ACAC explores Italian culture & cuisine
The Adams County Arts Council, in partnership with the Italian Studies department at Gettysburg College, will offer an event April 29, which explores the rich culture and cuisine of Italy. This event will take place in the Reception Gallery at the Arts Council's Arts Education Center, located at 125 South Washington Street in Gettysburg.
MFA GOOD PRACTICES - Italian Embassy in the U.S. takes prize for social platform
It's a day of celebration for the Italian Embassy in Washington, whose Social Media Hub project was selected as the winner of the 2012 "Good Practices – The Farnesina that Innovates" Prize. The project involves a social media application designed for desktops, tablets and smart phones as a point of encounter with the American public, the I...
Remembering Father Anthony Dal Balcon
The Italian American community of the Washington Metropolitan area mourns the recent passing of Beloved Scalabrinian priest Fr. Anthony Dal Balcon. Fr. Anthony was ordained a priest of the Missionaries of St. Charles (Scalabrinians) in Italy and came to the United States in 1949. He served as an assistant pastor in New York City for eight...
LIPOA president steps down due to health
In the nearly two years since a steering committee established the Little Italy Property Owners Association (LIPOA), much change and much good has been accomplished for The Neighborhood. "So many took the risk of getting involved," said its president Mel Stachura, a resident. "And it is working!" Stachura said LIPOA has, in many ways, chan...
Delegazione parlamentare italiana a Washington per promuovere il dialogo Italia-USA
Martedì mattina, una delegazione parlamentare italiana, composta da deputati appartenenti a diverse forze politiche, è partita dall'aeroporto di Fiumicino alla volta di Washington per una visita di amicizia presso le Istituzioni parlamentari e governative degli Stati Uniti d'America con l'obiettivo principale di un confronto con i parlamentari di o...
Campagna di Filitalia International per rafforzare il museo della storia dell'immigrazione italiana
Rosetta Miriello, presidente di Filitalia International, insieme a Paula DeSanctis Bonavitacola, a capo della Commissione Fundraising della stessa associazione, e Anna DiNardo, presidente della Commissione Lingua e Cultura di Filitalia International, ha partecipato ad una cena di San Valentino organizzata dal Chapter di North-East Philadelphia di F...
St. Paul's School students tour Little Italy
Fifteen students from St. Paul School for Boys in Lutherville recently toured Little Italy, including stops at St. Leo's Church, Columbus Piazza, Piedigrotta Bakery, and neighborhood murals. "Our purpose for this project was to learn about ethnic Baltimore; these 15 boys chose to explore Little Italy," said Rick Brocato, teacher. At Piedig...
Seven new members join Sons of Italy
At the monthly meeting of the Sons of Italy Lodge 2561 seven new brothers were initiated into the organization. The new members are Brian Dowd, Patrick Minutillo. Remo D'Alessandro, Charles Alfano, Chris Mazzarella, Anthony Bonavitacola and Dennis Calo. The meeting was held at Ravellos, 138 Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover. The Morris Count...
Descendants of Italian POWs to reunite at Letterkenny
by Coria Bowen Children and grandchildren of former Italian prisoners of war at Letterkenny Army Depot have grown up hearing stories of the soldiers' experiences building the historic Letterkenny Chapel in 1945, before the POWs were repatriated to Italy. About two dozen of those children and grandchildren will be in Chambersburg o...
St. Paul's gets ready for Italian Festival this weekend
The St. Paul's Italian Festival kicks off Friday evening, but preparations for the festival have been going on for months. On Wednesday, you could smell the onions and peppers from the parking lot as dozens of volunteers lined up to help cut and prepare the food for the festival. There are 440 pounds of onions to peel that will pair up wi...
Garfield UNICO will be marking its 60th anniversary
Garfield's UNICO will be celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and the group is looking for former members to share any pictures, memorabilia or stories. UNICO is an Italian-American service organization. The Garfield Chapter raises funds to support various charities and to assist the community. First Vice President for UNICO and...
Donne al vertice - archeologa italiana Marcella Frangipane entra a far parte della National Academy of Sciences USA. la prima volta di una donna italiana
Per la prima volta una donna italiana entra a far parte della National Academy of Sciences: è l'archeologa della Sapienza Marcella Frangipane. La studiosa, il cui nome è indissolubilmente legato allo scavo di Arsalntepe in Turchia, è anche l'unica ad aver ricevuto questo riconoscimento in ambito umanistico Marcella Frangipane, docente di Ar...