La Festa Italiana welcomes all to Scranton's Courthouse Square
La Festa Italiana, a tradition in Lackawanna County since 1976, returns Friday through Monday, September 2-5, 2022 on Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton. Anyone with Italian heritage or simply shares in the love of Italian food, lively entertainment and the Italian culture and spirit, are promised it here. The festival, which spans Labor Day We...
WV Italian Heritage Festival celebrates honorees
The West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival held a celebration at the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center Tuesday evening. Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Italian Heritage Festival has been waiting for two years to hold an in-person festival and celebrate with friends and family. Six honorees were celebrated during the ceremony, including...
The 70th U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chef & Emmy Award Winning Television Personality Giada De Laurentiis among the Honorees Headlining the NIAF 47th Annual Gala
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) will celebrate its 47th Anniversary Gala at the elegant Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, October 29, 2022. This year, NIAF will salute its 2022 Region of Honor, Tuscany, the birthplace of the Italian language and Renaissance. Hosting the black-tie event will be Maria Bartiromo, a...
NJ has the most Italian town in the U.S. and it's not what you think
One of the longest-running controversies in New Jersey is which town is the “Italian-est.” The richness of Italian-American culture is a beautiful thing to celebrate, and just like other groups, when Italians first arrived in this country, they clustered together. And many who arrived in NY or Philadelphia stayed right here in NJ. So many towns cla...
In advance of Columbus Day, Nutley-Belleville committee to hold honoree dinner
The Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day & Italian Heritage Month Parade Committee will celebrate its 40th annual honoree dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at Nanina’s in the Park, 540 Mill St. in Belleville. The Cocktail Hour will begin at 6:30 p.m.; tickets are charged. The committee will present the 2022 Grand Marshal Award to Tina Cervasio, Fox 5 lead...
Baltimore's Little Italy to receive funding in effort to make neighborhood safe
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced the state would provide $503,000 in investments to fund the Little Italy community in Baltimore City to help make the neighborhood safe. Hogan, along with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and community leaders, were in Little Italy for the announcement. “Little Italy is a proud community with...
La Festa Italiana Set for Labor Day Weekend in Scranton, PA
For Italians and anyone who simply enjoys great food, lively entertainment and the Italian culture and spirit, all roads lead to Scranton, PA this Labor Day weekend. La Festa Italiana will be held Friday through Monday, September 2-5, 2022 on Courthouse Square in the heart of downtown Scranton, PA. Hours are Friday, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday and...
New Dominion Bookshop to host event with author and UVA professor Kiki Petrosino
New Dominion Bookshop will host a book reading and signing with author and UVA professor Kiki Petrosino on Friday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. Petrosino will be reading from her new memoir, Bright, which will be released from Sarabande in early August. This in-person event will be free to attend and open to the public. Bright: A Memoir, the first full-lengt...
This Infamous New Jersey Italian Festival Is Kicking Off In September
This event may be the most stereotypical New Jersey event that I’ve seen, and I’m so here for it. The garden state is known for its Italian ties and there’s a celebration happening in Hoboken that is all things Italian. The Hoboken Italian Festival is one of the biggest festivals in the Tri-State area. Their website describes this yearly event as a...
Italian Festival Returns To Hoboken: New Location, Fireworks, Bands
Now that the St. Ann's Festival in Hoboken has concluded, it's time to plan for the other big traditional festival in Hoboken each summer, the Hoboken Italian Festival — which will be at a new location this year. The 2022 Feast of the Madonna dei Martiri will take place over four days at the "perfect spot," organizers say, at Hoboken's south waterf...
Toms River School District Cancels Columbus Day
The Toms River Regional School District has canceled Columbus Day. This week, the district released its first draft of the 2023-24 school year, and Christopher Columbus was cut. Next October, schools will remain open for Columbus Day, but closed for Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, winter break, Martin Luther King Day, President’...
The Queen of Heaven, and the Founding of ISDA
A number of Italian immigrants arrived in the uptown section of Pittsburgh in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They were mostly Sicilians and Abruzzi. Work became available on the Northside of Pittsburgh. Hundreds of Italian families moved into Manchester, and other Northside neighborhoods. Ethnic churches sprang up all around Pittsburgh. A need for...