Wildwoods Host Italian-American Festival
The North Wildwood Original Italian-American Festival celebrates its 19th anniversary in the Wildwoods this year with a weekend of food, fun and Italian-American heritage. The festival runs from Friday, June 28 through Sunday, June 30. Festivities for the three-day event take place along Olde New Jersey Avenue in North Wildwood including s...
North End Bakery Closing After 110 Years
by Lisa Hughes A business that's been part of the North End for more than a hundred years is getting ready to close. A bakery with customers so loyal, they tell us this change in the neighborhood is a real loss, and they're already missing some of their favorites. As an elderly woman speaks Italian, a younger woman translates. ...
Santa Maria Maddalena Society procession steps off Sunday
For 100 years, the Santa Maria Maddalena Society of New Haven has been celebrating its Atrani heritage and tradition with its annual Old World procession through Wooster Square. This year, the procession takes place Sunday after the 9:30 a.m. Mass at St. Michael's Church in Wooster Square, followed by a reception at the society clubhouse,...
U.S. Consulate in Milan evacuated after bomb threat
By Alexandra ZavisThe U.S. Consulate in Milan was temporarily evacuated Tuesday after receiving a letter containing a bomb threat, according to news reports. Other offices in the building were also evacuated and a nearby subway stop shut down while police investigated. No threat was found, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. U.S. S...
Italian-style garden wins raves from Staten Islanders
By Virginia N. Sherry World War II veteran Edward Colucci purchased his house on Newberry Avenue in 1945, after returning to Staten Island from service in the U.S. Army's 45th Infantry Division, where he saw action in Italy, France and Germany, and was awarded a Bronze Star. Inheriting a green thumb from his mother, he has been ga...
Ravaglia (MAE) consegna il premio Artusi 2013 all'Italo-Americana Mary Ann Esposito
A Mary Ann Esposito è andato il Premio Artusi 2013 per la straordinaria opera di diffusione della cucina italiana negli Stati Uniti d'America.Sia attraverso la produzione televisiva sia attraverso le numerose pubblicazioni, il suo lavoro è volto al recupero della migliore tradizione territoriale e alla valorizzazione della cucina domestica, al cuor...
L'italiano Franco Nuschese nominato membro del CDA Atlantic Council di Washington
Franco Nuschese è stato nominato membro del Consiglio di amministrazione dell'Atlantic Council. Lo ha annunciato il presidente Frederick Kempe: "Siamo molto felici per la nomina di Nuschese. Il suo sarà un contributo fondamentale nelle grandi sfide che ci aspettano nei prossimi anni". La nomina è stata ufficializzata con una cerimonia a cui ha pres...
Museo dell'emigrazione: alla commissione cultura la proposta dell'On. Nissoli
È stata assegnata alla Commissione Cultura della Camera la proposta di legge dell'onorevole Fucsia Nissoli (Sc) "Disposizioni per l'organizzazione e il funzionamento del Museo nazionale dell'emigrazione italiana". Il testo – sottoscritto da numerosi deputati di ogni schieramento – inizierà l'iter dalla sede referente per poi essere sottoposto ai p...
2013 Anno della cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti: la Austin Lyric Opera presenta il Don Carlos di Giuseppe Verdi
Per celebrare il bicentenario della nascita di Giuseppe Verdi la Austin Lyric Opera presenta il Don Carlos di Giuseppe Verdi il 16/24 novembre al Long Center for the Performing Arts di Austin, la prima rappresentazione mai fatta del capolavoro verdiano nella Capitale dello Stato del Texas. La politica, l'amore e la lealta' alla famiglia so...
Astral Is Now Offering an Italian Catering in Houston TX
Many people love Italian food. Be it pizza, lasagna or pasta of any type, Italian food is a favorite amongst many. Rarely does anyone state that he does not prefer the savory meats that are used in the cooking of Italian. Therefore, it is no wonder that Italian catering in Houston is a major business, with the caterers providing for lunches as well...
Gordon Silver Attorney Gentile Appointed Honorary Consul for Republic Of Italy
by Nathalie Daum Gordon Silver Ltd. is pleased to announce that shareholder, Dominic P. Gentile, has been appointed as Honorary Consul for the Republic of Italy. Gentile will be working closely with the Consulate General office in Los Angeles. Gentile is chairman of the firm's Government Investigations & Business Crimes Department. He...
Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘The Great Beauty’ Wins Top Prize at European Film Awards
Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great Beauty" was the big winner at the European Film Awards on Saturday in a wintry Berlin, where the Italo pic took home prizes for best film, director, actor for Toni Servillo, and editor for Cristiano Travaglioli. The screenwriter award went to Francois Ozon for "In the House," while Veerle Baetens was named bes...