Campagna di Filitalia International per rafforzare il museo della storia dell'immigrazione italiana
Rosetta Miriello, presidente di Filitalia International, insieme a Paula DeSanctis Bonavitacola, a capo della Commissione Fundraising della stessa associazione, e Anna DiNardo, presidente della Commissione Lingua e Cultura di Filitalia International, ha partecipato ad una cena di San Valentino organizzata dal Chapter di North-East Philadelphia di F...
St. Paul's School students tour Little Italy
Fifteen students from St. Paul School for Boys in Lutherville recently toured Little Italy, including stops at St. Leo's Church, Columbus Piazza, Piedigrotta Bakery, and neighborhood murals. "Our purpose for this project was to learn about ethnic Baltimore; these 15 boys chose to explore Little Italy," said Rick Brocato, teacher. At Piedig...
Seven new members join Sons of Italy
At the monthly meeting of the Sons of Italy Lodge 2561 seven new brothers were initiated into the organization. The new members are Brian Dowd, Patrick Minutillo. Remo D'Alessandro, Charles Alfano, Chris Mazzarella, Anthony Bonavitacola and Dennis Calo. The meeting was held at Ravellos, 138 Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover. The Morris Count...
Descendants of Italian POWs to reunite at Letterkenny
by Coria Bowen Children and grandchildren of former Italian prisoners of war at Letterkenny Army Depot have grown up hearing stories of the soldiers' experiences building the historic Letterkenny Chapel in 1945, before the POWs were repatriated to Italy. About two dozen of those children and grandchildren will be in Chambersburg o...
Roselli's: Crafting Authentic Italian Cuisine Since 1969
Since 1969, Roselli's Food Specialties have been producing authentic, high quality pre-made Italian cuisine based on their traditional family recipes. The Italian food purveyors have grown from producing spaghetti sauces for local restaurants and individuals to launching an ecommerce website with expanded delivery options for their extensive line o...
Chelsea Market’s Buon’Italia Sets Sights on Jersey City
It's not just residents moving to Jersey City, companies are moving across the Hudson in droves. This week a report came out that four companies are moving over 1,200 jobs to Hudson County. And those are just the big ones that make headlines, many smaller companies are relocating here too. One such company is Buon'Italia, an Italian food i...
St. Paul's gets ready for Italian Festival this weekend
The St. Paul's Italian Festival kicks off Friday evening, but preparations for the festival have been going on for months. On Wednesday, you could smell the onions and peppers from the parking lot as dozens of volunteers lined up to help cut and prepare the food for the festival. There are 440 pounds of onions to peel that will pair up wi...
Garfield UNICO will be marking its 60th anniversary
Garfield's UNICO will be celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and the group is looking for former members to share any pictures, memorabilia or stories. UNICO is an Italian-American service organization. The Garfield Chapter raises funds to support various charities and to assist the community. First Vice President for UNICO and...
Programma scuola all'estero AFSAI: nuovi posti negli USA
AFSAI, Associazione per la Formazione, gli Scambi e le Attività Interculturali, rende noto che sono aperte nuove disponibilità per i programmi scolastici negli Stati Uniti: le candidature vanno inviate entro il 15 aprile prossimo. Entro tale termine è anche possibile candidarsi per i programmi scolastici in Francia (con possibilità di cors...
Donne al vertice - archeologa italiana Marcella Frangipane entra a far parte della National Academy of Sciences USA. la prima volta di una donna italiana
Per la prima volta una donna italiana entra a far parte della National Academy of Sciences: è l'archeologa della Sapienza Marcella Frangipane. La studiosa, il cui nome è indissolubilmente legato allo scavo di Arsalntepe in Turchia, è anche l'unica ad aver ricevuto questo riconoscimento in ambito umanistico Marcella Frangipane, docente di Ar...
Marlton owner masters art of brick oven pizza
by Samantha Raphelson Pizza. It is a symbol of Italian culture that has flourished since its journey to America. But unlike in Italy, we Americans have turned the traditional dish into fast food, stopping ourselves from enjoying the cheesy treat fully. Chef Frank Masso hopes to change the way Americans approach mealtime by s...
Interview: Michael Recchiuti
A Riverdalian by choice, Maestro Michael Recchiuti has been a relevant "voice of reason" in the classical music world, bringing a much needed and sought after recording of Stefano Donaudy's music. An ardent admirer of Giuseppe Verdi, Recchiuti was the ideal Maestro to interview in the year of Verdi's 200th anniversary. L'IDEA: Maestro Recc...