The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy at the National Gallery of Art
Chiaroscuro woodcuts are among the rarest and most beautiful prints that flourished throughout 16th-century Italy. The first comprehensive study devoted to this subject, The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy casts new light on the beginnings and remarkable efflorescence of this art form, informed by new art-historical and technical research...
Wood Fire Italian Grill in York Township makes its own wine right before your eyes
Tucked away in the corner of South York Plaza is 700 gallons of merlot, Montepulciano and Syrah. The wine isn't hidden beneath century-old catacombs that are part of some long-forgotten slice of York County history. Rather, hundred-liter tanks and carboys sit in plain sight behind the bar of Wood Fire Italian Grill. Vito Serradella, co-owner of th...
South Philly’s anti-Italian Columbus Day graffiti was a hate crime
I grew up with family stories. My maternal great-grandfather, a hard-working immigrant from Abruzzo, reacted to some now forgotten blow to his honor by hanging himself with his youngest daughter's jump rope in their West Philadelphia basement. His wife, Philomena, was left to raise eight children, alone. She suffered another devastating loss wh...
Italian American women honored as Women of Distinction in Clarksburg luncheon
Women of different nationalities are honored by the Progressive Women’s Association of Harrison County at least three times a year, and Friday was the Italian Americans’ turn. The Progressive Women’s Association honored 11 women of Italian heritage during a Women of Distinction Luncheon in the Uptown Event Center in downtown Clarksburg. Honorees...
Massimo Lucidi e Salvo Iavarone presentano a Washington il Premio Eccellenza Italiana - V Edizione 2018
Si terrà oggi, 13 ottobre al Cafè Milano di Washington, la premiazione della quinta edizione del Premio Eccellenza Italiana, ideato da Massimo Lucidi e sostenuto dall’Asmef, presieduta da Salvo Iavarone. Il Premio è nato per “contribuire sempre più a creare un ponte tra il mondo italico dell’imprenditoria, delle arti e delle professioni con la real...
Bloomfield Public Safety Director DeMaio Honored By Essex Freeholders
At last week's meeting of the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, they celebrated Italian Heritage Month by honoring local Italian Americans. Among the honorees was was Bloomfield Public Safety Director Samuel DeMaio. DeMaio began his career in law enforcement in 1986, following in his father's footsteps and joining the Newark Police Depa...
A cheese for every season: Italy will provide the inspiration for Caromont Farm’s newest venture
For local cheesemaker Gail Hobbs-Page, the hills will be alive with the sound of cowbells and milking pails as she embarks on a dream excursion to the Italian Alps this month. She’ll be communing with Italian cheese makers who are making their product the old-fashioned way: by hand. Hobbs-Page, who owns Caromont Farm south of Charlottesville, has b...
Sabato grande evento a Washington: Puglia regione d'onore alla National Italian American Foundation (NIAF)
La delegazione pugliese guidata dal presidente Michele Emiliano si trasferisce a Washington per iniziare gli incontri istituzionali collegati alla grande cerimonia per il 43esimo Anniversario del Galà NIAF che si terrà sabato: la Puglia è la Regione d’Onore per il 2018 alla National Italian American Foundation, la fondazione che rappresenta gli olt...
Funeral Services For North Arlington Mayor Joseph Bianchi Set
Funeral services for the late North Arlington Mayor Joseph Bianchi are set. A viewing will be at the Armitage Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., in Kearny from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday. A funeral Mass will be held at Queen of Peace Church at 10 a.m. Monday, North Arlington Police stated in a tweet Thursday. Bianchi, 77, was a 26-year member of the North Arl...
The Worth of Women: wherein is clearly revealed their nobility and superiority to men
When: Thursday, October 25, 2018 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 - What: Seven women debate gender equality, the true worth of women and the responsibility of husbands, fathers, sons and lovers. From a 1600 book written by a Venetian noblewoman. BY Moderata Fonte Moderata Fonte was...
Lodges played large part in Italian-American history
In 1929, a group of Italian immigrants who had settled in the city of Washington formed a chapter of the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA), a fraternal association with headquarters in Pittsburgh. The group decided upon the name “Alpine Star,” a reference to the colorful mountain flower. The purpose of Alpine Star Lodge No. 9 – like mos...
St. Paul Parish celebrates 175th anniversary
Escaping agricultural and economic depression, thousands of Irish immigrants fled their homeland in the mid-19th century — many of whom would come to settle in South Philly. As strangers, they sought a sanctuary where they could foster culture, community, and, of course, Catholicism. Under the authority of Bishop Francis Patrick Kenrick of Philadel...