Pizza and Italian restaurant to open in central Pa.
Owners of a Cumberland County restaurant are expanding with a second establishment. Carmelo and Tasha Ferrante will open Ferrante’s Pizza Italian Restaurant at 205 Pauline Drive in York Township, York County on Oct. 31. The couple also operate Alba Cafe at 4902 Louise Drive at Rossmoyne Business Center in Lower Allen Township. They will be joined...
Filitalia International & Foundation's 36th Annual Gala: A Night of Elegance, Philanthropy, and Italian Culture
Filitalia International & Foundation is delighted to announce its much-anticipated 36th Annual Gala, a glamorous and meaningful event that promises to be an extraordinary evening. This grand occasion will be held at the exquisite Overbrook Golf Club in Villanova, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, November 5th, from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Guests will be serena...
Biden Pays Surprise Visit to NIAF Gala, Celebrates Italian Americans
U.S. President Joe Biden made a surprise speech yesterday at the 48th anniversary gala of NIAF, the National Italian-American Foundation, introduced by first lady Jill. “Italian-Americans have done a lot for the United States,” the commander-in-chief said after arriving at Woodley Park. Biden then exchanged a few words with Italian Ambassador to Wa...
First Lady Jill Biden to Join NIAF’s Anniversary Gala
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is honored to announce First Lady Jill Biden will attend its 48th Anniversary Gala on October 14th in Washington, D.C. at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Dr. Biden is the first Italian American First Lady, with Sicilian roots tracing back to her great-grandfather Gaetano Giacoppa."We are honored to host Firs...
Italy’s Integrated Promotion Strategy and Public Diplomacy at the Center of the “Sistema Italia” Meeting in the United States
“With the joint statement adopted in July in Washington, which gave an all-round boost to Italy-U.S. relations, Prime Minister Meloni and President Biden also committed to strengthening our economic partnership. They identified strategic lines and priority areas along which, within the framework of the Farnesina’s [Italian Foreign Ministry] diploma...
Restaurant Review: Dolce at the W Hotel remakes itself for fall Italian fare
Two autumns into its opening within W Hotel Philadelphia, Dolce Italian not only maintains its culinary sense of the spectacular going into fall 2023, they’ve doubled down on ingenuity and taste. From its continually elevated menu of handcrafted pastas, specialty pizzas and complexly flavorful meats and fish fare, to its imaginative desserts and ne...
Italian Sons and Daughters of America Delivers Legal Arguments Against Removal of Pittsburgh’s Columbus Statue
George Bochetto — the attorney representing Italian Sons and Daughters of America in its fight to block the removal of Pittsburgh’s Columbus statue — presented legal arguments to the judges of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on Wednesday morning. ISDA’s legal position, in part, stems from a 1955 ordinance that permitted the statue’s construc...
Plainfield's Chapter of UNICO Celebrates Italian Heritage Day / Columbus Day
Plainfield's Chapter of UNICO celebrated Italian Heritage Day & Columbus Day on Monday, October 9th. Thank you to all who came out to attend this event, which was held on the corner of Belmont Ave & Hamilton Boulevard. Thank you to Bob & April Bengivenga for sharing your property for this event. Thank you to Congressman Pallone for joining us (alon...
Philly-based pizzeria known for its original square pie to open at the Jersey Shore
A popular Philadelphia-based pizzeria is expanding in New Jersey. Santucci’s Original Square Pizza is opening a location in Brigantine. The new spot will be located at 3800 Brigantine Blvd., in the space of a former 7-Eleven store. An opening date for the restaurant has yet to be announced. ”It’s official! We’re excited to announce that Santucci’s...
Green Obsession: The Italian Cultural Society to Host Gala Awards Dinner at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC
The Italian Cultural Society (ICS), a nonprofit organization that promotes the appreciation and knowledge of Italian Language and Culture, will host “Green Obsession”, a fundraising Gala at the Embassy of Italy on October 18, 2023 at 6.30 Pm EST. At the event, the ICS will honor Stefano Boeri, an Italian architect, urban planner, and a founding par...
AVS Holds Holds Multiple Events to Celebrate Italian Heritage Month 2023
The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch, New Jersey once again celebrated Italian American Heritage and Culture month in as many ways as they could. Their current President, Joseph Mossa, stated, "as the nation's oldest Italian American Mutual Aid Society, the AVS wanted to make sure it did all it could in October to celebrate and acknowl...
What a Weekend to Be Italian in East Hanover! The 17th Annual Columbus Day Parade and Dinner Dance
It was a weekend of celebration for the Township of East Hanover (NJ) which began with a packed Columbus Day Dinner Dance on Friday night and culminated with the 17th Annual Columbus Day Parade along Ridgedale Avenue on Sunday. The dinner dance was held at the Hanover Manor and had over 400 people dining, mingling and dancing to a fabulous Italian...