Why Dave DeGuglielmo decided to leave NFL ranks, join Louisiana Tech football
Dave DeGuglielmo knows Ruston, Louisiana, is in America, but he was perplexed when he couldn't find any Bank of America branches. “Here I thought I was in America,” DeGuglielmo joked. It was just a reminder to "Guge," as he's affectionately called, that he's not in New York anymore. In February, Louisiana Tech football coach Skip Holtz hired DeGu...
Nicolò Melli Reportedly Wants To Leave Pelicans
Pelicans forward Nicolò Melli has seen his playing time cut in his second NBA season and he may be looking for a way out of New Orleans, according to a report from Sportando. The story first appeared in the Italian publication La Gazzetta dello Sport, which states that Melli is waiting for an opportunity with a new team. The 30-year-old has gotten...
Ferrari puts on a show winning national championship
AJ Ferrari joined a rare brotherhood in the most historic college wrestling program in the country. The Allen, Texas, native became just the third true freshman in Oklahoma State history to win a national championship – the first one since Pat Smith in 1990. “The legacy, having that history, it’s crazy,” Ferrari said. “To idolize these dudes, like...
Lena Prima, singer and co-host of “Buona Sera Louisana” for #WomensHistoryMonth
Award-winning singer Lena Prima is the youngest daughter of music icon Louis Prima and his singing sidekick (and fifth wife), Gia Maione. A Las Vegas native, Lena spent much of her childhood in her father’s hometown of New Orleans, where she now resides and performs regularly. With seven albums to her credit, her sixth and seventh on Basin Street R...
IAP 178: Buona sera Louisiana! With Charles Marsala and Lena Prima
On this week’s episode of the Italian American Podcast, we’re going back to the Big Easy to chat with our friends Lena Prima and Charles Marsala to get an inside look at their new web-TV series, “Buona Sera Louisiana,” a weekly show about the Italian culture of the Pelican State and beyond! These two Italian American champions are no strangers to o...
Team Italy in MLB: Robel Garcia claimed by Houston Astros and John Andreoli signed by San Diego Padres
Team Italy sluggers Robel Garcia and John Andreoli have been popular on the waiver wire in recent years. 27-year-old Robel Garcia, who made his 2019 MLB debut while playing second base as well as the corner outfield positions for the Chicago Cubs, was claimed by the Houston Astros on February 27, 2021 after being designated for assignment by the Lo...
St. Expedite Lodge in Louisiana to host St. Joseph’s Jazz Concert
The Great River Road Museum next to Houmas House & Garden in Darrow Louisiana will be the site of a Jazz Concert presented by the ISDA St. Joseph’s Lodge and the American Italian Federation of the Southeast on March 20th from 1-5pm. The 2-acre amphitheater provides a social distancing site so that the regional Italian organizations do not have to...
Cirque Italia, the first-ever traveling Italian water circus, stops in Katy this weekend
Check out ‘Cirque Italia’ the first-ever traveling Italian water circus that will be performing their first shows of the brand-new 2021 tour! This is an innovative and unique production, (the only one of its kind in the country), and this weekend they are stopping under the blue and white swirly tent right near Katy Mills Mall. The story begins wit...
Team Italy pitcher Sam Gaviglio set to reunite with Azzurri catcher Drew Butera at Texas Rangers Spring Training Camp after signing minor league contract
The Texas Rangers signed Team Italy pitcher Sam Gaviglio to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training in Surprise, Arizona on February 1, 2021. When pitchers and catchers report to camp later this month, the 30-year-old right-handed pitcher will reunite with Team Italy catcher/designated hitter Drew Butera, who recently signed a...
Texas Rangers sign Team Italy's Drew Butera to minor league contract with invitation to Spring Training
Team Italy catcher and designated hitter Drew Butera recently signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers with an invitation to Spring Training Camp in Surprise, Arizona. The 37-year-old veteran, who has caught two no-hitters and has played for five different franchises during his 11-year MLB career, will be competing for an opening day r...
An Italian love story with local origins screening one-night-only in Shreveport
A one-night-only screening of an Italian romance produced by Shreveport filmmakers will be showcased as part of Robinson Film Center’s Regional Filmmakers Spotlight series on Thursday. “Molto Bella” will play at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at RFC, located at 617 Texas St. in Shreveport. “Molto Bella”—translates to “Very Beautiful”— is a love story accented wi...
Who is Ben DiNucci and Did He Become America’s Hero Tonight?
With a name like Ben DiNucci you would think he is made to be a character from the Sopranos but apparently he is the Cowboys third string QB who made his debut against the Eagles tonight. He set the world on fire with his crazy side arm through (it was an incomplete pass) and his name alone had everyone going crazy but the real question is who is h...