Street Smart: in Hill East, Mangialardo and Sons Inc.
At Mangialardo and Sons (1317 Pennsylvania Ave. SE) you'll often see police cruisers, firetrucks and ambulances double-parked on the street out front during lunchtime. Inside the shop, there's usually a standing crowd of people waiting with numbered tickets in their hands: construction crews in blue hard hats, painters in speckled pants an...
UVA Installs New Capitals on Rotunda
The University of Virginia is installing new capitals on its historic Rotunda. The column-toppers are part of the $50-million restoration of the centerpiece of Mr. Jefferson's university. Crews plan to lift the first of the 6,800 pound Carrara marble toppers into place Monday. Italian craftsmen created the 16 new capitals based on Thomas Jeffe...
UNICO to sponsor Brian Piccolo Award Ceremony May 3 in Rehoboth
UNICO, Delaware District 1, will sponsor the Second Annual Brian Piccolo Award Ceremony at 5 p.m., Sunday, May 3, at Nicola Pizza on the Avenue in Rehoboth Beach. This award, established in 1977, is given to a local senior athlete of Italian-American heritage who exhibits the character traits modeled by the legendary football star of the Chicago Be...
An Island in the Mediterranean Is Furthering Diabetes Research in New Jersey
One look at Sardinia's white-sand beaches and turquoise water would lead you to assume that this part of the world is devoted entirely to idyllic getaways and sun-filled vacations. You'd never guess that the island's population is also contributing evidence to diabetes research in the United States. Geneticists from Sardinia – the second-l...
Bell’Italia Festival to be held in Hazleton
by Jim Dino The oldest local residents of Italian descent will be honored when the Unico Club of Hazleton holds the eighth annual Bell' Italia Festivale on Saturday and Sunday at Hazle Township Community Park. Mary Gabriele, who is 106 years old, is the oldest. She was born in Media Run to Nicholas and Tomasina Lauro on March 19, 1909...
Corona D’Italia members enjoy Columbus Day dinner
Members of Corona D'Italia Lodge No. 807 held their Columbus Day dinner Oct. 13 at the Wolverine Restaurant. Treasurer Louise Vitullo and her member daughter, Patti Kuhn, registered attendees upon arrival. Trustee Pudue La Cava directed seating and ushered the guests. Orator Valerie Valentino provided and presented favors, including a pen wi...
Famed Detective David Toma, of Clark, Nominated for UNICO 'Americanism Award'
Clark resident David Toma was recently nominated for UNICO National's prestigious "Americanism Award" by the Clark chapter of the Italian-American service organization. The award symbolizes and recognizes an individual who has gone above and beyond devoting their life to helping others "I'm thrilled that our nomination of David Toma was ac...
Depero. Rovereto, New York and Other Stories by Nello Correale
Embassy of Italy. 3000 Whitehaven Street NW. Washington, DC 20008Friday, April 29, 2016 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT). Register The Istituto Italiano di Cultura cordially invites you to the screening of "Depero. Rovereto, New York and Other Stories" (2015), the first documentary film focused on the artist from Trentino, Fortunato De...
Annual Italian Heritage Festival Bocce Tournament biggest yet
by Victoria L. Cann On Saturday, bocce ball teams and spectators gathered at Ferguson Memorial Park to participate in the annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival Bocce Tournament. "This is the biggest it has been. We have 15 teams this year," said Carl Felosa, festival board member. "It's the best year we've had. We had plenty...
Great success for the second edition of the “Bridge Book Award” at the Embassy of Italy
The meeting of two different cultures can radiate an extraordinary proactive force and this is exactly what you could feel in the air yesterday evening at the Embassy of Italy during the presentation of "The Bridge"Book Awards. The event was the Awards' second edition and guests were enthusiastic for the ongoing creative efforts that Italy and the...
From Colosseum to Mt.Vesuvius: Italian songs, music, poetry @ Casa Italiana in DC
CASA ITALIANA HALL & CULTURAL CENTERPresents: A show of ITALIAN SONGS, MUSIC, POETRYSpettacolo Musicale di Canzoni, Musiche, PoesieDirector/Regia by Bruno FUSCO DAL COLOSSEO AL VESUVIO - From the Colosseum To Mt.VesuviusSATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012 @ 7:30 PMCASA ITALIANA Hall & Cultural Center595 Third Street, NW | Washington, DC 20002METRO...
Italiani all’estero e made in Italy, gli USA 'corrono' con le macchine italiane
Il 2012? I primi nove mesi si sono chiusi con un +23%. La nuova tappa del nostro viaggio nell'export italiano destinazione Stati Uniti ci porta a un altro successo, quello firmato, questa volta, dal settore dei macchinari rappresentato dalla Federmacchine, la federazione nazionale delle associazioni dei produttori di beni strumentali destinati allo...