Magna Grece announcing the 114th Annual Feast of Saint Gerard Maiella, Newark, New Jersey
St. Lucy's Church National Shrine of St. Gerard118 Seventh Avenue - Newark, NJ 07104 (917) 803-4200 St. Gerard Novena and Blessing with RelicMonday, October 7th thru Friday October 15th Novena begins at 7 PM• Breast cancer October 7th• Police/Fire/First Responders October 8th• Armed Forces/ Ve...
Mayor Gray and Mayor Marino Reaffirm the Sister City Agreement Between the City of Rome, Italy and Washington, the District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Mayor Ignazio Marino met and signed the reaffirmation of the Sister City agreement between the city of Rome, Italy and the District of Columbia. This agreement will build upon previous government to government exchanges while placing a new focus on youth and educational exchanges, as well as on social media outrea...
Show'n'tell a history of Little Italy
What do you have in your basement, attic or storage room that tells the history of Little Italy? Your material could be used in the upcoming book: "A History of Little Italy, Baltimore: The Neighborhood." Old neighborhood NEWSLETTERS written by the late Tony DeSales, Little Italy artist? Old BULLETINS from St. Leo's parish? Vintage PHOTO...
Local festival celebrates San Gennaro with food, fun at Montage Mountain
A local version of a well-known Italian festival came to Montage Mountain this week, offering food, music and family fun. San Gennaro Festival, named for the patron saint of Naples, Italy, kicked off Wednesday. Saturday was the sunniest day so far, and people came to enjoy Italian pastries and ices while listening to musical tributes to Fr...
Former glass workers asked to tell their stories at Mount Pleasant Glass Festival
Those who run the Mount Pleasant Glass Museum believe the best way to preserve history is to talk to people who have firsthand knowledge of it and then record it for future generations. In the case of the three glass companies that once prospered in the Westmoreland County borough — Bryce, Lenox and L.E. Smith — those people include plant...
Sicily: Language, Art, and Culture
The Center for Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania will host an international conference to celebrate "Sicily: Language, Art, and Culture", 11-12 February 2016. Sicily, land of culture, art, cinema, literature; land of travellers and dreamers, of artists and thinkers; land of division and unity. Sicily presents the peculiar c...
Italian feast night scheduled in Shelocta
The Shelocta Presbyterian Church will be holding an Italian feast night from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. On the menu is spaghetti with meatballs, stuffed shells with marinara sauce, salad, garlic breadsticks, homemade desserts and hot or cold beverages. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children 5 to 12, and free for children 4 and younger. The Presbyt...
Promotion Center for Little Italy donates winter accessories to homeless
In its annual donation of candy bags and warm weather accessories to St. Leo's two homeless dinners, Promotion Center for Little Italy bumped it up a notch this year to include a hat, pair of gloves and a scarf to EACH guest at the December 15th homeless dinner held at St. Leo's Church. Team members of FAIRFIELD INN in Little Italy, p...
Little Italy Open Air Film Fest (Baltimore)
One of Little Italy's more popular events, sponsored by the Original Little Italy Restaurant Association, the Open Air Film Fest has thrived since 1999. Movies are projected onto the outside wall of Ciao Bella Restaurant in the Da Mimmo Ristorante parking lot from a row home across the street. Folks arrive early to set up lawn chairs, list...
Bridgeport's Greer, Clarksburg's Ortenzio among West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival honorees
Honorees have been named for the 2015 West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival. Italian-America Man of the Year: Major General James A. Hoyer. Hoyer is adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard, West Virginia Joint Force headquarters in Charleston. Italian-American Woman of the Year: Dr. Joy Faini Saab. Saab is director of the Offic...
Gardening secret to living to 100
by Anne Neborak Eleanora Pezza 's daughter, Franca still tends the garden for her mom who is turning 100 years-old on July 23. She plants flowers on the front lawn and has potted plants of herbs on the porch. Her mom was known for her garden of fruit and vegetables. The Italian born Pezza used to make everything from wine to tomat...
Monsignor Ralph Chieffo, Cannavo family honored at 24th Annual Abruzzese Dinner Dance
By Barbara Ormsby Monsignor Ralph J. Chieffo, pastor of St. Mary Magdalen Church in Upper Providence, and the Cannavo familty of Delaware County were honored Oct. 25 at the 24th annual dinner dance of the Associazione Regional Abruzzese Delco at the Heritage Ballrooms in Ridley Township. The association fosters an appreciation and knowled...