Legendary liberators of Italy: Woman goes to Italy for salute to Checkertail Clan
The legendary Checkertails were a sight for sore eyes when they arrived in Lesina, Italy, in March 1944. Residents of the small Italian town had suffered under brutal and inhumane treatment by the Nazis during World War II. When members of the U.S. Air Force's 325th Fighter Group — the Checkertail Clan — swooped in they were greeted as li...
Exhibit details history of Italian Festival with rare photos, documents
Dig into Italian history before you dig into ravioli at next week's Italian Festival in Wilmington. The Delaware Historical Society's exhibit 'Little Italy, Big Festival' goes to the origin of the famous festival. Curator Ed Richi says you can see photos of the early Italian settlers in Wilmington and how they lived. "There's photographs...
Former Bridgeport mayor to lead Columbus Day parade
Former Bridgeport mayor and current Easton resident Leonard Paoletta has been named grand marshal of the annual Bridgeport Columbus Day Parade. The Council of Italian American Societies, headed by Bridgeport resident Chris Caruso, who is also an official in the administration of Gov. Dannel Malloy, made the selection. Mr. Paoletta was tre...
Great Italians of the Past: Elena Lucrezia Cornaro
WTI Magazine #38 2014 July, 9Author : Giuseppina Salzano e Giovanni Verde Translation by: This story would deserve a very much greater fame, either worldwide and at home. Her name does not generate great memories, few people recalls her name. But the story of this woman should be taught in every school: it is a story that should be k...
All-You-Can-Mangia at Boston's North End Feasts 2014
The scent of garlic, sausage, and tomatoes hits you somewhere between Haymarket and Cross Street, before you've even officially reached the North End. From the distance, you can spot colorful streamers in bold red, green, and yellow floral patterns stretched across the winding streets, twinkling with metallic thread once you get a closer l...
A 140 anni dalla nascita, USA, Italia e Canada ricordano Marconi. Non con un monumento ma tre. E saranno "vivi"
Le statue, secondo Michele Frattallone, presidente della Galileo Legacy Foundation, si dividono in due categorie: attive e passive. Appartengono alla seconda categoria quelle opere che, inaugurate in grande pompa, vengono poi lasciate al proprio destino, a raccogliere polvere come tristi monumenti a un passato incapace di connettersi al pr...
Un’avventura la vita dell’eroe emigrato
Felice Pedroni, per gli americani Felix Pedro, nasce a Trignano di Fanano il 16 aprile del 1858, ultimo di sei fratelli. Costretto all'emigrazione, nel 1881, dopo una breve tappa in Francia raggiunse gli Stati Uniti dover partecipò alla grande corsa all'oro. Trasferitosi dapprima in Canada, poi, nel 1895, in Alaska nel bacino del fiume Yukon, nel 1...
Sons of Italy host New Paltz Pasta Festival
WHAT: Etruscan Lodge Sons of Italy - New Paltz Pasta Festival WHEN: Sept. 21 from 2-5 p.m. WHERE: New Paltz Community Center, Route 32, New Paltz DETAILS: Join Etruscan Lodge Sons of Italy for an afternoon of homemade Italian food, songs and fun. Your donation helps the Etruscan Lodge Sons of Italy No. 2238 of New Paltz continue to suppo...
Spring 2015 at Sant'Anna Institute (ITALY)_ Accepting Applications
Sant'Anna Institute is currently accepting applications for Spring 2015 Program Dates: January 18 - May 9, 2015 Application Deadline: November 1, 2014 Program Location: Sorrento, Italy -- close to the Amalfi Coast Housing Options: Shared Apartment or Italian host family Program Website: http://www.santannainstitute.com/it/spring-semester.php...
Celebrating Italian American heritage: Maria Fassio Pignati named Queen Isabella for Columbus Day festivities
Most days, the Peninsula Italian American Social Club quietly goes about its business of banquets and bocce ball on the edge of downtown San Mateo, and not many outsiders are the wiser. On Saturday, Oct. 11, however, the club is stepping out and inviting the entire Peninsula to join in the annual Columbus Day Italian American Heritage Celebration....
How the LES Inspires Ambra Medda
On a sunny fall Thursday, Bond Street bustles under a bright, cloudless sky, but a chat with Ambra Medda is enough to make anyone pray for rain. "There's no feeling in the world like looking up into the sky and seeing a rainbow," says the cofounder and creative director of L'ArcoBaleno ("the rainbow" in Italian), an online marketplace dedi...
Everybody gets to be Italian at this festival
Fall in the desert began with the fourth annual Italian Festival fundraiser for Desert Arc at La Quinta Civic Center Park. More than 8,000 people were expected to attend the two-day event with a $50,000 fundraising goal. For $10 per person, guests got unlimited great entertainment! Desert Arc Choir, Filippo Voltaggio, Patrick Evans, Paul E...