Hundreds Turn Out For Small-Town Italian Dinner
Hundreds of Four-Staters came out to small-town Scammon, Kansas this afternoon to get some authentic Italian food. Saint Bridget's Church held its annual Italian dinner. For $15 folks could get spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, polenta and much more. All the money raised from the dinner will go towards the church's charity programs and general fund...
Ciao St Louis moves offices to The Hill Neighborhood Center
Ciao St Louis and Hill 2000 have agreed on lease terms for an office located within the Hill Neighborhood Center at the corner of Daggett and Marconi Ave. Ciao St Louis plans to begin internet radio broadcasting from the center on April 1, 2018. The station Ciao USA Radio Italia can be found on TuneIn, the Ciao St Louis Web Site and Facebook Page....
Vanessa Racci Interview With Ciao St Louis Radio
Vanessa Racci’s 2017 debut album, Italiana Fresca, heralds the breakthrough of a fresh sound in jazz: a sweet-and-sour, wide-ranging contralto with a passion and sex appeal born of her Italian-American heritage. On this recording, Vanessa puts a jazzy spin on the Italian songs she sang with her grandfather as a child; “Al Di La”, “Buona Sera”, “C’e...
Oregon woman celebrates 100 years, 16 kids and a zest for life
What’s it like in a family with 16 kids? “Amazing,” “fun,” “a challenge,” “beautiful,” and “a privilege,” were some of the responses among the nine grown children gathered last week to celebrate the 100th birthday of their mother, Silverton resident Jacqueline Rose Olivo. “For me … I’m pretty sure God doesn’t like me because he gave me 10 sisters a...
Sons of Italy fete honors exemplary young scholars
A couple of facsimile divas, a piano, 432 well-entertained and -fed guests, one outstanding citizen and, most importantly, 19 students of Italian descent awarded more than $26,000 in scholarships and gifts. Held Saturday at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, the 19th annual Sons of Italy Lodge 2738 Scholarship and Citizen of the Year...
Colorado lawmakers asked to end Columbus Day ... again
The political tug of war over the Columbus Day holiday resumed this week in the General Assembly when a House committee narrowly approved a bill to establish an Election Day holiday for state workers instead. House Bill 1231 is the latest offering in the ongoing battle between the Italian-American community and groups who argue that honoring Columb...
St Joseph’s Day Celebration
The Italian-American Cultural Center of Iowa will present their 21st annual St Joseph Altar celebration on Sunday, March 18 and Monday, March 19. Doors will open at 5:00PM, with the program beginning 5:30PM. The blessing of the altar and a traditional Lenten meal will take place on Sunday evening. All day visitation is Monday, with refreshments at...
Mostra dell'artista Salvatore Scarpitta a St Louis
La Comunita' degli Italiani - St Louis ed Il Club Italiano Per Piacere presentano: Mostra dell'artista Salvatore Scarpitta ed Incontro con la Direttrice Lisa Melandri al Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. Il 16 marzo alle ore 18 avremo il piacere di incontrare la direttrice del Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) Lisa Melandri, che ha organizza...
It's official: St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities
It's official! We have re-formed the St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities Organization. Thanks to the World Trade Center and the St Louis Economic Development Partnership. Special thanks to Stella Sheehan for making this possible. Stella Sheehan, Deputy Director of the World Trade Center, appointed Michael J Cross as President of the St Louis - Bologna...
Piazza Imo ⚜ The Hill Piazza
A piazza for the Hill, once only a vision and a dream of a group of civic minded St. Louisans, is now a step closer to becoming reality. Thanks to a major donation by Marge and Ed Imo, of Imo’s Pizza fame, the group formed a committee, applied for a 501c3 and purchased the large lot directly across from St. Ambrose Church. The piazza will be named...
Dal Dakota alla Toscana per uno studio sulle diete contro il diabete dei nativi americani
Si rinsalda l'amicizia tra la Toscana e la nazione Lakota, uno dei tre gruppi storici dei Sioux d'America (il ‘continente della tartaruga", come lo chiamano i nativi), nipoti di Nuvola Rossa, Toro Seduto e Cavallo Pazzo. Una delegazione proveniente dal Sud Dakota, lo stato del monte Rushmore con le sculture di quattro presidenti degli Stati Uniti m...
Ben due Carnevali Veneziani dimostrano l’italianità di St. Louis
Molti sostengono che la più grande città italiana nel mondo sia New York e, infatti, la scelta da parte d’italiani e oriundi per la Grande Mela è risaputa e si estende ad altre città della “East Coast”, mentre è proprio nel talvolta trascurato dai media “Midwest” degli Stati Uniti dove l’italianità continua a manifestarsi in mille modi. Nel sociale...