Police Officer Nicholas Brando
by NYCD Columbia Association Police Officer Nicholas Brando was honored yesterday with the Theodore Roosevelt Association's 2016 Police Valor Award, which recognizes police officers who have overcome a major physical challenge and have gone on to continue serving their Departments and the public. On January 5, 2014 Police Officer Bran...
Celebrate Italian culture, food and more at festival in Berea
By Greg Burnett The Italian American Summer Festival kicks off its 16th year today at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea. So what can you expect at this year's festivities? Here's a breakdown of what you can hear, eat and do: Sounds: Yes. There will be a lineup of authentic Italian music. But you can also get your groov...
Fantasia stands the test of time
Imagine 40 years of launching "just marrieds" into their first moments together as husband and wife. If nothing else, that's enough performances of the Chicken Dance, Macarena and "Daddy's Little Girl" to fill several hundred wedding albums full of musical memories. But it's also a story of steadfast devotion and true adoration among Chicagoland's...
36 Hours in Parma, Italy
Your diet starts in 37 hours. Synonymous with famous delicacies and culinary legends — Parma ham, Parmesan cheese, Lambrusco wine, the Barilla pasta company, the Alma cooking school — this fetching northern Italian city last year was named a Unesco Creative City for Gastronomy, the first city in Italy to receive the honor. Numerous traditional rest...
6th Annual Festa di Ferragosto in Houston
Celebrate with us this summer the 6th Annual Festa di Ferragosto! Bring your friends and your favorite bottle of wine, and come gather with fellow film-goers for Italian pizza and soft drinks. We will watch Noi e La Giulia. The film will be in Italian with English subtitles. Directed by Edoardo Leo. Starring Luca Argentero, Edoardo Leo, Claudi...
Moda e tradizioni della Ciociaria
Data: Gio 15 Set 2016 - Orario: Alle 18:30 Luogo: Italian Cultural Institute of LA, 1023 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024 Ingresso: Libero In anticipazione della XVIª Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo, dedicata a L'Italiano e la creatività: marchi e costumi, moda e design, l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles present...
September 23 - An Italian Celebration
September 23 - An Italian Celebration at the San Francisco Symphony. Michael Tilson Thomas and the SF Symphony showcase the many facets of Italian music - from its sweeping drama to moments of delicate beauty and lighthearted joy. Hear Verdi's show-stopping Te Deum, alongside Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble The Swingle Singers, SF Sym...
Sen. Scarnati receives Italian Consular Award
Pennsylvania State Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati has been awarded the 2016 Consular Award by the Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia. The award was presented to Sen. Scarnati by Andrea Canepari, the Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia. The presentation took place at the DuBois (Pa.) Country Club on July 13. As Consul Ge...
West Springfield UNICO to celebrate 50th Anniversary with Gala
West Springfield UNICO was formed 50 years ago in 1966. To commemorate the milestone, West Springfield UNICO will host a 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Storrowton Carriage House in West Springfield, Massachusetts on Friday, October 14, 2016. Dinner will be served at 7:00 PM, preceded by a social hour and hors doeurves beginning at 6:00 PM. Mus...
16th Italian Language Week in the World
The Week of the Italian Language in the World promotes Italian as a great language of classical and contemporary culture. Every year the diplomatic and cultural network of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy chooses a theme for this initiative and organizes a series of events in the third week of October. In 2016,...
Amore Ristorante Brings Authentic Italian Cuisine, Artisan Pies To Mahopac
There are a lot of things Amore Ristorante Pizzeria owner Sergio Ragosta wants you to know about his restaurant, the Mahopac location just opened on Sunday. But the most important can be summed up quickly. The food is authentic Italian, and the Neapolitan style pizza - with all fresh ingredients, and cooked in a wood-fired stove - is...
Italian free diver Enzo Maiorca dies aged 85
Famed free diver Enzo Maiorca has died at the age of 85, the Italian navy says. Giancarlo Garozzo, the mayor of Syracuse in Sicily, said Maiorca died there on Sunday. No cause of death was given. Maiorca's friendly rivalry with diver Jacques Mayol inspired much of a 1988 film, The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson. The two divers compe...