Lifelong Cañon City resident, businessman Mario DiNardo dies at age 87
Lifelong Cañon City resident and businessman Mario DiNardo died unexpectedly Wednesday at the age of 87. DiNardo had just recovered from pneumonia when he suffered a fatal heart attack. Mario and his twin brother, Albert DiNardo, have spent time together nearly every day of their lives.Longtime family friend Heidi Willard said the twins were "joine...
Popular dinner theatre group comes to Hoof & Horn
Something suspicious will be going on as people dine at the Hoof & Horn for a post-Valentine’s Day dinner.Affluent strangers will be serving food and walking around, interacting with patrons, establishing a rapport with them right before someone gets murdered. It’s all part of the night for the Levity Players Group, a Leavenworth, Kansas,-based din...
Navy vet Sam Vazzano, 97, was among founders of weekly spaghetti feed at Sons of Italy Hall
Sam Vazzano and his buddies had to promise not to talk during meetings when they asked to join the Sons of Italy in the early 1960s, but their later work starting the club’s weekly spaghetti feed still speaks volumes. In a 2002 interview, Vazzano told a World-Herald reporter that he remembered one of the “cranky old guys” wagging a finger at him a...
Native American lawmakers asking to rename Columbus Day in Montana
State lawmakers from Indian Country are asking their colleagues to help change Columbus Day to Montana Heritage Day. Rep. Bridget Smith, a Democrat representing the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in eastern Montana, pitched House Bill 322 in the State Administration Committee on Wednesday. She said Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who claime...
University Club manager named as Missouri Restaurant Association president
John LaRocca, the general manager of University Club of MU, will be named the president of the Missouri Restaurant Association on Saturday. LaRocca served as the association's vice president last year. He will be appointed during the association's annual Inaugural and Awards celebration, according to a Tuesday news release. The Missouri Restaura...
Italian Club program for March 22, Renaissance Women and the Arts: Courtesans
Italian Club Meeting March 22 Program Preview - Renaissance Women and the Arts: Courtesans (by Dr. Cynthia Stollhaus) Dr. Cynthia Stollhans is a Professor of Art History at Saint Louis University where she teaches courses in the art and architecture of the Italian Renaissance. Her courses include: High Renaissance Art and Culture; The Art of Rome;...
Antonino Bufalo the town rhymer of Palazzo Adriano
For the upcoming after dinner lecture at the 2017, February meeting of the Italian Club, Professor Anthony Perrone will revisit the world renowned Sicilian town of Palazzo Adriano. The main purpose for revisiting it is now just for having been chosen as the central setting for Giuseppe Tornatore’s Academy Award winning movie, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso,...
Sons of Italy may have to completely rebuild generations of heritage
WOWT 6 News has learned a community staple, the Sons of Italy Hall, may not be reopening its doors for many months. On January 13th emergency crews battled a two-alarm blaze that left extensive damage. No access to the hall has left many without their second home. The organization and the building itself have grown from generation to generation and...
Orlando family Foundation for charities annual gala
The Orlando Family Foundation Annual Gala took place on January 28, 2017. Sam Orlando addressed the guests and expressed that the past 17 years of planning this event has been a blessing for his family. Sam’s family is from Little Italy in Downtown St Louis and he is very proud of his Italian Heritage. He spoke of his father who served during WW...
US Tax Reporting for Italian Nationals
02 Feb 2017, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, The Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis. If you own or have inherited Italian assets - such as bank accounts, investment accounts, paintings, real estate and other non-business assets - you should be aware of US tax reporting requirements that may apply to your situation. If you are a US tax resident (i.e. filing...
Sons of Italy board leaning towards razing, rebuilding hall
As a result of the Jan. 13 two-alarm fire at the Sons of Italy hall, board members are leaning toward razing the hall and building anew. Said Dr. Tom Pruse of Omaha, president of the state lodge: “I suspect the best option is to bulldoze and rebuild.” He had no estimate on exactly when but expressed hope it could be by the end of the year. The stat...
Online l’edizione di dicembre del periodico ‘Italiano per piacere’ (Missouri)
E' online l'edizione di dicembre del periodico "Italiano per piacere", diretto da Franco Giannotti a St. Louis, Missouri. In prima pagina il resoconto della scorsa riunione, condotta dalla docente della Wash U, Annelise Brody. Tra gli intervenuti anche Anna Di Palma Amelung, che cura inoltre un servizio in seconda pagina sulle "Storie di Romagna"....