LIPOA president steps down due to health
In the nearly two years since a steering committee established the Little Italy Property Owners Association (LIPOA), much change and much good has been accomplished for The Neighborhood. "So many took the risk of getting involved," said its president Mel Stachura, a resident. "And it is working!" Stachura said LIPOA has, in many ways, chan...
Delegazione parlamentare italiana a Washington per promuovere il dialogo Italia-USA
Martedì mattina, una delegazione parlamentare italiana, composta da deputati appartenenti a diverse forze politiche, è partita dall'aeroporto di Fiumicino alla volta di Washington per una visita di amicizia presso le Istituzioni parlamentari e governative degli Stati Uniti d'America con l'obiettivo principale di un confronto con i parlamentari di o...
Campagna di Filitalia International per rafforzare il museo della storia dell'immigrazione italiana
Rosetta Miriello, presidente di Filitalia International, insieme a Paula DeSanctis Bonavitacola, a capo della Commissione Fundraising della stessa associazione, e Anna DiNardo, presidente della Commissione Lingua e Cultura di Filitalia International, ha partecipato ad una cena di San Valentino organizzata dal Chapter di North-East Philadelphia di F...
St. Paul's School students tour Little Italy
Fifteen students from St. Paul School for Boys in Lutherville recently toured Little Italy, including stops at St. Leo's Church, Columbus Piazza, Piedigrotta Bakery, and neighborhood murals. "Our purpose for this project was to learn about ethnic Baltimore; these 15 boys chose to explore Little Italy," said Rick Brocato, teacher. At Piedig...
Seven new members join Sons of Italy
At the monthly meeting of the Sons of Italy Lodge 2561 seven new brothers were initiated into the organization. The new members are Brian Dowd, Patrick Minutillo. Remo D'Alessandro, Charles Alfano, Chris Mazzarella, Anthony Bonavitacola and Dennis Calo. The meeting was held at Ravellos, 138 Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover. The Morris Count...
Descendants of Italian POWs to reunite at Letterkenny
by Coria Bowen Children and grandchildren of former Italian prisoners of war at Letterkenny Army Depot have grown up hearing stories of the soldiers' experiences building the historic Letterkenny Chapel in 1945, before the POWs were repatriated to Italy. About two dozen of those children and grandchildren will be in Chambersburg o...
St. Paul's gets ready for Italian Festival this weekend
The St. Paul's Italian Festival kicks off Friday evening, but preparations for the festival have been going on for months. On Wednesday, you could smell the onions and peppers from the parking lot as dozens of volunteers lined up to help cut and prepare the food for the festival. There are 440 pounds of onions to peel that will pair up wi...
Garfield UNICO will be marking its 60th anniversary
Garfield's UNICO will be celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and the group is looking for former members to share any pictures, memorabilia or stories. UNICO is an Italian-American service organization. The Garfield Chapter raises funds to support various charities and to assist the community. First Vice President for UNICO and...
Donne al vertice - archeologa italiana Marcella Frangipane entra a far parte della National Academy of Sciences USA. la prima volta di una donna italiana
Per la prima volta una donna italiana entra a far parte della National Academy of Sciences: è l'archeologa della Sapienza Marcella Frangipane. La studiosa, il cui nome è indissolubilmente legato allo scavo di Arsalntepe in Turchia, è anche l'unica ad aver ricevuto questo riconoscimento in ambito umanistico Marcella Frangipane, docente di Ar...
Annual 'Italian Feast' Kicks off in Brick Thursday
by Daniel Nee For the next few days, everyone in Brick will be Italian! The second annual Feast of the Assumption at the Jersey Shore, a local take on the summer festivals traditionally held in Italian neighborhoods in New York City and elsewhere, will begin Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Epiphany Roman Catholic Church on Thiele Road, j...
Casey Urges Italy to Keep Philadelphia's Italian Consulate Open
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that he has sent letters to Italian officials, especially President Napolitano and Foreign Minister Bonino, urging the country to keep its Philadelphia consulate open. Recently, Italy announced that it was considering closing the consulate. In his letter, Senator Casey cited the critical role that th...
Write the story of the neighborhood!
History Press, a traditional book publisher of local and regional history, has contacted the Promotion Center for Little Italy in the hopes of finding a writer who is an integral part of the Little Italy community to pen a book on the history of the neighborhood. They seek an historian/author and are open to first-time authors. "Hopefully...