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The City of McAlester hosted the 53rd annual Italian Festival at the Southeast Expo Center last weekend. The event, held since 1971, celebrates the heritage of Italian immigrants who settled in southeastern Oklahoma during its coal-mining era in the 1870s. The Festival featured everything from car shows to carnival rides and contests, as well as t...

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Oklahoma probably isn't the first place that comes to mind when you think of Italian food. When people think of top-tier pasta and red sauce joints, heavyweights like New York City (Manhattan's Little Italy, anyone?), Boston, or even San Diego usually steal the spotlight. But little do most folks know, a tiny town in the Sooner State is serving up...

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As part of the initiatives aimed at ensuring an increasingly effective service to the resident community, on January 28th, 2025 the Consulate General of Italy in Houston will organize one day entirely dedicated to receiving the public for the collection of biometric data necessary to complete the procedures for the issuance/renewal of the passport....

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Explore the Mediterranean Aperitivo. Monday, November 18 - 2:30-4:00 p.m. - @ Prossimo Ristorante, 1550 E 15th St., Tulsa OK 74120. Please join us for a seminar on the Mediterranean Aperitivo, including a tasting and talk on Vermouth di Torino by Jeremy Parzen, a leading Italian food and wine expert and dynamic speaker known for his lively deep-div...

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Andrea Bocelli announced new 2025 North American tour dates for February and June. The new tour includes ten show dates in major cities across the US, including Omaha, Tampa, Savannah, New Orleans, Houston, Austin, and Denver. The February dates will once again honor Valentine’s Day with Bocelli’s first time in Omaha, NE with the Omaha Symphony and...

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A new restaurant, Mosto, is set to open in Tulsa's Brookside neighborhood, replacing Freya Nordic Kitchen, which closed earlier this year. The restaurant will be located near 36th Street and Peoria Avenue. The venture is a collaboration between Sheamus Feeley, who opened Noche in downtown Tulsa, and Elliot Nelson, founder of the McNellie's Group, w...

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When Anthony and Diana Mattioda are crowned as Re and the Regina of the 52nd Annual McAlester Italian Festival, they will continue a family tradition. Anthony and Diana Mattioda are set to be crowned Re and Regina of the 2024 Italian Festival during opening ceremonies on the festival’s main stage, set for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 11. The festiva...

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Hey there, fellow foodies! If you’re on the hunt for a dining experience that combines the charm of an Italian market with the comfort of homemade pasta, look no further than Gambill’s Pastaria & Grocery in Tulsa. Tucked away in the heart of the city, this neighborhood Italian eatery is a true hidden gem waiting to be discovered. Gambill's Pastaria...

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An authentic Italian bakery in Tulsa is getting ready to celebrate its two-year anniversary. Samantha Short opened Nana Rose's Italian Bakery and Market in March of 2022. The bakery is named after Samantha's own Nana Rose. It's a family-run business. Samantha and her husband work at the bakery side-by-side. Their son, Patrick, even runs the cash re...

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The butteri, or Italian “cowboys” —  hailing from the lands spanning from the plains of northern Lazio up through the coastal Italian region of Maremma into southern Tuscany — have a long-standing connection to Buffalo Bill and the history of America’s Wild West. In 1890, Buffalo Bill brought his Wild West Show to Naples, Italy and proceeded to Rom...

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