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by Daniel Dentico   That little slice of Italy depicted in a downtown New Orleans plaza is getting makeover. The Piazza D'Italia opened in 1978 and was designed to highlight the contributions of the Italian-American community in New Orleans.   Mayor Mitch Landrieu said the city is set to spend $280.000 into the plaza for a major reno...

di Ludovico Gippetto   La storia è come una delle tante, una di quelle dove i luoghi comuni, raccontato nei detti popolari "cu niesci arriniesci", cioè che bisogna andar via per essere riconosciuti nel proprio ambito professionale. In questo racconto abbiamo conosciuto, Fabio Triolo, laurea a pieni voti in scienze biologiche ed una serie di...

Businessman Frank Maselli was named Honorary Consul of Italy in New Orleans April 22 by decree of the Embassy of Italy in Washington D.C. Maselli assumes the position from Arnaldo Partesotti, who served as Honorary Consul of Italy in New Orleans since 1997.   As Honorary Consul, Maselli will represent Italy at official international function...

By Melania Spagnoli The ICCC is seeking candidates to fill five upcoming vacancies on the Board of Directors for 2016! Each term lasts three years. The Election will be held at the annual meeting of members on December 2015.   If you want to apply, you can download and fill this form and send it to Nominating Committee, ICCC 1101 Milfo...

When: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 | Tuesday, July 19, 2016 and Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | Tuesday, August 2, 2016 - Doors open at 6:30pm and film begins at 7:15pm Where: Italian Cultural & Community Center, 1101 Milford, Houston, Texas 77006 The Contemporary Italian Film Series is a monthly series of Italian movies, projected in Itali...

by Elizabeth Moore   Crawfish and culture forged a beautiful friendship at the American Society of Italian Heritage crawfish boil on the Sunday before Memorial Day. Joe Macaluso polished his prized pocket trumpet and played a medley of patriotic songs from each of the military branches -- Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard -- as...

Feuding at home brought many Italians to Louisiana in the middle 1850s. A good number of them used ties to the old country to establish themselves in food distribution businesses, first in New Orleans, then across south Louisiana.   Most of the Italians who came here during that era were from Sicily, many of them fleeing after the failure of...

La Nona Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo del 14 dicembre ha avuto un momento particolarmente significativo con la cerimonia di premiazione del concorso letterario sponsorizzato dal Comites in collaborazione con il Consolato Generale d'Italia, con il duplice obiettivo di promuovere la lingua e cultura italiana presso i giovani, e al tem...

by Nina Feldman   Every day for a few weeks leading up to St. Joseph's Day on March 19, David Roe coordinates a daily bake at his home in New Orleans' St. Roch neighborhood. Volunteers drop in and help bake and decorate traditional Italian cookies, all of which will go on the St. Joseph's altar at St. Augustine church. Some of the best are t...

di Vincenzo Arcobelli   Cari Connazionali, In occasione della ricorrenza del 70mo Anniversario dell'Italian National Day/Festa della Repubblica Italiana, desidero rivolgere un messaggio di saluto e di auguri a tutta la comunita' italiana. Vorrei ricordare che lo Stato del Texas con la Risoluzione HR144 del 2011 in occasione del 150 mo a...

By Danielle Dreilinger   The only plan left standing for the Piazza d'Italia? A double-tower Hard Rock Hotel, Canal Street Beat reports. The city of New Orleans is looking to redevelop several publicly owned parking lots next to the central business district landmark. A committee chose three finalists in September from five preliminary...

Putting Oklahoma and Mozart back into the 2015 OK Mozart (OKM) Festival (June 6 – 13) with Italian flair proved to be an exhilarating venture for artistic director and conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos and the Amici New York Orchestra.   "Italy is where young Mozart cut his teeth when it comes to opera," says maestro Kitsopoulos, "...and ope...