Ground broken on Jefferson County manufacturing plant
Ground was broken Tuesday afternoon for TeMa North America to celebrate the Italian-based manufacturing company’s first North American venture in the Burr Business Park. Tonj Ciotti, with TeMa, said when it opens, it will provide jobs for 30 employees in the manufacturing of insulation and drainage systems for residential, commercial and industrial...
Italian hall of fame to welcome Maggi
It is a rare occasion for a referee or umpire to be lauded and celebrated. In fact, it is only the best of them who get to experience such support and fanfare. Count Larry Maggi, one of the top high school wrestling officials in the state, as being on one of those special people. Maggi, long-time WPIAL wrestling rules interpreter and 1968 graduate...
L’Ambasciata d’Italia celebra la ricerca italiana e i suoi successi negli USA
Il 9 aprile 2018 l’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington ha celebrato la prima Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo con un evento dal titolo Bridging Italy and the US through science. La conferenza è stata aperta dall’Ambasciatore d’Italia a Washington Armando Varricchio e dal Vice Assistente del Segretario di Stato per la Scienza, lo Spazio e la S...
Villa Italian gives customers catering with a click
Morristown, New Jersey-based multibrand restaurant operator and franchisor, Villa Restaurant Group, has gotten into online ordering for catering at its Villa Italian Kitchen and Green Leaf's Beyond Great Salads holdings. As of last month, both brands can now take orders for groups ranging in size from 10 to more than 500 with just the tap of a key...
Neo-Neapolitan Pizzeria from Destination Dogs Team Poised to Impress
New Brunswick feels the knead. The knead….for pizza. For a city with what seems like a pizza shop on every corner, located smack dab in the middle of a state known for its pizza, New Brunswick is lacking some truly great ‘za. Of course you have college staples like PJ’s, RU Grill, and Giovanelli’s, which will always satisfy your drunken cravings, b...
Italiano in America: l’esperienza bilinguista della Scuola Marco Polo a Philadelphia
L’italiano piace. E non stiamo parlando del maschio italico, ma della lingua italiana all’estero che, nonostante non sia molto spendibile dal punto di vista professionale, continua ad essere tra le lingue più apprezzate e studiate fuori dal nostro Stivale. Soprattutto negli Stati Uniti. Non solo pizza e spaghetti, nel paese delle stelle e delle str...
Longtime Chesapeake pizzeria is moving to Virginia Beach
When Vinicio Fabbrizi arrived in Virginia from his native Italy, he could fix pipes, but whether he could fix a pizza was unknown.More than three decades later, Fabbrizi’s Andrea’s Pizzeria is one of Chesapeake’s most enduring mom and pop businesses. However, the link with Chesapeake is about to be severed as Fabbrizi, 71, and his son, Vinicio “Vin...
ORIGINI Italia Program 2018 (October 2018 - April 2019)
ITA (Italian Trade Agency) and MIB Trieste School of Management, under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, promote and organize “Origini Italia Program 2018”, an intensive Export Management and Entrepreneurial Development Course, aimed at the descendants of emigrants from Italy who are residents ab...
Talking Business with Tony Iannelli: Give police officers respect they deserve
Like many of you, I have something that I just can’t get off my mind. I keep wondering if maybe it’s just me who is bothered by it. Or maybe, just maybe, others are as concerned as I am. But something is wrong in this country, and we need to fix it for everyone’s sake. One of the things that is very important to a community is safety. That relaxed...
The Italian Cultural Center of Maryland is proud to present: Tony Lo Bianco new solo play "The Little Flower" for the first time in Baltimore
The Italian Cultural Center of Maryland is proud to present: TONY LO BIANCO NEW SOLO PLAY THE LITTLE FLOWER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN BALTIMORE. On May 12, 2018 at the War Memorial Building, downtown Baltimore, Tony Lo Bianco plays late, beloved New York Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia. The Italian Cultural Center of Maryland and Mr. Lo Bianco will be prom...
Former congressman from N.J. just gave NYU law school $20 million
Jersey City native, former congressman and philanthropist Frank Guarini has donated $20 million to the New York University School of Law to create a global legal studies program, the school announced. The longtime supporter of the law school has previously funded the Frank J. Guarini Center for Environmental and Land Use Law, the Frank J. Guarini L...
More and more American students choose to study Italian
“Italian is cool!” – these inspiring words of the American students from the tri-state NY-NJ-CT can be heard today thanks to a praiseworthy commitment of IACE, the Italian-American Committee on Education. From the 2013 until today the dedication and promotional activities of the president of IACE, Berardo Paradiso, and his team made it possible to...