Opera Italiana is in the Air 2024
Experience the enchanting world of Italian Opera at “Opera Italiana is in the Air,” a free outdoor concert set against the picturesque backdrop of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Maestro Alvise Casellati will perform renditions of opera’s most cherished arias, fostering a connection between a diverse group of attendees and the music’s timeles...
Isola Brings BYOB Italian Dining to Long Beach Island
The Italian word “isola” means island. It’s a fitting name for Isola Italian Trattoria in Beach Haven. Proprietors Marysol Duffy and Rosa Luisi opened the restaurant out of a desire to bring an authentic Northern Italian dining experience to Long Beach Island. Isola’s interior offers a “modern vibe” according to General Manager and Executive Pizza...
Maria D’Andrea-Yothers Honored
On April 9, 2024, AMHS current Board Director and former President, Maria D’Andrea-Yothers, was honored at a dinner hosted by the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), the main trade association representing the domestic textile industry. Maria, who is retiring from the Department of Commerce in December, 2024, has worked in the Office...
Make Way for the Race of the Saints
It’s not just an event—it’s a vivid representation of something felt so deep within the community of Jessup, Lackawanna County, Penn., that it can only be described as “anima.” La Corsa dei Ceri, the annual “race of the saints” in honor of St. Ubaldo, is held in both Gubbio, Italy, and Jessup. Legend states that Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (Bar...
We Must Keep Schenley Park’s Statue of Columbus
On April 19, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled 7 to 0 to reinstate a lawsuit to prevent the removal of Pittsburgh’s Christopher Columbus statue from Schenley Park. The suit was filed by the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA), the largest Italian American fraternal association in Pennsylvania, founded in Pittsburgh in 1930. The...
This is the best orecchiette found in New Jersey
It's not often that I can say something is the BEST. And certainly, we have some of the best restaurants in the country right here in the Garden State. As you know, I'm funny about pasta, I don't buy and try not to eat anything made with American hybridized wheat or enriched/bleached flour. It's not easy to avoid and it's certainly not the worst th...
‘My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy!’ coming to Greensburg May 19
Comedian Steve Solomon has heard 10,000 nights of laughs, but he’s hoping for at least one more. On May 19, Solomon will perform “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy!” at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg. The long-running show features its writer and creator, Solomon, humorously recalling and reenacting episodes from his life....
The company that rebuilt Genoa bridge is offering to do the same for Baltimore
The Italian company that helped rebuild a bridge that collapsed in Genoa in 2018 says it is ready to do the same in Baltimore. WeBuild Group said in a press release Friday that it had sent a preliminary design and plans to US officials for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which fell apart in late March after a cargo...
“Changed by Women” – Bocconi University and Women’s Empowerment at the Italian Embassy in Washington
The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, hosted yesterday at Villa Firenze the Washington stop of the “Changed by Women” tour, a project by Bocconi University on women’s empowerment promoted through a university publication dedicated to 99 role-model alumnae, a fundraising campaign for female students, and a mentoring progra...
Here’s Your Guide to Italian Restaurants in Delaware County
Several generations of Italian Americans have made their home here in Delaware County, so it’s not surprising that there are plenty of good Italian restaurants to be found here. Main Line Today’s Kylee Steigelman has compiled a list of 47 Italian restaurant that can be found here at home. Read on for the top six in the county. Ariano in Media, a ru...
Delicious Italian restaurant in Central New Jersey
I love finding new food spots in New Jersey that I've never been to or heard of before. It always feels like the second I walk I can tell I'm going to have a great experience. Partly because no matter where you go in New Jersey you're bound to find good food, but we also do Italian food better than every other state. So when I came across Gennaro's...
Joe Venuti ‘the wild fiddler from Philly’ was an Italian American
Giusepppe Venuti was born Sept. 16, 1903, in Philadelphia. Joe was known throughout his life as being a jokester and using hyperbole to explain his early life. Did he study violin at a Milan Conservatory, learn from his grandfather or did he pick it up on his own? Whatever his true beginnings, he became the first jazz violinist. After World War I J...