Prost! Piazza brings an Italian version of Oktoberfest to Bethesda
It took an Italian restaurant to bring Oktoberfest to Bethesda. The Piazza Beer Garden officially opened on Cesco Osteria's patio yesterday. It's a very attractive outdoor space – how many times do you get to say that in Bethesda? – with flowers on every table and colorful flower boxes hanging on the fence. Small lights are strung on trellises over...
Un bel Natale a Casa Madre Ester di Pineto grazie all'Italian American spirit group di Philadelphia
Sono stati consegnati ieri, mercoledì 11 dicembre, alla Fondazione Maria Regina a Scerne di Pineto, in Abruzzo, doni di Natale dal valore complessivo di 7,000 dollari. Generi alimentari, vestiti, scarpe e una televisione sono stati portati personalmente da una delegazione dell'associazione Italian American Spirit Group di Philadelphia agli...
UNICO Delmarva celebrates Italian American Heritage Month with bocce tournament
Rain did not deter the members of the UNICO Delmarva Chapter, family and friends from enjoying animated conversation, competition and good food at the chapter's bocce tournament held Oct. 11 at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton. The event celebrated Columbus Day weekend and Gov. Jack Markell's proclamation of October as Italian American...
UNICO Delmarva Chapter plans program year events
UNICO's Delmarva Chapter held a meeting Oct. 13 at Salumeria e Ristorante Touch of Italy on Highway One in Rehoboth Beach to discuss the year's events. The Annual Bocce Tournament scheduled for Oct. 3 had to be cancelled due to inclement weather and will be re-scheduled for April or May. President David Jones and District Governor Maria T...
Changes coming to top tier of Belleville Police Department
Chief Joseph Rotonda, who has held the position for the last 16 years, will retire on June 30. He turns 65 the next day, July 1. Rotonda first came to Belleville in 1980 after serving as an officer in Newark for seven years. He was promoted to chief in 2000, succeeding Ray Kimble, Belleville's current mayor. Despite retiring from full-tim...
Chazz Palminteri tours Italian Market
Actor Chazz Palminteri, in town Thursday to promote A Bronx Tale, his one-man show coming to the Prince Music Theater Sept. 19-21, told friends that he wanted to visit an Italian neighborhood in Philly. So after a morning of interviews and a visit to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to be part of WOGL's Radiothon, restaurateur Barry Gut...
Per americani ed europei il centro del mondo resta a Occidente
By Alberto Simoni La rotazione della geopolitica terrestre è evidentemente più lenta di quanto sembri. Lo è soprattutto agli occhi dell'opinione pubblica americana ed europea che rimane ancorata a una visione bipolare del mondo imperniato, come da tradizione dopo la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, sull'asse Stati Uniti/Europa. E così la...
Italian American Festival provides the extra gravy
By David Foster A man shouts "fiagole" with the emphasis on the "e" trying to attract visitors to his tent. There is no shortage of this exuberance or good food at his year's Mercer County Italian Festival. "We're meeting new people and new faces and of course we're getting our regulars that come every year to the stand," said Gino D'Ame...
Strikes and Spares at Clark Unico Annual Bowling Night
The Clark Unico held its annual bowling night on Saturday, May 17 at Garwood Lanes. More than 40 members of the service organization competed for prizes while enjoying dinner and an evening of fun and camaraderie. Clark Unico is a chapter of Unico National, the largest Italian American service organization in the United States. The Clark U...
Baltimore's Little Italy coming together for ravioli dinner
by Kirsten Dize For more than 60 years St. Leo's Catholic Church has been hosting an annual dinner that's about more than just food. St. Leo's has pictures of its annual Ravioli and Spaghetti Dinner dating back to 1948. "We're not sure when it started, but it's an event that includes the whole parish and now the whole Italian...
COMITES: i consiglieri eletti a Washington
Anche Washington rende noti i nomi dei consiglieri eletti all'interno del nuovo Comites. Sono risultati eletti per la lista unica "Associazioni Italiane a Washington": Ivan Butina (47 voti); Olga Mancuso (42); Giovanna Casagrande (38); Francesca Casazza (36); Mariuccia Chiantaretto Marolo (28), Antonella Maria Salvatore (27), Marina Galvani (24);...
Jersey City Columbus Day Parade set for Saturday
by Caitlin Mota The streets of Downtown Jersey City will become a sea of green, white and red on Saturday when the city's annual Columbus Day Parade returns for a sixth year. The parade will set out from Dickinson High School at 1 p.m. and make its way through Downtown Jersey City before concluding at City Hall. Leading it all will be...