Cedar Grove Chapter of Unico National scholarship competition details
The Cedar Grove Chapter of UNICO National is accepting applications for its annual scholarship awards. This year the chapter will be awarding several Cedar Grove resident high school seniors $1,000 awards. In addition to the local chapter scholarships, there are eight district and national awards for undergraduates and two awards for post...
Congratulations to NIAF member Gina Furia Rubel, Esq.
Congratulations to NIAF member Gina Furia Rubel, Esq., president and ceo of Furia Rubel Communications Inc., who has received SmartCEO Philadelphia's 2015 SmartCEO Brava Award, presented to Greater Philadelphia's top women CEOs, nonprofit leaders and high-impact executives. Rubel is the Secretary and Treasurer of the Justinian Foundation o...
Local meat, Italian tradition for chef Joe Cicala's new salumi business
Joe Cicala's meat is ahead of schedule. But that doesn't mean it'll be eaten anytime soon. "This is perfect," says the chef, grinning as he gently thumbs a butcher-twined hunk of pork the size and shape of a beehive. We're standing close in a stuffy, funky-smelling curing room, an industrial walk-in where a few dozen culatellos, cut from the rear...
An excerpt from Dolores’ memoir: Family, sweet summer, and the real Jersey Shore
by Dolores Alfieri With Memorial Day having just passed, marking the unofficial start of summer, Anthony and I decided to share an excerpt from my memoir, The Dreams that Break Your Heart. This chapter is about a trip down the Shore in Jersey, which is a summer ritual familiar to countless East-Coast Italian Americans. This is the real Jer...
Italian Research and Practice in the Conservation, Protection, and Preservation of Cultural Heritage
WHEN: THU, NOV 10, 2016 AT 7:00 PMLOCATION: Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St, NW, Washington, DC 20008 The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, in collaboration with Italian Academy's International Observatory for Cultural Heritage, Columbia University, present a conference with Camilla Cavicchi, Frances...
Insegnanti sull'orlo di una crisi di nervi
By Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino Impossibile riassumere in poche righe il complesso argomento della valutazione dei docenti e l'obiettivo di miglioramento della didattica dei Common Core Standards (adottati da 45 Stati degli USA). I docenti sono stati coinvolti nel processo di valutazione dagli amministratori degli istituti e dallo Stato. L'importanz...
Chazz Palminteri to revive 'A Bronx Tale' at Lyric
The last time Chazz Palminteri performed "A Bronx Tale" in Baltimore, he came away with a restaurant. It was during the 2009 national tour of his autobiographical, one-man show that Palminteri met the Vitale family, the Little Italy restaurateurs that would become his partners in Chazz: A Bronx Original, the Harbor East Italian restaurant that ope...
Invitation to the Georgetown University Italian Research Institute Event on May 30
Dear Colleagues, Recently we have created an Italian Research Institute at GeorgetownUniversity whose principal goal is to identify and highlight the significant contemporary contributions of our talented scholars and leaders in all fields and create a synergy with non-Italian scholars and leaders. On Friday, May 30, in collaboration wi...
History Matters: Wilmington’s Little Italy
By Ben Szmidt With the annual St. Anthony's Italian Festival just over a week away, this month's History Matters heads to the festival's home: Wilmington's Little Italy. In the late 19th and early 20th century, many Italians began immigrating to America to find a better life. Of those who came to the Mid-Atlantic many settled in a section of...
Woman from Mount Carmel discovers her roots while studying in Italy
My last name is Italian. Unfortunately, that's all I really knew about the Italian side of my family. Most of my Italian ancestors died a long time ago, and my family wasn't in touch with those still living. My father once tried to research our family tree, but reached a dead end with my great-grandparents, who both died before 1950. &nb...
La Befana To Arrive in NJ
La Befana will arrive directly from Italy and land in New Jersey to spread cheer and happiness for all well behaved children. Date: Saturday, January 10 Time: 11:00 AM Where: Trumpets Jazz Club & Restaurant, 6 Depot Square, Montclair La Befana will deliver gifts and treats to children. A fun-filled program. A sk...
1st Saint Pio Award Ceremony, Washington DC
The Saint Pio Foundation is proud to present the "Saint Pio Award Ceremony", which will take place at The Naval Heritage Center (701 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20004), on Friday, May 22, 2015, at 6:30pm.The Saint Pio Award has been established to recognize the selfless and outstanding contribution to the Catholic Church of those...