Month Long Celebration Of Italian Culture Wraps Up This Week
by Tim Jimenez A month-long celebration of Italian culture called "Ciao Philadelphia" wraps up with a number of events this week. There's an Italian Cinema Night at Widener University on Wednesday. On Friday, it's a Wine and Cheese tasting at Drexel. Andrea Canepari is Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia. For a second yea...
Little Italy Christmas Tree Lighting
Sponsored by the Original Little Italy Restaurant Association. Friday, December 4, 2015 - 7 pm - rain or shine. FREE FAMILY EVENT! (corner Stiles & High Streets) Christmas carols sung by Baltimore Choral Arts Society. Candlelight caroling will begin previously in the church and process to the tree lighting...
Leading veterans advocate Sartini dies
by Bob Kalinowski Neno Sartini, one of Northeastern Pennsylvania's leading advocates for veterans, died on Tuesday afternoon, his wife said. He was 85. Sartini served in the Air Force for 27 years, retiring as a master sergeant. The Wilkes-Barre man fought in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his ser...
N.J. Senate President Sweeney Receives Italian Consular award
The Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia, Andrea Canepari, presented New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney with the Italian Consular General Award May 23 at Rowan University. The award recognizes Sweeney's support of, and friendship with, Italian Americans in Sweeney's legislative district and around the state, Canepari said. &...
Fig trees are an Italian tradition and need winter care
As a child, Mary Menniti spent a lot of time with her Italian grandfather, who visited their rural home to tend his figs. "He came from a lifestyle of surviving on what he could grow and brought that knowledge to New Castle," she says. Even then, she could tell there was a special connection between her grandfather and those figs. The...
Commission will honor Caterina Dattola Dawson
By Bob Shryock Caterina Dattola Dawson, a Mickleton resident, has been named 2016 Italian-American Citizen of the Year by the Gloucester County Italian Heritage Commission in recognition of her efforts to keep Italian heritage alive, instilling a love for the culture and inspiring the younger generation to carry on the Italian tradition. ...
Italian Wounded Warriors visit the United States
A delegation of Italian "Wounded Warriors", led by Lieutenant Colonel Gianfranco Paglia, Italy's Gold Medal of Military Valor and advisor to the Minister of Defense, visited the USA from November 28 to December 2, 2016. The delegation of Italian soldiers wounded during mission, comprised of Lieutenant Colonel Marco Iannuzzi, Command Sergeant Major...
UNICO hosts Christmas tea at Harbor Healthcare
Members of UNICO-Delaware District 1 and St. Edmond Church Choir gathered at Harbor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Lewes Dec. 3 to share the spirit of Christmas. Residents enjoyed singing Christmas carols led by the choir and tasting a variety of baked goods provided by UNICO members. UNICO is a national Italian-American service org...
Esame di italiano AP 2013 - date di scadenza per le iscrizioni
RICORDA: SE TI ISCRIVI ALL'ESAME AP DI ITALIANO PUOI PARTECIPARE ALL'ESTRAZIONE DI BORSE DI STUDIO PER CORSI DI ITALIANO IN ITALIA – SEGUI LE NEWS SU: www.usspeaksitalian.org ewww.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Washington SE HAI UN DIPLOMA DI HIGH SCHOOL AMERICANO EVUOI ISCRIVERTI AD UNA UNIVERSITA' ITALIANATI SARANNO SUFFICIENTI L'ESAME AP...
Holy Ravioli! Annual Pasta Dinner To Benefit Little Italy Parish
Meatballs, ravioli, spaghetti and a whole lot more–it's all on the menu Sunday at one of Baltimore's biggest church dinners. Ron Matz reports on what's cooking in Little Italy. They're busy in the kitchen at St. Leo's Church. "I have more volunteers than I can use," said Sue Corasaniti, St. Leo's volunteer coordinator. "Everybody wants to be inv...
Andrea Bocelli in Newark, New Jersey
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 - 8:00PM - Doors Open: 7:00PMTickets: To purchase tickets, visit Ticketmaster.com, charge by Phone (800-745-3000), and any Ticketmaster outlet.Ticket Prices: $378.50, $278.50, $198.50, $153.50, $128.50, $78.50Availability: Buy TicketsParking: Buy Parking Andrea Bocelli will return to the U.S. for a select...
Gli States scelgono l'Italia
di Beatrice Bondi Momento d'oro per il made in Italy negli States: stando ai dati presentati dall'Istituto per il Commercio Eestero (ICE), nel primo quadrimestre 2013 le importazioni dall'Italia hanno continuato a crescere in una percentuale del +4.23% di molto superiore a quelle dal mondo, che registrano un calo del -1.91% rispetto allo s...