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Italy's Festa della Repubblica was commemorated Sunday in Washington, DC at a mass held at Holy Rosary Church, the Italian National Parish. Members of the Italian Diplomatic Corps joined parishioners at the Italian mass con-celebrated by Fr. Lydio Tomasi and Fr. Claudio Holzer.   Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero gave some brief remarks...

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Italy's high court on Tuesday harshly faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ruling was full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions. It ordered a new appeals court to consider all the evidence to determine whether Knox helped kill the young woman.   In...

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by Megy Karydes   Make no mistake, Chicagoans love their beef. Perhaps it's because Chicago's food ways have a brawnier feel to them, owing at least in part to the city's former glory as the center of the meatpacking world.   While you won't find one in Italy, why do men and women travel for miles to enjoy an Italian beef sandwich in...

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Dear Members and Friends, We are very proud to announce that the ICCC toghether with the Houston Grand Opera's O.N. for Young professionals will host an evening celebrating HGO's 2013-14 season and the productions of Verdi's Aida and Rigoletto.   Don't miss it, enjoy complimentary wine and light bites! August 28th from 6 to 9 pm at the ICCC...

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By Michael J. Agovino Italians, like most Europeans, are especially attached to their regions. The fact that Italy — and Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland for that matter — remains a united country is a minor miracle. Nowhere is this regionalism more apparent than in their kitchens.   Sicily's food is a particular product of its history, whic...

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Robert De Niro ha compiuto lo scorso 17 agosto 70 anni e da Frattura, comune di origine dei suoi genitori, gli giungono gli auguri ed un invito per il cinquantennale della Regione di origine dei suoi genitori.   "Italiano, ma per tutti noi, in fondo, soprattutto molisanotra i nomi più importanti, più emozionanti che la nostra regione possa v...

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By Roberto Natalini Fra i tanti appassionati americani di cultura italiana, spesso la forte passione per la nostra nazione inizia sempre dopo averne assaggiato il prodotto alimentare più venerato, ovvero la pasta.   Finalmente coloro i quali hanno già familiarità con termini come "pasta fresca", "pappardelle", "lasagne" o "gnocchi", avranno...

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By Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino Ogni anno Hofstra University presenta un festival italiano che attira migliaia di persone nella contea del Long Island dalle diverse zone dello Stato di New York. La celebrazione della Hofstra sottolinea i numerosi contributi degli italiani alla cultura americana. Il festival include: concerti con ballerini e cantanti...

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Sebastian Angelico, the founder and chairman of the non-profit organization Emergency Children's Help Organization, was dubbed the 2013 Italian Heritage Month honoree in a ceremony Sunday. "At this year's ceremony, we have an opportunity to honor an exceptional Italian-American. Years before he created E.C.H.O., Sebastian was deeply involved in ph...

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Rhode Island is celebrating Columbus Day with a weekend of parades, festivals and cultural events. Providence's Federal Hill neighborhood will host a Columbus Day festival running Saturday through Monday. The annual Columbus Day Parade happens Sunday morning. Missing from the parade this year will be the Rhode Island National Guard, which was...

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By Beatrice Bondi Nell'ambito dell'iniziativa Adventure in Italian Opera, l'esperto di opera e gastronomia italiana Fred Plotkin, tra ottobre e aprile incontrerà alla Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò della NYU diversi personaggi del mondo dell'opera noti a livello internazionale, con i quali intavolerà una conversazione per esplorare i segreti del mon...

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by Claudia Astarita   Italy Magazine, the US based magazine for lovers of Italian things, has just published an interesting guide for foreigners interested in buying a property in Italy.   They smartly divide the whole procedure in five steps: 1) Understand the buying process (especially legalities and tax implications); 2) Proposal...

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