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Honorable Andrew P. Raia, NYS Assemblyman has been named the 2013 Good Deed Award Honoree by the Suffolk County Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Matinecock District. Assemblyman Raia will be honored at a dinner event to benefit the scouting programs of the Matinecock District on Thursday, June 6, 2013 from 6:00 – 10:00 pm at the Northport...

By Adele Bossard   Kairos Italy Theater (KIT), the preeminent Italian theater company in New York City, is organizing In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, the first Italian theater festival to take place annually in all five New York City boroughs and beyond. The inaugural festival will be June 10 to 20, 2013. All events are free. The fest...

By Helen Schwab   OGGI – "oh-jee" – means today in Italian. That's both a nod to the pastas and desserts made in-house, and an interesting irony, when you consider how old-school the place is.   It's run by chef-owner Eloy Roy, a native of Argentina who left accounting and began working in restaurants when he came to Miami in 1984. He...

The Charitable Italian American Organization awarded $1,000 scholarships to area high school students at its Monday scholarship dinner. Recipients were Hailey Perkins, of Allen East High; Ashlynn Vieira, of Bath, Rachel Yoder, of Bluffton; Brendan Giambruno-Fuge, of Delphos St. John's; Austin Etzler and Bethany Koch, of Elida, Lauren Harvey, of Ap...

On August 9, 10 and 11, the Saint Rocco's Feast Association will celebrate 84 years of tradition during their annual "Grande Festa". Saint Rocco's Feast has been an integral part of Malden's community. The event gathers residents and visitors alike to celebrate everything Italian in the streets of Malden. The Saint Rocco society began 84 years...

Dear Friends of the Italian Cultural Institute, I am pleased to inform you that the Bel Canto Foundation will be presenting the following lecture: Prof. ILARIA DIOLI, Sacred Heart University of Piacenza, Italy   Friday, August 2, 2013 AT 6:30 PMMonastero's Ristorante & Banquets - 3935 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL 60659 A...

By David Barron Longtime Lamar football coach Tom Nolen was honored Saturday by the Texas Italian-American Sports Foundation at its annual scholarship luncheon.   Nolen, whose 2012 team advanced to the 2012 Class 5A Division I title game against Allen, has 255 victories at Lamar since 1985 and coached four TCIL championship teams at Strake...

Coppa Magica Gelato Cafe owners Mirko DiDomenicantonio and Kathryn "Katie" Kelley want locals and tourists to love gelato in York as much as they do in Rome, Italy.   "I love gelato," DiDomenicantonio said. "All American tourists in Rome love gelato and eat it every day." Gelato is the Italian version of ice cream, with significantly le...

Amcham Italy promuove la partecipazione al "SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit", evento organizzato dal US Commercial Service - Department of Commerce International Trade Administration. Il Summit, di cui tutte le informazioni sono disponibili sul sito www.selectusasummit.com, si terrà nella città di Washington D.C dal 31 ottobre al 1 novembre 2013...

by Will Petty   Bella Ragazza, a newly-opened Italian restaurant in Jefferson, is doing business its own way. The restaurant offers a full Italian menu, much like you see at a dine-in establishment, but there is no seating. All of the food is carry-out and delivery.   "The way our space is set up does not lend itself for us to al...

By Heather Haddon The New Jersey Legislature is the latest group appealing to the Italian government to save its consulate in Newark. Republican Sen. Joe Kyrillos introduced a resolution Monday to keep open New Jersey's only full-fledged consulate, which is scheduled to shut in March 2014.   "This house urges the Italian government to...

Hear The Road Motorcycle Tours Italy - www.motorcycletoursitaly.com is an Italian tour operator dedicated exclusively to those who want to know Italy while riding a motorcycle.   Hear The Road offers great motorcycle road-trips to choose from depending on the time you have available, and the type of road experience you are looking for....