Sons of Italy urges local support for victims of hurricane Sandy
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 5, 2012 - The Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA), the largest and longest-established organization representing men and women of Italian heritage in the United States, is encouraging its members and supporters to help the hurricane relief effort by contributing to local organizations helping victims in the areas devast...
Passaporto to Little Italy!
LOOK WHAT YOU COULD WIN IN THIS: PASSAPORTO to LITTLE ITALY! - 1840s CARROLLTON INN Includes 1-night stay for 2 in a luxury room, full gourmet breakfast served in the parlor or garden courtyard (up to a $350 value! The Inn is located one block north of Little Italy)- GERMANO'S TRATTORIA & CABARET Dinner for 2 plus 2 tickets t...
Bar association chancellor-elect puts public education on agenda
By Chris Mondics William Fedullo, the personal injury lawyer who takes over as Philadelphia bar chancellor Jan. 1, has a reputation as a consensus builder who connects with clients and opposing attorneys, a trait that helped him fashion settlements in courtroom disputes where adversaries often are separated by wide differences and heated emotions....
Italian Culture Celebrated with Festa di San Vito Peterstown Cultural Festival
By Fran Sullivan Anyone driving down Fourth Avenue in recent weeks could see by the colorful street decorations that the 8th Annual Festa di San Vito Peterstown Cultural Festival is coming to town. The street fair begins this Thursday, July 23, and ends Sunday, July 26. Time is Thursday through Saturday from 6 to 10:30 p.m., and Sunday, 5...
La Festa Italiana Celebrates 40th Year; Opening Friday Night for First Time!
As La Festa Italiana celebrates its 40th year, the annual end-of-summer festival in downtown Scranton, Pa. is expanding by opening Friday evening for the first time. La Festa will be held Labor Day weekend (Friday through Monday, September 4-7, 2015) on Courthouse Square in the heart of the city. Hours are Friday, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday a...
La Tavola di San Giuseppe
Join the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in celebrating the "La Tavola di San Giuseppe" (The Feast of St. Joseph/St. Joseph's Table) on Wednesday, March 16, 5-7 p.m, with fresh zeppole! The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). 1860 19th St NW, Washington 20009 Our Tavola di San Giuseppe event is free and open to the pub...
Fr. Ezio Marchetto Appointed New Pastor of Holy Rosary Church
Cardinal Donald Wuerl recently announced the appointment of Father Ezio Marchetto, C.S., as the Pastor of the Holy Rosary Church, the Italian parish in our Nation's Capitol. Father Lydio Tomasi, who had been the pastor since January 2006, has become "Pastor Emeritus." Fr. Ezio Marchetto was born in Arzignano, Vicenza, on September 27, 1955...
Turano alla Continentale CGIE: "Buon confronto ad Ottawa. Sul consolato di Newark vogliamo risposte vere"
"Puntare sul rilancio della lingua e cultura italiana nel mondo, sulla riapertura dei termini per la cittadinanza e su una revisione seria e analitica della rete diplomatico-consolare italiana". Così Renato Turano, senatore del Partito democratico eletto in America settentrionale e centrale, di ritorno a Roma dopo la riunione della Commissione cont...
Meeting Antonin Scalia
When Ronald Regan nominated Antonin Scalia to the United States Supreme Court in 1986, my Sicilian father was ecstatic. Finally, he thought, some positive publicity about Sicilians! Scalia's family had emigrated from a small town near Caltanisetta, and to have one of our own appointed to the highest court in the land was cause for jubilation. As I...
Italian author Paolo Battaglia to speak
On Sunday, Oct. 5, author Paolo Battaglia will give a presentation on his new book, "Explorers, Emigrants, Citizens: A Visual History of the Italian American Experience from the Collections of the Library of Congress" at the Lackawanna Historical Society's Catlin House, 232 Monroe Ave., Scranton. The program will begin at 2 p.m. Battaglia...
La Festa Italiana’s 40th Year; Now Begins Friday Night!
Labor Day weekend (Friday through Monday, September 4-7, 2015). The annual La Festa Italiana on Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton, Pa. More than 80 vendors offering great Italian food, and continuous live entertainment. Friday, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. featuring The Duprees at 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Monday 11 a.m. to...
Glassboro hosts annual Italian Festival
by Celeste E. Whittaker GLASSBORO St. Anthony's Mutual Aid Society will kick off its annual Italian Festival this month on Rowan Boulevard. The Sept. 19 event will being with a traditional procession through the streets of downtown Glassboro. About 10,000 people are expected to attend the festival, which will be held from 2 p...