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The Italian American Experience by OSDIA coming soon to the Italian American Museum

The New York State Order Sons of Italy Grand Lodge Foundation Inc. made their final installment of $40,000 on their $100,000 grant to the Italian American Museum for their new permanent exhibition, 'The Italian American Experience' which is scheduled to open Spring 2022 and will highlight the role of NYSOSIA in the community. This exciting commitment, which will allow OSDIA to have a permanent exh...

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2021 Filitalia International Scholarships - APPLY NOW

The Filitalia International & Foundation is happy to announce that we are receiving applications for 2021 Scholarship awards. The majority of scholarships are available for Filitalia chapter members only, but some specific ones are also for non-members. Please pass the information attached to your fellow members and students with an interest in the Italian language, culture & heritage. Completed a...

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The Italian Village Where the Houses Have Eyes

LODOVICO ALESSANDRI REMEMBERS THE FIRST time he saw the town of Aliano, in 1994. He was “nauseated,” he says, by what seemed to him “a completely broken country,” a decaying hilltop town in a rural area in the instep of Italy’s boot. Fifty-nine years before, the Piedmontese intellectual and artist Carlo Levi had had a similar reaction: “Everything was unpleasant to me,” he wrote. In 1935, Levi was...

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Congressman Tom Suozzi Calls for US Apology on WW2 Internment of Italians

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) has revived legislation that calls for an apology for the internment of Italians by the American government during WWII. Additionally, the legislation requests the establishment of grants to fund the introduction of comprehensive Italian American history curricula in U.S. schools. Suozzi broke the news on June 12 at the 2nd National Italian American Summit Meeting, whic...

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Italian club hosts annual scholarship night

Congratulations are in order for Vincent Lepani, a student at Susan Wagner High School, Thea Akhrass and Colleen Bridgman from St. Joseph Hill Academy, and Emma Padula of Curtis High School, who were each awarded $2,000 scholarships during the Italian Club of Staten Island Foundation’s annual dinner at Bocelli Ristorante, Grasmere. Michael Anicito, chairman of the scholarship program, noted the I...

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Mancini delighted by depth after Italy equal record in Euro 2020 win

Italy head coach Roberto Mancini was delighted his side maintained a high level of performance, despite making eight changes to the starting XI in the 1-0 win over Wales at Euro 2020. The Azzurri qualified for the last 16 with a perfect record of three wins from three matches in Group A, scoring seven goals without conceding against Turkey, Switzerland and Wales. Atalanta midfielder Matteo Pessina...

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Blue Jays gift 99-year-old WNY World War II veteran with tickets to game in Buffalo

Never in 100 years did Paul Catalano ever think he'd get to see his favorite baseball team play in Buffalo. But the 99-year-old World War II veteran got the surprise of a lifetime on Tuesday night. Catalano will celebrate his 100th birthday in September. He's a lifelong Yankees fan, and his grandsons took it upon themselves to make sure he got to see them play against the Blue Jays at Sahlen Field...

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Best Pizza Place In Buffalo Grove: Readers Pick

We asked Buffalo Grove Patch readers this week to give us their best pizza place recommendations. And the results on your favorite spots are now in. In total, 90 readers shared their go-to pizza places in Buffalo Grove. It was a close call, but Nino's Pizzeria & Catering narrowly beat out Lou Malnati's Pizzeria. Rosati's Pizza was next in total votes of our reader's poll that ran Monday through Fr...

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Italian Curiosities Did You Know The Ice Cream Cone Is An Italian Invention

Of course gelato is Italian, but one of its most popular varieties, the ice cream cone – or cono gelato – is the brainchild of an Italian, too, and that the US had part in its creation.There is very little out there that speaks of summer as much as an ice cream cone, especially in Italy, but have you ever wondered where the ubiquitous wafer comes from? Well, the answer is, a bit from Italy, a bit...

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PBS Dream Of Italy Special: Behind The Scenes With Kathy McCabe

Most travelogues aim to transport viewers (or readers, in the case of travel books) elsewhere. But Dream of Italy: Travel, Transform and Thrive, the special premiering on PBS stations this month, upends the conventional paradigm of the travelogue. Instead, this show focuses on what people gain from travel and learning about other cultures that can invigorate and change their lives when they return...

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Columbus Day or Indigenous People Day? Branford schools choose both

Less than two months after adopting a 2021-22 academic calendar, the school board has revised it to take into account two Jewish holidays and buck the trend as far as “Columbus Day” goes. Some school districts — Branford included — had moved away fro... Read More

New York

On Porchetta: An ode to the East Village stalwart

Perhaps one of my most formative food memories is the first time I bit into a porchetta sandwich at New York City's Porchetta restaurant. Helmed by the iconic Sara Jenkins, it's one of the best foods I've ever had — bar none. The loud, almost jarrin... Read More

East

Little Italy Days Return To Bloomfield: ‘The Businesses Need A Shot In The Arm’

Most major events in our area were canceled last year due to COVID and there were fears more cancellations would occur this year. But Tuesday, there is word the popular Little Italy Days in Bloomfield will return this summer. Businesses were devastat... Read More

South East

New Inspiring Historical Novel by Carl Buccellato Strives to Inspire Readers They Can Overcome Obsta...

Mascot Books announces the release of To Every Page A Turning: One Life’s Journey, a historical novel written by Carl Buccellato. When Carl Buccellato was clearing old files out from his garage, he came across boxes of journals and scribbles that ser... Read More

Great Lakes

Best Pizza Place In Buffalo Grove: Readers Pick

We asked Buffalo Grove Patch readers this week to give us their best pizza place recommendations. And the results on your favorite spots are now in. In total, 90 readers shared their go-to pizza places in Buffalo Grove. It was a close call, but Nino'... Read More

Midwest

It Doesn’t Get Much More Charming Than Minnesota’s Nonna Rosa’s, A Neighborhood Italian Restaurant W...

There are many wonderful Italian restaurants in Minnesota! In the past, we’ve covered delicious spots like the waterfront Va Bene in Duluth and the family-owned Yarusso Bros. in St. Paul. But that barely scratches the surface of amazing Italian eater... Read More

South

Houston's vets opening exciting Italian restaurant in prime Galleria-area spot

A Dallas-based Italian restaurant has selected a prime Galleria-area location for its Houston debut. Il Bracco will open this fall in the former California Pizza Kitchen at the corner of San Felipe and Post Oak, the restaurant announced. Two veterans... Read More

West

Vespa Festa - This weekend!!!

In case you haven't heard, we're having our first ever outdoor festival type event THIS SATURDAY June 19th from 11am to 8pm PT. Vespa Festa will have food booths, beer and wine garden, live music, merchandise booths/vendors, and best of all the drawi... Read More

California

Napa, California and Montalcino, Italy Announce Sister City Partnership

The cities of Napa, California, and Montalcino, Italy are proud to formally announce a long-term sister city partnership between the two communities. The sistership will strengthen the dialogue between the citizens of Napa and Montalcino to promote c... Read More

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