The taste of Italy scholarship dinner
THE TASTE OF ITALY SCHOLARSHIP DINNERwill be held on SUNDAY, APRIL 26th in theLODGE HALL FROM 1:00 TO 5:00 PM The Little Italy Lodge - 905 East Pratt Street - Baltimore, MD 21202The dinner is a five course Italian gourmet Dinner will be served at your table accompanied by five wines produced in ltaly, as well as music...
Brain drain? No, global workers! On the new Italian immigration
By Maura Malfatto Elia Today I had the pleasure to meet with Alessia Angelin, President of the organization PI Philly (Professionisti Italiani in Philadelphia). We met at 9 am, at the Gran Caffe' L'Aquila, a stylish Italian café near Rittenhouse, playing Italian music and serving gorgeous food. In front of a piping-hot cappuccino...
City nativehonored by Delaware Bar
Attorney Richard A. DiLiberto Jr., a Hazleton native, has been selected by the Delaware State Bar Association to receive the Daniel L. Herrmann Professional Conduct Award. Named in honor of the late chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, the award goes to a member of the Delaware Bar who "has demonstrated those qualities of courtesy and...
Washington - Opening on September 7 of exhibit on the Requalification of Iraqi Cultural Heritage
"Heritage in Danger. The Centro Scavi Torino and the Requalification of the Iraqi Cultural Heritage" opens on September 7, 2016. The exhibit is organized by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Institute of Culture in Washington, in collaboration with the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi di Torino (Research Archaeological Excavations Center of...
WW II Vet Leno Santacaterina takes Honor Flight to D.C.
by Nancy Donohoe My dad, Leno Santacaterina, turned 90 in June. His life has been pretty full so far – married for 66 years to my mom, five children, nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren, with another on the way. He was born in Turin, Italy, and came to the US – to Chicago – when he was a child. Just as his family arrived, the Depress...
Jim Messina to receive Machiavelli Award as the Italian American Democrat of the Year at Inaugural Reception Sunday
The Italian American Democratic Leadership Council (IADLC) is hosting a reception honoring the re-election of President Obama and Vice President Biden as well as all 16 Italian American Democratic Members of Congress that were re-elected along with 3 new Italian American Democrats.It will be Sunday, January 20th from 4:30 – 6:00 PM at the Carmine's...
Philadelphia’s Italian festival ranked 7th best spring food festival
Spring has sprung and for foodies across the nation that means it's time to eat. From Italian markets in Philly to barbecue joints in Memphis, Fox News have found the country's best festivals to dig into spring, fork first. Philadelphia's annual Italian market festival was ranked by Fox News as the seventh best Spring food festival. ...
Police: Vandals hit Padre Pio shrine, taking arm, dagger from St. Michael statue
State police in Reading say thieves have struck at the National Centre for Padre Pio in Berks County again, this time stealing the right arm and sword of a concrete St. Michael the Archangel statue. Police say the theft happened sometime between 9 a.m. Tuesday to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday from the National Center of Padre Pio in Washington Township, nea...
Italian-American veterans group remembers the fallen with annual ceremony
by John O'Connell Ten years after Army Sgt. Sherwood Baker of Plymouth was killed in action in Iraq, his widow and son say they've moved on but have not forgotten. "I started my own business, and I have just gone on with my life," Debra Wilgus said. "It's what he would have wanted." Wilgus remarried. She and her husband own P...
Italian Festival to benefit food bank
Any Italian will tell you, food is an integral part of their culture and heritage. The two go hand-in-hand. So it's fitting an Italian Festival will help feed the nearly 115,000 individuals Facing Hunger Foodbank helps annually. The inaugural Huntington Italian Festival will take place Saturday, Aug. 22, on 4th Avenue between 8th and...
Historic Smithville hosts Italian Festival in Galloway
by Steve Prisament Everyone was Italian at Historic Smithville Saturday, Sept 26. The annual Italian Festival filled onsite parking across Moss Mill Road and brought in those who wanted to try some dancing, maybe play a little bocce or just try some of the Italian food specialties. Sponsored by Villa Marie Council 6342 of the Knights...
St. Anthony Festival in Little Italy stays dry just long enough
By Paul McMullen One-hundred and 12 years after newcomers to America prayed to St. Anthony of Padua to intercede in the face of impending disaster, Little Italy caught another break in the weather June 5. Heavy rain in the forecast didn't arrive until the Feast of St. Anthony Italian Festival was in its closing hours, well after a rel...