Sons and Daughters of Italy scholarship available
The Sons and Daughters of Italy, PRIMO Italiano Lodge 2800, Washington, will again conduct a $1,500 scholarship competition, open to seniors of the Class of 2018 from McGuffey, Trinity and Washington high schools. Applicants must be of at least 25 percent Italian-American descent (one parent at least half Italian), attending a post-secondary school...
DSO's Ruth Reinhardt conducts smartly in an imaginative all-Italian ReMix concert
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra's ReMix series of shorter and more casual concerts, at Moody Performance Hall, has struggled to find an identity. Maybe that's actually the point, to have maximum flexibility. But Friday night's concert, with munchies and drinks in the lobby before and afterward, did have a real focus, and an imaginative one. Led by a...
Newburyport woman accepts father's World War II medals
Before Liborio Joseph Dorato died in 1994, the proud and humble World War II Navy veteran had revealed little to his family about his time in the service or how he was injured during the campaign to occupy the Marshall Islands in the winter of 1944. The Staten Island, New York, native, born to parents of Italian descent, enlisted at age 20. He serv...
Preserve Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Worcester, Massachusetts
The Pastor Of Lady Of Loreto / Mount Carmel Church announces an order and a reminder to remove all items and personal plaques from the Recreation Center in preparation of the scheduled demolition on Mulberry St. Worcester. If your family made a contribution toward building the parish, the church or the Recreation building and if you wish to save en...
Crema, idyllic Italian city in ‘Call Me by Your Name,' deals with surprising boost in romantic tourists
The love story of Elio and Oliver, the stars of the Oscar-nominated “Call Me By Your Name,” has shined a spotlight on the small Italian city of Crema, bringing with it a new crop of love-struck travelers aching for fantasy and romance. Tourism to the city with a population of 35,000 has spiked — a trend that's expected to continue as the weather he...
Geraldine Ferraro - Honoree for 2018 Women's History Month
The theme for Women’s History Month 2018 is “Nevertheless She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.” Among this year’s honorees is Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 became the first woman and first Italian American to be a vice presidential candidate. Geraldine “Gerry” Ferraro (1935–2011) was the youngest of fo...
Sale e Pepe earns 14th Consecutive AAA Four Diamond Designation
For the 14th consecutive year, Sale e Pepe, the gourmet Italian restaurant overlooking the Gulf of Mexico at Marco Beach Ocean Resort, has earned the AAA Four Diamond restaurant designation. Sale e Pepe was the only restaurant on Marco Island receiving the prestigious rating and one of just two restaurants in Southwest Florida included in the trave...
Former NJ Senate President Carmen Orechio did it 'his way'
Carmen Orechio was unique from the beginning. His mother Rosaria was a wonderful Italian cook, but Orechio was a picky eater. “He wouldn’t eat spaghetti, meatballs, gravy or anything remotely Italian,” former state Democratic Sen. Anthony Scardino noted on Friday during a Funeral Mass for the late New Jersey Senate president. Orechio asked for turk...
Italian American Festival staying in Warren
After much conversation and outcry from the community concerning Warren's Italian American Festival, the vote is in. The festival will remain where it's been for 33 years, in Courthouse Square in Warren. The festival committee had approached the Eastwood Mall and the Cafaro Company about moving the three-day event to the mall's property. After mee...
Rouses Brings Italian Products to Gulf Coast Consumers
Rouses Markets is partnering with the Italian Trade Agency to add Italian imports to Rouses stores throughout the Gulf Coast, including cheese, cured meats, preserves and wine. “This partnership expands exponentially the Italian imports we have on our shelves for our customers,” said Donny Rouse, CEO of the Thibodaux, La.-based grocery chain. “We’v...
Consolato Generale d'Italia a San Francisco - avviso di assunzione di 1 impiegato a contratto
E’ indetta la selezione per l’assunzione presso il Consolato Generale d’Italia a San Francisco di n. 1 impiegato a contratto, da adibire ai servizi di Assistente amministrativo nel settore consolare-visti. Maggiori dettagli sulle prove concorsuali, nonché sulle modalità di partecipazione (modulo di domanda) e sulla scadenza di presentazione delle d...
At Pasta Flyer, Fast and Flavorful Italian Takes Off
Thank hospitality majordomo Danny Meyer and his 152 (and counting) locations of Shake Shack for inspiring scores of fine-dining chefs and restaurateurs to take a crack at serving high-quality fast food. For the past decade, empire-building food personalities like Bobby Flay (owner of several burger “palaces”), David Chang (of fried chicken sandwich...