AS Roma stirs a shot of American know-how into Italy's grand soccer tradition
On Saturday, two of Italy's most famous soccer teams will meet at Lincoln Financial Field. AS Roma and Inter Milan have long been among Serie A's powerhouses, and in doing so have been global representatives for two of the world's great cities. Even if you only follow Serie A on occasion, you surely know that the league is steeped in tradi...
Italian groceries in Baltimore shine at the holidays and beyond
by Kit Waskom Pollard About three times a year — and always just before Christmas — Ron Frezzo, his wife, Camille, and their family, including grown daughter Cristina, travel from Silver Spring to Baltimore, where they raid the aisles at Trinacria Italian Deli on North Paca Street before heading to lunch in Little Italy. "We buy o...
Nutley Jaycees name Distinguished Service honorees
This year's judges included Chairman Walt Smith, Steven Clarke, John Brown, Superintendent Russell Lazovick, Barbara Hirsch, Phil White and Board of Education trustee Fred Scalera. Radcliffe Elementary Principal Michael Kearney is the Nutley Jaycees' Educator of the Year. The winners will be honored at a Thursday, April 7, dinner at The V...
Katie Parla shares the tastes of Rome
Katie Parla is living her dream in Rome, The Eternal City. She grew up in an Italian-American household in Princeton Junction, where her parents worked in various food businesses. Papa now owns Clydz restaurant in New Brunswick (known for game and specialty cocktails), while her mother, Jo Ann, gives popular cooking demos at the West Windsor Commun...
Festa in Onore delle Forze Armate all’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington
WASINGTON (Nov. 5, 2012) – Si è svolta oggi presso l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington la festa in onore delle Forze Armate italiane. Tra i presenti, rappresentanti ad alto livello delle Autorità civili e militari dell'Amministrazione USA, oltre che numerosi esponenti delle altre Missioni diplomatiche e della comunità italo-americana. Negli interven...
Italian American coalition calls Nickelodeon's 'Nicky Deuce' racist
Parents should bar their children from watching a Nickelodeon film scheduled for release this year because of the way it portrays Italian Americans, says a coalition based in New Jersey. Manny Alfano, president of the nonprofit Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition, called on Nickelodeon, its affiliates and parent company, to halt productio...
Un giornale per diffondere e interpretare l'italicità nel mondo
Care lettrici e cari lettori, bentornati e bentrovati. Alcuni tra i residenti nel Nord Est degli Usa, conoscono già "Visti da New York". Per coloro che invece leggono per la prima volta questa rubrica sappiate che ogni domenica, per oltre quindici anni, è stata pubblicata nelle pagine di Oggi7, l'inserto domenicale del quotidiano in lingua italiana...
Wildwoods Host Italian-American Festival
The North Wildwood Original Italian-American Festival celebrates its 19th anniversary in the Wildwoods this year with a weekend of food, fun and Italian-American heritage. The festival runs from Friday, June 28 through Sunday, June 30. Festivities for the three-day event take place along Olde New Jersey Avenue in North Wildwood including s...
L'italiano Franco Nuschese nominato membro del CDA Atlantic Council di Washington
Franco Nuschese è stato nominato membro del Consiglio di amministrazione dell'Atlantic Council. Lo ha annunciato il presidente Frederick Kempe: "Siamo molto felici per la nomina di Nuschese. Il suo sarà un contributo fondamentale nelle grandi sfide che ci aspettano nei prossimi anni". La nomina è stata ufficializzata con una cerimonia a cui ha pres...
Friends Of The USA Pavilion Milano 2015 Join Italian Embassy For Republic Day Celebration
The Friends of the USA Pavilion Milano 2015, the coalition responsible for organizing the U.S. presence at Expo Milano 2015, will join the Italian Embassy and dignitaries on June 2 to celebrate the 68th anniversary of Italy's Republic Day and the theme of the upcoming world's fair, Expo Milano 2015. Expo Milano 2015 will also be the focus...
Celebrating 100 Years of Devotion to San Giuseppe in Lodi, New Jersey
By Giovanni di Napoli What better way to celebrate Labor Day than at the Feast of San Giuseppe, patron saint of workers. Monday, my friends and I made our way to Lodi, New Jersey for the centennial celebration of the Feast of Saint Joseph. Warmly welcomed, we celebrated Mass in English and Italian with Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, Coadj...
NIAF Gala Q&A with Louis Prima Jr.
Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses will bring their high-energy, big band sound to NIAF's "The Wildest Comes to Washington" Casino Night, during the Gala weekend, performing songs from their latest album "Blow," and getting the crowd on its feet! Ahead of the big weekend, Prima Jr., son of legendary trumpeter and jazz-band leader Louis Prim...