Newark non sta per chiudere: il Consolato rassicura i connazionali dopo le dichiarazioni di Sorriso (MAIE)
"Gentile Signora Finardi, in risposta alla sua gentile e-mail, mi preme innanzitutto rassicurarla, in qualità di Reggente, di non disporre, al momento, di comunicazioni ufficiali riguardanti una chiusura di questo Consolato. Qualunque promessa o notizia diffusa in campagna elettorale da un candidato, pur rimanendo una componente della sua libertà...
UNICO's Keystone Chapter marks first year with Charity Pig Roast
The Keystone Chapter of Italian-American service organization UNICO National has made great strides in its first year. Now, it's time to celebrate, while also adhering to its "service above self" ethos. On Saturday, April 13, the Keystone Chapter will mark its first anniversary with a Charity Pig Roast at Fiorelli's in Peckville. Admission is $45,...
Follow the action- SIF NELA Gala 2013
The Sons of Italy Foundation's 25th Anniversary NELA Gala will honor Chrysler-Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne; former U.S. Secretary of State General Colin Powell, USA (Ret.); founder of the Gary Sinise Foundation, actor and activist Gary Sinise; and businessman Robert Corrao. The evening will include a special salute to the U.S. Armed Forces,...
Washington College hosts 'An Afternoon in Venice'
Well-known etiquette columnist and author Judith Martin comes to Washington College on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. for an on-stage conversation about an Italian city close to her heart, Venice. Martin will appear with her friend Eric Denker, the art scholar and collector who curated the current exhibition in the Kohl Gallery, "Reflections and Unde...
Icon of Our Lady on display - Sunday, February 16
An icon of Our Lady Our Lady paintingof the Immaculate Conception will be on display at St. Leo's Church in Little Italy in Baltimore during the Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Marian Prayer Program - after 11:30am Mass. The icon is a copy of the painting of Our Lady that graces the nave of the Basilica Cathedral Notre Dame de Quebec. ...
Falcone Foundation Visits FBI Headquarters
Giovanni Falcone will always be remembered as a prosecutor who devoted his career to dismantling the Sicilian Mafia. It was a devotion that ultimately cost him his life—he was assassinated in a roadside bomb attack on May 23, 1992, near Palermo, Italy. But the Italian judge will also be forever remembered as a champion of the rule of law, one of th...
Revisiting Philadelphia’s Italian Market
Recently my wife and I spent a few days in Philadelphia and decided to visit The Italian Market and surrounding area. The last time I was there it was a little disappointing because, like many other Italian neighborhoods, it has changed a lot due to urban renewal and a dwindling Italian population. There was even a recent attempt at changi...
Ramsey's Richard Muti takes new look at Ol' Blue Eyes in Sinatra book
by Virginia Rohan Francis Albert Sinatra may have had a love-hate relationship with his home state — the hate prevailing for years at a time — but that didn't dampen the affection his North Jersey fans had for the Hoboken-born-and-bred singer, whose voice touched their hearts at a formative time in their lives. Seventeen years after his d...
John J. Giordano Sr., 84, ran 9th Street Italian market
by John F. Morrison WHO WAS that guy? Someone from Villanova had just gone out for a pass in a game with Kentucky, caught the ball and scored a touchdown. The radio announcer broadcasting the game had no idea who it was. But 10 minutes later, after conducting a quick investigation, the announcer revealed that the mystery player was John...
SUONO ITALIANO, FRIULI IN MUSICA - Laura Bortolotto, violin, and Matteo Andri, piano
Where: Embassy of Italy - Auditorium, 3000 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 When: 09/15/2016 - Doors open between 6:00pm and 6:55pm Info: Photo id and qr-code reservation required - Please note: reservations accepted exclusively through eventbrite. No phone or email rsvp available. Thank you for your understandi...
Phillips Collection gala: This year with added Italian seasoning
There's just no escaping all things Italian in Washington! To celebrate the "Year of Italian Culture in America," the nation is occupying all the big parties in town: The Opera Ball last month, and the Phillips Collection annual gala on Friday.
11 Settembre: un minuto di silenzio all'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington DC
Washington DC (11 settembre 2013). In occasione del 12esimo anniversario degli attacchi terroristici dell'11 settembre 2001, l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington DC e tutto il personale della rete diplomatico/consolare italiana negli Stati Uniti hanno osservato un minuto di silenzio per ricordare le migliaia di vittime al Word Trade Center di New Yor...