Holy cannoli! Readers share where to find beloved Italian pastry
by Patricia Talorico I hope you have a sweet tooth. Our mailbag, and voice mail, was flooded with suggestions after a reader last week asked where to find good cannoli now that Serpe's Bakery in Elsmere is out of commission due to its Dec. 24 fire. We received dozens of ideas in and around Delaware. Clara and Jack Rust of Newark s...
Italian-born classical guitarist Flavio Sala starts his career anew in the United States
One night, the internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Flavio Sala headlined a performance by a symphony orchestra at Prokofiev Concert Hall of the Philharmonic Society of Russia. Three weeks later, he was playing at a barn in Carroll County as the opening act for a Baltimore bluegrass band. What happened in between still has fr...
IAP 28: From an Italian immigrant neighborhood to the White House, a conversation with Anita Bevacqua McBride
In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak with Anita Bevacqua McBride. McBride served as assistant to President George W. Bush and chief of staff to First Lady Laura Bush from 2005 to 2009, directing the staff's work on the wide variety of domestic and global initiatives in which Mrs. Bush was involved. She had primary resp...
4th Italian American Heritage Festival June 2
Mark the date on your calendars: Sunday, June 2 from 11:30 am to 6 p.m. It's the date of the Fourth Annual Italian American Heritage Festival in Rose Tree Park. Admission is free. The festival will celebrate Italian-American authors, artists, sports figures, automobiles, culture, heritage, food, entertainment and more. Two separate st...
Il giudice mette i sigilli allo storico ristorante Casa Dante di Jersey City fondato da due italoamericani
Gli agenti della polizia giudiziaria hanno messo i sigilli al popolare ristorante di Jersey City Casa Dante, che tra i suoi clienti famosi annoverava il leggendario Yankee Phil Rizzuto, a causa di una disputa sull'affitto arretrato che gli attuali prorietari dovrebbero al padrone di casa. Il ristorante Casa Dante, situato lungo Newark Avenue, in p...
Nutley woman joins New Jersey commission
by Hasime Kukaj Gov. Chris Christie recently appointed Nutley resident Eileen L. Poiani to the New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission. "I was very honored and humbled to be nominated as a commissioner," Poiani said. As a third generation Nutleyite, Poiani has served various committees, including the Acade...
The Farnese Collection in Naples - September 19, 2014 at 3:00PM
Fabrizio Vona - Superintendent of the Historical, Artistic and Ethno-anthropological Heritage for the city and the Museums of Naples and the Royal Palace in Caserta - will hold a conference on the history and the political setting explaining how the Farnese Collection came to Naples and how it became the heart of the Capodimonte Museum's collection...
A Di Giovanni l’ufficio relazioni internazionali Eni a Washington
Gianni Di Giovanni lascia la carica di Amministratore Delegato dell'Agenzia di Stampa Agi per assumere la responsabilità dell'ufficio relazioni internazionali Eni a Washington. Nel luglio 2013, Di Giovanni aveva lasciato la direzione della External Communication di Eni la nomina in Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, in cui rivestiva già il ruolo di...
Italian American Police Society held Christmas Party for children in need
by Frank Cahill Italian American Police Society of New Jersey Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Morris, Bergen and Passaic counties held its Annual Christmas Party for children in need. The event was held at the American Legion Hall in Whippany. The US Customs and Border Protection Law Enforcement Explorers helped to make the holiday party...
Columbus Day Parade Grand Marshal Wanted
The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee is currently accepting nominations for Grand Marshal of the Twenty-fifth Annual Parade and Italian Festival to be held in Seaside Heights from October 7 through October 9. "The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival has grown into one of the most popular ethnic celebrations at t...
L'On. Francesca La Marca è intervenuta alla riunione dell’Intercomites USA a Filadelfia
L'On. Francesca La Marca ha partecipato alla riunione dell'Intercomites degli USA, svoltasi lo scorso sabato a Filadelfia. All'incontro erano presenti i Presidenti dei Comites statunitensi e il Console di Filadelfia Andrea Canepari, che ha portato il suo saluto. Presenti anche il primo consigliere dell'Ambasciata di Washington, Carlo Romeo, che ha...
Personality Profile: Corrado Riccelli
In this month's Personality Profile, Ciao Pittsburgh chatted with Pittsburgh native Corrado Riccelli. Born and raised in the small town of Sharpsburg, PA, Corrado grew up during a time when that town was primarily populated by Italian immigrants and first generation Italian-Americans. Growing up, Corrado was surrounded by many Italian-Americans—'co...