Chicago’s Little Italy
Italian immigrants to Chicago faced many drastic changes in their environments and way of life. The bustling new metropolis was very different from an Italian rural village. The mass of new Italian immigrants who entered the city in the late nineteenth century, primarily men from the small towns surrounding Palermo, Sicily were either single or had...
30th Annual Art Holiday Walk, Winter Winter Wonderland Weekend In Little Italy
Holiday walk hours Friday, 12/5 noon-9pm, Saturday ,12/6 noon-9pm Sunday, 12/7 noon-6pm. Stay tuned at "Little Italy Cleveland" as we roll out the highlights for the weekend! Bring your family and friends and join in the holiday cheer! Horse drawn carriage rides (Sunday) Ice Sculpting, Christmas Tree Auction and Carolers. Come out and...
Fogolar Furlan in Michigan
by Irene Marcuzzi My name is Irene Marcuzzi and in collaboration with the organization "Friuli nel Mondo" I am trying to reach out to any Italian born in Friuli Venezia Giulia that lives in Michigan or in the surrounding area. Friuli nel Mondo was created in 1953, to assist Friulians in foreign countries and to coordinate the activities o...
The Cinema of Francesco Rosi – 22 April at 6 pm
Francesco Rosi was one of Italy's most acclaimed and influential film-makers from the 1950s to the '90s. Committed to portraying social issues, he continued the post-war neo-realist style, often examining corruption and criminality in his movies. His film The Mattei Affair won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. "Hands O...
Chicago Italian American Authors Unite for Book Signings and Presentations
A panel of Italian American authors from the Chicago area will be autographing and discussing their books at a special presentation at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, June 9, at Casa Italia, the Italian Cultural Center, 3800 Division Street, Stone Park. The event will begin with refreshments and book sales at 9:30 a.m., followed by presentations at 10 a.m. &...
Piada Italian Street Food in Hyde Park offers free food for a year to first 100 customers
by Casey Weldon A new eatery is trying to attract new customers by giving out free food. Every day. For a year. Piada Italian Street Food, the creation of restaurateur Chris Doody, is opening a new dining spot in Hyde Park Plaza on Friday. In order to celebrate the opening, the owners of the restaurant are promising free food for a ye...
The Italian Fest event lineup features a crawling contest and Budweiser Clydesdale
Collinsville's 31st annual Italian Fest begins at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, with the opening ceremonies on the Venezia Stage, including a performance of classic Italian songs by area-native Bailey Jo Hutton. After graduating from Edwardsville High School, Hutton was accepted to John Hopkins Peabody Institute in Maryland where she is currently a so...
Berwyn Mayor Robert J. Lovero
by Leonard F. Amari This month we introduce in these pages, the highly respected and hardworking mayor of the city of Berwyn, Illinois. Robert J. Lovero. Having been born at Mother Cabrini Hospital in the Taylor Street Neighborhood and residing in Berwyn for the last 50 years, Bob has embraced his Italian-American heritage as an integral p...
Italian American Veterans Post holding festival Sept. 26
Festa Italiana at the Italian American Veterans Post 1, 4567 Oberlin Ave. in Lorain, will take place noon to 10 p.m., Sept. 26. There will be live entertainment throughout the day and at 2:30 p.m. Lu DeGenaro and Gino Minacci will be recognized. Dinner will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Menu includes Italian wedding soup, stuffed she...
Visit of Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero in Madison, WI
Ambassador Cladio Bisogniero will arrive in Madison, Wisconsin on the evening of November 30, and will be greeted by the Consul General of the Chicago Consulate Office and members of the Italian Workmen's Club of Madison (IWC). The IWC is coordinating the Ambassodor's visit. On Monday, December 1st, the Ambassador will have breakfast at th...
Glass maestro Lino Tagliapietra to spend a week at Toledo museum
Leaving his Italian homeland for the United States in 1979, Lino Tagliapietra brought closely held recipes for battuto, zanfirico, reticello, pulegoso, martelé. For the next several decades in workshops around the country, he taught those glass-making techniques to Americans hungry for new skills. In turn, his own creative appetite was nou...
Casa Italia to honor Stefani’s Claudio Ulivieri
by Lou Carlozo Casa Italia will honor Stefani Restaurant Group Vice President Claudio Ulivieri as Person of the Year at its 2016 Gala on Feb. 20 at Alta Villa Banquets. When he started as a kitchen worker at Stefani's on Fullerton Avenue, Claudio Ulivieri gave it one week to see how things would work out. After all, he'd just...