Talk with Dr. Cynthia Gueli, Author of Lipstick Brigade
September 10 (Thursday) 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Sponsored by National Organization of Italian American Women. NIAF building in Washington, DC. Contact: 212-642-2003. Talk with Dr. Cynthia Gueli, Author of Lipstick Brigade. Greater Washington DC Region of NOIAW. A presentation by author Dr. Cynthia Gueli of her recent book,...
Rocco R. Bene; headed S. Phila. real estate board
by Walter F. Naedele Philip Buffone started playing Pop Warner football when he was 13. Rocco R. Bene was 14 and on the same South Philadelphia team. "He has been my best friend for 65 years," Buffone said from his home in The Villages, Fla., where Mr. Bene bought a house down the street four years ago. They played for the fo...
Italy in Facts and Figures
The Italian Embassy in Washington DC recently published some interesting facts and figures about Italy, many of which are relatively unknown. Did you know, for example, that Italy has the most UNESCO World Heritage sites of any country in the world? And beyond the physical places, such as the Residenze Reali dei Savoia of Turin pictured below, Ital...
Ristorante Firenze: Maryland's Favorite New Restaurant?
Reisterstown's very own Ristorante Firenze is among five establishments in the running for favorite new restaurant in Maryland for 2016. The public is encouraged to weigh in to shape the Restaurant Association of Maryland's annual rankings, and online voting is open until March 30. Vote here. Brothers Larry and Brian Leonardi, who own...
New Italian festival in Bethlehem
Growing up, Vito Spinelli would go to his grandmother's house, and she would make a simple but delicious Sicilian-style pizza. "Food is such a big part of Italian culture," says Spinelli, owner of Brick Pizzeria Restaurant & Bar in Bethlehem. He now makes that pie, which he calls Grandma Pie, at his downtown Bethlehem restaurant....
From cannoli to ravioli, Italian American Heritage Festival in Delco celebrates all-things Italian!
Maybe it was all the prayers to Saint Anthony going on near the Saint Anthony di Padova Society's booth. Or maybe it was just a stroke of pure Italian luck. Looming overcast skies with threats of impending rain seemed to pass as the afternoon wore on Sunday, causing the sun to shine on hundreds of people and dozens upon dozens of vendors a...
Lido Civic Club’s Past President’s Night – D.C.
The Lido Civic Club will host its annual Past President's Night on Jan. 12, 2013, at the Capitol Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In addition to honoring its past presidents, this year it will be honoring Al Grasso, president and chief executive officer of the Mitre Corporation. NIAF is a proud longtime sponsor of the Lido Civic Club, an Italian Am...
Gina Pravlochak: Pittsburgh’s Italian Beauty Queen
Ciao Pittsburgh recently had the pleasure of speaking with Pittsburgh's best makeup artist, Gina Pravlochak, 40, a third generation Italian who grew up in McKees Rocks. Most of her family is from Calabria and a little town in Italy called L'Aquila, east of Rome. Gina's maternal grandparents opened a small Italian grocery store in McKees Rocks call...
St. Anthony's icon Roberto Balducelli dies
The sun rises in Italy six hours before Wilmington sees its first hint of daylight, an important difference in time when considering the life – and death – of the Rev. Roberto Balducelli. The legendary Wilmington pastor died Friday night, 100 minutes before the clock reached midnight and marked his 100th birthday. But because of the six-ho...
Grapevine chef whips up new dishes for American Airlines
Making reheated pasta taste good at 36,000 feet was one of the hardest things Chef Sergio Secchi has ever done in the kitchen. Secchi, who makes his family's Italian recipes every night at Ferrari's Italian Villa in Grapevine, has crafted four new dishes that will be part of American Airlines' in-flight menu for first class and business class...
Italian Ambassador Visits NAS Whiting Field
Two Italian officers received an incredible honor Friday, May 9, when their country's ambassador to the United States attended their Winging Ceremony at Naval Air Station Whiting Field. His Excellency Claudio Bisogniero attended the ceremony in which Lt. j.g. Lorenzo Duranti and Lt. j.g. Matteo Ricasoli from the Italian Navy and twelve Ame...
Italian Festival Foundation Honors 2014 Scholarship Winners
The 2014 Italian Festival scholarship winners were announced and honored Saturday at Heritage Port.There were 14 total winners from six surrounding counties which are: Belmont, Jefferson, Hancock, Brooke, Ohio and Marshall. Each student received a commemorative scholarship plaque. Those awarded are:Collin Stipetich from John Marshall...