Italian Guardia Costiera visits the U.S. Coast Guard
The Commander General of the Italian Guardia Costiera, Admiral Chief Inspector Nicholas Carlone, visited the headquarters of the U.S. Coast Guard in Washington, where he met with the Commander, Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, in recent days. A number of matters were discussed during the meeting, with a focus on the contents of the Memorandum of Understand...
Italy’s national unity and armed forces day celebrated at the Italian Embassy in Washington
“Our Armed Forces continue to operate in distant lands on numerous missions, highlighting through their commitment our country’s vocation to uphold and preserve respect for international law,” said Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, recalling President Mattarella’s message from November 4th and emphasizing Italy’s role as a global security provider with...
Italian American Leaders Take Victory Lap in Philadelphia
Founded 37 years ago by Dr. Pasquale Nestico, Filitalia International has grown rapidly to become one of the largest and most influential Italian American organizations, boasting 28 chapters across the United States, Italy, Venezuela and Cuba. This impressive growth and success were celebrated this past weekend at its gala in Philadelphia. COPOMIA...
Matteo Bocelli to Perform Shows in Red Bank and Atlantic City
Rising pop star Matteo Bocelli has a pair of shows in New Jersey at the end of November. He'll be at Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank on Friday, November 29th and Sound Waves in Atlantic City on Saturday, November 30th as part of his tour: A Night with Matteo: The Americas 2024. Last year, Bocelli released his critically acclaimed debut...
Angeli’s Pizzeria Bar to open fifth Baltimore location in December at vacant Noona’s
The vacant Noona’s restaurant space in Midtown will reopen in December as Angeli’s Pizzeria Bar, part of a fast-growing chain run by a family-owned group based in Baltimore. Representatives for Angeli’s and MCB Real Estate, the owner of the Fitzgerald mixed-use building where Noona’s ceased operations Nov. 1, announced on Tuesday that Angeli’s has...
Justinian Society hosts celebration of Italian culture on Nov. 25
The Delaware County Justinian Society and Societa daVinci are hosting a banquet celebrating Italian culture on Nov. 25 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Ballroom at the Phoenix in Upper Chichester, Pa. During dinner, there will be a cultural presentation on Italian-American heritage in Delaware County and the Italian Cultural Center in Essington, Pa. Son...
Giants’ Tommy DeVito prepared to bring ‘F it playing style’ to next NFL chance
The football adage that the most popular guy in town is the backup quarterback doesn’t apply to the Giants. The most popular guy — at least among a portion of the win-starved fan base — is the backup to the backup quarterback. Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of Tommy DeVito’s first NFL touchdown pass, which was the beginning of the tristate...
Grand Opening of the Applauso Italian Center in Timonium, MD
Dear friends and supporters of Italian Culture in America, I hope you can come with friends, children, family and also forward this information to any interested person! Don't miss the grand opening of our new grand office: on Saturday, November 16 at 2331 York Road, Suite 300 in Timonium, MD from 6-8 pm. Free admission: all are welcome (children a...
Eataly Global Italian Marketplace Will Open in Mall at Short Hills (NJ) On Nov. 13
Residents have been abuzz online asking when the popular Manhattan global Italian marketplace and retail concept Eataly will open the doors of its Mall at Short Halls location. The wait ends with their grand opening on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 3:00 p.m. This location is the 13th North American Eataly, and there are 50 worldwide. “As Eataly continues...
The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia
Wednesday, November 13th at 7pm at Watchung Booksellers (44 Fairfield Street in Montclair). Moderated by Coccia Institute Director, Mark Rotella. Register here. The Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America is thrilled to collaborate with Watchung Booksellers in presenting Juliet Grames, author of The Lost Boy of Santa Chiona. One uni...
Ciao! Italian Club invites students to reflect on Italian American Heritage Month
October was Italian American Heritage Month, and Seton Hall’s Italian Club celebrated the month with different events that incorporate the Italian language and traditions. Gino Granato, a senior visual and sound media major, who has been a member since his freshman year, said that he is grateful to be in this position as president of the Italian Cl...
The Dish: And the winner of Baltimore’s Italian sub war is ...
After more than a month of voting and over 800 responses, we have a victor in The Baltimore Banner’s war of Italian subs, which pitted 16 of the area’s favorite sandwich shops against one another in a series of matchups. I recommend stopping at each of the contenders yourself, who are ordered by rank at the bottom of this post. But there can only b...