3 things to know about the 3rd annual L'Italia Festival in Lititz
This weekend, the L’Italia Festival will return to Lititz. The annual Italian Cultural Festival celebrates Italian food, games and community. Last year’s festival attracted 10,000 visitors. Here’s what you need to know about this year’s festival. The third annual L’Italia Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Lititz Springs Park, 24 N...
Maryland's largest Italian Festival returns to Harford County. Here's what to know
The Galbani Maryland Italian Festival is set to kick off at the Harford County Equestrian Center from September 27 to September 29. It's the largest Italian festival in Maryland. Attendees can look forward to enjoying live music from the nation's top Italian-American performers, dozens of food and retail vendors, carnival rides for all ages, and mo...
This is the Best Lasagna in New Jersey
Food experts have determined where to find the best lasagna in New Jersey. There are very few states in the nation that can compare with the Garden State when it comes to whipping up some authentic Italian food, and it's true for home cooking as well as the amazing Italian restaurants and sandwich shops that call New Jersey home. New Jersey's Best...
Filippo Sabatini and Patrick Silva embark on their journey to America in pursuit of MLB
In the shadow of the MLB debut for Samuel Aldegheri and recent win for the Los Angeles Angels as well as the success of Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Alessandro Ercolani at High-A ball (6-2, 3.29 ERA with 93 K in 76.2 IP), Italian baseball celebrates and welcomes the initiation of two promising prospects into the world of professional baseb...
Little Italy Lodge Foundation awards $50K to students in Baltimore
Little Italy Lodge Scholarship Foundation announced the recipients of its scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. "After careful consideration and review of the essays," said Vince Piscopo, Chairman, "we are proud to award scholarships to these outstanding individuals ..." Madalyn Caiazzo - $10,000; Benjamin Carroll - $7,500; Sophia Montcalmo...
The only parade in America that honors a war hero is returning to Raritan this weekend
After being canceled last year due to rain, the only parade in the country that honors a war hero is returning to Raritan. The annual John Basilone Parade honoring former Raritan resident, World War II hero and Marine John Basilone will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22. Basilone received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his gallant efforts...
Buongiorno to new perspectives: An Italian exchange experience
Nine high school students from Genoa, Italy are gaining a firsthand experience of American college life here at Bucknell. Each year in September, Bucknell’s Italian Studies Program hosts high school students for approximately four days. They live in residential dorms with their hosts, attend classes and experience the day-to-day life of an American...
Music, family and country: Wounded Scranton WWII veteran leads orchestra at age 99
At 18, Gene Passarella headed to war. At 99, the Purple Heart recipient heads to downtown Scranton, ready for his orchestra’s next performance. He taps his foot and signals for the orchestra to begin. “1, 2, 3, 4…” The trombones and trumpets blare, as Passarella conducts the band he has led since the 1950s. The crowd at La Festa Italiana in downtow...
Melissa McGill: Water Stories from the Venetian Lagoon to the Po River
Saturday, September 28th, 2024. 10-12 pm (doors open at 10:15). Light refreshment from GCA. The Athenaeum of Philadelphia - 219 S 6th St. Philadelphia, PA. FREE ENTRANCE but REGISTRATION is REQUIRED! PI-Philly, in collaboration with the Italian Consulate of Philadelphia, presents a lecture by artist Melissa McGill titled "Water Stories from the Ven...
NIAF is honored to announce Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli as one of our 49th Anniversary Gala Honorees!
Dr. Bertagnolli is the 17th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), making history as the first surgeon and only the second woman to hold this prestigious position. With a career dedicated to advancing clinical oncology, she has been instrumental in National Cancer Institute (NCI) and held various prominent transforming the understandi...
Washington Italian Festival organizers to honor predecessors
When the eighth annual Washington Italian Festival gets underway this weekend at the Main Street Pavilion in Washington, PA, dedicated organizers from Primo Italiano Sons and Daughters of Italy No. 2800 will be in full force to ensure that the event is a success. The wholehearted effort, they say, builds upon the legacy of their dynamic predecessor...
After 76 years, Cerbo family closes lumber yard that 'helped build Parsippany'
From their vantage point along Route 46, the Cerbo family has not only witnessed the exponential growth of their hometown, but supplied much of the material that transformed it into the largest municipality in Morris County. "We helped to build a lot of Parsippany," said Cathy Cerbo, who closed her family business, Cerbo's Lumber and Hardware, on T...