UHC's Jan McNemar honored for Italian heritage at Women of Distinction Luncheon
Jan McNemar, a phlebotomist at United Hospital Center, was among the 11 women of Italian heritage honored during a Women of Distinction Luncheon in Clarksburg’s Uptown Event Center on Oct. 12. Nicky Epstein was the keynote speaker for the Progressive Women’s Association event. McNemar has worked at UHC since 1985. “We are honored to have one of our...
Salvatore Ferragamo: an all Italian style
Salvatore Ferragamo is the Italian luxury brand that has always dealt with the creation of made in Italy shoes and accessories, and more recently it has opened up to the world of men and women’s clothing. Ferragamo is one of the most famous Italian footwear companies in the world and is characterized by the high quality of its products but above al...
The Italian Americans of Staten Island, the Only Borough to Vote Trump in 2016
In order to reach Staten Island, one of New York’s five boroughs, all you need to do is take the Staten Island Ferry, a boat that takes off every half an hour from the tip of Manhattan, right next to the southernmost stop of the subway, Broad Street. Here, in the heart of the Financial District, at the southern-most tip of the city, tourists mix wi...
Sons of Italy Foundation Donates $100,000 in Earthquake Relief to Rebuild School in Muccia, Marche
The Sons of Italy Foundation® (SIF), which is the philanthropic arm of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America® (OSDIA), presented $100,000 in Central Italy earthquake relief to the Andrea Bocelli Foundation for the rebuilding of a kindergarten and elementary school in Muccia, a town located in the Marche region of Italy. The presentation...
Leading The Fight For Italian-American Civil Rights
Under American law I technically qualify as Hispanic even though I have absolutely no ethnic Spanish ancestry in the last 500 years. The reason for this is that the law permits you to self-identify as Hispanic if you have "ancestry originating in the Spanish Empire." Which means if you have an ancestor who ever lived under the flag of Spain, even i...
Francesca Alderisi (FI) incontra la comunità italiana di Boston
La senatrice Francesca Alderisi (FI) – eletta nella Circoscrizione Estero, ripartizione Nord e Centro America - è stata impegnata durante il trascorso fine settimana in una serie di incontri con la comunità italiana di Boston, che conta circa venti mila italo-americani. Nella giornata di venerdì, ha incontrato i rappresentanti di alcune delle assoc...
Genova (Genoa)
Genova (Italian for Genoa) is the capital of the Genoa province and Liguria in northwest Italy, a city rich with history and importance. Genova is known for being the chief seaport of Italy, and for competing with Marseilles, France, to be the leader among Mediterranean ports. The harbor facilities in Genova were terribly damaged during World War I...
Lupinacci Works the Kitchen, Serves Residents at Senior Center Italian Festival
Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci served spaghetti and meatballs to seniors at the Town of Huntington Senior Center's Italian Festival on October 17. "Celebrating Italian Heritage Month is always fun because of all the great Italian foods we can enjoy," said Supervisor Lupinacci, who supplied the cake for the celebration, adorned with an Italian flag in...
The ancient art of the porcaro, or the seller of the pork sandwich
That of the street seller of pork sandwiches is a figure that appears even in the pages of a great Italian writer like Carlo Emilio Gadda. In his Quel pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana, in fact, resounds “La porca, la porca! Ciavemo the porchetta, gente! (we have porchetta, everyone!) La bella porca de l’Ariccia “, a call with which street vendo...
The Authentic Irpinia of Sarah Pompeic
Sarah di cognome fa Pompei. In realtà il cognome della sua famiglia era Pompeo, ma un errore di trascrizione all’anagrafe ha interrotto questa storia. Sarah non è italiana però, è statunitense, nata e vissuta in California, figlia e nipote di emigranti: suo nonno sbarcò a New York ad inizio ‘900. E lei è cresciuta in quell’America che è stata la ca...
A Quick Look At The National Italian American Foundation’s (NIAF’S) 43rd Annual Gala Weekend In Washington, D.C.
October was full of festivities and celebrations for those of Italian Heritage. The chief celebration this year was NIAF’s annual gala weekend in Washington, DC. As the National Italian American Foundation kicked off its 43rd Gala Weekend, Italian Americans from all over the country poured into the nation’s capital to take part. The weekend began w...
LoDo’s Next Italian Spot Will Have a Basement Wine Speakeasy
Though LoDo has already seen a couple big Italian restaurant openings this year — Chow Morso, Tavernetta — another one will join the neighborhood by the end of the month. Jovanina’s Broken Italian should open late next week at 1520 Blake Street. Formerly Aoba Sushi, the completely redesigned space will serve some expected regional fare, including h...