A Passion for the Old and the New: the New Italian Ambassador
Taking on a new job can be an overwhelming feet for anyone, but perhaps a bit more when you are the new Italian Ambassador to the U.S. Armando Varrichio recently took on this position and moved to the U.S. only two months ago with his passion for expanding Italian culture leading the way. The Veneto born diplomat began his career with the U.S. in...
Italian Heritage Website Created By Local Residents
Gene Morabito remembers his father as a man who immersed himself in the Ellwood City community. As a prominent local contractor, Cosmo Morabito played an active role in building Ellwood City both literally and figuratively. Cosmo passed away in 1946 when Gene was 11. Sadly, in the 70 years since his passing, Cosmo's contributions to the El...
St. Anthony’s Italian Family Feast Returns To Roselle Park In June
ROSELLE PARK- Church of the Assumption will present its annual St. Anthony Italian Family Feast again this summer, offering homemade cooking, an Italian style café, food vendors, non-stop entertainment and music, amusements, and games. The events, located on the Church grounds at 113 Chiego Place, Roselle Park, will begin on Thursday, June 6 and ru...
Philadelphia's Historic Italian Market Photo Book Project
A one-of-a-kind photo book that takes you inside of the oldest continuously operating open air street market in the US. PLEASE SUPPORT THE PHOTO-BOOK PROJECT FOR PHILLY'S HISTORIC ITALIAN MARKET We are asking for your support of this Kickstarter Project to complete the printing of the Italian Market Photo Book, titled "Philadelphia's...
Hoboken church prepares to host annual Italian festival this month
St. Ann Church will host its annual Italian festival from July 23 to July 27. The bonanza will consist of rides, games, crafts, raffles and nightly entertainment. The week's festivities will kick off on Wednesday with Sinatra Idol, and Dave Arellano and the Bill Wilkinson Orchestra. Thursday is Latino Night with Ray Rodriquez y Swing Sabro...
Mary Torrieri, radio host
by Jacques Kelly Mary Torrieri, the host of an Italian-American radio program who was also active in local charities, died of heart failure Dec. 29 at Riderwood Village in Rockville. The former Towson resident was 94. Born Mary Nagro in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Joseph Nagro, a stonemason, and Agatha "Ida" DiBrigida Na...
Saluting our Veterans: William Tini
by Anne Neborak For William Tini there is no greater country than America. One of 10 children of Italian immigrants, Tini joined the service when he was 16 years old. He had only one regret, he never received his diploma from Coaldale High School. "I wanted to make sure this great country of ours, that the USA would be a winner an...
Italian food and fun: Crowd gathers at St. James for annual festival
The flavor of pasta, pizza and other Italian favorites flared from St. James. Music played over the loud speaker as visitors walked around the grounds of the school and church. It was all part of the St. James Italian Festival celebrating Italian heritage in the town. A number of food stands were set up inside and outside a large shel...
NIAF Lecture and Book Signing: "Saving Italy" author Robert Edsel
Don't miss this exclusive lecture, discussion and book signing by Robert Edsel, the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed 2013 book "Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis." Edsel's dramatic story chronicles the little-known heroic effort of two U.S. soldiers—an artist and an historian—dispatched to Italy on...
Vendors and saints at Philadelphia's Italian Market
by Adam Zolkover Street vendors, saints, and live outdoor music marches into the Italian Market this Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19. The market, located on South Ninth Street in Philadelphia and widely regarded as the center of the Italian-American community in the city, will be throwing its ordinarily crowded doorways and streets wide...
Amateur historian proves '15th century map' that showed Vikings discovered America before Columbus is a FAKE
by Becky Evans It was hailed as the first proof of Viking exploration to the America and the earliest known map of the New World. Moreover, the Vinland Map was used by some to claim that the Vikings had discovered America 50 years before Christopher Columbus. Now a Scottish independent researcher has used simple Google searches to in...
Pills, poison and power
The Role of Medicine at the Court of the Medici Grand Dukes September 18, 2013 - Washington DC - Embassy of Italy A lecture by Sheila Barker Medici, the name of the family that ruled Tuscany for two hundred years, means 'doctors.' This curious fact, however, is only the beginning of the epic story of this Italian court's role i...