Enigmatic priest created controversy in 1800s
by Tim Hoheisel Catholic missionaries came from Europe to Minnesota as early as the late 17th century. Some of the more well-known include Lucien Galtier and Frederic Baraga, and around here, Francis Pierz, of course. There were others who labored in relative obscurity, and finding their history requires more research. One of those is...
Turismo: l'Enit vede rosa, l'Italia tiene e crescerà
Una generale tenuta della destinazione Italia sui mercati internazionali, un andamento positivo per le festività natalizie (specialmente per città d'arte e località montane) e buone prospettive per il 2015. Il trend in salita emerge dall'indagine condotta dall'Enit sui tour operator operanti nei principali mercati dell'incoming italiano. N...
New Alitalia takes off
The first flight of the "new Alitalia" took off today from New York JFK at 01:35 "zulu time" (the time conventionally adopted by the aviation industry, (corresponding to 02:35 Italian local time) and landed in Milan Malpensa at 10:40. The flight was operated by an Airbus A330 aircraft in the Expo Milano 2015 livery branded Alitalia and Eti...
A Paradise Valley, nel Nevada, la storia degli antenati venuti dall'Italia si tramanda di padre in figlio
"Andate in Nevada? Ah, vi divertirete a Las Vegas!" ci dicono mentre ci prepariamo a lasciare Denver per la nostra personale "mille miglia" verso ovest, attraverso Wyoming e Utah. Andiamo in Nevada, ma staremo alla larga dalle luci della città: la nostra meta è poco più di una strada popolata di poche case e un centinaio di abitanti. Arriviamo a P...
Next Stop VicenzaOro: New Jewelry Designs—But Not Only From the Italians
I leave tonight for VicenzaOro, taking place Jan. 23–28 in Vicenza, Italy, and while it's long been an event to see new designs from Italian manufacturers, it's increasingly becoming a livelier international destination. Some American firms are in the mix: Great Neck, N.Y.–based Le Vian is exhibiting for the second consecutive year, and He...
41 Parallelo Double Bill: Homage to Vittorio De Sica (2 Screenings and Panel) - February 12, 2015 at 5:00 pm
Presented by Associazione Napolicinema and supported by MiBACT DG Cinema 5:00pmI bambini ci guardano (The Children Are Watching Us)Italy, 1944 • 84 minutes • Italian (English subtitles)director Vittorio De Sicascreenplay Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Giulio Viola, Gherardo Gherardi, Adolfo Franci, Cesare Zavattini and Margherita Maglionewith Emilio Cig...
Welcome to the Italia-America Bocce Club
The St. Louis Bocce Club officially began to function in 1975 at 5627 Manchester Avenue. However, for several years its original group obscurely placed bocce at "John and Rose's on the Hill". Their camaraderie, keen pleasure in singing together, and many good times gave birth to the idea of forming a club of their own! Enthusiasm grew to a high pit...
Restaurant shakeup: Longtime French place to shutter and make way for an ambitious new Italian seafood spot
A Tex-Mex restaurant in Uptown Park won't be the only new restaurant created by Lasco Enterprises' decision to open Anejo in the space previously occupied by Arturo's Uptown Italiano. Now longtime Arturo's general manager Shanon Scott is setting off on his own to open Sud Italia Ristorante, which will take over the space currently occupied by Frenc...
Italian eatery, Macchialina, still set for Asheville
What’s going into the first floor of the former Windsor Hotel has long been a source of speculation. Nearly a year ago, we reported that Macchialina, a Miami-based Italian restaurant, would set up shop on the corner of Broadway and Walnut streets. Then, rumors circulated that the restaurant wasn’t coming. Now the restaurant partners, Micha...
Il gala newyorkese della NIAF
La National Italian American Foundation di Washington torna con il gala annuale sotto le volte rinascimentali di Cipriani a 42nd Street il prossimo 8 aprile portando all'appuntamento newyorkese popolari nomi del piccolo schermo e di Broadway. La Niaf ha anticipato che durante il New York Gala saranno consegnati riconoscimenti a due volti t...
Mayor de Blasio plays hometown hero for sandwich shop from kin’s Italy village
Only in New York could an Italian-American mayor find a piece of the minuscule mountain village his family left a century ago just steps from City Hall. Mayor de Blasio frequently grabs lunch at Pisillo Italian Panini shop on Nassau St. , which Antonella Silvio opened in November 2012 — the same month de Blasio was elected mayor. She...
Apulia's architectural wonders: the old cathedral in Molfetta
The Old Cathedral (or Duomo di San Corrado, as it is called in Italian) in Molfetta, Bari, is one of Apulia's magnificent cathedrals. The April 1949 issue of Touring Club Italiano's glorious "Vie d'Italia" included a moving, poetic description of such beautiful churches, "some anchored to rock spurs like great ships looking out to the inte...