Dr. Jack Patuto of Summit is honored for his medical and surgical work in Haiti
Recently Dr. Jack Patuto of Summit was honored by the Association des Médeçins Haitiens a L'Etranger (AMHE) with the 2014 Solidarity for his medical and surgical work in Haiti which included Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics and Trauma. This award, among others that he has received, demonstrates his long commitment of sharing his many gif...
Bocce in Baltimore is a pastime for all ages
Bocce has been a staple in Little Italy for as long as anyone can remember. But it was always a game the old folks played. "I never played as a kid," says Francis Blatterman, who helps run the Tuesday and Wednesday night Little Italy Bocce League at the D'Alesandro Park courts, off Stiles Street. "Some of the older men, they played."&...
Lifelong baker honors Italian roots with new restaurant
by Vicky Cruz Inspired by family, Alice Woodson will open a new biscotti bakery and restaurant called Ambrosi Biscotti in Danville's River District. Since her position as marketing coordinator for Outback Steakhouse was eliminated during a corporate downsize in 2013, Woodson has dedicated the majority of her time to family. I...
New Kensington woman, others film interviews to tell seniors' stories
Like wise parents, the creators of the Collective Legacy Project refuse to pick a favorite among their interview subjects. "Every person has a story," said Cara Livorio, 31, a painter from New Kensington. "Every story could be a movie." The nonprofit Collective Legacy Project is creating a type of movie — filming interviews and presen...
Italian Media in the United States: A Two-Century-Long History
The April 12 round table From Ethnic to Multi-cultural Italian Media in the U.S hosted by the Inserra Chair at Montclair State University brought together Bénédicte Deschamps, Associate Professor in American Studies at the University of Paris Diderot, Maurita Cardone, Deputy Editor at La Voce di New York, Lucia Grillo, producer of Italics, and jour...
Festa di Natale 2016, Sunday December 11th, at 4:30 at the Friendship Heights Village Center
Dear ICS friends, This year's Christmas Party will be Sunday, December 11th, at 4:30 pm, at the Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 S. Park Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Like the previous years, it is our annual potluck dinner (please read details on what to bring in the flyer below). We organized it in collaboration with Le D.I.V.E. and Ma...
Postponed Columbus Day parade lands in Sea Isle City Oct. 26
The city's postponed Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival will take place on Saturday, Oct. 26. The festival and parade was originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12. It was postponed due to weather. According to Mayor Leonard Desiderio and his family, who are hosting the events, the Italian Festival and the Columbus Day Parade will celebrat...
New era begins in Mercer County as sale of 93-year-old Roma Bank becomes official
by Mike Davis At the close of business on Friday, Roma Bank, the 93-year-old community bank founded in the Chambersburg neighborhood of Trenton, ceased to exist as a business entity. While the sign on the bank's Town Center headquarters won't come down just yet, Roma Bank and Investors Bank on Friday took the final step in consummatin...
Un Console onorario per Newark: candidature entro l'11 Aprile
Il Ministero degli Esteri intende istituire un Consolato onorario con competenza sulle contee dello Stato del New Jersey facenti parte della circoscrizione del Consolato di Newark, soppresso il 28 febbraio scorso (Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, Warren, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, Hunterdon, Mercer, Somerset). Il Consolato...
The American story
By Joseph Sabino Mistick This past Tuesday, 50 or so Pittsburgh Italians gathered with family and friends in a basement Mexican restaurant in Pittsburgh's Strip District to view the premiere broadcast of "The Italian Americans," a two-part PBS special recounting the travails and triumphs of the Italian diaspora. Two WQED personalities were there...
Verdi's La Traviata in Wilmington
April 12, 2015 - Sunday 2:00 PMPadua Academy - 905 North Broom Street - Wilmington, Delaware 19806 Delphi Opera presents its production of Verdi's timeless classic masterpiece La Traviata, sponsored by the Wilmington Friends of Italian Culture. This production marks the grand finale of the Friends of Italian Culture's season of mont...
The "University of Italian Heritage" curriculum in Philadelphia
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 10:30am - 3:30pmLocation: The Office of the Consul General, Public Ledger Building, Suite 1026 150 south independence Mall West Philadelphia,PA 19106The Italian Consulate General in Philadelphia, in collaboration with the NJ Italian and Italian American Heritage Commissing (NJIIAHC) cordially invites you to atten...