New York Jets And Parmigiano Reggiano Announce New Multi-Year Strategic Partnership
The New York Jets and Parmigiano Reggiano, a globally recognized icon of Italian food and culture, have kicked off a multi-year strategic partnership for the 2025 NFL season, marking the Italian cheese consortium's first-ever sponsorship with a U.S. professional sports team. Fans can expect authentic culinary integrations throughout MetLife Stadium...
'It's more than cooking': Central Jersey families keep Italian Sauce Day tradition alive
Every year on the second Sunday of August, more than a dozen sweaty but dedicated people hover for 12 hours over steaming pots in the backyard of a home in the Colonia section of Woodbridge. As the day goes on, their aprons become speckled with red splotches as they relentlessly stir in the mission to produce 500 jars of homemade tomato sauce. They...
NJ Italian Heritage Commission Co-Sponsors Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center’s “Big Catch” Event on September 21, 2025
Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 11.30 am. Yogi Berra Stadium, 8 Yogi Berra Drive, Little Falls, NJ - On the campus of Montclair State University. Get tickets here. The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission is proud to co-sponsor the upcoming Big Catch event at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center on Saturday, September 21, 2025. This special celeb...
South Philadelphia to Host St. Nicholas of Tolentine Italian Festival on October 5
One of South Philadelphia’s most cherished traditions will once again bring the community together this fall. The Annual St. Nicholas of Tolentine Authentic Italian Festival returns Sunday, October 5, transforming the 1700 block of South 9th Street into a celebration of faith, food, and culture from noon to 8 p.m. The festival traces its origins ba...
Mercer County Italian American Festival Back in West Windsor, NJ After 5 Years
Oh, you're going to love this news. The tradition is finally continuing. The Mercer County Italian American Festival is back for 2025. I'm sure much of Mercer County and the surrounding areas are celebrating. This is the first time in five long years the festival will be happening. The announcement was just made on Facebook on Monday (January 27, 2...
The Roulades of Rossini. A concert of Rossini's Opera hits
Sunday September 07, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Mansion, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 285 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ. Tickets here. Step into the dazzling world of bel canto brilliance with The Roulades of Rossini, an opera concert celebrating the virtuosic sparkle and comic flair of Gioacchino Rossini. Known for his lightning-fast vocal runs, soari...
Honoring soldier with 13th annual memorial 5K
Runners hit the streets of Scranton on Saturday, honoring the memory of a soldier and carrying on a legacy of community giving. Runners in the 13th Annual Captain James R. Minicozzi Memorial 5K raced through the downtown to help start day two of La Festa Italiana. More than 200 runners and walkers took off through center city, bibs pinned and crowd...
Celebration of the Italian Sports Day in the World
Friday, September 5 · 5 - 8:30pm EDT. 1818 Market Street Floor 9, Suite 910 Philadelphia, PA. Join us for an inspiring day at the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia to celebrate the Italian National Sport Day! At the event will attend two Italian Rowing athletes, Marco Dri & Stefano Solano, who will share their sports career and their insig...
‘Rocky’ Found: Anthony Ippolito to Play Sylvester Stallone in Amazon MGM’s Movie Behind Making of Boxing Classic
Anthony Ippolito, who portrayed Al Pacino in the Paramount limited series The Offer, is now tackling another famous Italian American actor. Ippolito has nabbed the starring role in I Play Rocky, the story of the making of boxing classic Rocky being made by Amazon MGM. Peter Farrelly, the comedy helmer who won an Oscar for directing The Green Book,...
Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti in Newtown, PA
The Zlock Performing Arts Center in Newtown, PA is thrilled to welcome Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti, the golden-voiced Italian-American crooner and fan favorite from America’s Got Talent, for one night only on Friday, September 13, 2025, at 7:30 PM. A finalist and Heidi Klum’s memorable 2016 Golden Buzzer recipient, Sal brings his powerhouse vocals...
St. Bart’s UNICO Italian Festival Set for Labor Day Weekend in Scotch Plains
Now that the calendar has turned to August, final preparations are underway for the 51st annual Labor Day Italian Festival, held at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church in Scotch Plains during the weekend of Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. The festival, co-sponsored by Scotch Plains-Fanwood UNICO, St. Bartholomew’s Church, and St. Bartholomew Academy, has broug...
National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame's Pittsburgh chapter to induct latest class
Three men who have helped shape the Pittsburgh sports scene will be inducted into the Pittsburgh chapter of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday during the organization’s annual scholarship sports night at LeMont Restaurant. The 2025 inductees are Oliver Carnegie (baseball), Chris LaSala (football) and Tom Yankello (boxing)....