Italian-American Profiles of Success: Matthew Carulli
Back in 2007, Matthew Carulli won a scholarship from the Italian Nationality Room at the University of Pittsburgh for a summer study abroad program in Syracuse, Sicily. That trip led to another study abroad trip two years later. Ever since that first trip, Matthew has wanted to give back to the Italian Room's scholarship fund. He always th...
Founder of iconic Trenton business Barbero’s Bakery dies at 99
By Scott Ketterer The founder of Barbero's Bakery, "Trenton's Tiffany in baked products," has died just one year shy of a century. Angelo Barbero died last Friday at the age of 99. Barbero was born in Montemarano, Italy in 1915 to Gerard and Maria (Coscia) Barbero. He was one of three children who came to the United States in 1920 to join...
Dante Alighieri Society of Washington: 30-Year Anniversary of la Bella Lingua
di Michela Tartaglia This year Dante Alighieri Society of Washington marks an incredible achievement for 30 years in divulgating la bella lingua through the Italian language program. Created in 1984, the language program has provided Italian classes to thousands of students interested in learning or advancing their knowledge of th...
'Project X' — an entire block of planned new development in Little Italy — is moving forward
Several offers from out of town developers have been submitted to purchase a block in Little Italy that is expected to fetch about $12 million, the real estate representative for property owners in the historic Baltimore neighborhood said Tuesday. Joe Scalia, an attorney and real estate broker who lives in Little Italy, said he has received severa...
New Jersey and Italy: Perfect together - Italian trade head eager to expand business ties
By Tom Bergeron Let's be clear: Maurizio Forte is the trade commissioner and executive director for the USA of the Italian Trade Agency. But what he said in his opening remarks of a breakfast with a select audience of New Jersey business executives in Newark last week could easily be construed as an economic development pitch for the Gard...
Preserving Italian Culinary Traditions in DC on June 29, 2016, 6:00 PM
When: Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMWhere: National Italian American Foundation | 1860 19th Street, Washington, D.C. 20009Costs: Members $5 | Non-members $10 - Click here to buy tickets! Advance ticket purchase required. Join the Washington, D.C Region for a discussion with Domenica Marchetti on her latest cookbook PRESERVIN...
After nearly 20 years, the grease pole is back
by Samantha Melamed About 70 slippery pounds of lard are secured in five-gallon buckets in an undisclosed South Philadelphia location. It's physical proof that, after nearly two decades lost to history, the grease pole - Albero della Cuccagna to Italian speakers - is finally back. The spectacle once was the centerpiece of the South Ninth...
Nicaretta Selected Bayonne’s Veteran of Year
Service to his country in the military and countless hours of volunteering for veterans' and other organizations have culminated in John Nicaretta being named Bayonne's Veteran of the Year. Nicaretta served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1951 to '53 and rose to the rank of sergeant. He was honored during a special luncheo...
Guests eat up Italian festival
Unlucky number 13 was lucky at the pasta-eating contest at Saturday's Bell' Italia Festival at Hazle Township Community Park. It was good to be 13 years old — the age of the three winners of the pasta-eating contest in the youth division at the annual event. About a dozen combatants between the ages of 3 and 14 participated in the con...
Peter Rappoccio: Groundskeeper par excellence
From age 14, Peter Rappoccio has been involved with golf course maintenance, but he is now ready to retire as the property manager of Silver Spring Country Club. After 39 years at Silver Spring, Rappoccio will no longer be in charge of the golf course, the clubhouse, the swimming pool, and the tennis and paddle ball courts. He will no longer be wo...
Corona D’Italia Lodge #807 January Meeting
Corona D'Italia Lodge #807 held their monthly business meeting on Wednesday, January 11 at 5p.m. at Pizza Joe's. President, Clemmy Sirimarco presided over the session that began with a pizza luncheon served by Sentinel Lois DiFrichia and Mary Jane Folino. Treasurer Louise Vitullo presented the financial reports and she noted that she is collec...
Toscano & Sons Relocates to Virginia Highland This Fall
Beloved Italian market Toscano & Sons will reopen this Fall in the heart of Virginia Highland. The market and sandwich shop closed in June due to the lack of retail traffic and residential density around its West Midtown location; it hopes to open doors by the end of November at 1050 N. Highland Avenue, in the space recently vacated by Stanton...