Italy in US 2013, una nuova App per l'Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Usa
Grazie alla nuova applicazione "Italy in US 2013" è ora più facile orientarsi tra i tantissimi eventi in programma nell'ambito del "2013 - Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti". L'applicazione raccoglie tutte le iniziative dell'Anno, divise per categoria e per area geografica. Tramite la geolocalizzazione e l'uso di una mappa interattiva,...
Sons of Italy busy this summer in Evesham
by Jenn Lucas The Marlton Sons of Italy have been busy in many different avenues in recent weeks. First off, according to the group's orator Frank Muoio, the Marlton Sons of Italy, Lodge 2315 came out in full force to a recent council meeting to receive a proclamation from the Township of Evesham honoring them for their 40th anniversary....
Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival Officially Begins with Kick-Off Dinner
by Nate Fluharty It was a special night to kickoff one of the largest Italian festivals in the country and honor some of the men and women that also help make it one of the best. WTRF's Nate Fluharty was the proud emcee for the kickoff dinner of the Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival. This year's dinner was held insi...
Novecento italiano a Washington - Apre ‘Le Onde’ allo Hirshhorn
Apre al pubblico il 22 agosto l' esposizione "Le Onde: waves of Italian Influence (1924-1971)", grazie a cui sara' possibile per la prima volta ammirare circa 20 opere italiane e internazionali appartenenti alla collezione permanente del museo, raramente o mai esposte prima. La mostra, resa possibile grazie al sostegno dell' Ambasciata d'Italia neg...
Prominent Italian-American organization awards scholarships to NJ medical school, Seton Hall law school students
The Columbian Foundation hosted their 74th Annual Humanitarian, Achievement, and President's Awards Dinner on Saturday, October 17 at at Birchwood Manor in Whippany, NJ. Honorees included the Foundation's first ever father/son duo, Senator Anthony R. Bucco and his son, Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco, East Hanover Mayor Joseph Pann...
Little Italy to participate in Light City Baltimore
The first Light City Baltimore festival in 2016 will feature light art, concerts and performances of dance, theater and puppetry March 28 through April 3 along a 1.2-mile art walk in the Inner Harbor. [Sun story]. "Neighborhood Lights" is a program that will award $10,000 to five communities, including Little Italy, to create public art projec...
Joe Piscopo brings Frank Sinatra to Sands Bethlehem Event Center
By Jim Deegan Joe Piscopo's impersonation of Frank Sinatra was a hit on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1980s. On Saturday, Dec. 12, Piscopo will reprise his impression in a show at theSands Bethlehem Event Center, held on Sinatra's 100th birthday. Piscopo, who lives not far away in Hunterdon County, will mix comedy and music wi...
Fred Napolitano Sr. named Virginia Beach First Citizen
Fred Napolitano Sr. is the recipient of the 2015 Virginia Beach First Citizen Award, the Virginia Beach Jaycees announced this week. In a news release, the Jaycees said Napolitano, a New York native, is a first generation Italian who moved to Virginia Beach in 1955 when he recognized the vast potential the city had for success as a builder...
‘The hardest parts of it are behind us’: Chris Buccini on Wilmington’s transformation
You don't have to walk more than a few blocks around downtown Wilmington to become familiar with the Buccini name. The Buccini/Pollin Group (BPG) has signs everywhere on pending or completed development projects. "Walk" is the imperative word there, given BPG's focus on making downtown a popular place for young professionals to live and wo...
Resorts says ciao to Italian Fest
by Danielle Gomes There's no need to cross the Atlantic to experience Italian culture, because Italy is heading to Resorts Casino Hotel for their Italian Fest on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and 9. "We honor the Italian culture by creating a fun atmosphere where guests from all over can experience Italian traditions, enjoy authentic fo...
Ricordando Antonio Meucci: italiani d’America
"Whereas if Meucci had been able to pay the $ 10 fee to maintain the caveat after 1874 no patent could have been issued to Bell": così il Congresso degli Stati Uniti riconosceva nel 2002 la paternità dell'invenzione del telefono – erroneamente attribuita per oltre un secolo all'americano Alexander Bell – ad un italiano, nato il 13 aprile del 1808 e...
Clark UNICO Chapter honors 39th Annual Brian Piccolo Awards Recipients
The Clark UNICO Chapter celebrated the 39th annual Brian Piccolo Awards Dinner at the Gran Centurions on Friday, May 9. Clark honorees were graduating seniors Michele Pozyc, Caitlin Caliguire and Vincent Fischetti. The student athletes, all of Italian-American heritage, were chosen by their coaches for excellence in their sport. R...