An actual Italian food theme park is opening in Italy and mamma mia hurry up and pass us our fork
If your idea of heaven is wandering around 20 acres of food stalls, demonstrations and workshops, then crack out the elastic-waisted trousers because a theme park entirely dedicated to food is opening. The Fabrica Italiana Contadina or the Italian Farming Factory's (FICO) Eataly World is opening November 5, 2017, in Bologna, Italy, and we cannot ge...
American Airlines, in primavera il primo volo Venezia-Chicago
Un corridoio diretto dall’Illinois alla Laguna. American Airlines lancerà dalla prossima primavera un nuovo volo non stop fra Venezia e Chicago, che sarà operativo dal 4 maggio 2018. Il nuovo servizio offrirà più di 3mila posti alla settimana per tutta la stagione estiva e sarà operato da un aeromobile B787-8 Dreamliner. La configurazione a bordo...
Little Italy Festival to include Genealogy HotSpot
Genealogy HotSpot is set for Saturday during the Little Italy Festival in Clinton. Sessions will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the balcony of the Clinton Public Library at 313 S. Fourth St. Elevators are available. You can sign up for a free half-hour session with an experienced genealogist. Participants receive help with one or two geneal...
Maialino Vets Open Up Popina, Where Italy Meets The American South
“I’ve been very influenced by both Southern and Italian cuisine,” says Popina chef and co-owner Chris McDade via press release. “Both feel very familiar and have an amazing sense of place. The idea of a nonna making ravioli or a grandma making biscuits almost conjures the same scene in my mind and both utilize a lot of simple ingredients. Simple th...
Cerimonia in Consolato Generale in memoria delle vittime italiane e italoamericane degli attentati dell’ 11 settembre 2001
Lunedi’ 11 settembre ore 17.00 - Consolato Generale d’Italia a New York - 690 PARK AVENUE – New York, NY. Anche quest’anno, lunedi` 11 settembre prossimo, si terrà alle ore 17.00 presso il Consolato Generale d’Italia, un`iniziativa in memoria delle vittime di origine italiana degli attentati terroristici al World Trade Center del 2001. Verranno inv...
Festival Honorees make outstanding contributions to their families, communities and state
West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival officials honor individuals each year who unselfishly give their resources and time. Recognized as Honorees are those who were born in West Virginia and have made outstanding contributions to their families, their communities and the state. Honorees for the 39th annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival...
36 Hours in Trieste, Italy
Trieste is famous for its cold, gale-force Bora wind, and indeed, all manner of creatures and people have blown through the seaside city in Italy’s far northeast, next to the Slovenian border. Dinosaurs and Neanderthals once roamed the limestone hills of the Karst region, and legend holds that Jason and the Argonauts sailed in with the Golden Fleec...
New Italian Cultural Center gets $300,000 in grants
After sitting vacant for almost a decade, plans are moving forward for the new Italian American Cultural Center in the former home of the North Park Branch Library located at the corner of Delaware and Hertel avenues. State Sen. Chris Jacobs and Assemblyman Sean Ryan each secured $150,000 state grants to remove lead and asbestos from the landmark b...
The Roma Cafe is reborn in Portland, with ‘big shoes to fill’
Karen Morrill peeked around the corner, through the open pocket doors, into the main dining room of the Roma Café. “Oh, this is so exciting,” said Morrill, a 58-year-old Scarborough resident who works for the city of South Portland. Morrill hadn’t set foot in the Congress Street restaurant, which reopened three weeks ago, since 1989, when the room...
Meet Gianluca Busio, Sporting KC's 15-year-old American phenom
Darren Powell has made a career out of recognizing soccer talent, and he knew there was something special about Gianluca Busio when he first saw him — even if Busio was just five years old at the time. “Even as a five-year-old, he stood out on the field with exceptional technical ability,” says Powell, now head coach of USL’s San Antonio FC. “He ha...
Visit Maria's in Colona for delicious pizza and more
When you walk in the door of this pizzeria, the wonderful smells of simmering sauce and baking bread prepare you for the good food ahead. This is no ordinary pizza place. The sauces, dough, bread and Italian beef all are homemade. The friendly owners are a good match for the food they serve.The storefront, tucked into a strip mall on the east side...
North American casting search
Hello, We are doing a North American casting search for the HBO limited series, MY BRILLIANT FRIEND, based on the first book of the acclaimed Elena Ferrante Neapolitan series. The first season will cover the entirety of the first book. Saverio Costanza is directing the adaptation. Need native/fluent speakers in the Neapolitan dialect and classic It...