The story of the Christopher Columbus Statue on Boulevard
Standing at the end Boulevard, next to the tennis courts at Byrd Park, is the first statue of Christopher Columbus erected in the South. In the early 1920s, Richmond's Italian-American community – about 1,000 strong – wanted to gift a statue of their kinsman to their adopted home. The residents hoped city officials would add a Columbus sta...
Wines, Cheeses and Pastas of Italy
Jersey Shore Restaurant Week. Sunday, November 15, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EST) - Rumson, NJ. Vic Rallo, Host of PBS' "Eat, Drink, Italy" and Owner of Undici in Rumson and Birravino in Red Bank presents "WINES, CHEESES AND PASTAS OF ITALY" Sample over 50 wines and delicious cheeses (courtesy of Sickles Market in Shrew...
Lawrence Inserra Jr. Joins Montclair State University Board of Trustees
Lawrence (Larry) R. Inserra Jr., the chairman, chief executive officer and president of Inserra Supermarkets, Inc., was sworn in as a Montclair State University trustee at the February 5, 2016, meeting of the University's Board of Trustees. "Larry Inserra is a longtime friend and supporter of Montclair State University," said President Sus...
Festa Italiana offers authentic taste of Italy
by Erik Anderson The fourth annual Festa Italiana sponsored by Habitat for Humanity will offer Frederick an exceedingly rare cultural experience in America: a true taste of Italy. "My goal is really to try to promote what is a more authentic aspect of Italy," said festival chairwoman Maria Giovanna Galasso, who came to Frederick from...
Italian-American Association of Luzerne County names Capozucca brothers, of Pittston Twp., Persons of the Year
The Italian-American Association of Luzerne County recenlty held the Person of the Year Award ceremony at the annual Columbus Day dinner at Genetti Hotel and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre. Brothers Raymond and Albert Capozucca, both originally of Pittston Township, were co-named for the award for 2016. The brothers co-founded Capozucca...
City Council moves to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples and Italian-Americans Day
by Yvonne Wenger A Baltimore City Council proposal to strip ChristopherColumbus of his annual holiday and rename the day for indigenous people has sparked a community debate. Students at City Neighbors Charter School in Northeast Baltimore petitioned the council to rename the holiday. They said they were tired of "mistruths" about the...
Lobbisti, i padroni di Tampa
Una preghiera contro l'uragano, un ricordo per Neil Armstrong e tre simbolici colpi di martello per far decollare il contatore del debito pubblico dell'amministrazione di Barack Obama. Cinque minuti in tutto, forse meno.L'apertura della convention repubblicana di Tampa lunedì 27 agosto si è ridotta a un drappello di delegati accalcati intorno al pa...
March 18, 2013 Event on the Italian Elections
The basic message was pretty dire. The results of the recent Italian elections portend major problems in forming a government that will be able to address the pressing economic challenges that Italy is facing. And prospects of reform in the political system are, at least for the moment, pretty dim. On the positive side, though, US-Italy cooperation...
Picasso painting held by U.S. authorities for Italy
A 1909 Pablo Picasso painting titled "Compotier et tasse," or "Fruit bowl and cup", with an estimated worth of $11.5 million will be held by U.S. authorities for the Italian government pending the outcome of criminal proceedings against its owner in Italy, according to the terms of a judge's order signed Monday. Justice Department authorit...
Il sogno americano di Elisa Sileoni, docente di italiano nel Maryland
by Maria Cristina Pasquali Ha lasciato l'Italia nel 1999. Ha ottenuta una laurea (Bachelor of Arts) nel 2003 al Lake Erie College (Painesville, Ohio) ed un primo Master alla Youngstown State University (Youngstown, Ohio), sì, proprio la città di cui parla la canzone di Springsteen, la "steel town", la città del ferro. Tornata in I...
InMotion to open manufacturing facility in Blacksburg
An Italian maker of parts for electric motors announced on Tuesday it will be opening its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Blacksburg after acquiring a local division of a Radford company. According to Montgomery County Economic Development Director Brian Hamilton, Italy-based Zapi S.p.A. recently purchased InMotion, which at the time was a Ra...
EU trade ministers visiting Philadelphia this week
Trade counselors from more than a dozen European Union countries will be visiting Philadelphia over the next two days – a trip that could greatly enhance the city's global business reputation. The event was organized by Andrea Canepari, consul general of Italy, along with the Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development, the Gre...