Word On The Street Is That Garozzo’s Serves The Best Italian Food In Kansas
Italian food is one of those specialties that it seems like just about everybody loves. Really, when you combine cheese, tomatoes, pastas, and breads, nothing can go wrong. We're lucky enough to have some pretty amazing Italian restaurants in Kansas, but if you want the best of the best, a visit to Garozzo's is a good bet. This family-owned restaur...
Wheels of Italy: A Celebration of Italian Automotive Culture
Join us for a delightful day at Wheels on Broadway on Sunday, September 8, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.! This exciting event will take place on West Broadway between 42nd and 41st Streets in Robbinsdale, MN. Experience a showcase of stunning Italian vehicles and enjoy a vibrant atmosphere that celebrates Italian culture! Wheels of Italy celebrates I...
Museum extends holiday hours for "Italian Style" fashion show
Give your holiday date a weekend of la dolce vita at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The museum is extending the weekend hours of its popular show "Italian Style: Fashion Since 1945." The exhibit will remain open until 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 26 and Saturday, Dec. 27 and again the following weekend, Friday, Jan. 2 and Sat. Jan. 3. The show clos...
Italian ties to our valley
They came from the north, the smallest autonomous region in northern Italy. Small, but not without distinction. Vallee D’Aosta. The crazy warrior, Hannibal — a name you may remember from high school history — marched through the town of Aosta (founded in 25 BC) on his great winter march. Several different governments claimed the Aosta Valley over...
Eye-opening Experience: UNK students spend 3 weeks in Italy
It wasn’t Lauren Morrow’s first time traveling abroad. The University of Nebraska at Kearney senior has spent time at all-inclusive resorts in the Bahamas and Cancún, Mexico. Those family vacations are fun, but you don’t get to truly experience the culture, she noted. Morrow was looking for a chance to really explore a foreign country and dive deep...
As Cherry Creek Continues to Change, Italian Staple Cucina Colore Marks Three Decades
“Pan-seared scallops, shrimp and white wine sauce. Garlic. Pecorino cheese. Our original spaghettini is timeless,” says Venanzio Momo, owner of Cucina Colore in Denver, CO, which is celebrating thirty years in business this month. It's got a bright future, too, even as development in the area promises more change to come, including the closure of t...
Santa Lucia Festival queen dynasty: Grandma, granddaughter share title 100 years apart
Omaha’s newest Santa Lucia Festival queen may be new to wearing the crown, but her family has a long history with the title dating back to the first queen nearly 100 years ago. Alli Venditte received her flowers at this year’s Santa Lucia Festival, becoming the 100th queen. “It was my dream come true,” Venditte said. The Gross Catholic High School...
How a traveling Leonardo da Vinci inventions exhibit could find a permanent home in Pueblo
Recreations of Leonardo da Vinci's most innovative machines are stored 15 miles from Pueblo. Robotic drummers, flying machines, catapults, 15th-century cars and other creations stored at PuebloPlex have toured the country in traveling exhibitions but Pueblo community leaders are working to establish a permanent space for the machines and other exhi...
Restoration project preserves a bit of Omaha’s Little Italy, coincides with milestone events
In the heart of Little Italy, an old brick retail shop opened by one of Nebraska’s early Italian immigrant couples nearly a century ago is being resurrected. It won’t be the Caniglia Dry Goods of yesteryear. But the small structure will have definite ties to the cobbler and his wife whose family sold shoes and clothing there for more than 50 years....
Word On The Street Is That Piccola Cucina Ox Pasture Serves The Best Pasta In Montana
When you think of Montana, you might not immediately picture scrumptiously authentic Italian cuisine, right? But word on the street is that there is a pasta place in Red Lodge, Montana that absolutely deserves to be on your radar. Cooking authentic Sicilian food with simple, fresh ingredients, Piccola Cucina Ox Pasture offers true world-class Itali...
Oelwein Italian Heritage celebration to be held Aug. 10
Oelwein’s Italian Heritage festival will be returning on Saturday, Aug. 10, to continue the tradition that was started several decades ago in Iowa. Dominic “Squint” Pirillo began the celebration with others back in 1973 to honor their heritage and history of the area. This year will be the 51st anniversary of the festival and has lots in store, sta...
St Louis Italian Summer Festival - Ferragosto 2024
On Saturday, August 10, 2024, the Italian Community of St Louis is excited to host the 7TH ANNUAL FERRAGOSTO from 5pm to 11PM. TICKETS: $10 PER ADULT. Children 12 and under are FREE. Besides music and entertainment, Italian wines, and beer will be provided as well as traditional pastas and meats made by Chef Alessandro Valentino. Our DJ has a wonde...