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Italians in DC e' stata scelta per rappresentare l'Italia al G-Fest, il Festival che The Global Language Network organizza per promuovere lingue e culture del mondo! Sara' un'opportunita' unica per parlare dell'Italia e della sua cultura e di promuovere Italians in DC. Stiamo preparando un'informational desk con brochures, video sull'italia e - ten...

By Bill Archer The 19th Annual Southern West Virginia Italian-American Festival is bound to be one for the record books as the Herb Sims Youth Center and Bluefield City Auditorium were absolutely jam packed with visitors enjoying the tastes of good Italian cooking and the fellowship of friends. "I think this is about the biggest crowd I've ever s...

After a wildly successful first season that premiered in 2011, the South Philadelphia native and award-winning restaurateur will begin shooting season two of his culinary series, "Steve Martorano: The Italian American Cook" on November 9th.   The eight-episode online show will premiere in January 2014 (see it on www.cafemartorano.com an...

La regione Emilia Romagna si rivolge a giovani laureati o artisti o musicisti diplomati con cittadinanza italiana: si può infatti fare domanda di borsa di studio Fulbright per specializzarsi negli Stati Uniti. Le borse di studio Fulbright, offerte per progetti di studio, ricerca ed insegnamento nelle migliori università statunitensi, sono riservat...

By Roger M. Grace   I suppose it was inevitable in these super-commercialized times—when the city's leading newspaper now has ads on its front page and PBS stations air paid spiels—that a bar association would sell time on its program for a vendor to make a sales pitch. That's just what the Italian American Lawyers Association is doing this...

The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts makes a committment every year to assist graduating high-school seniors with their plans to continue their education in four-year degree-granting programs.   With the rising costs of tuition and the limits of financial aid, the Scholarship Commission (through the Charitable and Educational Trust of the Grand...

The Grammy-nominated early music ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston continues its 10th anniversary Discoveries season with the modern world première of Alessandro Scarlatti's La Sposa dei Cantici on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 8 pm in Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Artistic Director Matthew Dirst gives a pre-concert lecture on...

All'Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù è arrivato un bastimento carico di..Marines e di tanti doni per i piccoli pazienti.   L'album della visita con i 6 Marines, che stamattina hanno consegnato ai bambini alcuni regali donati dai dipendenti dell'Ambasciata Americana di Roma. Scartare un regalo, anche quando Natale e Befana sono alle spalle, è...

The order follows a letter of intent signed in October 2013 between Fincantieri and Seabourn, which is part of the Carnival group. According to Fincantieri, the ship, due to join the Seabourn fleet in the second half of 2016, will be built to the standards of comfort and technical refinement.   It will be about 40,350gt, 210m long and 28m wi...

HER GRANDKIDS called Maria Elisa Mirarchi "Grandmom Bella." Bella is Italian for beautiful, and this woman by all accounts was beautiful inside and out.   "All my life, my mom was an angel by my side," said her daughter Caterina Romani. "The most selfless, beautiful, kind, considerate woman you could ever meet."   Read more   S...

When the name Giancarlo Esposito appears on the credits of any movie or tv series, those who don't know what the actor looks like, always look for a typical Italian-American face. When they think they know who it is, they always later find out their guess was wrong. That's because Esposito doesn't have your typical Italian appearance.   Espo...

Joseph Carubba, president of Carubba Collision Corp. in Buffalo, N.Y., will be honored as the Italian American Leadership Council's 2014 recipient of the Anthony M. Castiglia Achievement Award during the council's annual St. Joseph's Day Table celebration. The award will be presented Wednesday, March 19 at 6 p.m. at Salvatore's Italian Gardens, 646...