Everybody's Italian at inaugural Festa Italiana in Schererville
Adam Muntean looked up from his empty bowl of pasta and was quite red-faced. It wasn’t a look of embarrassment, but a smear of tomato sauce across the 12-year-old's huge grin for just having won a spaghetti eating contest Saturday at the inaugural Festa Italiana at Villa Cesare, 900 Eagle Ridge Drive. Muntean, of Munster, bested six other boys and...
The Italian American community in Cleveland will celebrate National Italian American Heritage Month in October
The Italian American community will celebrate National Italian American Heritage Month in October and will be honoring companies and individuals who have made - and continue to make significant contributions to our community. The celebration kicks off on Monday, October 2, 2017 in the rotunda at Cleveland City Hall. It's a FREE event that's open to...
Chicago writer-director Lucia Mauro to debut her third film: a documentary on Mother Cabrini
Chicago filmmaker Lucia Mauro has wrapped shooting on her third film, a documentary titled Frances Xavier Cabrini: The People’s Saint, in honor of the first American citizen saint’s 100th anniversary. Filming took place over the summer in Mother Cabrini’s native Italy (Milan, Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, Codogno, Rome) and in Chicago, Ill, where Mother C...
Sardinia Is a Wine (and Food) Region Worth Discovering
Wines from Sardinia — Italy’s other major winemaking island in the Mediterranean, besides Sicily — have been increasingly appearing in retail wine shops and on the wine lists of major restaurants in the U.S. Although this island off of Italy’s west coast, about an hour’s flight from Rome, makes a great variety of wines from native grapes and non-na...
«Ischia, we love you», firmato Hollywood. L'abbraccio caloroso degli artisti
Hollywood si mobilita per Ischia. Grazie alla potenza comunicativa dei social network, alcuni importanti registi, attori e produttori hollywoodiani, ospiti da anni di una kermesse internazionale come l'Ischia Global Film & Music Fest e, come tali, buoni conoscitori dell'isola verde, hanno voluto far sentire la propria vicinanza alla popolazione col...
Chazz Palminteri, Tony Danza Join NYC's 2017 Feast of San Gennaro
This year marks the 91st anniversary of NYC beloved Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy, which will take place September 14-24. City Guide is a proud sponsor. It's the largest and longest-running festival in the country, a celebration of the Patron Saint of Naples, as well as a celebration of Italian immigrants, welcoming some one million visitors...
Enoteca La Storia Grand Opening!!
We cannot be more excited to announce that the Grand Opening of Enoteca La Storia's Little Italy San Jose Location is just a few weeks away! Enoteca La Storia is the 4thItalian Business to open in the Little Italy San Jose Business District, joining Paesano Ristorante, La Piccola Scuola nel Parco, and Bel Bacio Italian café before them. Enoteca La...
Hoboken celebrates summer with block party and Italian feast
It has become a rite of August. Hoboken residents celebrated summer with its annual gut-busting block party. The special event went off on Sinatra Drive under sunny skies and perfect weather Thursday night. There was entertainment and drinks and some fine Italian cuisine -- four different kinds of pasta, meatballs, sausage, eggplant parmigiana, sal...
Little Italy hall plans to rebuild
An iconic staple in Little Italy anticipates a huge turnout will jumpstart its rebuilding efforts. Sons of Italy is hoping a dinner fundraiser on Saturday will help them open its doors once again. A two-alarm fire heavily damaged the hall in January which only left the brick frame standing and damage expenses more than $670,000. To help cover some...
Carrara brothers are living la dolce vita thanks to Italian pastries
When they opened Carrara Pastries in a Moorpark strip mall in 2012, brothers Damiano Carrara and Massimiliano Carrara routinely greeted patrons while wearing floppy white chef's hats. On anyone else, the matching chapeaux would have looked downright dorky. On them, the hats signaled an old-school seriousness that has since played out as a classic c...
Saint Anthony's Feast pays homage to old North End in Boston
Janice Luongo can remember a time when the Saint Anthony's Feast looked a little different. When the men all wore suits and women wore dresses. "You didn't wear jeans," Luongo says. During a 12-hour procession alongside the holy statue of Saint Anthony, women walked barefoot around the North End as a show of sacrifice. "It's not like what it was wh...
Internship Positions Available - Fall 2017
The Italian American Museum is currently seeking part-time interns to assist with the daily operations of the museum and provide visitor services. The internship is perfect for students looking to gain experience in a small museum setting.Responsibilities include: Assisting visitors with general questions and admissions transactions. Assisting with...