East Hanover Italian American Club Selects Michéal Castaldo as Grand Marshall of the 2015 Columbus Day Parade
The East Hanover Italian American Club (EHIAC) announces Michéal Castaldo as the Grand Marshall for the 2015 Columbus Day Parade, which will be held in East Hanover, New Jersey, on Sunday, October 11. Castaldo is also being honored as the EHIAC Music Achievement Award Recipient for his outstanding performances, arranging and composing tale...
Westfield Students Add Cultural Experience to Learning the Italian Language
by Lorre Korecky Complementing their Westfield High School studies in the Italian language, 14 students traveled to Italy this year with chaperones, including Italian teacher Maria Santilli. "The trip aimed to offer students an opportunity to gain a deeper appreciation of the culture and language that they had been studying in school,...
Mayor of Rome Is a 'Good Guy' From Philly
President Barack Obama called him a "good guy from Pittsburgh" on Friday. We got to know him as a "good guy from Philadelphia," the day before. But the country of Italy usually just calls him the mayor of Rome. A day before meeting with the president of the United States, Mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino met with us, discussing how his life in...
Glen Elk Festival celebrates heritage, promotes fun
by Jeremiah Shelor The Glen Elk Music, Wine and Art Festival had something on tap for everyone Saturday. With games, live music and vendors lined up along Baltimore Avenue in Clarksburg, the festival — in its 10th year — attracted people of all ages to the historic Glen Elk neighborhood. The idea for the festival came from Joan...
The United States and Fascist Italy, a book presentation by author Gian Giacomo Migone
Italian Cultural Institute - Auditorium. 3000 Whitehaven Street, NW. Washington, DC 20008. Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - From 6:30 pm To 8:00 pm. Organized by : Ambasciata d'Italia / Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Entrance : Free of Charge - RSVP Required Make a Reservation. The Italian Cultural Institute cor...
Frank L. Rizzo, the Emperor of Philadelphia
By Niccolò Graffio"The streets of Philadelphia are safe. It's only the people who make them unsafe." – Frank. L. Rizzo "The City of Brotherly Love" began as a settlement founded by William Penn in 1682. The previous year, Penn had received a charter from King Charles II of England to establish what would eventually become the Pennsylvania Colony...
L’America, l’Italia e il G7. Parla l’ambasciatore Varricchio
"Sono sicuramente alcune delle questioni più rilevanti che ci siano in questo momento" e l'ambasciatore Armando Varricchio vuole che l'Italia non manchi al tavolo di discussione della Georgetown University, dove due giorni fa si è parlato di energia e innovazione, grazie alla collaborazione e alla ricerca portata avanti dalla storica università del...
Anno della cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti: dopo un lungo e delicato restauro riprende a suonare antico organo
WASHINGTON, 12 gennaio 2013 – Restaurato un prezioso bene dello Stato: dopo lunghi e delicati lavori tona a suonare l'antico organo eolico di Villa Firenze, residenza dell'Ambasciatore d'Italia a Washington. Lo strumento, costruito nel 1925 dalla Aeolian Company, è un pezzo raro, uno dei pochissimi organi eolici americani dell'epoca ancora attivi,...
Southern Italian Immigration
By Nicola Colella Can you imagine what it was like to say goodbye to your family, your home and your friends? To leave for a strange country, not knowing the language, and with little or no money? Who would do such a thing? Why would anyone do something so drastic?The following is not "pretty story." It is however a TRUE STORY that ends we...
Fiat's fight over Chrysler stake may not go to trial until 2015
Fiat SpA may have to wait until 2015 before a judge will decide the price the Italian automaker would have to pay to buy out a minority shareholder of its Chrysler business, according to court filings. Delaware judge Donald Parsons should allow a "reasonable time" to prepare for a trial to decide what Fiat must pay to buy part of the 41.5 percent...
Sea Isle City’s Italian Festival, Columbus Day Parade Set For Oct. 11
Sea Isle City's 24th Annual Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival will take place Oct. 11, sponsored by Mayor Leonard Desiderio and his family. Both events will celebrate Sea Isle's rich Italian heritage while delighting people of all ages with live music and other entertainment. The Columbus Day Parade will begin at 2:00 p.m. in front...
125th COLUMBUS DAY PARADE & COMMEMORATION Sunday, October 4, 2015
Join Baltimore's Italian community in the longest-running parade and commemoration in the country to honor Christopher Columbus - in its 125th year! The day-long festivities begin with 9:15 am Mass at Saint Leo's, 10:30 am Wreath Laying Ceremony at Columbus Piazza (President St/Eastern Ave), 11:30 am brunch at Little Italy Lodge (for paid ticket ho...