La Famiglia, Ryan help feed families
La Famiglia dei Fratelli, an Italian-American fraternal organization, last week continued its longtime volunteer commitment to Caring for Friends, 12271 Townsend Road. La Famiglia members visited Caring for Friends on Feb. 15, filling, sealing and labeling aluminum pans with family meals consisting of chicken strips, roasted potatoes, Brussels spro...
Open Call: XVII Conference of Italian Researchers in the World
The Texas Scientific Italian Community (TSIC), Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO), in collaboration with Temple University, College of Science and Technology, invite you to submit an abstract to the XVII Conference of Italian Researchers in the World that will be held on: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 starting at 9:30am – 3:00pm (EST) atThe Cha...
New Jersey Italian Artisan Coffee Brand Bringing Italy to Coffee Lovers
Saravella™ brings small batch handcrafted premium authentic Italian artisan coffee & espresso to the coffee loving American market. Coffee consumption statistics show about 30-40% of the world’s population consume coffee daily, while in the US it is about 65% of the total population. The global coffee scene is wildly competitive, with huge multina...
Two brothers serving authentic Italian food at D'Angelo's Ristorante for over 3 decades
Antonio D'Angelo and his brother, Salvatore, have been working together for decades at their restaurant just off Rittenhouse Square called D'Angelo's Ristorante Italiano."We opened this place in February 1990," says Salvatore D'Angelo. "We've always been about food, and I knew it was going to be a success." The brothers co-own the restaurant. Salva...
Verdi Band of Norristown celebrates a century of music
If you have ever attended an Italian religious feast, or even an Italian festival in the Delaware Valley over the last several years, there is a good chance that the music that accompanied the festa was performed by the Verdi Band of Norristown. Pa. Years ago, the Philadelphia area had many such bands, like the Banda Bianca, the Joseph Liuzzi South...
Some Of The Most Mouthwatering Pepperoni Rolls In The West Virginia Are Served At This Unassuming Local Gem
The secret is out: pepperoni rolls are where it’s at. They’re filling. They don’t need refrigeration. And, of course, they are delicious. Invented in West Virginia in 1927, pepperoni rolls have since achieved nationwide fame. To keep up with the growing, nationwide demand, Italian bakeries across the Mountain State keep busy cranking out the best-t...
The American Philosophical Society posthumously recognizes Italian Intellectual Domenico Cirillo as one of its earliest members
The American Philosophical Society (APS) has recently made a posthumous addition to its Membership rolls for the first time in its 280-year history. The APS has recognized the 1768 election of the Italian physician, entomologist, and botanist Domenico Maria Leone Cirillo, who was mistakenly recorded under the false name of "Dr. Famitz". The APS is...
Webinar-Crafting the Future of Cultural Diplomacy in the Digital Age
The Department of Communication Studies and the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC are proud to co-host a special webinar on the future of cultural diplomacy in the digital age. This one hour webinar, part of the Italian Embassy's Digital Diplomacy Series, seeks to examine how digital technologies are transforming the practice of cultural diplomacy....
World Film Festival | March 9-12 | Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour
The third Maryland edition of the film festival Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour (Re-discovered Cinema on Tour) takes place from March 9 through March 12, 2023 on campus at College Park (ASY 2203), and at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. It features historic films about revolutionary movements for national independence from around the world...
Tom Fato Named Italian-American of the Year
Tom Fato spent more than three decades as an educator. After retiring from teaching, he jumped right into the automotive business. Throughout both careers, he remained someone dedicated to the Ohio Valley community. The Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival will honor Fato as its 2023 Italian-American of the Year, festival organizers announce...
Gen Z at Italian Embassy in Washington to talk digital diplomacy
Generation Z, better known as Gen Z, was at the center of a panel discussion hosted yesterday by the Embassy of Italy in Washington on "From A to Gen Z: Activism and Influence in the Social Media Age," which featured some 30 leaders-including young and very young-to address topics such as activism in the digital age, politics and digital, the role...
A Taste of Washington & Napoli at The World’s Most Watched Annual Sporting Event
At this year’s 57th annual Super Bowl, where the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Phoenix, Arizona, Francesco and Enzo Marra, Neapolitan immigrants and residents of the Washington, DC area churned out thousands of pizzas for the occasion. The Super Bowl’s audience of 113 million people, connected between TV and streaming, was the...