The Sansone Group, Alderman Vollmer, Hill 2000 and the Hill residents
During the past few months, the residents on the Hill have been given numerous opportunities to let their concerns both pros and cons be heard. There have been a number of votes, surveys, emails, text messages, door hangers, notes in the church bulletin, and circulation of a petition. One thing that all of these have in common is that no o...
Olde Time Italian Festival turns 10 in Wildwood
The 10th annual Olde Time Italian Festival will serve up Old World Italy in the Wildwoods Friday, Sept. 26 and Saturday, Sept. 27. Hosted by the Sons of Italy of Wildwood, this event will take place in Fox Park, located on Ocean Avenue between Burk and Montgomery Avenues across from the Wildwoods Convention Center. The free two-day festiva...
Honoring Kansas City Italians! Don Bosco Centers Kansas City
Today we honor Don Bosco Centers Kansas City. The Don Bosco Community Center located at 526 Campbell Street opened its doors on September 8, 1940. This picture was published in the Kansas City Star on September 9th and it was taken at the dedication ceremony the day before. Money, property, and time were donated to build this community center....
Announcing the 2013 Feast of Our Lady of the Audience, Kansas City, Missouri
Sunday, May 19thMass 11:00 AMProcession and shower of rose petals to follow Come celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Audience, patroness of Sambuca, Sicily. Refreshments will be served after Mass. Holy Rosary Catholic Church911 E. Missouri AvenueKansas City, Missouri 64106 For more info contact:(816) 842-5440 * All schedules and activities a...
Italian treats for Carnevale! Sunday, February 1st
Prepare yourself for Italian Carnevale at Rebecca's authentic Italian bakery! Bring your mask if you wish and learn about this tasty Italian tradition while making from scratch typical Carnevale treats: Chiacchere and Castagnole. Raised and trained in Italy, pastry chef, Asse will guide you through the process and tasting, which will be ac...
Little Italy hall's interior renovation complete in time for Santa Lucia Festival
By Cindy Gonzalez The interior remodel of the 125-year-old Santa Lucia Hall that we reported on in March now is complete. On Wednesday, members got together in the spiffed-up digs – which now displays treasured Little Italy photographs and artifacts – to prepare traditional Italian peppers for the 91st annual Santa Lucia Festival. T...
Aldo Della Croce Open Bocce Tournament
The 10th Annual ALDO DELLA CROCE TOURNAMENT will be held on November 4-6, 2016 at the Italia American Bocce Club. Entry fee is $75.00 per person Bocce will be played by USBF open rules with teams of four (4) players, Entry fee includes lunch Saturday, Sunday and Awards dinner Saturday night. Again this year there will be two (2)...
Carmelo Cutuli (The Watson Society) nel Board della Camera di Commercio Italo-Americana del Midwest
Carmelo Cutuli, presidente dell'Associazione di amicizia Italia-USA "The Watson Society", è stato eletto membro del Board of Directors dell'Italian Chamber of Commerce of Midwest (IACC Midwest). Classe 1969, professionista delle Pubbliche Relazioni e giornalista, nel corso della sua carriera Carmelo Cutuli si è occupato di innovazione e di...
NEW! AL MERCATO: in search of tasty Italian foods at Whole Foods
Join us as we learn about Italy's bounty – frutta, verdure, formaggi e salumi – available at Whole Foods. Discover the names, the origins and products' usage in today's Italian cuisine in a fun and relaxed environment. On Sunday, October 4th, 2:00 – 3:30 PM, Italian native Mirella Heimpel will lead a small group through the store aisles and fi...
Lo Stella Ristorante in Denver's Golden Triangle
By William Porter I don't know if Alessandro Polo knew about the extensive history of Italian immigrants in Denver when he moved here in 2013, but he certainly brought plenty of his own. Polo, who owns Lo Stella Ristorante in the Golden Triangle, is an eighth-generation restaurateur from Portofino, a seaside city near Genoa that is ne...
Italian Festival Seeking Vendors
The Italian American Heritage Festival of Iowa is now accepting vendor applications for our 2013 festival to be held July 26-27, 2013 at the Western Gateway Park in Downtown Des Moines. Vendor applications will be accepted through April 15, 2013. To be a part of this year's festival, please fill out the 2013 Vendor Application For...
Italian speaker embraces her ethnic background
Dr. Vincenza Scarpaci continued the mission of the Gockel Symposium in her presentation of "The Road Less Traveled: Italian Immigrants in America." She showcased the international issues associated with the immigration of nearly four million Italian people to America. While many immigrants settled in the New York area, a few chose to journey farthe...