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Med Lahlou and Antonio Matarazzo of the Lalou Group announced the appointment of Matteo Venini as the new executive chef of their award-winning Italian restaurant Lupo Verde, located in the bustling 14th Street neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Venini will also oversee the menu at Lupo Verde's second location, which is scheduled to open in early Dec...

Esportazioni italiane a +10,43% nei primi sette mesi del 2012 e flussi turistici dagli Stati Uniti verso l'Italia in crescita, con un fatturato di più di 3 miliardi di dollari: due dati incoraggianti, che indicano un andamento vivace nei rapporti economici tra Italia e Stati Uniti nonostante la crisi. Dinamiche che l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washingt...

Globus et Locus, insieme al Center for Italian Studies della University of Pennsylvania, il Consolato italiano a Philadelphia e AISLLI (Associazione Internazionale per gli Studi di Lingua e Letteratura Italiana), organizza un Convegno internazionale dal titolo "Italicity. Languages of Italy in United States between traditionand innovation" che si t...

By Joanne Barron   Giovanni Macchione simply smiled and shrugged his shoulders when asked what he thinks about his Italian garden being included in the Smithsonian Institute's Archives of American Gardens. He said he gardens just to pass the time and because he enjoys it.   "I like to be outside doing this and that better than in...

The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) celebrates the Year of Italian Culture in America with its new production of Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica and Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. Verismo Opera presents the grand production live with a full cast on Sunday, October 20, 3:00 p.m., at the Bergen Performing Arts Center...

By Jacqueline L. Urgo In this place known as the "Blueberry Capital of the World," which has also been called the most Italian place in New Jersey, they really like their provolone, especially around Christmastime.   Between early December and Super Bowl Sunday, 2,800 pounds of the piquant cheese, in the shape of 10-foot-long torpedoes, wil...

Vincenza & Margherita Italian American Bistro is a new restaurant that opened a little more than a week ago across from the Graylyn Shopping Center. The casual eatery, also known as V&M Bistro, has had a growing crowd at its 1717 Marsh Road location in the Marsh Triangle. The site had formerly been home to liquor and comic book st...

The La Famiglia Scholarship committee is pleased to announce the financial aid competition for fall 2015. The total amount of scholarships offered will be $12,000, awarded in these increments: $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000 (two). To be eligible to apply, the applicant must be a Lodge member, spouse of a member, or child/grandchild of a member.  ...

October 27-28, 2015, Italian Embassy, Washington DC: "Where Italian researchers meet to discuss breakthrough ideas"   The talents and innovators of the Italian diaspora in the United States and Canada will meet the institutions, industry, and academia to help create industrial value, promote scientific research, and provide young and br...

English Premier League club Chelsea and Italian team AS Roma will play an exhibition game at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. on Aug. 10, according to the AS Roma website. The mouth-watering encounter will see two of Europe's top teams, loaded with famed players, test out their rosters a week before the Premier League kicks off. The Italian League S...

Si è tenuta domenica scorsa, 6 ottobre, a Philadelphia la cerimonia di assegnazione delle Borse Studio 2013 di "Filitalia International". La premiazione ospitata dal "M. Fabrizio e P. Nestico Centro di Lingua e Cultura" è iniziata con l'esecuzione degli Inni nazionali, italiano e americano. Dieci i vincitori delle borse di studio e tre i memb...

On Sunday, June 1, 2014, at Rose Tree Park in Media, PA the 5th annual Italian American Heritage Festival will be in full swing from 11:00 AM until 5 PM. The 2014 festival continues the tradition of free admission for all. Since its inception, the festival has welcomed increasing numbers of people who have grown to love and to look forward to spen...