IAOVC Board of Directors Engages Envoy Social for Launch of Social Media Campaign for 2018 Membership Drive
The Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition (“IAOVC”) Board of Directors has announced its 2018 membership drive to be launched on social media by Envoy Social, a social media consultancy. President and Founder Dr. Manny Alfano stated, “If this Coalition is to become a force to be reckoned with, it needs the support of a large membership of defenders....
Italians of Lackawanna County Book Release
Saturday March 10, 6 PM EST. 310 3rd Ave, Jessup, PA 18434-1045. The release will be upstairs with a reception downstairs at the tavern to follow! Join us to celebrate the book release of Images of America: Italians of Lackawanna County by Dunmore resident Stephanie Longo. Stephanie has chosen the Saint Ubaldo Society Cultural Center to be the firs...
Sempre Avanti to Celebrate 5th Anniversary
Rosanna Imbriano, founder and executive director of Sempre Avanti, Inc., announces the 5th Anniversary of the nonprofit organization she founded in 2013. An anniversary celebration will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2018, from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the beautiful Robert J. O’Toole Community Center in Cedar Grove. Guests will enjoy an Italian dinner an...
Milestones, honors await Pitt coach Joe Jordano
Joe Jordano, who is entering his 21st season at Pitt's baseball coach, is scheduled to reach a milestone when he coaches his 1,500th game, including time spent as coach at Merychurst, April 29 at Cost Field against LIU Brooklyn. Barring postponements, of course. Senior outfielder Frank Maldonado, who was the team's second-leading hitter last season...
Homemade sausage a specialty at Pepino's Italian Restaurant
Joe "Pepe" Daniele said he was 8 or 9 years old when he started making Italian sausage with his late grandmother Catherine. He combined that family tradition with mentorship by the late butcher John Manderino to open Pepino's Italian Restaurant a year after graduating from Purdue University Calumet in Hammond with a management degree. "We still hav...
I met the family who lived in my South Philly rowhome before me - and got 70 years worth of history
The Cammaratas were coming over, and we were nervous. We wanted them to feel at home. After all, our new home in South Philadelphia had been theirs for nearly 70 years. I’d mentioned their mother, Antonette, in a column I wrote about the house, back when my wife and dog and I moved in last May. The old-time neighbors still talked about Antonette’s...
SIAB Donates $12,000 During 12 Days of Christmas Giving
From December 4 through December 19, 2017, the Society of Italian American Businessmen (SIAB) visited and donated $1,000 each to 12 different charities as part of their 12 Days of Christmas Giving. A local non-profit created to support local charities while working to maintain a positive community image and uphold Italian family traditions, SIAB an...
A thousand mile lunch date
I will henceforth settle the greatest dispute from my childhood once and for all: Dad, I love you, but Uncle Bobby is a better cook. While I’m at it — when it comes to meatballs, his are better. I’m going to throw Mom under the bus here, because she agrees with me. Bobby Rallo is the king of the meatball — the messiah of the coveted Italian side di...
Cedar Grove High School Teacher of the Week
This we highlight Ms. Claudine Metallo as Teacher of the Week. Ms. Metallo is a very engaging and motivated Italian teacher. I asked her, “When did you realize you wanted to be a teacher?” She said when she was younger, her mother was a teacher. Her mother taught for 65 years, so she grew up around it. I asked her, “Why did you want to be a teacher...
Sergio & Co. Opens New Italian Eatery On Rt. 46 In Denville
Specialty Italian shop Sergio & Co. has opened a new Italian restaurant right around the corner from their Denville store. Called The Pasta Shop, the Italian restaurant will serve homemade pasta and other Italian favorites, like chicken parmiginia (you can check out a full menu here). They're open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Th...
Tony Bennett coming to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Legendary crooner Tony Bennett is returning to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center. The 91-year-old 18-time Grammy Award winner plans to take the stage at 8 p.m. June 30. Known as one of the legends of jazz and popular music, Bennett served during World War II before developing a career that spanned more than half a century. He has announced another c...
Crooning his way: Sal Valenetti comes to the Weinberg
The scene appeared pulled from “The Sopranos.” The year was 2016, during season 11 of “America’s Got Talent.” Sal Valentinetti walked in slow motion along with two family members in the bright sun. His cousin, Big Tommy, ate a canoli while walking. “How you doin’?,” Valentinetti said when he sat down for a confessional video. The Italian-American...