Italian American Association Dinner is April 24
The Italian American Association will hold its April Dinner Meeting on Friday, April 24 at Genetti Hotel and Convention Center in Wilkes-Barre. Arrival time is 6 p.m. with dinner being served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person. There will be music by Danny Argo & Friends until 10:15 p.m. For reservations or membership, call Louise...
Not about the book sales
The common question people ask me during these months of book presentations, signings, and book talks of Baltimore's Little Italy is: "How many books did you sell?" And my standard answer is that the sales don't matter. I'm not paying attention to the numbers ... I'm more interested in the reactions. It is much more meaningful how the bo...
Essex celebrates Italian-American heritage
by Mark Romano Patty Spango, the newly appointed Essex County deputy superintendent of elections/deputy commissioner of registration, and Frank A. Cocchiola Jr., a retired educator and administrator, were recognized as "Stellas della Contea di Essex" (Stars of Essex County) at the Essex County Italian-American Heritage Month observance hel...
Frank Giordano receives Philadelphia Music Alliance Award Platinum Award
For the first time in more than two decades, the Philadelphia Music Alliance (PMA) hosted a stellar evening gala to celebrate its newest group of inductees on the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame. It was held at The Fillmore Philadelphia on October 26, 2015. At the induction ceremony that took place during the day on the Avenue of the Arts...
Italian Market's Bar One readying brunch and beer for spring opening
Ralph's Italian Restaurant Manager Ryan Rubino sat around idly for two decades while ownership changed hands at nearby 767 S. Ninth St., which was most recently neighborhood pub The Wishing Well. This time around, when the bar shuttered in October, sitting idly by didn't feel like an option. "As soon as that [space] opened up, I thought, '...
Sister City Chef Exchange to Culminate in Italian-Style Street Festival in Belmont June 11
On Saturday, June 11 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Downtown Belmont will be the scene of a street festival celebrating Charlottesville's Italian Sister City of Poggio a Caiano. The event caps off the first part of a chef exchange between Tavola restaurant and Poggio's Ristorante il Falcone sponsored in part by the Charlottesville Sister Cities C...
“Moving Out” Hits a Familiar Migration Theme
As a younger generation of Italians emigrates in search of better opportunities, an older generation of Italians who have lived abroad for many years look back nostalgically to return to their homeland. The views of these two faces of migration were well-encapsulated in the world-premiere performance of "Moving Out," a two-character theatrical/oper...
La Festa Italiana kicks off in Downtown Jersey City
by Corey McDonald The annual La Festa Italiana street fair returned to the neighborhood surrounding Holy Rosary Church last night, as music, games and Italian food kicked off the five-day extravaganza. The festival will continue throughout the week – running from 5 to 11 p.m. today and Friday, and 3 to 11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday....
Larimer and Orphan
At the corner of Larimer Avenue and Orphan Street is a meadow turning to forest, where the foundations of demolished homes are softened by ivy and moss. This spot is only twenty years into a quiet ruination, but it feels ancient. Wherever I step, in the low grass, dozens of tiny crickets spring out, noiselessly, pale-gray. I can't find them when I...
La lezione degli italoamericani sui pregiudizi
La National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) è una fondazione, interamente sostenuta da finanziamenti privati, con una missione ben precisa: mantenere viva la conoscenza della cultura e della società italiana nei giovani di seconda, terza, quarta, quinta generazione che hanno origini nel Belpaese. Ha sede a Washington DC, città in cui fu fondata...
“NEXT STOP: ITALY”, POESIA E FOTOGRAFIA ITALIANE ALLA PHILLIPS COLLECTION DI WASHINGTON
Prossima fermata: l'Italia. Fotografia e poesia italiane sono in mostra alla Phillips Collection di Washington, prestigioso museo aperto nel 1921, primo dedicato all'arte moderna negli Stati Uniti. I visitatori che vi si recheranno fino al 28 aprile saranno accolti da Next Stop: Italy, mostra allestita in collaborazione con l'Ambasciata d'Italia a...
Little Italy plans to hire Private Security
Members of Baltimore City's "Little Italy Community Organization" plan to hire private security to patrol the neighborhood and they want businesses to help pay for it. This announcement follows another armed robbery over the weekend. Letters detailing the private security force are just beginning to be sent to business owners. It's hoped o...