Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Banquet
The 28th Annual Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Banquet will take place in the Hilton Hotel on January 19th, 2013. The Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet honors and celebrates contributions of Italian Americans in the sports, entertainment, medical and civic fields. Proceeds benefit the American...
Two Italian Immigrants Reunited after 60 Years
Sixty years ago two lives crossed paths as they made their way from Italy to America. Those lives once again have come together following a remarkable course of events. Gerbina DiRienzo didn't speak any English, but was looking to build a new life in America with her husband, who had come over earlier. Read more Source:&n...
Introducing the Queen of the IAMC's 46th Annual St Joseph's Day Parade
Having been crowned Queen of the Italian American Marching Club for the 2016 St. Joseph Day Parade is a great honor for Kaylie Badalamenti Catoire Hyde, daughter of Emmett and Cherie Hyde. Her great grandmother, Frances Badalamenti was an amazing role model to her family. "She instilled in us the respect and honor we have for our Italian heritage."...
Italian Film Festival, CineFesta Italia, Begins June 1st in Santa Fe, New Mexico
CineFesta Italia is pleased to announce the 1st Annual Italian Film and Cultural Festival to take place during the month of June in charming Santa Fe, New Mexico. The event of films, artisanship, food and culture benefits local charities. The opening weekend Film Fest, running Wednesday, June 1st, through Sunday, June 4th, is a celebration...
36th Houston Italian Festival
The Houston Italian Festival Needs Your Help! We are looking for three people to assume the role as area manager. Openings are available for the following locations: 1. Pizza Booth manager needed from late afternoon Thursday, October 9 through 6:00pm Sunday, October 12. 2. Pasta Booth manager needed from late afternoon Thursday, October...
Irish-Italian parade rolls Sunday in Houma
by Kate Mabry Although Mardi Gras is over in south Louisiana, hundreds of locals and visitors will gather in Houma on Sunday for another parade, the Houma Irish-Italian Parade. Celeste Landry, vice president of the Terrebonne Irish-Italian Parading Club, said the day's festivities will begin with a Catholic Mass at 9:30 a.m. in the pa...
Dallas celebra per la prima volta il Columbus Day/ Arcobelli (Comites houston): lieti di omaggiare il retaggio italiano
Il Comites di Houston annuncia che si terranno per la prima volta anche a Dallas le celebrazioni del Columbus Day: l'appuntamento è per il 12 ottobre alle 13.30 presso Continental Bridge Avenue e West Dallas Gateway. Obiettivo: "conservare e tramandare la storia e le tradizioni italiane in Texas e negli Usa". Il 12 ottobre 1866, gli italia...
JP Library Lagniappe: Italian flag-wavers to mark St. Joseph’s Day at Metairie library
by Chris Smith The Sansepolcro Flag-Wavers, a group of drummers, trumpeters and flag-wavers from the Tuscan region of Italy, will perform at noon Friday, March 20, in front of the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie. The performance, held in honor of St. Joseph's Day on thursday, March 19, is free and open to t...
Little Italy leaders make their case for new town
By Emily Walkenhorst Little Italy leaders made their case to become a town Wednesday afternoon before Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde, arguing for greater self-representation. Hyde issued no ruling Wednesday and ended the hearing at 3:51 p.m., after just more than an hour, because he needed to catch a plane to a conference. Another hearing wi...
Philip Ciaccio, former N.O. councilman & judge, dies at 88
by Dominic Massa Philip Ciaccio, remembered as a fair and skilled negotiator and gentlemanly public servant during his 16 years on the New Orleans City Council throughout the 1960s and 1970s, followed by 15 years as a judge on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, died Friday. He was 88. Ciaccio was first elected to the City Council...
Online gli atti della X Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo di Houston
Sono disponibili online gli atti della X Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo, svolta il 6 dicembre a Houston. Promossa, da 10 anni a questa parte, dal Comites, guidato da Vincenzo Arcobelli, in collaborazione con il Consolato Generale d'Italia, la conferenza è ormai divenuto un appuntamento importante per la comunità dei ricercat...
Little Italy New Orleans Style
Between 1850 and 1870, New Orleans boasted the largest Italian-born population of any city in the United States. Its early Italian immigrants included musicians, business leaders and diplomats. However, by 1910, the city's French Quarter was a "Little Palermo" with Italian entrepreneurs, laborers and restaurateurs dominating the scene. The majority...