Opening night brings taste of Italy
Lancaster Festival Artistic Director Gary Sheldon predicts there will be something special for everyone to enjoy during the Lancaster Festival Orchestra Opening Night Concert, "Viva Italia," which begins at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at St. Mary Catholic Church. "I'm always tickled to hear what different people say was the 'highlight' of a...
Alfred Grasso named man of the year by the Lido Civic Club of Washington D.C.
The Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC is an Italian-American civic organization serving the Washington Metropolitan, founded in 1929, has selected Mr. Alfred Grasso as 2013 Man of the Year. Mr. Grasso, Chief Executive Officer of Mitre Corporation and the Chairman of the Board of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) I...
National Italian Flag Throwing Team Performs in Washington
The National Italian Flag Throwing Team (Nazionale Italiana Sbandieratori) was in Washington this Mother's Day Weekend where they performed at the Italian Embassy on Saturday and at the Casa Italiana Cultural Center on Sunday. Fonte: Ciao Washington
Italian Festival comes to Rose Tree Park on Sunday
Delaware County Council of Delaware County has declared Sunday, June 2, 2013, to be Italian American Heritage Day in celebration of The Year of Italian Culture in America. The fourth annual Italian American Heritage Festival to be held from noon to 6 p.m. in Rose Tree Park on June 2 will celebrate the heritage and culture of Americans of I...
La "fregatura americana" dell'olio d'oliva spacciato per italiano: parlano i produttori e importatori del 100% Made in Italy
di Beatrice Bondi Dopo l'inchiesta de La VOCE di New York pubblicata il 22 maggio sui falsi oli d'oliva Made in Italy, e la recente bocciatura alla Camera dei Rappresentanti USA di una misura restrittiva proprio sulle importazioni di olio d'oliva, continuiamo ad approfondire la questione e siamo andati a sentire cosa ne pensano al riguardo...
Chiusura Consolati/ Nissoli (SC) interroga Bonino
Deputata di Scelta Civica eletta in Nord America, Fucsia Nissoli ha presentato una interrogazione al Ministro degli esteri sulla chiusura di 14 sedi consolari. Nell'interrogazione, Nissoli, dopo aver fatto notare l'incongruenza tra quanto richiesto nella cosiddetta "spending review", e cioè che non siano compromessi i servizi offerti ai ci...
The American Boccaccio Association Second Triennial Conference: Boccaccio in Washington DC
CONFERENCE DATES: OCTOBER 4 - 6, 2013 An international, interdisciplinary conference on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of Boccaccio's birth, to be held at Georgetown University and the Italian Embassy. Abstracts were due March 31, 2013. Selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings. TRAVEL GRANTS SPONSORED BY TH...
Nonprofit Italian resource center opens in Cedar Grove
Hundreds gathered at Diamond Spring Restaurant and Beach Club in Nutley to celebrate the launch of Cedar Grove's Sempre Avanti recently. The newly established nonprofit organization serves as a resource center for the Italian and Italian-American community. Above, Sempre Avanti's Executive Director and founder Rosanna Imbriano welcomes the...
This Bitter Earth: Poignant Biography of 'Cheech' Caruso Exposes Tumultuous History of Italian-American Family
In February 1927, Dominic Cheech Caruso transitioned from 'just another' Italian immigrant in New York to the creator of national news after slashing the throat of a young doctor who had been caring for his just-deceased son. While branded as a mobster by the media, Caruso's tragic life story offers a fascinating glimpse into the struggles...
Italian Firm inks deal for 17-acre parcel in Weirton, WV, Business Park
Pietro Fiorentini S.p.A. (Vicenza, Italy) has signed a purchase agreement for a 17-acre parcel in Weirton's Three Springs Business Park (West Virginia). The company is currently manufacturing on a limited scale out of a leased location in Wheeling. While no timetable has been established, Fiorentini is planning a $9 million plant in Weirton. &nbs...
St. Bart's Festival Readies for 40th Anniversary
by John Mooney It started with 200 pounds of chop meat for meatballs, 170 pounds of hamburger meat, and 1,200 pounds of sausage... and that was just a small portion of the food ordered for the St. Bartholomew's Church /UNICO Labor Day Festival when began 40 years ago. Members of UNICO and the parish community literally spent weeks preparin...
UNICO lends helping hand via scholarships to many graduating Nutley seniors
Non-profit organizations are usually good at one or two things, and tend to work "narrow and deep" due to their mission statements. Here in Nutley, UNICO is a far-reaching, multi-faceted, tireless non-profit, and like a charitable octopus, seems to have its many hard working tentacles always busy - and giving back to the community in many,...