From cannoli to ravioli, Italian American Heritage Festival in Delco celebrates all-things Italian!
Maybe it was all the prayers to Saint Anthony going on near the Saint Anthony di Padova Society's booth. Or maybe it was just a stroke of pure Italian luck. Looming overcast skies with threats of impending rain seemed to pass as the afternoon wore on Sunday, causing the sun to shine on hundreds of people and dozens upon dozens of vendors a...
Lido Civic Club’s Past President’s Night – D.C.
The Lido Civic Club will host its annual Past President's Night on Jan. 12, 2013, at the Capitol Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In addition to honoring its past presidents, this year it will be honoring Al Grasso, president and chief executive officer of the Mitre Corporation. NIAF is a proud longtime sponsor of the Lido Civic Club, an Italian Am...
Gina Pravlochak: Pittsburgh’s Italian Beauty Queen
Ciao Pittsburgh recently had the pleasure of speaking with Pittsburgh's best makeup artist, Gina Pravlochak, 40, a third generation Italian who grew up in McKees Rocks. Most of her family is from Calabria and a little town in Italy called L'Aquila, east of Rome. Gina's maternal grandparents opened a small Italian grocery store in McKees Rocks call...
St. Anthony's icon Roberto Balducelli dies
The sun rises in Italy six hours before Wilmington sees its first hint of daylight, an important difference in time when considering the life – and death – of the Rev. Roberto Balducelli. The legendary Wilmington pastor died Friday night, 100 minutes before the clock reached midnight and marked his 100th birthday. But because of the six-ho...
Italian Ambassador Visits NAS Whiting Field
Two Italian officers received an incredible honor Friday, May 9, when their country's ambassador to the United States attended their Winging Ceremony at Naval Air Station Whiting Field. His Excellency Claudio Bisogniero attended the ceremony in which Lt. j.g. Lorenzo Duranti and Lt. j.g. Matteo Ricasoli from the Italian Navy and twelve Ame...
Personality Profile: Jerrold Vincent Anthony Rispoli
Ciao Pittsburgh's Personality Profile series on current and former Pittsburghers continues this month as we learn a little about Jerrold Vincent Anthony Rispoli, a local teacher, originally from Long Island, NY, who specializes in special education. Jerrold discussed what being Italian means to him and shares with us his Italian background as well...
SMS Italian Festival - Waterloo Concert Field
May 28, 2015 at 12:00am — May 31, 2015 12:00am 1053 Waterloo Road | Stanhope, NJ 07874 The 2nd Annual SMS Italian Festival is a non-profit event that will support the children of St Michael School. All proceeds will be used for facility upgrades to provide a safe and healthy environment for learning. Our Goal: Placing a focus on dev...
Roselle Park's Italian-American Festival a hit
Italian music, food and culture filled Roselle Park's Casano Community Center on Sunday, Aug. 16 as residents celebrated Italian Day. "Italian Day was another success in our ongoing effort to salute the background of Parkers as we move ahead as a strong, vibrant community," Roselle Park Mayor Carl Hokanson said. The event was kicked o...
New Jersey Entrepreneur Tom Maoli Moves To Save Landmark Jersey Carousel
The Casino Pier in Seaside Heights proudly claims to being home to one of only two surviving American made classic carousels in the state -- the 1910 Dentzel Grand Carousel. The carousel's reputation extends far beyond the state. It is considered one of the one of the finest, most prestigious carousels ever created. But it seems legacy isn't enough...
Italian Masters at the Head of the Class: Michelangelo and Mattia Preti
Italian Masters at the Head of the Class: Michelangelo and Mattia Preti Lecture by John T. Spike In this illustrated presentation, art historian and author, John T. Spike, will speak about two landmark exhibitions that have received national publicity for their fascinating counterpoint as supreme examples of Renaissance wisdom ver...
New Jersey Lawmakers Try to Save Newark’s Italian Consulate
By Heather Haddon The New Jersey Legislature is the latest group appealing to the Italian government to save its consulate in Newark. Republican Sen. Joe Kyrillos introduced a resolution Monday to keep open New Jersey's only full-fledged consulate, which is scheduled to shut in March 2014. "This house urges the Italian government to...
Newport News poet expresses love of family in verse
By Marisa Porto Award-winning Newport News poet Ann Falcone Shalaski was born in Connecticut and "nurtured by a warm, loving, and at times loud Italian family," according to her website. Her work has been published in The Comstock Review, Meridian Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, Main Channel Voices, and other publications. Shalaski's s...