Italian artist's works on display at Bristol Public Library gallery
by Lurah Lowery Bristol Public Library's Virgie R. Fleenor Art Gallery will feature artist Gino Di Dio, of Damascus, Virginia through September and October. Di Dio specializes in oils on canvas, stone, terra cotta, slate, and murals. He captures the beauty of people in his oil portraits, cultures in the murals, and brings landscapes t...
How a ‘sexist’ quote from 16th-century pope became Maryland’s state motto
By Ovetta Wiggins The Italian words "Fatti maschii, parole femine" are displayed on a yellow ribbon on Maryland's state seal. The state has long considered the phrase its motto and has translated it as, "Manly deeds, womanly words." That translation doesn't sit well with state Sen. Bryan W. Simonaire (R-Anne Arundel). He has...
From Florence to the Colosseum: the role of private organizations in the safeguard of cultural treasures
The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Institute of Culture in Washington DC invite you to this lecture with Simonetta Brandolini d'Adda, president of "Friends of Florence" and Fred Hiebert, Archaeology Fellow at the National Geographic. Opening remarks by Ambassador of Italy to the U.S. Armando Varricchio, and Director of the UNESCO Office...
Sparta UNICO Donates Food to Local Organizations
Sparta UNICO distributed hams, turkeys and canned goods to local food banks. The recipients included the Sparta Ecumenical Food Bank at the Sparta Presbyterian Church, Project Self-Sufficiency, Salvation Army at Saint Joseph's in Newton and Roxbury Social Services. Italian American service organization distributed more than 40 hams and tur...
Sons of Italy lodge holding free dinner
By Chris English The Order Sons of Italy Piazza Nuova Lodge 2665 in Yardley is inviting Italian-Americans in the greater Yardley-Newtown area and surrounding communities to a free dinner and evening of entertainment. The event will be at 6:30 p.m. April 3 at the Morrisville Senior Services Center, 31 E. Cleveland Ave., Morri...
Passaporti a Pittsburgh: il 12 luglio la missione del funzionario itinerante
Un funzionario del Consolato Generale d'Italia a Philadelphia il prossimo 12 luglio sarà in missione a Pittsburgh per raccogliere le impronte digitali dei connazionali che hanno bisogno di rinnovare il passaporto. Il funzionario sarà negli uffici del Console Onorario a Pittsburgh, Carla Lucente, all'indirizzo Fisher Hall, 728, 600 Forbes Avenue....
National Italian American Foundation's Annual Gala Weekend in Washington DC Hosts the Medical Conference of the Sbarro Health Research Organization - October 25th at 2:00 pm
The Sbarro Health Research Organization, Inc. (SHRO), in collaboration with the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), Temple University's College of Science and Technology and the Giovan Giacomo Giordano Foundation, will organize the medical conference "Bioinnovation: towards new treatment of disease in Biopharma and Academia" that will be h...
Rudy in New Jersey
By Chase Brush Gov. Chris Christie broke bread with a surprise pol from New York on Garden State turf last night, PolitickerNJ has learned. Former New York City Mayor and Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani joined Christie for dinner at Guerriero's Ristorante, an Italian restaurant in Morristown. The pair's meeting comes as Ch...
Foundation Jewish Contemporary Documentation Center meets the Italian Community in Washington DC
A very interesting meeting was held on Monday 2nd January, 2015 between some friends of US-Italy Global Forum and the Foundation Jewish Contemporary Documentation Center (CDEC), the world prestigious center of Jewish contemporary studies based in Milan, and participants in the US-Italy forum. The Center is devoted to the memory of the Ital...
How a tiny Pennsylvania town held the secrets to long life
By Jim Deegan In spite of the dark suits and solemn hymns at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, there was a celebratory tone to the funeral for Carmen Ruggiero. Ruggiero was born in tiny Roseto on Jan. 21, 1912, the year the Titanic sank and the year in which leaders incorporated the predominantly Italian-American borough near the tip of...
Sons of Italy and Ellwood City: A 100-year partnership
By Louise Carroll Ellwood City was just 25 years old when the Sons of Italy Lodge 608 was founded and filled a vital need in the Italian community. Now, in 2016, the organization is celebrating its 100th anniversary -- and its many contributions that are woven tightly into Ellwood City's fabric. Read more Source: http...
Another statue damaged at Italian heritage center
By Kevin Shea Last Friday, the Italian American Heritage Center on Liberty Street took delivery of a new Roman statue. The next day, it was in pieces in front of the Liberty Street building, knocked over by a suspected vandal, or vandals. And for the second time in less than a year, John Scarpati Sr. was at a loss as to why someone w...