Social scene: Staten Island native lauded for charitable deeds by ATU
Grant City native Marie L. Alfano's name has made headlines once again for her contributions to humanitarian causes. Alfano was lauded by the Amalgamated Transit Union Division 726 for her fundraising efforts and generosity during the organization's third annual Family Fund Golf Outing and dinner at the Richmond County Country Club, Dongan Hil...
Francesco Sauro, the Italian geologist awarded by Time
A couple of weeks ago, the American magazine Time released its latest "Next Generation Leaders" list. Together with a maverick Olympic gymnast, a teenage rock climber, a refugee building bridges across cultures and several others men and women from around the world who are working hard to change the world we found the name of an Italian geo...
'Immensely grateful' - Mario Monti died just hours after he and wife Josephine were named Oregon's longest-wed couple
Stalwart that he was, Mario Monti lived just long enough so he and wife Josephine could be honored as the longest-wed couple in Oregon. Monti, a member of St. Ignatius Parish in Southeast Portland, died March 14 at age 98, just hours after Worldwide Marriage Encounter presented the certificate for 71 years of faithful matrimony. The M...
Seafood-Centric Casolare Opens in Glover Park
Restauratuer Michael Schlow adds to Glover Park's culinary game with Casolare, a 156-seat coastal Italian restaurant opening Monday in the recently revamped Kimpton hotel. This is the fifth DC eatery for the Boston-based chef, who began his Washington expansion with Tico, and most recently debuted fellow Italian ventures Alta Strada and Conosci in...
A Conversation with NIAF President John M. Viola
By Lavinia Pisani The doors of the National Italian American Foun-dation (NIAF) opened up to current President & Operating Officer John M. Viola when he was 16 years old. It was Diana Femia, a family's friend, who first took Viola to a Gala Weekend, which inspired him to stay involved for 12 years before taking the reins of the community. ...
Fundraiser for the victims of the earthquake in Amatrice
The Italian Charities of America will be holding a fundraiser for the victims of the earthquake in AMATRICE. On Saturday September 10th 2016 from 1 to 4 pm. Volunteers are needed to bake or cook Italian Specialties such as baked ziti, lasagna, sausage and peppers, spaghetti and meatballs, Caesar salad, pizza, etc. This items will be...
A fig tree grows in Maine
Ten years ago, Don Endrizzi planted a fig tree outside his home, which sits a long stone's throw from Maine's largest salt marsh. Beach plum, cord grass, quack grass, foxtail barley, chaffy sedge, glasswort, poison ivy and cattails – also mosquitoes – call the marsh home. Fig trees do not. Home is the Mediterranean, where the fruits of the...
Top ten most beautiful Italian squares
A town square ("piazza" in Italian) is usually one of the main city attractions. In Italy, thanks the rich historic heritage of the country, you can find all kind of squares: from immense roman squares to renaissance squares with their perfect geometrical forms, from the squares that exist since the Ancient Greece times to the spacious modern Itali...
Berkeley Heights Columbus Day Italian-American Celebration This Sunday
By Katie Kausch New Providence Diversity Committee is holding a Columbus Day celebration to honor Italian culture this Sunday, Oct. 9. This is the first year the event is being held, with help from the Italian language class. The event will celebrate Italian culture and food. It's potluck, so everyone is encouraged to make and bring their fav...
Harvard premia i manager «made in Italy»
Ieri sera a Washington, l'Ambasciatore Armando Varricchio ha offerto un pranzo per la visita di stato a Washington del Presidente del Consiglio Matteo Renzi. Parterre misto, importanti personaggi politici, celebrità, direttori di testate come John Micklethwait di Bloomberg, ma anche manager, come Fabrizio Freda, ceo di Estée Lauder. Per molti di n...
Barbecue eatery revamped into an Italian-American restaurant
Having pit-smoked, whole hog barbecue to serve up to customers seemed like a home-run to restaurateur and renowned chef John Currence, owner of the now closed Lamar Lounge. Sitting inside the restaurant last week, Currence talked about the rise and fall of the restaurant that drew high praise but lacked in revenue. Read mo...
Luigi's in Oelwein remembered after fire
A large, white chicken still sways in the wind above the Luigi's Restaurant and Lounge sign. It was the only thing still standing Sunday after a fire gutted the landmark Oelwein restaurant only a day earlier. A steady stream of vehicles slowly drove down South Frederick to Southwest 11th Street to glimpse the charred remains of Luigi's, an Ita...