“Cuore Italiano”: una bella storia dei Cavalieri della Repubblica Italiana del New Jersey
“Agli albori del Coronavirus, tutti noi eravamo sconvolti da quello che stava accadendo in Italia, tanto che abbiamo tenuto una riunione d’emergenza, per stabilire cosa potevamo fare! Il primo gesto fu merito del Grand’Ufficiale Peter Caruso che, seguendo i notiziari italiani, inviò 15.000.00 Euro all’Ospedale Generale di Cosenza per l’acquisto di...
The ‘Anima’ of Jessup: La Corsa dei Ceri
It’s not just an event—it’s an outward manifestation of something felt so deep within the community of Jessup, Pennsylvania, that it can only be described as “anima,” or “soul.” This year, while forces beyond their control caused their event to be canceled, the “anima” of Jessup still shines through. La Corsa dei Ceri, the annual “race of the saint...
Donnavventura torna ad attraversare gli USA
Alle prese con un lento recupero delle attività ed in attesa di ricominciare a viaggiare è bello ricordare il viaggio di Donnavventura a Philadelphia. In tre giorni, le giovani protagoniste hanno potuto vedere e provare in prima persona molte delle attrazioni famose della città. Dalla scalinata di Rocky Balboa, in realtà del Philadelphia Museum of...
Da Filangieri a Franklin
Filitalia International Chapter di Napoli, in collaborazione con FIDAPA Sez. di Nola Napoli presenta l'evento "Da Filangieri a Franklin" che si terrà il giorno 28 maggio 2020 alle ore 18.00 di Roma (ore 12.00 di New York) in modalità webinar Cisco Webex Meeting. Le città di Napoli e Filadelfia si incontrano ricordando il rapporto di amicizia tra...
The pandemic won’t stop the feast
Italian American feast season is about to begin throughout the United States and members of the Society of Our Lady of Sacro Monte of Novi Velia in New Jersey have decided that Coronavirus won’t stop their centuries-old tradition. The triduum and feast of Our Lady of Sacro Monte of Novi Velia will be livestreamed on the society’s Facebook page, as...
The Prince of New Jersey: A Conversation With Michael Imperioli
As a film curator, people always ask what films or TV shows they should be watching. I have a top ten memorised, which always features all six series of The Sopranos. From the opening with a mob boss walking into a therapist’s office through all 86 episodes, The Sopranos captured life – family, relationships, marriage, race, religion, food, money,...
How Danny Aiello went from ‘part-time thief’ to ‘Do the Right Factor’
Danny Aiello didn’t launch his scene-stealing appearing profession till he was 40 — however he was born to do it. “It have to be one thing I used to be kind of destined to do,” the Bronx native instructed me in 2014 upon the publication of his autobiography. “The reason is, I didn’t voluntarily go away one life for an additional; it simply so occur...
Fate of 2020 Festa Italiana is unknown
Numerous events and festivities set for summer and fall 2020 have already been canceled throughout McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter counties. Festa Italiana, a long-standing tradition in Bradford, is another occasion that could be impacted by concerns related to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Bradford Era reached out Wednesday to Mary Ann Colestro, P...
Italy in Crisis: Filitalia International e Metropolitan Project con Smart Congressional Initiative raccolta fondi
Italy in Crisis, sembra un ritornello, ma diviene leitmotiv di un pensiero solidale nei confronti del Bel Paese. Soprattutto tra gli 80 milioni di Italiani nel Mondo, originari e oriundi. Filitalia International e Metropolitan Project con Smart Congressional Initiative di Philadelphia uniti per aiutare l’Italia. Un aiuto che parte direttamente dal...
Italian Americans in Western Pennsylvania
Experience a preview of our upcoming publication Highlights from the Italian American Collection: Western Pennsylvania Stories through our new Google Arts & Culture exhibit, "Italian Americans in Western Pennsylvania." Thirty years ago, the History Center embarked on a project to preserve and interpret the history of Italian migrants that settled i...
The Helpers: Ynot Italian has donated more than 15,000 meals (and counting) during the pandemic
Tony DiSilvestro didn’t set out to turn a good portion of his family’s restaurant business into a charity. It just sort of worked out that way. At the beginnings of the coronavirus crisis in March, the founder of the local Ynot Italian chain decided to go across the street from his Great Neck location in Virginia Beach to the Church of the Ho...
Amerigo Vespucci Society Provides Lunch to Covid Nurses at MMC
The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey, in partnership with Lincroft NJ 'Jersey Mikes Sub Shop', donated and delivered 100 half subs and bags of chips to the Covid unit nurses at RWJ-Barnabas Health / Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch New Jersey yesterday afternoon. AVS President, Joseph Sirianni stated, "It is our honor...