Gallarate, Scuola Impresa. I ragazzi a Philadelphia
Gallarate - Rappresenta la culla della democrazia americana: qui venne suona la Liberty Bell, ancora oggi conservata in un museo che porta il suo nome, per annunciare la lettura della dichiarazione di indipendenza. Ed è qui che i ragazzi di 'Scuola Impresa' sono stati per imparare il funzionamento amministrativo della città. Nato insieme alla Fond...
MOMENTANEAMENTE SOSPESI I SEVIZI DEL CONSOLATO ONORARIO A NORFOLK
Il Console Onorario d'Italia a Norfolk, in Virginia, Vito Piraino ha terminato il suo incarico per raggiunti limiti di età. È quanto comunica il Consolato generale d'Italia a Phialdelphia spiegando che i servizi consolari erogati dal Consolato Onorario sono quindi temporaneamente sospesi. Fino alla riattivazione del servizio, i connazional...
Belleville opinion: Italian immigrant lives dream by opening business in The Lake
by Marie Strumolo It's time to spotlight some merchants in Silver Lake. The first on deck will be...drum roll please...Errico Violante. He started as a butcher's apprentice when he was 14 in Forino, a small town outside of Naples, Italy. He was the youngest in a family of seven children. In 1964 he left Italy and came to the Unite...
R.J. Brunelli Announces New National And New Jersey Tenant Rep Assignments
Retail leasing specialists R.J. Brunelli & Co., Inc., today announced new national and New Jersey tenant representation assignments for Athena Learning Centers, Burger King Corporation and D'Angelo Italian Market. The Old Bridge-based firm was appointed exclusive national real estate representative for Athena Learning Centers, a chain...
The Power of Affections: An International Conference
An international conference organized by the Center for Italian Studies and the Music Department of the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Institute for Music of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, Italy. Today, scholars from various disciplines fully recognize the great cultural value of seventeenth century opera librettos an...
Premio Eccellenza Italiana: Appuntamento a Washington
È stato presentato oggi a Torino il Premio Eccellenza Italiana, che si svolgerà a Washington il prossimo 25 ottobre per premiare aziende, prodotti, servizi, imprenditori e professionisti italiani che si distinguono per l'eccellenza. Il Premio Eccellenza Italiana è ideato dal giornalista economico Massimo Lucidi che oggi a Torino ha siglato...
Plainfields' Chapter of UNICO to host Pig Roast Dec. 5th
The Plainfields' Chapter of UNICO is once again holding its Annual Pig Roast--Friday, December 5th. Doors open 7:00 PM at the Italian American Club at the Scotch Plains Italian American Hall. The club is located at 1976 Valley Ave. in Scotch Plains. The home-made meal and menu includes unlimited roasted pig and chicken, bread and sides of roa...
La comunità di Ribera residente nel New Jersey festeggia la concittadina Miss Italia Clarissa Marchese
Mentre nel New Jersey fervono i preparativi per il gala di lunedì prossimo in suo onore, Miss Italia Clarissa Marchese ieri mattina a Fiumicino salendo sul volo che l'ha portata in Canada ha detto che si sente addosso "la grande responsabilità di portare l'Italia all'estero". I connazionali del Canada nei prossimi giorni e quelli di New York e New...
Cedar Grove Chapter of Unico National scholarship competition details
The Cedar Grove Chapter of UNICO National is accepting applications for its annual scholarship awards. This year the chapter will be awarding several Cedar Grove resident high school seniors $1,000 awards. In addition to the local chapter scholarships, there are eight district and national awards for undergraduates and two awards for post...
Congratulations to NIAF member Gina Furia Rubel, Esq.
Congratulations to NIAF member Gina Furia Rubel, Esq., president and ceo of Furia Rubel Communications Inc., who has received SmartCEO Philadelphia's 2015 SmartCEO Brava Award, presented to Greater Philadelphia's top women CEOs, nonprofit leaders and high-impact executives. Rubel is the Secretary and Treasurer of the Justinian Foundation o...
Local meat, Italian tradition for chef Joe Cicala's new salumi business
Joe Cicala's meat is ahead of schedule. But that doesn't mean it'll be eaten anytime soon. "This is perfect," says the chef, grinning as he gently thumbs a butcher-twined hunk of pork the size and shape of a beehive. We're standing close in a stuffy, funky-smelling curing room, an industrial walk-in where a few dozen culatellos, cut from the rear...
An excerpt from Dolores’ memoir: Family, sweet summer, and the real Jersey Shore
by Dolores Alfieri With Memorial Day having just passed, marking the unofficial start of summer, Anthony and I decided to share an excerpt from my memoir, The Dreams that Break Your Heart. This chapter is about a trip down the Shore in Jersey, which is a summer ritual familiar to countless East-Coast Italian Americans. This is the real Jer...