Restituiti all'Italia otto preziosi volumi
Si è tenuta oggi presso l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington, in collaborazione con il Nucleo Tutela Patrimonio Culturale dei Carabinieri e l'Ufficio di Collegamento Interpol, la cerimonia di consegna di otto volumi antichi che si ritiene appartengano all'Università di Napoli. Tali volumi erano entrati recentemente in possesso della Fondazio...
In Chambersburg, once Trenton's Little Italy, immigrant history repeats
By Lari Robling The bridge bearing the neon sign "Trenton Makes the World Takes" is a reminder of the time when New Jersey's capital city manufactured everything from toilets to pottery to wire cable. Trenton no longer makes a lot of what the world takes, and in no place is this more evident than the Chambersburg district. The primarily Italian n...
Giada De Laurentiis writes new series for kids
by Richard Gawel She trained at the elite Cordon Bleu in Paris. She worked at Wolfgang Puck's famous Spago restaurant in Los Angeles. She's the star of "Giada at Home," "Everyday Italian," and "Food Network Star" on TV. She's a mom with deep culinary roots now sharing those traditions with her own daughter. And, Giada De Laurentiis is the...
Anna Foultz: St. Joseph festival was rollicking fun
The Sons of Italy held their biggest and best St. Joseph's Day Festival at St. Andrew's Hall in Ocean City on March 22. People arrived in buses and cars from all parts of Maryland, from Washington, D.C., and from other areas. When I arrived at the hall around 12:30 p.m., I could not believe my eyes. Everything was so well organized and bea...
Writing Poetry to Save Your Life: An Interview with Maria Mazziotti Gillan
Maria Mazziotti Gillan is a recipient of the 2014 George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature from AWP, the 2011 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award from Poets & Writers, and the 2008 American Book Award for her book, All That Lies Between Us (Guernica Editions). She is the founder /executive director of the Po...
Hudson author explores 'The Edge of Whiteness'
In 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and riots ensued all over the country. A year later these riots had largely diminished, but tensions over their cause -- in part, systemic segregation and disenfranchisement -- were still high. When such boils over in Brooklyn, the Italian-American family of young Joe Montaperto uproots to th...
PBS film on Italian-Americans shows forgotten, painful history
by Mark Di Ionno First, filmmaker John Maggio had to dispose of the M-word, because it's the first thing that came up when he was trying to raise money to produce "The Italian-Americans," a two-part, four-hour documentary PBS will unveil this month. "It took longer to raise the money than to actually make the film," Maggio said be...
St. Anthony’s Italian Festival in Wilmington
June 9, 2015 - Tuesday 5:30 PM (on various days)St Anthony of Padua - 901 N. Dupont Street - Wilmington, Delaware 19805The St. Anthony's Italian Festival returns on Sunday, June 7 and continues through Sunday, June 14. The 2015 Festival theme is Abruzzo, a region to which many in Delaware's Italian-American community trace their ance...
Corona D’Italia Lodge takes care of business, enjoys Valentine party
Members of Corona D'Italia Lodge No. 807 held their monthly meeting Feb. 3 at Pizza Joe's, 128 Spring Ave., Ellwood City. The session began with a pizza luncheon hosted by Clemmy Sirimarco, president, and served by trustee Pudue LaCava, member Jackie Court and sentinel Lois DiFrischia. The business session followed with financial reports...
Cicala (insieme - COMITES) al pranzo in Ambasciata per la delegazione della Camera in visita a Washington
Il Presidente di "Insieme per gli italiani", Melo Cicala, ha partecipato lunedì scorso al pranzo organizzato dall'ambasciatore d'Italia a Washington Claudio Bisogniero in onore della delegazione italiana capitanata dal vice presidente della Camera dei deputati, Antonio Leone. I Presidenti delle Camere dei paesi appartenenti al G8 si sono recati in...
La Festa to renovate Electric City sign
One of downtown Scranton's largest events is coming to the rescue of one of its most iconic landmarks. La Festa Italiana of Lackawanna County will contribute up to $10,000 to renovate the Electric City sign overlooking Courthouse Square before the annual Labor Day weekend celebration of Italian culture and cuisine. Chris DiMattio, La...
Sponsors Sought for Annual Gala Benefit Dinner Dance
Dear Law Enforcement Supporter, On Saturday, March 28, 2015, the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey will hold its Annual Gala Benefit Dinner Dance at The Fiesta in Wood Ridge. At this event, the organization will honor Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino, Hudson County Freeholder Anthony Romano, FOX 5 News Reporter Teresa Pri...