Germano's hosts spring social; benefits Promotion Center for LI
The 4th annual SPRING SOCIAL organized by Promotion Center for Little Italy packed Germano's Piattini April 24th to fundraise for the nonprofit organization. The kindness and generosity of owners Germano Fabiani & Cyd Wolf provided yet another great venue to welcome event attendees as the restaurant donated 20% of bar sales and complimentary ap...
Festa Italiana to have ‘fresco’ offerings
Believe it or not, the Festa Italiana is right around the corner.To keep the event "fresco," the Festa Italiana Committee will incorporate some new offerings this time around, while keeping the traditions and old favorites that keep people coming back from near and far year after year. This year's "I-Fest," as it is affectionately known, will have...
New Research on the Ancient Roman Symposium – April 29, 2 pm
An informative and richly set of illustrated presentations followed by a discussion with experts on ancient Roman art, architecture and philosophy. Learn about the ways ancient Romans dined, how they enjoyed their food, how they stored and prepared meals from the kitchen to the richly decorated triclinium. Speakers include Maryl Gensheimer...
Teacher of Italian needed
Parkdale High School, located in Riverdale, Maryland, needs a full-time Italian teacher for the 2015-2016 school year. Qualified candidates need at least a Bacherlor's degree. Candidates should also be certified or be in the process of acquiring certification. Application materials can be found at www.pgcps.org. Should you have any questions about...
Italian Festival returns to Uniontown streets
By Mark Hofmann The seventh annual Centennial Chevrolet Fayette County Italian Festival is back from where it originally started on Main Street in Uniontown. The festival will be held Aug. 29 and 30. For the past three years, the festival, offering a variety of entertainment, food and vendors, was held at the Fayette County Fairgroun...
Italian Language and Culture Conference: New Directions in Teaching and Research
Georgetown University, Washington D.C. - Saturday October 24th 2015. Keynote Speaker: Nicoletta Marini-Maio, Dickinson College. The Department of Italian at Georgetown University together with the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington D.C. would like to invite you to our conference titled Italian Language a...
Irene Jalenti New Island Project
Tuesday, Feb 9, 2016 - 8 PM/11 PM - Blues Alley. 1073 Wisconsin Ave NW. Washington, DC. IRENE JALENTI WEBSITE: http://www.irenejalenti.com/. PURCHASE TICKETS - 8PM SHOW: HERE. PURCHASE TICKETS - 10PM SHOW: HERE "It's rare to find an Italian singer who is able to convey with such strength and intensity" with these words All...
Primo Hoagies opens location in Columbia this week — and isn't stopping there
Primo Hoagies, a New Jersey chain known for its Italian-style sandwiches and seeded bread, is opening in Columbia on Tuesday. And the franchisees behind the new store want to open more in the area. Mike Gioioso, a MacKenzie Retail LLC broker behind the Columbia deal, said the franchisee, who MacKenzie isn't naming, is now looking for two other loc...
Now Open: Viaggio Ristorante in Wayne
How it started: Viaggio's executive chef, Robbie Felice, spent his childhood in Sussex, hanging out in his father's restaurants. As a teenager, he worked in the family businesses and other local eateries, starting out as a dishwasher. Felice then decided to become a chef and enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America, and landed an inte...
Entro il 15 luglio le candidature ai nuovi bandi ISSNAF
L'Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation bandisce l'edizione 2012 dell'ISSNAF Young Investigator Award e del Paola Campese Award for Research on Leukemias. Scopo dei bandi è premiare i giovani ricercatori italiani che lavorano in Nord America, il cui impegno nella propria attività di studio risulti innovativo, di rilievo e ono...
Gola's spirit lives on in La Salle archives
By Mike Jensen On Monday, the box came down from the top shelf in the basement archives of La Salle's University's College Hall. Brother Joseph Grabenstein, La Salle University's archivist, had been filling the box for years. Out came gold shorts that looked more like modern swim trunks. A game jersey with 15 on the front and back. A plain gray s...
Review: Bei Tempi
The trend in Italian fare in New Orleans is toward the cuisine of northern Italy. New spots offer up not the rich red "gravy" of the South, but softer, more elegant dishes composed of handmade pastas, cured salumi and al dente risotto with shaved truffles. Still, the Crescent City has long loved red sauce, and that's evident in many local...