Historical Museum's New Exhibit Illustrates Hoboken's Roots
by Mike Pignataro If Hoboken seems crowded today, with a population just over 50,000, imagine how crowded it was between 1892 – 1924, the peak period of U.S. immigration. Following the Immigration Act of 1891, which established federal control over immigration, Hoboken's—and the entire country's—demographics changed dramatically....
La Niaf guarda al futuro. Al Gala riflettori sull'Expo e sugli italiani d'America
Nella 39.ma edizione del Gala, la National Italian American Foundation ha portato sabato sera Milano a Washington con le immagini del Duomo che hanno fatto da sfondo nel salone delle feste del Hilton Hotel dove si sono dato appuntamento oltre un migliaio di persone per la più grande Convention italoamericana. A condurre la serata la Niaf ha chiama...
Framework agreement signed in Washington on physics research and transfer of Nobel Laureate Rubbia’s particle detector from Gran Sasso to Fermi Lab
The Ambassador of Italy in the United States, Claudio Bisogniero, representing the Ministry of Education, University, and Research, signed an agreement on science and technology with the U.S. Department of Energy, represented by Under Secretary Lynn Orr. "This agreement will allow Italy and the United States to exchange experts, scientific...
Mondo Italiano Introduces New Music Course
Does your child have talent? Join Mondo Italiano's new course "musichIAMO" ("I love music") with Italian tenor Marco Fiorante from Lecce. Classes in Pittsbirgh are starting Tuesday, September 22nd for ages 5-10 and 11-17. There are adult voice lessons as well. For more information, contact MONDO ITALIANO at (412) 478 2681 or email m...
Taste of Italy in New Orleans
American Italian Cultural Center. Saturday, October 10, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (CDT). New Orleans, LA Experience a "Taste of Italy" in the Piazza d'Italia and American Italian Cultural Center! Enjoy Italian food, music, art, an Italian immigrant experience and more in celebration of National Italian Heritage Month. Attire is dress...
Mangia mangia! Diotaiuti opens Aperto in Northwest
There's a bold new spot for power lunching in Northwest, and it's fitting that celebrity chef Luigi Diotaiuti is there to be your guide. Mr. Diotaiuti, whose fortunate clients have included George Clooney, Hillary Clinton, Harrison Ford and John F. Kerry, has opened Aperto to be the companion piece to his other District Italian bistro, Al Tiramisu,...
Novelist Don DeLillo named first recipient of Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Don DeLillo, the celebrated novelist who once complained that as a young writer he "lacked ambition," has been named the first recipient of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. The new lifetime achievement award, announced Thursday by Librarian of Congress James Billington, will be presented at the 13th annual National Book Festival...
Radio Icn solo su Internet. Il passaggio al digitale dal primo agosto, per un ascolto senza limiti
Dal primo agosto Radio Icn trasmetterà solo per internet. Niente più radio SCA, una tecnologia da tempo superata, costosa, piena di statica e limitata nella zona d'ascolto. Una decisione che abbiamo rinviato per molto tempo, ma ora necessaria. E' l'addio all'antenna, come lo è stato per le televisioni che oramai da anni ricevono il segnale solo via...
Poinsettia and wreath sale pays to repair Hurricane Sandy damage
The Sea Isle City Italian-American Club Women's Auxiliary recently raised money from a poinsettia and wreath sale to help pay for repairs to the organization's club house, which was damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The auxiliary raises money for charitable efforts every year. But the group decided it needed to make repairs to the club house...
Made in Hoboken: Two Italian family businesses still do it the old-fashioned way
The factories of Hoboken's industrial past may be a distant memory, but there are still places where products are Hoboken made. Keeping tradition alive, Fiore's Deli House of Quality has made its creamy mozzarella, and Dom's Bakery Grand, its crusty Italian bread, the same way for decades. At Fiore's, the day's special is always the homema...
Operapop: Concert - December 16, 2014 at 6:30 pm
Francesca Carli, soprano, and Enrico Giovagnoli, tenor, merge the language of pop music with their experience of opera in a fusion of great vocal skill and stage presence that leads to a spectacular performance. RSVP will be announced. To receive your personal invite, join our mailing list HERE LOCATION: Embassy of Italy, 3...
Joe Bruno: A Very-Well-Compensated Consultant to Charter Schools
by Rick Cohen "Paradise in Potomac: Every inch of couple's estate built for living lavishly," read the Washington Post headline about the home of Joe Bruno and his wife, Cynthia Marini Bruno, in a society-page style article in the Post's real estate section. For those of us who don't often turn to the society or real estate column...