Navy Captain and SEAL Anthony Lanzillotti
One of the select few to qualify for and successfully complete Navy SEAL training, Anthony Lanzillotti embarked on an illustrious career that spanned 37 years and included five deployments, tours of duty in 10 countries and an assignment at the Pentagon. The older of two children, Anthony Lanzillotti was born in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicag...
Fincantieri Is Hoping to Speed Up Delivery of the Constellation-class Frigates
It is not a secret that the U.S. Navy is seriously hampered by shipbuilding delays. Upcoming projects, including aircraft carriers, submarines, frigates, and destroyers, are facing construction issues, budgetary constraints, and delivery deficiencies that are hampering the service’s ability to maintain its future sea-based strategy. Following an ex...
Isabella Ross Named 2025–2026 Patrick Canini Scholar-Athlete Award Winner
The Columbus Piave Club is proud to announce that Isabella Ross has been selected as the 2025–2026 recipient of the Patrick Canini Scholar-Athlete Award. This prestigious honor recognizes a high school student of Italian descent who has demonstrated exceptional achievement in both academics and athletics. Isabella, who will be continuing her educat...
Visit Detroit Signs Global Partnership with Juventus FC in Italy
Visit Detroit, which promotes metro Detroit as a convention, business meeting, and tourism destination, will be featured on the front of Juventus Football Club’s jerseys as part of a new multi-year agreement. Visit Detroit will serve as Juventus FC’s Principal Destination Partner, becoming the first active convention and visitors bureau to receive...
Does the Future of Italian Tailoring Lie in ... Chicago?
It's a far cry from the tailoring ateliers of Naples to suburban Chicago. But for Kiton, one of Italy’s leading makers of unapologetically luxurious menswear, there’s a valid link. Which is exactly why the label is doing something unprecedented. Instead of sitting back and hoping the next generation of skilled tailors finds its way to the Neapolita...
New exhibit opens for historic Little Italy Benton Harbor neighborhood
It's Opening Day for the Morton House Museum’s 2025 Season today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 501 Territorial Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022. The Morton House Museum, “The Home of Benton Harbor History,” kicks off its 2025 season featuring this season’s exhibit: “Benton Harbor’s Little Italy: A Kaleidoscope of Cultures.” The Little Italy neighborhood...
Dean Martin Hometown Festival Returns to Steubenville – June 12-14, 2025 for a stellar Celebration of the King of Cool
The Dean Martin Association, the City of Steubenville, Ohio and The Harmonium Project is proud to announce the return of the highly anticipated DEAN MARTIN HOMETOWN FESTIVAL set to take place June 12-14, 2025. This annual celebration pays tribute to the legendary singer, actor, and entertainer Dean Martin, one of Steubenville’s most cherished nativ...
Giordano’s and Buona Beef Collaborate on a Pizza for National Italian Beef Day
Giordano’s, an iconic Chicago deep-dish pizza brand, has joined forced with fellow hometown favorite Buona Beef to celebrate National Italian Beef Day on May 24 with a new pie, aptly dubbed the Italian Beef Pizza.The crossover is the first in the launch of Giordano’s Chi-Town Flavors series, spotlighting a string of local collaborations on its nati...
Grana Padano and Prosciutto di Parma to Take Center Stage at NRA Show
The Consortia safeguarding Grana Padano and Prosciutto di Parma, two of Italy’s most iconic PDO products, will exhibit at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago from May 18 to 20. Their presence forms part of the EU-backed campaign “Distinctly, Deliciously, European,” highlighting the quality, heritage, and distinctive flavours of Euro...
Festa Italiana brings over $100M in rare Ferraris and classic Italian cars to Green Bay
The Automobile Gallery & Events Center is rolling out the red carpet for a collection of one-of-a-kind Italian cars. Saturday is the 3rd annual Festa Italiana, taking place from 2 to 6 p.m. at 400 S. Adams Street in Green Bay, WI. "We have assembled the finest Italian vehicles in the world. And I can say that because right behind me, I have seven...
Rock icon Danny Seraphine
One of the architects of the iconic rock group Chicago, Danny Seraphine has never lost touch with his roots on Chicago’s Far Northwest Side. Danny Seraphine first picked up a set of drumsticks at 9 years of age, beginning a musical roller-coaster ride that gave the world some of the best-loved pop hits of our lifetime. Sixty years ago, the 17-year-...
Owners of Santino's planning Italian cocktail and small plates restaurant in Bay View, WI
The owners of Santino's Little Italy in Bay View in Milwaukee are planning to open a second concept just two blocks away in the former Bay Street Pub, which closed in November 2024. Calogero's, 338 E. Bay St., will serve Italian cocktails, wine and small plates, building on the popular Italian pizza and pasta spot by owners Greg Huber and Santo Gal...