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The Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts, Inc. is sponsoring a "Movie Night" to be held on Thursday, September 12, at 6:30 pm. The Joe Baccala Story 2011 (written and directed by Rocco Mesiti) is a "mockumentary " (satire and spoof ) passing itself off as a documentary. "Wannabe mafioso" Joe Baccala, is simply a self-proclaimed wise gu...

Stando agli ultimi dati rilasciati oggi dal Dipartimento del Commercio americano, le importazioni americane di piastrelle in ceramica dall'Italia nei primi 7 mesi del 2013 sono ammontate a $281 milioni, in aumento del 13% rispetto allo stesso periodo nel 2012.   Tuttavia, sempre facendo riferimento ai primi sette mesi dell'anno, la quota det...

It all started in Hemingway Neighborhood Pool in 2009. They were just a bunch of folks floating around and floating an idea of starting a second Italian American Club at The Villages. They were all members of the original Villages Italian American Club that meets on the northside but the membership there had gotten extremely large. So why not anoth...

Enjoy a round of golf with fellow Italian Americans to celebrate our Italian heritage on October 15 at the Columbus Day Invitational at the Bear's Club in Jupiter, Fla. Benefitting the Cancer Alliance of Campy Boggy Creek, the Invitational includes 18 holes of golf, a continental breakfast, golf, caddie, beverages, an Italian lunch and all gratuiti...

The 105th Columbus Day Parade, one of the longest continuous parades in the state, will be held Sunday, Oct. 13, and will celebrate the Italian-American culture in the greater Bridgeport area. The parade begins at 1 p.m., starting at the corner of Wayne and Jewett avenues, rolling south down Wayne Street to Madison Avenue and finishing at Micalizz...

by Colleen Barry   An Italian company that built Coney Island's latest attractions and an amusement park in a never-activated nuclear plant in Germany on Wednesday unveiled plans to invest 80 million euros ($110 million) for a theme park in Venice.   Antonio Zamperla, whose company specializing in amusement park rides generates revenu...

Festa Italiana Peekskill, a registered trademark owned by Peekskill Pageants is excited to announce Vincent DiPierro as the 2013 Honorary Italian Citizen. The Festa Italiana Peekskill annually chooses an Honorary Peekskill Italian Citizen who has shown exemplary community service to the Church of the Assumption and has given back to the P...

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American tradition. It began with the Pilgrims who had endured a brutal journey from England to America to begin new lives in what they called the New World. In November 1621, a year later, they held a feast —giving thanks for the harvest and for the generosity of their Native American neighbors who showed them how to pla...

Caldwell Public Library, 268 Bloomfield Ave., will present a Mandolin Holiday Concert featuring Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra members performing Italian and Christmas favorites at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17.Visitors can enjoy eggnog, cider and cookies as the library welcomes back local musicians including Franco Di Gangi and Ben Larkey of Caldwell....

By Jane Northrop   Many Pacificans have their favorite memories about Joe's of Westlake in Daly City. Some recall big family gatherings at the Italian-American eatery. Others recall small but frequent family dinners, where Joe's was the place to go for all occasions or just because. Colleagues often gathered at Joe's for social breaks o...

  WTI Magazine #14    2014 Jan, 24Author : Umberto Mucci      Translation by:   On January 22nd I had the privilege to attend, in representation of the Italian American Museum and of We the Italians, the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno.   The series of events took place in fo...

Rita's Italian Ice®, the world's largest Italian Ice concept with over 600 stores, has awarded its largest area franchise development agreement ever to Rita's GP, LLC, a business unit of a diverse business development group based in Old Town San Diego. Like so many others in San Diego, one of the partners is a transplant from the Philadelphia area,...