Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino Honored As UNICO 'Citizen Of The Year'
The Hackensack chapter of UNICO National, the largest Italian-American service organization in the United States honored Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino as its Citizen of the Year at a ceremony held on Sunday - March 17, 2016. The event was held at the Brick House Restaurant in Wyckoff, New Jersey. Saudino, who is running for re...
New Italian Restaurant in Beckley
New businesses and restaurants are popping up all over the Beckley area. Little Sicily is now open in Beckley. Before Little Sicily moved in, a Mediterranean restaurant was in the same location. Little Sicily specializes in traditional Italian cuisine and New York style pizza. Owner Mohamed Farghaly invites everyone to stop by and enjoy a fresh It...
FROM ITALIA - LIVE IN CONCERT ANDREA BOCELLI @ VERIZON Center
Giovedì 12 dicembre 2013 ore 19.30 at Verizon Center 601 F St NW, Washington , DC (map) FROM ITALIA LIVE IN CONCERT, @ ANDREA BOCELLI !!! Italian tenor sensation Andrea Bocelli widely regarded as the most popular Italian and classical singer in the world A "GREAT PERFORMANCE" GALA THE O...
Digital Diplomacy at Italian Embassy in Washington
Digital diplomacy was the topic of discussion at the Italian Embassy in Washington this evening. This was the third event hosted by Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, who has been bringing experts together to discuss and analyze how global interconnectivity and the real-time information cycle are transforming the way citizens and government interact....
Descendants of Jefferson neighbor reunite in Albemarle
By K. Burnell Evans About 240 years ago, Antonio Giannini and his wife and daughter left Fibbialla, Italy, for Virginia at the behest of Florentine merchant Philip Mazzei, a friend of Thomas Jefferson's. Part of a cadre of skilled workers Mazzei employed at Colle, his farm adjoining Monticello, Giannini planned to return home after five y...
NBA con Italians in DC: New York Knicks vs. Washington Wizards
Anche quest'anno Italians in DC vi invita ad assistere alle 4 partite di NBA in cui giocheranno i nostri fantastici giocatori Italiani! Per ogni partita ci saranno il "Fan Tunnel", un momento incredibile in cui saluteremo i giocatori all'ingresso in campo sul parquet del Verizon Center (solo i primi 50 iscritti), e l'incontro con il giocatore nel d...
Spring 2014 Law Enforcement Career Development Workshop Applications Available
The NJ Police Community Affairs Officers Association is pleased to announce that they will continue to sponsor the Law Enforcement Career Development Workshop Course in the Spring 2014 semester. We are thankful to the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders for co-sponsoring this important program through the Department of Law & Publ...
The National Italian American Foundation awards $500,000 grant to University of Maryland
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is pleased to announce today a $500,000 grant from the late Ernest L. Pellegri, one of the Foundation's donors, to the University of Maryland's Department of Classics. Their project entitled, "Between Washington and Ancient Rome: The NIAF Pellegri Program on Roman Antiquity and Its Legacy in...
Blessed are the cheesesteakers
Dave Arellano may have regaled visitors to the opening night of the 2014 St. Ann's Italian Festival with a rendition of "New York, New York," but there were no "little town blues" on display. Despite the threat of ominous clouds, Hoboken residents and out-of-towners from Jersey City, North Bergen, and beyond came out in scores to kick off...
‘Old Italian boy’ to marshal St. Patrick’s Day Parade
An Irishman by marriage has been named the grand marshal of the 2015 Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade in Morristown. The St. Patrick's Day Parade of Morris County announced Tuesday that former Madison resident Al DeBenedictis has been selected to lead Morris County's best-known and biggest parade of the year. Read more &nbs...
Chazz Palminteri tells ‘A Bronx Tale’ at Levoy Saturday
By Jacklyn McQuarrie Generations of moviegoers have found the life of organized crime strangely intriguing. Just look at the myriad of films that have been produced portraying the lifestyle and the people behind the culture. "A Bronx Tale," the play-turned-screenplay, tells the story of a young boy who finds himself wrapped up in the gangster wor...
Garfield Instagrammer Falls For Old-School Italian Deli
by Cecilia Levine Walk into Fair Lawn's "A Family Affair Deli" and you'll get just that — and lots more. "Momma" Angela is up front at the register, Ed Sr. is working the books and Eddie Jr. is working everything in between. The Tisi family opened its Broadway eatery in 1995 and hasn't served anything but "the good stuff" ever si...