OSIA Membership Contest
The National Membership Commission is proud to announce the 2016 National Membership Contest which will be a competition among all the Grand Lodges in OSIA. With your help, your Grand Lodge could win the top prize of $1000. The rules of the contest are very simple. The Grand Lodge with the highest net percentage increase of members (includes both a...
Monica Bellucci in cast of Twin Peaks reboot
Monica Bellucci is in the cast of the reboot of cult TV series Twin peaks, which will screen in 2017, Showtime said Tuesday. Bellucci, who last appeared in James Bond film Spectre, will join a star-studded cast including Naomi Watts, Richard Chamberlain, Jim Belushi, Michael Cera and Amanda Seyfried. They join series veterans including Kyle M...
Ynot Italian returns to the Oceanfront in Virginia Beach
Ynot Italian has returned to the Oceanfront. The popular local franchise had a location at Atlantic Avenue and 19th Street from 1995 to 2000. In March, the restaurant opened its sixth location at 3316 Atlantic Ave., in the spot that used to be Big Italy Virginia Beach. Owner Tony DiSilvestro said returning to the Oceanfront is a...
Delta starts flying to Rome from MSP
Delta Air Lines has begun its seasonal nonstop service between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Rome on Wednesday. The Atlanta-based carrier celebrated the latest addition to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport's list of global destinations with preflight water arches and Italian fare. Delta is the dominant carrier at MSP, offering its customer...
L’auto italiana seduce l’America “Avete voi la grande bellezza”
«Voi italiani vivete nel posto più bello del mondo. E non solo per l'auto: tutto nel vostro Paese è magico». Tom Mc Dowell, papà di Concorso Italiano, è un vero amante del bello e quando gli spieghi che lui parla così perché non ci vive in Italia, non ci crede. Il papà del famoso evento che il 20 agosto a Monterey in California, porta circa mille a...
Italian on the Fast Track
Growing up in Yonkers, New York, and later Greenwich, Connecticut, Rick Gencarelli enjoyed large homemade meals with his Italian family every Sunday. Back then, Gencarelli's mother, a first-generation American who learned the culinary trade from her Naples, Italy–born mother, prepared classic Italian dishes like Sunday Pork Ragu and Spaghetti Aglio...
A taste of Italy in E’ville
Edwardsville High tennis coach Dave Lipe started the Edwardsville Futures pro tennis tournament in 2011. The opportunities opening from that decision have transcended the tennis courts. During that first year, a friendship formed between Lipe and Donato Campagnoli, an Italian tennis coach who entered a player in that inaugural Futures tournament....
Explore Coda Di Volpe, Lakeview's Charming New Neapolitan Pizzeria
Stroller-town over on Southport has another a new restaurant, this one from Billy Lawless (The Gage) and Ryan O'Donnell (Gemini Bistro). Once visitors step into Coda di Volpe, they're greeted by the aroma of Neapolitan pizzas baking in the wood-burning oven in the rear of the restaurant. It's a welcome smell, as chef Chris Thompson and Co. take din...
Northampton psychologist explores how Italian American daughters grieve dads By Anne-Gerard Flynn
Several area women, including Anna Daniele, owner of La Fiorentina Pastry Shop, are featured in the recently published book, "Daughters, Dads and the Path through Grief: Tales from Italian America." The book is co-authored by Northampton resident Lorraine Mangione, who holds a doctorate in psychology and teaches at the New Hampshire campus...
Homegrown ‘Rigoletto’ takes stage at Century II
By David Burke When Wichita Grand Opera last presented "Rigoletto" six years ago, it was a stop on the itinerary for a touring performing company. This time around, the Giuseppe Verdi classic is a homegrown production, featuring behind-the-scenes artists with a longtime passion for the work, and a Wichita native savoring his first...
Sons of Italy prep bocce courts at South City Park
By Sean Longoria Bocce ball is another step closer to becoming a reality at South City Park. Members of the Sons of Italy along with other volunteers spent a few hours Saturday digging what will soon be a fresh pair of courts in anticipation of the group's Paesano Days celebration. "This is the start," said Carole Dellaragion...
Christian Siriano highlights women of all sizes in sunny Italian seaside collection
Christian Siriano made a lot of news this summer when he designed a gorgeous red gown for Leslie Jones after she complained that no designers offered to outfit her for the Ghostbusters premiere because she wasn't a model size 00. Siriano, who unlike most designers, says he wants to create beautiful clothes for women for all sizes, seems intent...