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Alcune settimane fa vi ho parlato del fatto che a Milwaukee non esista una Little Italy, dove si ha la sensazione di essere in Italia perché si sente parlare solo italiano come a Chicago, New York, Boston, San Francisco o anche Pittsburgh. In città però la presenza italiana è quanto mai vivace.   Il centro della vita della comunità qui da mo...

by Barbara Minafra   Nel 1922 il "Chicago Tribune" lanciò un concorso internazionale per la progettazione della sua nuova, prestigiosa, sede.   Per il giornale, fondato nel 1847 e destinato a diventare il principale media del Midwest e l'ottavo quotidiano statunitense per diffusione, fu un'abile mossa pubblicitaria: affermarsi come op...

The Art Institute of Chicago has acquired a newly rediscovered work from a 16th century painter. The painting is titled "Christ Carrying the Cross." It was painted by Italian master Sebastiano del Piombo (seh-BA'-stya-noh del PYOHM'-boh) between 1515 and 1517. The museum announced Thursday the painting's addition to its Italian High Renaissanc...

When Roma Lodge presents Italian Festival at Downtown's Festival Park next weekend, it will carry on a cultural celebration that has been part of our community for nearly 40 years. And helping Roma Lodge continue that tradition is another local lodge whose name might not be as familiar — the Vittoria Colonna Lodge #1355.   Founded in 1925, V...

by Dan Niemiec   I have written this column every month for the past 11 years and, in the process of researching for what to write, I learn how much I didn't know! I have been on a multi-month odyssey looking for petitions for naturalization, and I have found out yet more new information that should make life easier. Last month, I concluded...

The Italian American Professional and Businessmen's Club of Akron and Summit County (IAPBC) announced its recent scholarship award winners, who were honored at a luncheon at Todaro's Party Center. Shown below, from left, are students who received $5,000 scholarships: Vincent Di Giacomo, of Green High School; Joe Rizzo, of Walsh Jesuit High School;...

The Fall Festival will be held on October 5th from 1 to 10 p.m. and on October 6 from 12 to 6 p.m. at the Casa Italia Festival Center. The event will feature wine making presentations, Sunday Outdoor Mass, cultural events, ricotta making presentation, children's activities, museum tours, sports demonstrations, carnival rides, haunted attraction, fa...

by David Patch   They remain unknowns, but the scores of Italian immigrants believed to have died in a fiery train collision near Adrian 115 years ago now have a monument to mark their grave site in a local cemetery. Kyle Griffith, who inspired a search for records of the unidentified victims' burial site, said during a memorial ceremon...

by Eric Lagatta   The raising of Old Glory alongside il Tricolore is a sign that the Columbus Italian Festival has begun. The sight of the American and Italian flags resonates with the festival's organizers, Landa Masdea Brunetto included, as a potent symbol of the intertwined cultures of the festival-goers. "You just feel — it giv...

The Comitati degli Italiani residenti all'estero (COMITES) of Detroit, held its Board Meeting on Saturday, November 12th, at the COMITES' Office located in Shelby Township. Many agenda items were discussed regarding culture, Italian language, and many other topics that affect Italian citizens who live in North America.   COMITES of Detroit r...

Chicago's Italian American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) presented Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti with a Lifetime Achievement award during a gala event at the Art Institute of Chicago's Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room on Wednesday night. The IACC was founded in 1907 to support the Italian business community and American bu...

La Farnesina sta considerando la chiusura di una ventina di sedi consolari nel mondo. Fra queste, secondo indiscrezioni raccolte dal Sole 24 Ore, vi sono i consolati di Detroit e Filadelfia.   Si tratterebbe di una decisione storica, soprattutto per Filadelfia dove sono state proclamate la dichiarazione di Indipendenza e la Costituzione, che...