Union County to Hold Annual Columbus Day Flag Raising Ceremony on Friday, October 11th
The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites residents to join the Annual Columbus Day Flag Raising event. The ceremony will take place on Friday, October 11th, at 11:00 a.m., on the steps of the Union County Courthouse, located at 2 Broad Street in Elizabeth. “We take pride in celebrating the achievements and contributions of Italian Ame...
1000 Miglia Warm-Up USA- October 22-27, 2024
The Tow1000Miglia Opens in new windown of Middleburg is once again hosting the 1000 Miglia Warm-Up USA event. This iconic event has a storied history in Italy, representing sport, culture, and community. Event participants are hosted at Salamander Middleburg depart each day from The Middleburg Museum & Visitors Center at 12 N. Madison Street in dow...
Golden, bubbling cheese and rich red sauce is just one Touch of Italy
Cooking a delicious meal is like a piece of art. Watch this cheese bubble and brown and caramelize, the chef says, pointing to a blazing hot oven at Touch of Italy restaurant in Rehoboth Beach. Thick layers of soft, salty muenster cheese melt beautifully atop a giant piece of chicken parmesan. The chicken is sliced and pounded with precision, the h...
Scotch Plains-Fanwood UNICO Columbus Day Celebration
The Scotch Plains Fanwood chapter of UNICO, in collaboration with the Scotch Plains Italian-American Club, invites the community to its annual Columbus Day Italian Heritage Celebration, that will take place on Saturday, October 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Alan M. Augustine Park, adjacent to the Scotch Plains municipal building at 430 Park A...
The Future of the Italian America Diaspora
As our families age and we move further away from those family members that left everything behind to build anew in America, I often wonder what will our diaspora look like in 10 years, 20 years, even 50 years. It may sound ridiculous, but it weighs heavy on my mind. I have said in the past, I started down this road of history and heritage in a des...
Italian-inspired art on exhibit at Gallery One
Gallery One announced its exhibition, Celebrating an Artistic Bridge Between Greve, Tuscany, Italy, and the USA, will be open to the public through Wednesday, October 30, at 32 Atlantic Ave., Ocean View, DE. During April, the City of Greve, Italy, celebrated its most famous explorer, Giovanni da Verrazzano, and the 500th anniversary of his explorat...
Italian American Heritage and Culture Month Celebrated in Long Branch, NJ
The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch once again celebrated the start of Italian American Heritage and Culture month with their third annual flag raising at Long Branch’s City Hall on Friday. Their current President, Joseph Mossa, stated, “As the state and nation’s oldest Italian American Mutual Aid Society, the AVS wanted to make sure...
A piece of Made in Italy at Italian Design Week in the USA
Ferrari, Intesa Sanpaolo, Leonardo, Piaggio, Valentino, Ferrero, Ita, Coin, Mcs & Cisalpina, Moleskine, Manifatture Sigaro Toscano (Mst), Palazzo Fiuggi, Forte Village, Boffi are some of the companies featured at the Italian Embassy in DC in the third edition of Italian Design Week, created by entrepreneur Roberta Marcenaro Lyon to connect Italian...
Gathered for the first time in Washington by the Italian Ambassador: the decorated individuals of the Italian Republic in the United States
The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, met yesterday at Villa Firenze in Washington with a delegation from the American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit (ASILM) and a group of recipients of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. “We wanted to bring together the members of ASILM with other decorated individuals...
The Best Italian Restaurants in Bucks County
From eggplant parmigiana to manicotti, Italian cuisine is a savory option many diners seek out. For those who may be searching for a stellar Italian meal in Bucks County, rest assured there are quite a few standout restaurants that specialize in this popular cuisine. Here are some top spots to enjoy your favorite tagliatelle dish or wood-fired pizz...
Dr. Santilli to deliver keynote at Women of Distinction luncheon in Clarksburg, West Virginia
Dr. Jenny Santilli will deliver the keynote speech for the Italian American Women of Distinction luncheon that will be held at noon Friday, Oct. 18, at the Uptown Event Center in Clarksburg. The luncheon will honor 10 Italian American Women for their volunteer efforts in the community. This event is held yearly to observe October as Italian Culture...
Foundation Kicks Off NJ Italian Heritage Month: Donates Sun Dial to Union City
The Silvio Laccetti Foundation began New Jersey's Italian Heritage Month in splendid fashion by donating a Sun Dial to Union City. The 4 foot diameter dial, made of special Argentinian marble, was created to honor Vincenzo Pellarin, who was one of the pioneers who brought the arts of terrazzo and mosaic to the U.S. in the 19th and early 20th centur...