. Leonard’s Mass Begins Italian Heritage Month September 30
The Society of Saint Joseph will kick off October as Italian Heritage Month with a mass celebrated by Cardinal Sean O’Malley on Sunday, September 30 at 12pm at St. Leonard of Port Maurice Church, 320 Hanover Street. Attending the mass will be Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Speaker of the House Robert De Leo, and members of the Italian American Legislative...
Luca Parmitano goes beyond
Today ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano announced the name of his second mission and logo during an event at ESA’s ESRIN establishment in Italy. Luca will be going ‘Beyond’ when he returns to the International Space Station in 2019 as part of Expedition 60/61, alongside Andrew Morgan of NASA and Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos. Luca was the first of...
Restaurant Spotlight: Caffe Aldo Lamberti
Naples native Aldo Lamberti brings the influences of his Italian childhood to Cherry Hill, N.J., with Caffe Aldo Lamberti. The chef-owner grew up in the seaside town of Monte di Procida and had his first restaurant job at 13, when his family moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., and opened a pizzeria. At 27, Lamberti returned to Italy to hone his culinary skill...
Columbus Day at the American Italian Heritage Association
Our Annual Columbus Day Celebration will take place on Monday, October 8th (Columbus Day) at 11:00am. Last year was very successful. We had political, ethnic, civic and cultural leaders speak. We will do the same this year. The program will be only one-hour, followed by a reception. We hope you will donate dessert, fruit, cheese and crackers for th...
Festa Italiana set for Saturday
Rigatoni, Italian sausage, ravioli, cannoli and more will all be available for tasting during Festa Italiana on Saturday. The event is hosted by Frontenac Education Foundation which provides scholarships for Frontenac High School graduates. “All of the proceeds from Festa go to our student scholarship program we offer,” Frontenac Education Foundati...