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A fast casual Italian eatery is coming to the vacant restaurant space at 4733 Elm Street near Bethesda Row. Property owner Lenny Greenberg confirmed the new tenant, which recently launched a website announcing the concept. Blogger Robert Dyer first reported the news.   Read more   Source: http://www.bethesdanow.com   &nbs...

Donning colorful masks, some 200 eighth-grade pupils who are enrolled in the Italian language program at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School (MEMS) participated in the celebration of Carnevale on Jan. 29.   As the students entered the classroom where they study Italian, they "ooh'd" and "ahh'd" over the decorations. The desks were rearra...

The Greater Ramsey Chapter of UNICO National invites area residents to attend its "Re-Discover Your Italian Heritage" event from 2-5 p.m. March 22 on the second floor of the Ramsey Ambulance Building, 41 N. Island Ave. Admission is free, but reservations are required, and space is limited. The deadline for making reservations is March 18.  ...

A new gelato shop is likely coming soon to 107 N. Fairfax St. in Old Town Alexandria, according to papers filed with the City Planning Commission. This will be the first Virginia location for Dolci Gelati, which already has shops in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood and in Takoma Park, Md. In addition to its two locations, the company also has a food t...

By Susan Sprague Yeske   Great Italian food is just about everywhere in Mercer County, but finding a large variety of options in one place is rare. But you can find just that for three days during the Mercer County Italian American Festival Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Mercer County Park in West Windsor.   Casual foods will include...

A business network is a collaborative approach towards the supply chain, where businesses will find mutual goals and build alliances with other suppliers to meet those goals. IABCN is an organization comprised of business and professionals throughout the Delaware Valley, fostering trade, commerce and SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ventures between Italy...

Congratulations to NIAF Board Member Dr. John P. Rosa, a renowned chiropractor and community organizer, on being appointed the Consular Correspondent of the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia for South-Eastern Maryland.   In this role, Rosa will assist Italian residents in Maryland and Philadelphia in all visa, passport, and citizens...

Mauro Magarelli's parents emigrated to the U.S. from the fishing port of Molfetta on the heel of the Italian boot. Magarrelli's father, Guiseppe, was 17 when he and his new wife, Teresa, came to the U.S. in 1958. He began a lifelong career as a plasterer but wanted more for his son as he would tell the young boy, "always put the tie on." &nbs...

Ask a restaurateur opening a cozy corner restaurant and he'll tell you his aspirations are to be a neighborhood place. But these are often just buzzwords. To experience a textbook example, visit Sal's Italian Kitchen in Cabin John where keeping things neighborly comes easily.   It's easy for guests to push tables together when neighbors and...

NIAF will host its annual gala weekend from October 12-13, 2012, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. The Foundation's 37th Anniversary Gala on Saturday evening will conclude two days of activities offering the best of Italy in Washington, D.C. All conferences are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Visit www.niaf.org/gala...

In America, nel 2013, sarà tempo d'Italia. Con l'esposizione del celebre David-Apollo di Michelangelo nella National Gallery of Art di Washington, infatti, si è aperto ufficialmente oggi l'Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti, il progetto nato dall'iniziativa del Ministro Giulio Terzi e che gode dell'Alto Patronato del Presidente della Rep...

Italia più avanti degli Usa sul versante della sostenibilità: perlomeno a giudicare da alcune eccellenze come il Caab, il Centro agro-alimentare di Bologna che, con i suoi 100mila metri quadrati di superficie fotovoltaica, "impressiona per la determinazione e la portata degli investimenti realizzati in pochi mesi nel settore energetico delle rinnov...