By Riccardo Chioni Con una tradizione alle spalle che si tramanda da 88 anni, il Club della Società Madonna dei Martiri di Hoboken, in collaborazione con la Società Hoboken Italian Festival, ha allestito l'annuale dinner dance presso il ristorante Macaluso di Hawthorne in New Jersey a cui hanno preso parte circa 400 persone. Durante la serata è s...
Frank Poma grew up in his family's kitchen — "I was peeling garlic when I was 5 years old," he says — and even worked for a while in a banquet center. But it was his cousin in Sicily — Salvatore Monteleone — who became a chef with his own restaurant. Then Monteleone came to the U.S. and the two began talking about opening a place together...
by Sebastian D'Elia The Plainfields' Chapter of UNICO celebrated a successful concert at Sacred Heart Church with the Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea featuring Broadway hits, pop standards and Italian classical compositions and favorites to a delighted audience of more than 400 on a beautiful Spring day. The orchestra was led by...
Un evento "memorabile e di successo". Così il direttivo della Filitalia Foundation fondata da Pat Nestico definisce la serata di premiazione "Scholarship and President Night Awards" durante la quale la fondazione ha assegnato le borse di studio a tredici vincitori (10 dagli USA e 3 dall'Italia) e il Premio del Presidente a due coppie. L'ev...
By Becky Krystal It has been a few weeks of good news for fans of Italian food: The second location of Arlington's Italian Store opened in Westover last week; the market portion of chef Amy Brandwein's Centrolina opens today in CityCenter; and Carluccio's Italian market, cafe and restaurant will open June 3 in Old Town Alexandria. The bra...
By Rebecca Panico The brothers that brought you Renato's Pizza Masters on Central Avenue in the Heights are now using their expertise to open an Italian-style deli on the same block. Bocelli's Italian Deli opened late last month and a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 274 Central Ave. between Sherman Place and Manhattan Avenue followed. &nb...
Sunday, Oct. 2 | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children 17 & under receive free admission | Regular museum rates for adults. Tu e la tua famiglia are cordially invited to commemorate your italianità at the History Center with a full day of interactive activities designed with K-12 students in mind. In honor of Italian Heritage Month, loc...
Giulio, thank you very, very much, and buon pomeriggio to everybody. Thank you for being patient. I apologize for being a little bit delayed. But as I think you all know, we were under the great leadership and tutelage of Giulio. We were doing important diplomatic work this morning, and I might say that I think the Foreign Minister organized a very...
Venere.com, the Online Accommodation Specialist, reports that both local and American tourists are increasingly choosing to spend their summer in the smaller, cheaper and less traditionally touristy towns of the Bel Paese. According to Venere.com, Expedia's Rome-based OTA, while reservation growth for Rome and Venice are slowing down as compared t...
The Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA), the oldest and largest national organization for men and women of Italian heritage, elected Anthony J. Baratta of Illinois by acclamation to serve as national president, during its 53rd Biennial National Convention in Philadelphia, August 11-18, 2013. Mr. Baratta was sworn in as OSIA's 34th Nation...
The Capitol Heights Lyric Opera Ensemble of New York City will present a program of Italian love songs at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, Oct. 6. The program will begin at 2 pm. Great opera arias of Verdi and Puccini as well as Neapolitan ballads will be performed by three members of the Ensemble. The program will take place...
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania will award one Albert M. Greenfield Fellowship for research in 20th-century history. The fellowship supports one month of residency in Philadelphia during the 2014-2015 academic year. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, enriched by the holdings of the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, holds more...