Italian Heritage Festival Highlights Clarksburg’s Unique History
Monday is Labor Day, a holiday that holds many meanings, including recognition for workers and the end of summer. In Clarksburg, Labor Day means one thing: Italian Heritage. For over 40 years, the Italian Heritage Festival has taken over the downtown of Clarksburg, WV. Starting on the Friday before Labor Day, and running through Sunday, visitors ca...
New Adoration chapel at Immaculate Conception Parish in Washington honors Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young adult who will soon be canonized
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati – who on Sept. 7 will become one of the first saints canonized by Pope Leo XIV – now has a special connection to Washington, D.C. On Aug. 9, Washington Auxiliary Bishop Juan Esposito blessed the new parish offices and the Frassati Chapel at Immaculate Conception Parish in Washington. The parish, which has become a have...
Celebration of the Italian Sports Day in the World
Friday, September 5 · 5 - 8:30pm EDT. 1818 Market Street Floor 9, Suite 910 Philadelphia, PA. Join us for an inspiring day at the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia to celebrate the Italian National Sport Day! At the event will attend two Italian Rowing athletes, Marco Dri & Stefano Solano, who will share their sports career and their insig...
‘Rocky’ Found: Anthony Ippolito to Play Sylvester Stallone in Amazon MGM’s Movie Behind Making of Boxing Classic
Anthony Ippolito, who portrayed Al Pacino in the Paramount limited series The Offer, is now tackling another famous Italian American actor. Ippolito has nabbed the starring role in I Play Rocky, the story of the making of boxing classic Rocky being made by Amazon MGM. Peter Farrelly, the comedy helmer who won an Oscar for directing The Green Book,...
Preparations begin for La Festa Italiana in Scranton, PA
The Italian flag is flying and the excitement is building in the Electric City. La Festa Italiana is just days away. Banners, tents, chairs, and more. Crews have begun preparing for Scranton’s La Festa Italiana on Labor Day Weekend. This will mark the 49th year of the celebration. Volunteers could not be happier as the tradition of honoring the Ita...
Mid-Century Migration: The Italians of North Jersey
I am excited to share my next planned book! This project will focus on the immigration of Italians to North Jersey, post-WWII. After the 1924 Immigration Act was implemented, immigration from Italy was nearly eliminated. Discrimination against Italian immigrants continued throughout WWII. Every Italian was considered an enemy of the state. As a res...
Italians in America – Our Immigrant Stories: Instinct to thrive overcomes Great Depression, fire, and the hardship of discrimination
All four of Nick Cappelli Jr.’s grandparents are immigrants. Nick’s father, Nicholas Emidio Cappelli Senior’s parents are from the Marche region while his mom Dolores’s family is from Avellino and immigrated here circa 1905. Like so many other Italian immigrants of that time, Nick Seniors dad (Nick’s grandfather Emidio Cappelli), found housing with...
Rare, Italian bell installed in memory of longtime parishioner
Its been almost one year since a longtime parishioner of Our Lady of Peace Church in Erie (PA) passed away. She was involved in many different ways over several decades at the parish in Millcreek. But there was one thing she hoped for, yet never got to enjoy in person. So, her husband and son made sure it happened in her memory. Nicholas Marinelli...
$3,000 grant benefits Italian language camp
The Delaware Italian American Education Association was awarded a $3,000 grant to support the Italian Language Summer Camp from the UNICO Foundation Heritage and Culture Committee. This exceptional opportunity to experience the Italian language, food, music, art and more is provided each year to youngsters ages 4-14 from the Delaware, Pennsylvania...
The St. Bart's Festival in Scotch Plains (NJ) on Labor Day Weekend
The 51st annual Labor Day Italian Festival returns on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Scotch Plains, NJ. Hosted by the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Chapter of UNICO, St. Bartholomew's Church, and St. Bartholomew's Academy, the festival has been an annual tradition honoring San Nicola di Bari, the patron saint of the town of Montazzoli, Italy, since 1974. The fe...
Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti in Newtown, PA
The Zlock Performing Arts Center in Newtown, PA is thrilled to welcome Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti, the golden-voiced Italian-American crooner and fan favorite from America’s Got Talent, for one night only on Friday, September 13, 2025, at 7:30 PM. A finalist and Heidi Klum’s memorable 2016 Golden Buzzer recipient, Sal brings his powerhouse vocals...
12th Annual St. Anthony’s Italian Festival in Glassboro, NJ
The vibrant sights, sounds, and flavors of southern Italy will return to Downtown Glassboro on Saturday, September 13, 2025, for the 12th Annual St. Anthony’s Italian Festival, a beloved cultural celebration hosted in partnership with St. Anthony’s Mutual Aid Society. The Italian Festival is a showcase of Glassboro’s rich Italian-American heritage,...