Italian Court Overturns Amanda Knox's Murder Conviction
By Eline Gordts & Charlotte Alfred Italy's highest court on Friday overturned the guilty verdicts against Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito in the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher. The court acquitted Knox and Sollecito in the murder of Meredith Kercher, a 21-year-old exchange student who was found...
Palladino's cannoli is even more mind-blowing than its Brussels sprouts
We live in the golden age of Brussels sprouts. Momentum has been building for years—remember the startling majesty you experienced the first time you had a plateful of them sauteed in rendered bacon fat?—and we finally seem to have reached the apex of the curve. In recent months, I've had amazing versions everywhere from Pub & Kitchen...
Discover Italy: The Lakes of Norther Italy
April 29, 6:30 pm — 9:00 pmWestchester Italian Cultural CenterOne Generoso Pope Place , Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States Adorning the crown of the peninsula extending from Piemonte through Lombardia to Veneto, the great Alpine lakes of Italy continue to exercise an irresistible allure on natives and non-natives alike. Lago di Como, infused with a...
Sons of Italy Lodge has new officers
The Sons of Italy Lodge in Upper Kittitas County has new officers for 2015. Rich Grillo is the new financial secretary; Ron Dalle, president; Cheryl Ficele, vice president; and Joye Fredericks, secretary. The Sons of Italy Lodge hosts an annual spaghetti dinner in March that raises money for scholarships for high school students. &...
Message from NIAF President John Viola
Dear Friends, Join the IALC today!Over the past few months, you've probably seen the acronym "IALC" popping up in some of our literature, including our magazine, Ambassador. For those of you who are unaware, the IALC represents the National Italian American Foundation's newest initiative for engaging Italian Americans across the nation. T...
IASCW Memorial Day
Both Solemn and Joyous – IASCW Memorial Day marchers carried our banner remembering fallen soldiers as well as our our Viet Nam veteran, member Rick Rickley. Rick would have liked us to carry on with dignity and fun as we did done. Members handed sparking Red, White and Blue bead necklaces to very excited young spectators. We'll make sure...
2015 Bocce Bash!!
Please join Mia Maria Order Sons of Italy in America Lodge #2813 as we host the 2015 Bocce Bash at Frontier Park's Indian Village, Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Bocce Bash is a two-person team bocce tournament, lunch, silent auction, and fun for all. The cost is $60 per 2 person team. However, people can come and cheer on the teams and check out the...
1st Annual Italian Street Festival in Boca Raton
June 21, 2015. Sunday 12:00 PM - 10:00 PMCommunity Table Pizza, Pasta, Pints - 1901 NW 2nd Ave - Boca Raton, Florida 33432. Community Table and Amici D'Italia (Friends of Italy) to Host Boca Raton Italian Street Festival Boca Raton, FL, Sunday June 21st 2015: Boca Raton's Community Table and Amici D'Italia are pleased to announ...
Capriotti’s Announces Return Of Hockessin Location
Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, famous for its delicious, handmade subs, reopens its Hockessin location under new management. The award-winning sandwich shop will be returning to its original address at 120 Lantana Square, Hockessin, DE 19707. To celebrate the grand reopening, Capriotti's in Hockessin will be giving away 100 free 9" Bobbies to the first...
Unconventional stay: 14 unusual hotels in Italy
by Chiara Baroncelli Have you ever slept into an igloo or at the top of a lighthouse surrounded by mountains or sea? And what about spending a night inside a mill or on the top of a tree? Such places do actually exist in Italy. Hard to believe? From Trulli in Puglia to a new age monastery in Umbria passing by an ancient and rich i...
V&A's 'Italian style: Fashion since 1945' exhibition lands in Nashville
When the Victoria and Albert Museum in London started working on the first comprehensive, large-scale exhibition covering the last 70 years of Italian fashion just four years ago, the Frist Center for Visual Arts in Nashville jumped at the chance to host the show stateside. The city had already proved its thirst for fashion when the center...
Parishioners fight to keep church open
by Leonica Valentine Parishioners kept the faith Saturday at Our Lady of Peace Church — holding mass outside of the locked church in defiance. The church, at 239 E. 62nd St., was shuttered on July 31 as part of the archdiocese's initiative to merge 112 parishes to create 55 new ones. Under the "Making All Things New" program, Our Lad...