Rossi returns in March
Giuseppe Rossi will return to the Fiorentina side at the beginning of March, the club has announced. The Italian international has been on the sidelines all season with a knee injury, and has undergone surgery in the USA to correct the problem. Now the club's team doctor has set a return date for the former Manchester United man, with...
Puccini's, longtime hangout for Jersey City politicos, closing after 31 years
Puccini's, a West Side Italian restaurant and catering hall that's been a Jersey City institution for 31 years, is closing its doors. The location of countless political fundraisers and luncheons featuring Hudson County bigwigs, Puccini's is shutting its doors to make way for a large-scale residential development, sources tell The Jersey J...
The Sicilian II brings great Italian cuisine to Biloxi
by Julian Brunt Chef Hristo Drakopoulos of Sicilian II said he cooks because it is his love and passion. "When you walk out my door and are smiling, then I know I've done my job," he said. If you are a lover of Italian food, it is a real treat to get something prepared by Drakopoulos, whose grandmother was born in Sicily and move...
Festival of Songs USA. Il trionfo di Ckristina Shafranski
Si è svolta domenica scorsa, presso El Caribe Country Club di Brooklyn, la 20esima edizione del "Festival of Songs USA" organizzato dalla conduttrice radiofonica di ICN radio, Silvana Romania. Come sempre, la sala era pienissima, con i partecipanti che hanno assistito ad uno spettacolo che ha regalato emozioni e divertito tutti i presenti. ...
New Muscarelle Exhibit Explores Life of 11th Century Italian Noblewoman
The Muscarelle Museum of Art is hosting an exhibit through April that details the life of one of the leading women of the Middle Ages, marking the first time she has received such a treatment in the U.S. The exhibit, called Matilda of Canossa and the Origins of the Renaissance, explores the life of Countess Matilda. She was instrumental in...
Parks director named Italian-American of the Year by Wallingford Elks
Parks and Recreation Director John Gawlak has been named Italian-American of the Year by the Wallingford Elks and will be honored at an event in April. Gawlak graduated from Lyman Hall High School in 1983. He was captain of the football team and president of the varsity club. In 1988, he began working full time in the Parks and Recreation Departmen...
ICF Hosts Feast of St. Joseph's Table on March 21& 22 at St. Benedict's - Montebello Free Pasta Meal to Everyone on Both Days
We welcome and extend our hearts to you. Come be a part of our Annual Feast of St. Joseph’s Table at St. Benedict Church Parish Hall, 1022 West Cleveland Avenue,Montebello, CA, on Saturday, March 21, 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and on Sunday, March 22, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Table will be blessed on Saturday, March 21st at 12:00 PM. There will be...
LSU Museum of Art to host Masquerade on the Mississippi on March 26
By Chelsea Brasted Don't forget to grab a mask before heading to the ball on Thursday (March 26). The LSU Museum of Art is hosting a Venetian masquerade in celebration of its current exhibitions inspired by the Italian city, and tickets are still available. The soiree will toast two specific exhibitions: "An American in Venice: James McNe...
Hit musical tells the story behind Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons – 19 April
Since its premiere in 2005, the musical "Jersey Boys" has taken the theater world by storm. It became a smash hit Broadway production, which won five Tony awards, including Best Musical, in 2006. It also was adapted into a major motion picture in 2014, which was directed by legendary actor Clint Eastwood. Starting Tuesday and ru...
West Bank Italian Open includes roast of Kenner Mayor Mike Yenni
by Helen Williams The 34th Annual West Bank Italian Open which benefits Café Hope will begin on May 1 at 7 p.m. with a popular Roast and Kickoff Dinner at La Maison Creole. Honorary chairman and "roastee" will be Kenner Mayor Michael S. Yenni. "Come and laugh with Mike Yenni's 10 best friends as they roast him that night. An...
Centro Primo Levi Restores Iconic Italian-American Bookstore
Anyone who spent much time in the West Village in the last decade probably walked by the storefront at 30 West 12th Street, and wondered at its display of sun-faded books with Italian titles gathering dust against a backdrop of drawn curtains. In the fast-morphing landscape of downtown Manhattan, the window marked "S.F. VANNI" in delicate...
Honoring a special Italian-American mom
I was recently at the birth of my second grandchild and watching my middle daughter expanding her motherhood with the influence of her mother and her nonna, my mother, which is so enriching, powerful, and a testament to what the single most important part of creating, developing and nuturing new life is – mothering. Mothers are the heart a...