Emigrazione, Genova mette on line i nomi di 10 milioni di persone partite verso le “Americhe”
L'obiettivo è particolarmente ambizioso, riuscire a catalogare almeno 10 milioni di persone tra quelle partite da Genova e Cisei, il Centro Internazionale Studi Emigrazione Italiana, che ha festeggiato i suoi primi 10 anni di attività, sembra avvicinarsi a grandi passi verso questo risultato che permetterà di valorizzare questo grande patrimonio cu...
Tracy Borkum's cucina SORELLA Swings Open in Kensington
The latest offering from Urban Kitchen Group founder and principle, Tracy Borkum, quietly opened doors in Kensington yesterday. The re-conceptualized 3,500 square-foot space at 4055 Adams Avenue has been transformed via Borkum's signature 'Bohemian-chic' design esthetic with pops of color and floral prints, plush pillows, ornate fixtures, and folia...
Ceramics of Italy Announces 2016 Tile Competition Winners
Now in its 23rd year, the Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition is proud to announce six outstanding projects that wholly represent the competition's goal of honoring commendable use of Italian tile in North American architecture and design. Sponsored by Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Commis...
The Dayton Women of Bocce Ball
If strength is in numbers, then bocce ball is alive and well in Dayton, Ohio. You may remember we did a story on the Sons of Italy, Bella Villa Hall's men's bocce league. Well move over fellas, it is the ladies' turn! Thursday's in the summer, the bocce courts are ruled by the women. Now, let's get rollin'.... HERE'S THE SKINNY O...
Families gather for Salute America event
As he leaned against his conductor's stand, Col. Arnald D. Gabriel wiped a tear from his eye. The 91 year old World War II veteran, who was part of the U.S. Army's 29 th Infantry Division talked about how his parents came to America from Italy many years ago. Their patriotism, he said, is what makes the Fourth of July so important to him.&...
Mount Rushmore Chief Carver Finally Recognized
For its 100th birthday, the National Park Service gave a long-awaited gift to many Italian-Americans and all unsung artists: Italian immigrant Luigi Del Bianco was finally recognized as the chief carver of Mount Rushmore. The park service acknowledged on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Facebook page on May 4 that Gutzon Borglum, the d...
Dominick Nicastro of Rockaway Twp. chosen to lead UNICO National
On July 30, Rockaway Township resident Dominick Nicastro will be installed as the 94th president of UNICO, said to be the largest Italian American service organization in the country. The motto of UNICO, which was founded in 1922 and now has 132 chapters nationwide, is "Service Above Self." While it celebrates Italian heritage, the non-pro...
Tonya Russo Hamilton (Founder of www.italianportland.com)
As we're having a great time wandering all over the 50 States in search of Italian stories, our trip today stops by Portland, Oregon: we're far from the motherland, but that doesn't mean that there's no Italy, here in the Beaver State. On the contrary, we're happy and grateful to meet our friend Tonya Russo Hamilton, who will help us understand...
In 36 Hours, More Than 10,000 People Are Rescued In The Mediterranean
by Rebecca Hershher The twin babies were born just five weeks ago, a month premature and ill-equipped for a dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea. But their mother, 26-year-old Tesfamamrim Merhawit, decided the sea ahead was safer than the land they left behind. Traveling alone with her infants, she told the Associated Press she b...
Italo Bove takes Honor Flight to D.C.
It is 2 a.m., Saturday April 13, 2016. Italo Americo Bove, or "Bob" to his friends, rises out of bed. He has a 4a.m. appointment with 100 other Veterans. On this morning, forty WWII veterans and sixty-one Korean War veterans will gather at Midway Airport in Chicago to board Southwest Airlines, courtesy of Honor Flight Chicago. Honor Flight...
An Italian and a Native American’s Quest to Give Voice to American Indians
When Italian Carlotta Cardana was in high school, she spent a year as a foreign exchange student in Nebraska. While there, she met Danielle SeeWalker, an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The two became fast friends and kept in touch when Cardana left the U.S. Fifteen years later, during a meeting in London, they began to t...
97th Annual Columbus Day Bazaar
Sat Oct 8 - Saints Peter and Paul School - 11:00am - 7:00pm. Cost: Free The 97th Annual Columbus Day Bazaar is a lively and fun North Beach tradition and is Saints Peter & Paul School's biggest fundraising event held during San Francisco's Fleet Week. The weekend event celebrates the neighborhood's heritage by featuring ico...