Dominick Nicastro of Rockaway Twp. chosen to lead UNICO National
On July 30, Rockaway Township resident Dominick Nicastro will be installed as the 94th president of UNICO, said to be the largest Italian American service organization in the country. The motto of UNICO, which was founded in 1922 and now has 132 chapters nationwide, is "Service Above Self." While it celebrates Italian heritage, the non-pro...
Stafford Annual Toy Drive Is Decades-Old Tradition
Stafford Township's annual holiday toy drive, organized by the municipal recreation department and the PBA, is legendary. At the Italian-American Social and Civic Club of Stafford last week, 156 toys, donated by the club's members, were lined up for a photo op before loaded into trucks and transported to the Bay Avenue Community Center, wh...
Let's fill the streets! Good Friday procession - april 18
The annual GOOD FRIDAY procession through the streets of Little Italy is a wonderful tradition! Join parishioners and clergy in this beautiful and moving OUTDOORS STATIONS OF THE CROSS that processes through the streets of Little Italy following the Corpus of Christ. The stations on large boards are set up at various restaurants and reside...
Al Gala del Niaf si rafforza il legame fra Usa e Italia
Un grande festone, come sempre. Emozioni degli italo americani, ricordi dei nonni o bisnonni immigrati negli Stati Uniti con niente, e un aspetto nostalgico, da fine di un'epoca: il Gala del Niaf (National Italian American Foundation) ieri sera si è tenuto per l'ultima volta al Washington Hilton dove negli anni abbiamo visto sfilare per l'Italia, d...
Festa di Carnevale 2015
by Arrigo Mongini You are cordially invited to celebrate a Venetian Carnevale together on Sunday, February 15 at 3:30pm at the Friendship Heights Village Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Guests will enter an ambiance simulating Caffe' Florian in Venice where a "murder" will be staged by professional actors, leaving clues that coul...
Tastes and smells of Italy are in Bluefield
by John Asebes If you closed your eyes and smelled the air in Bluefield Saturday you may have thought you were in Italy. The tastes of Italy is here in Bluefield thanks to the Bluefield-Princeton Italian Lodge. Saturday brought in the 21st Annual Southern West Virginia Italian-American festival at the Bluefield Auditorium. I...
Berkeley Heights Columbus Day Italian-American Celebration This Sunday
By Katie Kausch New Providence Diversity Committee is holding a Columbus Day celebration to honor Italian culture this Sunday, Oct. 9. This is the first year the event is being held, with help from the Italian language class. The event will celebrate Italian culture and food. It's potluck, so everyone is encouraged to make and bring their fav...
Italian-American Profiles of Success: Joe Motisi
Joe Motisi describes himself as a jack-of-all-trades and master at some. He's held just about every job imaginable, but studied broadcasting and is a former talk radio board operator and producer. Currently, this Chicago native—and current Pittsburgher—convinces people to buy very expensive things for a living. Joe is also a cartoonist whi...
Eugene Victor Alessandroni, da avvocato imbattibile a giudice di Philadelphia
di Geremia Mancini Eugene Victor (Eugenio Vittorio) Alessandroni nasce il 24 gennaio 1887 a Capestrano (L'Aquila), da Pierluigi e Carmela Jafolla. Il piccolo Eugene arriva negli Stati Uniti nel 1891 e già da piccolo mostra una straordinaria capacità di apprendimento. La nuova lingua diventa subito la sua e in futuro la userà nella aule dei...
May 11, 2013: a sabato italiano – flag signaling, space, culture and Made in Italy at the Embassy of Italy in Washington
On Saturday, May 11, the local community and visitors to Washington, D.C. alike will have the opportunity to enjoy the unique experience of a typical Saturday in an Italian piazza without leaving the United States. From 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the beautiful Embassy of Italy in Washington. Just like the other EU Embassies, Italy will open its doo...
Assistant to the President, Lisa Monaco, Speaks About Her Italian Roots at Bonaparte Ceremony
Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, was the keynote speaker at the 53rd Annual Ceremony honoring Charles J. Bonaparte, the 46th Attorney General and founder of the Federal Board of Investigation. The ceremony was held at the U.S. Department of Justice on August 23, 2013. Ms. Monaco spoke firs...
The Italian Americans, Philadelphia
On Nov. 18, the National Italian American Foundation was at the Philadelphia Media Forum, where along with WHYY, we hosted a special reception and screened clips from the upcoming four-hour documentary series, The Italian Americans, set to air nationally on PBS in February 2015. The documentary, narrated by acclaimed actor Stanley Tucci, r...