The Lido Civic Club of Washington, D.C., will be honoring the outstanding civic achievements of Italian American Mr. John D. Porcari with the Lido Civic Club Man of the Year award. The event will take place at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, November 21, 2015. John D. Porcari is Senior Vice President and National Direct...
The Plainfield Chapter of UNICO held their annual Pig Roast this past weekend, as more than two hundred attendees enjoyed good food, fun spirits and Italian heritage. The event held at the Italian American Club in Scotch Plains kicks off the annual Christmas season in Italian style. This annual event helps to raise funds for high school se...
In febbraio inaugura, negli spazi del centro espositivo Pake la mostra "Trovare l'America" - nata da un libro a cura di Linda Barret Osborne e Paolo Battaglia (con la premessa di Martin Scorsese) e realizzata appositamente per Castelvetro. Un modo per sviluppare e analizzare insieme quello che è stato un fenomeno storico di importanza straordinaria...
The Italian American Club in Scotch Plains marked its 110th anniversary on Saturday, June 4, with a celebration that included a former governor, two mayors, and scores of community leaders. The club is a private non-profit organization established by immigrants primarily from the small village of Montazzoli in the Abruzzi region of Italy....
by Payton Guion The sausages sizzled and the Sizzler -- a ride that swings passengers around, narrowly avoiding collisions -- scrambled. But the real story of the 40th-annual Italian Festival here was the scorching heat. Even as the sun was setting, temperatures on Sunday held steady in the mid-90s and festival-goers flocked to any an...
MADE IN ITALY AND CULTURE. Book Presentation. As part of the events organized for the XVI ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK IN THE WORLD, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute, in Washington DC, in collaboration with the Department of Italian at Georgetown University and Italians in DC/Parolab, invite you to the presentation of...
When Ovvio Osteria opens Aug. 6, it will be the latest restaurant to bow this year in Halstead Square at Dunn Loring Metro. The Halstead, which is a mixed-use development that includes three separate apartment concepts, has seen a lot of retail activity in recent months. Blackfinn Ameripub, an American restaurant and bar, Jimmy John's sub shop and...
In the framework of the IT-US Defense Science &Technology Dialogue - From Basic research to Innovation (before acquisition)- launched last May 2013 on April 8th to April 11th the Italian Defense General Secretariat and the Embassy of Italy (Office of the Economic Commercial and Scientific affairs - Defense Attaché' Office), are a promoting the...
di Riccardo Chioni C'è la gente in coda all'ingresso degli uffici di Dor-Win a Elmwood Park nel New Jersey in attesa di espletare le formalità per il rilascio dei nuovi passaporti biometrici, anche se non è una sede diplomatica, bensì gli uffici dell'azienda di Marco Cangialosi dove ieri si è svolta la seconda missione consolare. L'inizia...
The Toms River branch hosted Amixi de Boggiasco e del Golfo Paradison from Boddiasco-Genova-Liguria Friday afternoon. This annual presentation of traditional dances was sponsored by the Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee, Inc. Michael A. Blandina, the committee chairman opened the program. The Polizia de Stato (State Police of Ita...
by Wilson Conde Jersey City's Casa Columbo is inviting history buffs and fans of crime mysteries to a book signing with Hoboken author Holly Metz, who will discuss her book "Killing the Poormaster" at the 4 p.m. event on Nov. 16. Fran DePalma-Iozzi, Casa Colombo's programming chair, said the book chronicles the death of a Hoboken welf...
Marconi Lodge of The Sons of Italy in America in Whitehouse Station runs an annual "Pasta Festa" Spaghetti dinner to raise funds for local charitable giving. Sons of Italy in America in Whitehouse Station lodge treasurer Janine Jaloway recently presented a donation check to Alyson Kovacs and Gerri Repousis of the Lightbridge Academy in Fleming...