Italian Research and Excellence Night 2025
The Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia is pleased to host the 2025 edition of the Research and Excellence Night on April 25th, 2025 from 6 to 8 PM at 1818 Market Street, 9th floor, Philadelphia. The agenda: - 6:00 PM: Opening Remarks: Cristiana Mele, Consul General of Italy- 6:10 PM: ISSNAF-PND - Introduction- 6:20 PM: Business Session- How...
Bon Jovi feuds with Jersey Shore mayor over eatery for the poor
On a silver horse he rides to the rescue of the homeless and hungry. Jon Bon Jovi is not backing down in his mission to feed the poor even after a mayor in his home state slammed the singer for turning a public library into a “day shelter and soup kitchen.” Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick bashed county commissioners for allowing Bon Jovi’s JBJ Soul...
The Symphony of Life: Mother-Daughter Duo Drs. Gilda and Mary Rorro Receive “Ten for Trenton” Award at Capitol Philharmonic Concert
Drs. Gilda and Mary Rorro are set to receive a mother-daughter duo honor for the Ten for Trenton Award for contributions to our community. The Award will be presented to the Honorees at the Capitol Philharmonic Drama & Irony Italian-themed concert on Saturday, April 12th at 7:30pm at the historic Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, N.J...
Congress Bill Spotlight: Smithsonian Italian American Museum
The National Museum of Italian American History Commission Act would establish a commission to analyze whether a new Smithsonian museum about Italian Americans should be built in Washington, D.C. The bipartisan commission would comprise eight members, two each appointed by four people: the top Republican and Democratic leaders in both the Senate an...
Amerigo Vespucci Society 150 Anniversary Gala
On Saturday March 29th the Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) held their 150th Anniversary Gala at Eagle Oaks Country Club in Farmingdale, New Jersey. The organization is the oldest Italian-American Mutual Aid Society in the United States, founded in 1875 and incorporated in 1895. The AVS hosted approximately 450 guests who traveled from various areas...
Philanthropist S. Joseph Bruno
After emigrating from Italy at age 8, S. Joseph Bruno has had a highly successful career as a certified public accountant, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was a partner in two “Big 4” accounting firms and the CFO of a public company. He is the President and CEO Emeritus of Building Hope, a nonprofit that supports charter schools. In December, h...
Piranesi’s Rome: Views of the Eternal City
From March 21 2025, 14:30 To May 22 2025, 15:30 (Local time). By Appointment only. Embassy of Italy - 3000 Whitehaven Street NW - Washington, DC. The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington in collaboration with the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, at The George Washington University, presents “Piranesi’s Rome: Views of the Eternal City“, an exhibiti...
Bayonne to celebrate Italian heritage with festival on April 6
The Bayonne Italian Heritage Festival is set to return on from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 6 at G Thomas DiDomenico Park on 16th Street. The annual event celebrates all things Italian and promises fun for all ages. Highlights of the festival will include live music, a beer garden, various vendors, and bounce houses for kids. Attendees can come together...
UNICO Dinner Funds Donations As Group Opens Scholarship Applications
In February, the Verona Chapter of UNICO National, the largest Italian-American service organization in the United States, held its annual Sunday Gravy Dinner. Close to 100 people attended the event. The proceeds of the dinner were donated to Church of the Holy Spirit ($1,000) for regular use of their space, and $3,000 to the Lawrence family after...
Italians in America – Our Immigrant Stories: Meat cutting and hard work span so many generations, you might say they run in the blood
Giulio Esposito’s father Elia immigrated to America from Tortoreto, Abruzzo where he had a butcher shop.His mother Giannina Tarquinio was born in America in West Virginia; although she was on a visit to Italy when she met and fell in love with her future husband. Once Giannina returned to the United States, the immigration process for Elia began an...
The Smithsonian’s Italian Thunderbolt
Among WWII aviation enthusiasts, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum (NASM) is renowned for possessing some of the rarest German and Japanese aircraft of that conflict, many of which are the last of their kind. But nestled among their ranks is the only Italian aircraft of WWII in the museum’s collection, a now exceedingly ra...
Italians in America – Former county commissioner touts conservative values of faith and family (and food)
Joe Gale is a great example of the fire, heart and independence borne from our Italian blood. His mom Roseanne Tramo Gale’s grandparents, the Testas and Bonannos, emigrated to the United States from Sicily, and settled in South Philadelphia. The Tramos’ son, Carmen “Charles” Tramo, moved to Overbrook with his wife Marie where they kept their tradit...
