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Di Francesco Cerisano Dalle macerie al sogno americano, da L'Aquila a Philadelphia. È ripartita dagli Usa la storia di Stefano Biasini e Michele Morelli che sotto le rovine del terremoto del 2009 hanno lasciato il loro storico locale Gran Caffè L'Aquila nel centro del capoluogo abruzzese devastato dal sisma, ma non la voglia di rimettersi in gioco...

The 52nd Annual Villa Rosa Festival is on Sunday, September 11, 11-6 p.m. on the grounds of Villa Rosa Nursing Home in Mitchellville, Maryland. This annual event has been a tradition for our local Italian Community since its inception. I learned the meaning of being Italian at the Villa Rosa Festival. I have been attending the festival with my fami...

Sei giovani e talentuose scienziate italiane sono finaliste agli ISSNAF Awards (nella gallery): sono loro, insieme ad altri 9 colleghi uomini, il meglio della ricerca italiana scientifica che si è affermata all'estero. Stanno lavorando su leucemie, bioscienze e scienze cognitive, ingegneria, matematica e fisica, scienze ambientali, astrofisica e c...

By Sue Gleiter The flavors of Peppino's Italian Restaurant have crossed over to the East Shore. Former owners of Peppino's opened Capri Island Pizzeria & Restaurant at 4361 N. Front St. in Susquehanna Twp. next to a Uni-Mart.   Owners and brothers-in-law Mario Lubrano and Ciro Esposito opened the restaurant in November at the former Brother's Pi...

C'è un po' di talento made in Italy nell'innovazione tecnologica statunitense. Giuseppe Grauso, Ettore Arione e Matteo Santinato lavorano nel sito varesino Whirlpool di Cassinetta di Biandronno, fisici i primi due, ingegnere il terzo, e fanno parte del team globale "connettività" della multinazionale, quello che ha realizzato la prima suite di elet...

Each year, it takes hundreds of volunteers to organize the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival.Volunteer Steve Pishner said there are different "levels and intensities" of volunteering. "There are some who volunteer just for the weekend of the festival and there are some who volunteer year round," he said. Although volunteers may work as...

You can impugn Sonny Buttafuoco all you want, and I know this will piss off Bri (whom I love), but the guy is a true-green Eagles fan. His only crime against Philadelphia is he tells it like it is... When we suck, Sonny tells us we suck.   Yeah, I know, he can be abrasive at times, and I don't like how he makes fun of my favorite Pennsylvani...

The Italian Cultural Center MARCO POLO has the pleasure of inviting you ON SATURDAY MAY 31 to a special open-house and pre-enrollment event at the new school site in ROXBOROUGH, Philadelphia. You will learn more about classes, talk with teachers and listen to other parents experiences. Further, there will be a light refreshments for all.  

The Italian American Club will hold its tenth annual Columbus Day Parade on Sunday. A celebration of local Italian-American culture, this year's parade begins at 2 p.m. on Ridgedale Avenue in East Hanover and is dedicated to all who have served in the U.S. armed forces.   Leading the parade is the Color Guard of Picatinny Arsenal and th...

Sono quattro le liste ammesse alle prossime elezioni del Comites di Philadelphia. Il Comitato elettorale del Consolato generale ha infatti dato via libera alle liste Forza Italia (16 candidati); Insieme per gli italiani (15 candidati); Uniti per un futuro migliore (14 candidati); Innovitalia (14 candidati). Di seguito il nome di tutti i candidati....

"Giada is five years old. She lives in Utica, New York. Her mom was born there, but her dad was born in Italy." So begins the new, illustrated book that, according to award-winning author Michael Sedge, will put young children on the path to learning Italian.   "I have lived in Italy many years and have grandkids both there and the United St...

The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Library of Congress, presents a documentary selection, from the four part television series "Great Conversations in Music", featuring some of the world's most renowned artists in candid and revealing discussions, with the participation of Marta Istomin and Anne McLean (Senior Producer, Libra...