28 March 2011
Portuguese American celebrity Chef Emeril Lagasse announced today he has schedule the opening of “Emeril’s Italian Table” — his third restaurant — at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The new business venture is Lagasse’s first restaurant featuring Chef Lagasse’s top notch Italian inspired cuisine. In addition to “Emeril’s Italian Table,” “Emeril’s Chop House” […]
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28 March 2011
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Portugal this week on a ten-day tour which also includes Spain and Morocco. The “spring tour” set to begin on March 28th, was the first the royal couple made to any of the countries as a couple. In Portugal the royal couple toured Lisbon where among other […]
28 March 2011
Thousands of Indians and their descendants – in the former colonies of Goa, Daman and Diu – still could claim Portuguese citizenship. It is estimated that nearly three million still could make that claim for themselves including two subsequent generations. To qualify claimants must submit an original birth certificate attesting that they or a relative […]
28 March 2011
State Rep. Antonio F.D. Cabral, (D-New Bedford), has been appointed to serve on the joint legislative committee on redistricting, a powerful position in the drafting of the new district lines for all Massachusetts state representatives, state senators and U.S. congressmen for the next decade. There are 7 senators and 21 representatives on the committee. According to […]
28 March 2011
The Portuguese national airline, TAP Air Portugal, announced that it will operate five flights a week to Miami International Airport staring June. TAP will increase its traffic between Europe and Miami, reinforcing its competitive edge between Portugal, the USA and Latin America. Currently TAP Air Portugal operates flights to Newark departing from Lisbon and Porto, with seven flights per week […]
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27 March 2011
The Luso-American Education Foundation, with the co-sponsorship of the Tulare Joint Union High School District, organized its 35th annual Conference on Education and Culture under the topic “Portuguese-American Communities: Our Heritage – Our Future.” The event started on March 24th with an exhibit at Tulare Union Library by Portuguese artist Vasco Costa. It also included […]
Posted in Community, Conferences, Education, Heritage, Organizations
