Il Senato vuole il Consolato di Newark
Il parlamento statale del New Jersey si prepara a spezzare una lancia con il governo italiano per salvare il consolato italiano di Newark.Il senatore repubblicano dello stato, Joe Kyrillos con il collega democratico Paul Sarlo ha proposto una risoluzione bipartisan che chiede una marcia indietro sulla chiusura del consolato prevista per il prossimo...
New Jersey Declares James Gandolfini Day with 'Sopranos' Cast
Cast members of The Sopranos were on hand over the weekend as a New Jersey town remembered native son James Gandolfini.Park Ridge dedicated a section of Park Avenue to the actor best known for his role as mobster Tony Soprano in the TV series. Gandolfini died in Italy in June. Cast members Steve Schirripa, Vincent Curatola, Tony Sirico, Dominic Ch...
Thousands pour into Rose Tree Park for Sixth Annual Italian American Heritage Festival
by Peg DeGrassa The sun was shining and the crowd seemed in a festive mood last Sunday, June 7, at the Sixth Annual Italian American Heritage Festival in Rose Tree Park, Upper Providence. The Coalition of Italian American Organizations of Delaware County (CIAO Delco) and Eventfully Yours combined forces to create an event to celebrate Italian cult...
Chief William Parenti Sworn in as New President of NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police
Last night North Plainfield Police Chief William G. Parenti was sworn in as the President of the NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police. This event is another milestone in this Italian American family's legacy in law enforcement. Chief Parenti's father, retired Fanwood Police Chief Anthony Parenti also served as President of the Association. &nb...
Newsmaker: Jerry (Genaro) Chiappinelli
Noteworthy: Allegheny County Council members will honor Chiappinelli for his work with the Italian American War Veterans. Chiappinelli will become the organization's National Commander in August at its national conference in Pittsburgh. Age: 69 Residence: Penn Hills Family: Children, Michelle, Angel and Michael Occupation: Insurance age...
Botticelli and the Search for the Divine to open at Muscarelle in February
One of only two of Sandro Botticelli's paintings of an isolated Venus will be on view for the first time in the United States, together with other Botticelli mythologies and portraits, in Botticelli and the Search for the Divine: Florentine Painting Between the Medici and the Bonfires of the Vanities, a major international loan exhibition organized...
Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex on the Flight of Birds on display at Smithsonian in Washington, DC
Leonardo da Vinci created masterpieces of art and sculpture. Equally remarkable, his aggregate achievements in engineering, mathematics, anatomy, geology, physics, music, military technology, aeronautics, and a wide range of other fields, not only stood without peer in his own time, but were strikingly prescient for the distant future. He...
2 Giugno a Philadelphia: Filitalia International & Foundation inaugura il Museo della Storia dell’immigrazione italiana (HIIM)
Un giorno da ricordare. Così Rosetta Miriello, Presidente di Filitalia International, definisce lo scorso 1° giugno, quando a Phialdelphia, la Filitalia International & Foundation ha celebrato sia la Festa della Repubblica che l'apertura ufficiale del Museo della Storia dell'immigrazione italiana (HIIM). All'evento, scrive Miriello "ha...
Passyunk Avenue: A place to celebrate Italian culture and heritage
by Peg DeGrassa From one week to the next, we really never know how things will play out, and sometimes certain events and functions, to which we aren't looking forward, end up being the highlights of our week. And so it went last week when I promised my friend I would go check out the new Italian Immigration Museum down on Passyu...
Italian street music band to perform at Jersey City Christmas celebration on Dec. 14
Local community members will have the chance to enjoy some Italian-style Christmas entertainment at Jersey City's Casa Colombo during its seventh Annual Christmas Concert and Sing Along celebration. Sunday's celebration, scheduled to start at 4 p.m., will feature Michael Aromondo and his Metropolitan Festival Band, an Italian street musica...
Italian American Association Dinner is April 24
The Italian American Association will hold its April Dinner Meeting on Friday, April 24 at Genetti Hotel and Convention Center in Wilkes-Barre. Arrival time is 6 p.m. with dinner being served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person. There will be music by Danny Argo & Friends until 10:15 p.m. For reservations or membership, call Louise...
Not about the book sales
The common question people ask me during these months of book presentations, signings, and book talks of Baltimore's Little Italy is: "How many books did you sell?" And my standard answer is that the sales don't matter. I'm not paying attention to the numbers ... I'm more interested in the reactions. It is much more meaningful how the bo...