Annual 'Italian Feast' Kicks off in Brick Thursday
by Daniel Nee For the next few days, everyone in Brick will be Italian! The second annual Feast of the Assumption at the Jersey Shore, a local take on the summer festivals traditionally held in Italian neighborhoods in New York City and elsewhere, will begin Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Epiphany Roman Catholic Church on Thiele Road, j...
Traditional Italian-Style Horse Race Coming to Atlantic City
Gov. Chris Christie approved legislation that would permit Atlantic City to host its own version of the annual Palio di Siena, a special horse race held in Italy for 700 years, Assemblymen John Amodeo and Chris Brown announced on Friday. "The American Palio in Atlantic City" will be held on the city's beaches, according to Brown and Amodeo, who sp...
Casey Urges Italy to Keep Philadelphia's Italian Consulate Open
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that he has sent letters to Italian officials, especially President Napolitano and Foreign Minister Bonino, urging the country to keep its Philadelphia consulate open. Recently, Italy announced that it was considering closing the consulate. In his letter, Senator Casey cited the critical role that th...
Write the story of the neighborhood!
History Press, a traditional book publisher of local and regional history, has contacted the Promotion Center for Little Italy in the hopes of finding a writer who is an integral part of the Little Italy community to pen a book on the history of the neighborhood. They seek an historian/author and are open to first-time authors. "Hopefully...
Carmella food truck dishes out good Italian on the streets of Jersey City
Specialty food trucks have not always been welcomed in New Jersey; good luck finding one in Bergen County, for example. Jersey City, Newark, Hoboken and Montclair have the most active food truck scenes, but food trucks in general have run into opposition from officials and brick-and-mortar restaurants around the state. Read more...
New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera to Hold Open Auditions for La Bohème, Carmen, Lucia di Lammermoor
New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera Artistic Director Lucine Amara invites soloists in all vocal categories to audition for roles in the professional opera company's 2014-2015 productions. New Jersey residents are encouraged to apply.Solo roles are available in the company's new productions of Giacomo Puccini's La Bohème, Georges Bizet's Carmen...
Entrepreneurship and Innovation – Italian Inspirations - October 30 | 5:00 pm
This Ciao Philadelphia event, hosted by Drexel University at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, celebrates the Italian spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship through a panel discussion with Drexel leaders in design fields in the presence of amazing examples of innovation from the Simeone automotive collection. Dr. Donna DeCarolis...
Sons of Italy announce 2015 'Pasta Festa' set for April 26 in Whitehouse Station
Since 1990, Marconi Lodge of the Sons of Italy in America has held a "Pasta Festa" spaghetti dinner in Readington Township, to benefit local charities and causes. The event started in Whitehouse Station, and was held there until 2011. In 2012 and 2013, the Pasta Festa was moved to Three Bridges. After a successful return to Whitehouse Stat...
Romance Languages Assistant Professor in Italian Studies
The Italian Studies Division in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania seeks applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Italian Studies. The candidate should have a PhD and native or near native proficiency in Italian; a strong background in 20th- & 21st-century literature, and in...
Zavino group expanding to Main Line and D.C.
by Michael Klein Greg Dodge and crew are headed to the Main Line this summer for a third location ofZavino, their casual Italian pizza/wine bar. They also are setting up a restaurant in Washington, D.C., that will resemble their more recent Washington Square West opening, the more refined Tredici. Dodge said work would begin in Ma...
John Ferrone, Editor of Eclectic Stable of Writers, Dies at 91
John Ferrone, an editor who shepherded Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Color Purple" into print, encouraged Anaïs Nin to publish her erotic fiction, and served as James Beard's dining and cooking companion and literary executor, died in Old Bridge, N.J., on April 10. He was 91. The cause was complications of Parkinson's di...
Scholarships for Talented Players born in 2007 and 2008
Roma Academy Maryland: Exceptional Training Available to All! Have you been looking for an exceptional player development program with true professionals teaching your child that is also affordable? Then look no further, AC Cugini Roma Academy has the solution! Not only do we work with every family to afford this unique opp...