From the United States to Italy: this journey was recently taken by the portrait bust of Prospero Farinacci, donated to the National Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo by the non-profit organization American Friends of LoveItaly. The sculpture was previously donated to AFLI by Marilyn Aronberg Lavin in honor of her husband Irving Lavin, professor emeritu...

Join us at La Pizza & La Pasta on April 11 as Italian culinary traditions and New England’s love of sports combine! For one night only, we’re welcoming Boston Celtics forward and fellow Italian, Danilo Gallinari, as he trades in his jersey for a pizzaiolo’s (pizza-maker’s) apron and steps up to our authentic wood-fired ovens.  At Pizza del Gallo: A...

La Famiglia dei Fratelli, an Italian-American fraternal organization, last week continued its longtime volunteer commitment to Caring for Friends, 12271 Townsend Road. La Famiglia members visited Caring for Friends on Feb. 15, filling, sealing and labeling aluminum pans with family meals consisting of chicken strips, roasted potatoes, Brussels spro...

Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, 6:30 p.m. Tomaso’s on Camelback - 3225 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018. Cost: $500. Join the Italian American Baseball Foundation and Federation of Italian Baseball and Softball for a 2023 WBC send-off for Team Italy. This exclusive dinner will occur in Phoenix, AZ, at Tomaso’s on Camelback. This limited event will feature...

Thousands of papers, manuscripts and historical documents stored in Ukraine's state archives and libraries will be saved from destruction due to the Russian invasion. This will be done by an Italian company, CSA Documents, a leader in the archival and digitization industry that has offered free help to the government of KyjivCSA Documents Chairman...

During the Covid-19 outbreak, Chef Fabrizio Facchini decided to call his friends, food suppliers, and networks to create an organization where Italians, Italian-Americans, and Italian Food Lovers can come together to aid communities, people in need, and the United States. This led to the establishment of Italians Feed America, which collects food f...

A Spokane family-owned restaurant is dealing with a small business’ worst nightmare. Mossuto’s Italian Restaurant in North Spokane was broken into last month, with the thief taking thousands of dollars. “I put so much trust in my employees and the community and everything like that, that you never think that it’s going to happen until it happens,”...

So what is Guy Fieri’s secret sauce? New Jersey is literally obsessed with him. I’ve seen the proof. All we have to do is write about him and our ratings go through the roof. So I did a deep dive into who the hell this Guy really is to figure out why we all want to be his BFF. In case you didn’t realize how big this cat is, the proof is documented...

Chautauqua Italian American Organization CIAO held its annual Christmas Party recently at Manning’s Italian Kitchen. Chairwomen, Lynda Mosher (Community Service Chair) and Nance Ortolano presided over the event. Mosher, chair of the Christmas Stocking Community Service Project, remarked that members went above and beyond with their candy and treat...

We begin 2023 with an interview that is particularly dear to me. Those who know me know how much I cherish the history and celebration of American war efforts and the heroes who under the Star-Spangled Banner helped liberate many countries, starting with Italy. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is a wonderful institution tha...