Damenzo's Pizza arrives in Bridgeport with fourth location
If pizza, pasta and traditional Italian fare are what you're after, look no further than Damenzo's Pizza and Restaurant. The new arrival to Bridgeport is located at 901 W. 35th St. and is the Chicago-based restaurant's fourth location. Established in 1985 by brothers-in-law Damiano Mannino and Vincenzo Leone, the restaurant's name combines the two...
Tenuta's inspires Alimentari, a Italian deli in Madison from Pig in a Fur Coat owners
It’s no easy thing to find paper-thin prosciutto sliced to order in this town. Alimentari, a new deli set to open later this summer on the east side, wants to change that. “Everything’s going to be cut fresh to order, so if you get prosciutto, mortadella, capacolla, it’ll be sliced to order for you in whatever size you want,” said Dan Bonanno, the...
IACC meeting includes scholarship awards, plans for ‘Summer Serenade’
Scholarships were awarded at the May 21 meeting of the Italian American Cultural Club, held at St. Florian Hall in Wintersville. There were six $1,000 scholarships presented with the club awarding five and the family of the late Craig Petrella awarding the other. The recipients were: — Isabella Cashioli, in memory of Craig Petrella, presented by h...
A look at the 2018 Italian Street Festival of Indianapolis preview
The Italian Street Festival of Indianapolis is right around the corner and the chefs are already hard at work. All the action happens in the basement of The Holy Rosary Catholic Church. The festival starts Friday, June 8 and ends Saturday evening, June 9. On the menu: homemade spaghetti sauce, homemade pizza, homemade cannoli, homemade cheesecake,...
The IAA to Celebrate Father’s Day with the 2nd Annual “Big Four Bridge Walk & Brunch”—June 16, 2018
Come out and get some fresh air and exercise while walking the Big Four Bridge with members of the IAA and their family members and friends. On June 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., the IAA will be gathering at the base of the Big Four Bridge in Jeffersonville, IN. Our plan is to start the walk at 10:00 a.m. The bridge has various benches along the way...
Fresco Pasta brings Italian fare to Logan Square
A new Italian spot has opened its doors in the neighborhood. Located at 3706 W. Armitage (between Lawndale and Ridgeway avenues) in Logan Square, the new arrival is called Fresco Pasta.This new addition offers pizzas by the slice or the pie. Try the Louisiana Spicy Barbecue Chicken pizza, with bacon, onions and spicy barbecue sauce, or the Deliciou...
Little Italy Festa takes the place of Festa Italiana
Festa Italiana on Taylor Street is being replaced this year by Little Italy Festa (Aug. 16-19), presented by Onesti Entertainment. Star Events, which puts on festivals around the city, took over Festa Italiana in 2014 from Onesti Entertainment, which is run by events producer and Little Italy native Ron Onesti. Onesti created the original festival...
Former Adrian mayor receives Italian knighthood
When he set out to help remember and memorialize the Italian immigrant victims of the Wreck of the Wabash, Jim Berryman said he didn’t do it for any recognition. For him and everyone else involved, it was about remembering the victims. He said as much during the 2016 ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery in Adrian to mark and pay tribute to the previously u...
Tumori infantili: dall'Italia una nuova terapia a basso costo
L’ONCOLOGIA pediatrica è una delle eccellenze italiane. Come dimostra la presenza di uno studio europeo, coordinato dall’Italia, fra quelli selezionati per essere presentati alla stampa durante il più importante congresso di oncologia a livello mondiale, quello dell’American Society of Cancer Oncology di Chicago. Qui Gianni Bisogno, dell’Università...
Celebrazioni Festa della Repubblica a Chicago
E' motivo di grande orgoglio e soddisfazione aver potuto partecipare al 72 mo Anniversario della "Festa Nazionale Italiana". La manifestazione e' stata organizzata per il decimo anno consecutivo dal CTIM (Comitato Tricolore per gli Italiani nel Mondo), con il patrocinio gratuito del Comites della circoscrizione consolare di Chicago. Dopo la consuet...
Holy Rosary Catholic Church Italian Street Festival
Some people say we Italians have three loves in life: God, our families, and good food...and not always in that order! The difficulty comes in finding all three things in the same place...that is, unless you're in Indianapolis. Because here, you always know where to find them! Indianapolis' much-loved and most-attended church festival! Our Lady of...
Opera in the Italian Garden 2018
L’atteso appuntamento annuale con Opera in the Italian Cultura Garden torna domenica 29 luglio dalle 18,00 alle 19,30 nella splendida cornice dell’Italian Cultural Garden a Rockefeller Park a Cleveland. L’iniziativa, presentata gratuitamente dall’Italian Cultural Garden Foundation con il generoso sostegno di Italian Sons & Daughters of America Ohio...