Sorentos in Marlboro has old-world charm
By Bill Clapper Strolling into Sorentos Italian Gourmet along Marlboro's lively main business district, we knew we were in a special place. The furnishings and décor spoke of old world charm — or at least what we state-side bound-Americans envision as an Italian restaurant in Italy. Our waiter, dressed in all-black, greeted us and took ou...
500 Years of Italian Master Drawings from the Princeton University Art Museum
500 Years of Italian Master Drawings from the Princeton University Art Museum focuses on the renowned collection of more than 1,000 Italian drawings at the Princeton University Art Museum, which includes significant works by artists Luca Cambiaso, Guercino, and Giambattista Tiepolo, as well as masterpieces by Carpaccio, Michelangelo, and Modigliani...
Italian Chamber of Deputies Representative Fucsia Nissoli to be Honored by Lido Civic Club of Washington, D.C.
The Lido Civic Club will honor Italian Chamber of Deputies Representative Angela Fucsia Nissoli with its Lido Friendship Award at its annual Italian-American Congressional Reception on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2014. The Lido Friendship Award is bestowed on individuals who have made significant contributions to the Italian-American community....
Immigrant images: Scranton chapter of UNICO hosts First Friday exhibit centering on Italian experience in NEPA
by Caitlin Heaney West Scranton chapter of UNICO hosts First Friday exhibit centering on Italian experience in NEPA. They came from thousands of miles away, leaving behind their families to cross the sea with little in their pockets beside their hopes. This Friday, the Scranton chapter of UNICO National will celebrate the sac...
Italian film Human Capital opens this weekend in Washington D.C.
by ICS Board Dear ICS friends,We are pleased to inform you that Film Movement's latest release, "Human Capital," is coming to Landmark E Street Cinema this Friday, February 27. "Human Capital" has received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. HUMAN CAPITAL begins at the end, as a cyclist is run off the road by a car...
Police investigating graffiti on Columbus statue at Italian heritage center
By Kevin Shea A 7-foot statue of Christopher Columbus that stands in front of the Italian American Heritage Center in Hamilton was defaced with graffiti sometime this weekend, police and officials said. Columbus' face was painted black, the number 13 was written on his chest and the letters "FU" were scrawled on the ground in front of the ped...
Proposed development would mean big change at Italian Market
by Natalie Kostelni Three years ago, Midwood Management of New York had proposed a 32,000-square-foot retail center for a large lot it owned at the corner of 9th Street and Washington Avenue in the Italian Market of Philadelphia. The project would have been the first new addition of its size to the South Philadelphia open market in re...
Mostly Opera to present ‘Viva Italia!’ Oct. 10
Mostly Opera, a non-profit theater group featuring local and regional singers, along with dancers from the Scranton Civic Ballet, will present "Viva Italia!" an evening of Italian songs, in celebration of Columbus Day, on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Scranton Hilton. The event will feature a full course dinner with an Italian theme to accompan...
Pittsburgh Native Pens Poignant Novel About Italian Immigrants Growing Up in Pittsburgh
Andrew Cecere grew up in the Pittsburgh of the 1930s, back when the idea that ancestry is destiny permeated American thought. In cities, it was the age of racial and ethnic neighborhoods. The Italians here, the Irish over there, beyond them the Poles, the blacks, and so forth. In the urban mosaic, you knew your place, and were expected to make the...
New and returning events for the WVIHF Pasta Cook-Off and festival
by Victoria L. Cann Summer is winding down, and the beginning of school marks an important weekend coming up in Clarksburg — the 38th annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival. But first a tasty prelude arrives in the form of the 28th annual Pasta Cook-Off, which will be held this Saturday. "The Pasta Cook-Off didn't start with t...
Pittsburgh-area firm preserves ancient Italian city in laser light
Rich Celender stood inside an ancient Roman bath just outside the Italian city of Volterra. His LiDAR rig shot millions of laser scans at the ancient walls and ruins, collecting billions of points of data. "It was surreal, standing within a Roman bath from 3,000 years ago," said Celender, a vice president of civil engineering at Civil &...
Preliminary agreements for the export of Italian Abate Pears in USA
The first batches of PGI (Protected geographical indication) Emilia-Romagna, Abate Fetel pears could leave as early as the next production campaign for the United States. The pilot project to test the opportunities of the U.S. market for regional fruits and vegetables starting with PGI Abate pear for which the Italian region Emilia-Romagna is a wo...