Adriana Trigiani’s Very Valentine Review: What Happens in Italy Doesn't Stay in Italy!
What happens in Italy does not stay in Italy, my friends. Let that be a word to the wise. This summer, Lifetime has their Book to Screen Saturday movies, and on the list was Adriana Trigiani’s Very Valentine starring Kelen Coleman from Big Little Lies. The real star of the movie was Jacqueline Bisset as the coolest, prettiest, and most awesome gran...
Celestino Drago is the new chef Ambassador Gustoso Sicilian food excellence
Celestino Drago, the most beloved chef of Hollywood stars is the new chef Ambassador Gustoso Sicilian food excellence, premium brand of Sicilian high quality excellences in the food and beverage sector, with the aim of promoting authentic Sicilian cuisine, culinary traditions and culture in the US market. An important business that will soon see th...
2019 Festa Italiana Michigan - Italian American Idol Singing Contest
Saturday, July 13th -Freedom Hill County Park Sterling Heights 48312 MI. 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. We are looking for four Italian American idols! The four contestant age groups are: Up to 8 years; 9 to 12 years; 13 to 17 years; 18 and over To enter the contest, please send a clear video, YouTube link o MP3 of either an Italian song or an Italian themed s...
The Little Italy Heritage Society Museum is now open!
The Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Society museum is now open on weekends (Saturday 10am - 4pm and Sunday 12 noon - 4pm) and hope you will come by to sign our guest book and enjoy learning about the only Italian Enclave in Central Arkansas, our beloved Little Italy! Our museum shop is also open and we have postcards, books, pins, and other items. I...
Workshop fosters partnerships for sustainable training in northern Italy
The annual U.S.-Italy Sustainable Training Area Management workshop was held in Udine June 5-6, the fourth in a series that explores ways to find a balance between meeting military training and maintaining environment stewardship. Program workshops are sponsored by U.S. Armed Forces Europe, and are designed to focus on best practices by bringing t...
This soldier is about to be the Iraq War’s first living Medal of Honor recipient
On his 29th birthday, back in 2004, Staff Sgt. David Bellavia almost single-handedly fought off a nest of insurgents during the second Battle of Fallujah, in Iraq. Later this month, he’s set to see the Silver Star he received for that action upgraded to a Medal of Honor, which would make him one of now seven Operation Iraqi Freedom Medals of Honor...
Siciliani nel mondo: il Presidente Musumeci incontra un gruppo di Arba Sicula e le associazioni dell’emigrazione
In occasione della presenza a Palermo di Gaetano Cipolla, professore emerito della St. Johns’s University, il Presidente della Regione Siciliana Nello Musumeci ha incontrato alcuni rappresentanti dell’associazionismo siciliano d’emigrazione. A darne notizia è Salvatore Augello, che il 5 giugno scorso ha fatto parte della delegazione insieme al Pres...
Italian Feast Days Kicks Off It's 29th Year
The smell of food drifts down the streets of Endicott as hundreds kicked off their weekend at St. Anthony's Italian Feast Days. It's back for it's 29th year, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Community hit the streets with food music and dancing. A fun time, used to celebrate the Saint. Bill Matts, one of the Deacons, said "June 16th is his feast day a...
Massive New Italian Place With Star Chef and a Boat Lands In Kirkland Sunday
The Eastside is giving off some serious “La Dolce Vita” energy. On Sunday, a huge new Italian restaurant called Como will open at Carillon Point in Kirkland, featuring a pizza and pasta menu from star chef Gabriel Chavez. There is seating for 120 in the 3,700 square foot space heavy on the Mediterranean motif, with two lounges, additional seating o...
Tetraplegico recupera l'uso delle mani bypassando la lesione del midollo
Per l’ex pasticcere le mani erano la vita ma è rimasto tetraplegico a causa di un incidente in auto. Ora è riuscito a recuperarne l’uso grazie a un innovativo intervento dell’equipe medico dell’ospedale Cto della Città della Salute di Torino. I medici hanno usato una tecnica chirurgica che ha permesso di bypassare il livello della lesione al midoll...
GC student receives study abroad scholarship
On May 3, the Association of Italian American Educators (AIAE) presented Garden City High School senior Christina Levi with the Mario Cuomo Memorial Scholarship. Christina is among a select group of eight Italian- American students from the tri-state area who have demonstrated excellence and commitment to the Italian language, making them recipient...
95-year-old Orange County veteran recounts D-Day
Thursday, June 6th marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day. 95-year-old Bernie Trifoso of Laguna Niguel walks with the help of a cane. But time has not dimmed the sparkle in his eyes, the spirit of his conversation. He told us he couldn't believe 75 years had passed since the Normandy invasion. "It seemed like it was yesterday", Trifoso said. For Bern...