13th Conference of Italian Researchers in the World Concludes with Great Success
The 13th Conference of Italian Researchers in the World concluded with great success on December 1, 2018. The event was organized by Comitato Tricolore per gli Italiani nel Mondo (CTIM) with the assistance of COMITES ~ Houston, which represents the Consular District including Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma, and with the support of the Co...
Little Italy loses bid for status as a town
The Pulaski County community of Little Italy on Wednesday lost its appeal of a lower-court judge's dismissal of a case in which area residents sought the creation of an incorporated town. The community of about 350 people, near Roland, has sought for years to become incorporated. In early 2016, County Judge Barry Hyde rejected the residents' petiti...
'Professor Panettone' at Jimmy's Food Store in East Dallas will guide you through a maze of choices
Panettone, Italy's rich and sweet holiday bread, is in high demand during the Christmas season. In Dallas, no market has more varieties of this classic than Jimmy's Food Store. This year, the Italian food market offers a record 10 brands, priced from $4.99 to $29.99. Customers who ask, "Which is the best?" are referred to sales associate Mila Alvar...
New Mexico lawmakers seek to rename Columbus Day
New Mexico would trade in its Columbus Day holiday for a tribute to Native Americans instead under a bill being drafted in anticipation of next year's legislative session. The proposed legislation to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day from Democratic state Rep. Derrick Lente, a tribal member of Sandia Pueblo, has cleared its first hu...
A Dallas la tredicesima Conferenza dei ricercatori italiani nel mondo
Si sono riuniti ieri a Dallas, in Texas, i ricercatori italiani che risiedono e operano nei vari settori all’estero. L’occasione è stata la tredicesima edizione della conferenza dei ricercatori italiani nel mondo, organizzata dal CTIM in cooperazione con il Comites e il Consolato Generale d’Italia a Houston. L’evento ha ricevuto il riconoscimento e...
Longtime family-owned Italian Kitchen in Central El Paso celebrates 70th anniversary
Like layers in a fine lasagna, history, tradition and long-time family recipes are woven inside the walls of the Italian Kitchen. The restaurant was started by the late Sam Maranto, a second-generation Italian-American and World War II veteran, and is thriving and celebrating a major milestone — 70 years in business. "It's a big honor for any busin...
The 5 best Italian spots in Houston
Looking for a mouthwatering Italian meal near you? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top Italian spots around Houston, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to satisfy your cravings. 1. Fabio's Artisan Pasta Topping the list is Fabio's Artisan Pasta. Located at 2129 W. Alabama St. in Upper Kirby, th...
Nissoli (FI) in Texas con il Vice Presidente della Lombardia Fabrizio Sala
Deputata di Forza Italia eletta in Centro e Nord America, Fucsia Nissoli in visita in Texas (USA) con la delegazione guidata dal Vice Governatore della Lombardia, Fabrizio Sala, per parlare con le Istituzioni locali americane di internazionalizzazione, cooperazione universitaria e start up, nell’ottica di rafforzare i rapporti commerciali, economic...
Fellini's Eternal Rome (Lecture)
When: Thu, January 31, 2019 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Where: Italian Cultural & Community Center, 1101 Milford St, Houston, TX 77006 Join us for a special presentation on "Fellini's Eternal Rome: Paganism and Christianity in the Films of Federico Fellini", a recently released book authored by Professor Alessandra Carrera from the University of Hous...
The Italian Trade Agency Heads to SpaceCom for the Third Stop of Innovation Days 2018
In the context of Innovation Days 2018, the Italian Trade Agency of Houston heads to the SpaceCom Conference and Exposition for two-days of workshops, demonstrations and panels aimed to stimulate investment and growth in aerospace research on November 27th and 28th at the George Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. Innovation Days, an initiat...
1920’s Themed Speakeasy Bar & Italian Restaurant Coming Soon To Lafayette
A new, Locally-owned, 1920’s themed speakeasy bar & restaurant, called Capone’s, is coming soon to the new McLain Marketplace shopping center at 819 E Broussard Road. Capone’s Drinkery & Eats will be heavily centered around the roaring twenties’ prohibition era. Imagine being in an old New York City gangster’s club with heavy curtains, pillowed fur...
She was the original New Orleans saint
Frances Xavier Cabrini, known universally as Mother Cabrini, founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She established 67 missionary institutions, including one in New Orleans, to which she came in 1892. Exhibiting the energy for which she would become legendary, Mother Cabrini devoted herself to caring for the poor, especially I...