Italian Summer Festa Aug. 11 at Hickory Grove Park
The Italian American Society of Peoria will hold its 84th annual Italian Summer Festa from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday at Hickory Grove Park in North Peoria. (Hickory Grove Road off Knoxville Ave, follow signs). The Summer Festa Picnic is a long-standing family event held by the society every year since its founding in 1929 as a time for Italian familie...
Italian Wedding wins $150,000 New York Turf Writers Cup Steeplechase at Saratoga Race Course
Italian Wedding took the lead above the final fence and won the $150,000 New York Turf Writers Cup Steeplechase by a length Thursday at Saratoga Race Course. The 8-year-old gelding ridden by Bernard Dalton gave trainer Jonathan Sheppard his 14th win in this race. He also owns Italian Wedding and was rewarded with a $90,000 share of the pur...
Little Italy's 86th Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Bazaar
St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Little Italy (Pulaski County) will host its 86th Annual Spaghetti/Italian Sausage Dinner and Bazaar Sunday, Oct. 6 from 11 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. The all-you-can-eat meal includes spaghetti, original recipe sauce, traditional sausage, bread, salad and dessert. The cost is $12 for adults, $5 for children aged 6-12 a...
Joseph R. Perella Named Grand Marshal of New York City's 69th Annual Columbus Day Parade
Joseph R. Perella, philanthropist and leading Wall Street deal maker, was named Grand Marshal of New York City's 69th Annual Columbus Celebration, which will take place on Fifth Avenue on Monday, October 14, 2013. The Annual Columbus Day Parade is the world's largest celebration of Italian-American heritage and culture. As Grand Marshal, M...
Italian-American heritage month from Boston
Dear Friends of Italy, October is the ITALIAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH; Let's celebrate the kick off together on October 1st at the Massachusetts State House at 10:30am. Out of a rich calendar, I would like to bring to your attention three events in particular. On October 4th there will be the International Conference on "GALILEO AND SUNSP...
Officer Larry DePrimo to be awarded Italian-American humanitarian of the year
On a freezing November night in Times Square, Officer Lawrence DePrimo was manning a post at W. 44th St. and Broadway when he spotted an older, barefooted homeless man. The officer asked the man if he had anything to put on his feet. "It's okay, sir, I've never had a pair of shoes," the man replied. "But God bless you." The officer we...
The Albanos pop up at Butcher & Bee with Italian-American fare straight out of Brooklyn
Ann Albano has been cooking for her family since she was 10 years old, but today she's nervous about cooking. Her granddaughter has convinced her to do a pop-up dinner at Butcher & Bee on Sunday. "I never did a thing like this," she says in her distinctive New York accent. "I'm a housewife. I've cooked for my family, maybe 20 to 25 people. I'v...
In Umbria, the poor man’s Tuscany, you can live like a king
by Anthony Faiola If this is country life, then sign this city boy up! After a breakfast that would make Nigella Lawson swoon — leftover tiramisu and a bubbling glass of prosecco — I'm out the door of my rented farmhouse on an expansive olive estate and heading down a dirt path in the foothills of the Apennines. Theoretically, I'm here to...
Interview To Cristina Fontanelli, International Star
Cristina Fontanelli is always on top of the news as a classical singer (she is a soprano) and as a host for many shows. Cristina gave us the opportunity for an interview and we felt that we could integrate our questions with a brief background on her life, as appeared onCelebrityDialogue.com. CelebrityDialogue: When did you start singing?C...
Explorers, Emigrants, Citizens #11
WTI Magazine #11 2014 Jan, 3Author : Paolo Battaglia Translation by: December 21, 1937 - Disney's "Snow White" premieres in Los Angeles, CaliforniaAdriana Caselotti was the voice of Snow White in the 1937 Disney movie. The clear purity of her singing virtually defined one of the most famous...
La rivista “Wine Enthusiast” premia l’UmbriaI
"Il fatto che una rivista autorevole come 'Wine Enthusiast' indichi l'Umbria (unica regione italiana) fra le dieci destinazioni in assoluto, in cui valga la pena di andare per degustare il buon vino, oltre che come occasione per godere di un magnifico soggiorno in una regione bella dal punto di vista paesaggistico, ricca di bellezze storico-artisti...
Palumbo's Italian Market draws on owners' authentic experience, creativity
by Larry Fugate When time is tight and local families want to eat healthy without the fuss of cooking, many are heading down River Road to Palumbo's Italian Market in Granville. "We felt there was an opportunity in town with the large college population and the number of two-income families with children," owner Paul Palumbo says...