Why we honor Saint Anthony with an annual festival (since June 13, 1904)
The news stories report that Sunday February 7, 1904, was a brutally cold and windy day. In Baltimore, a single spark was destined to change the face of the city forever. That spark ignited a blaze in the warehouse of the John W. Hurst Company at German (now Redwood) and Sharp Streets. Shortly after 11 AM, the building was engulfed in flames. By no...
Mercer County honors Sheriff's Officer of the Year - Vito Vacirca III
Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler announced the Officer of the Year for 2019 along with special awards for distinguished officers. The Sheriff’s Office annually honors its sworn officers, investigators, detectives, and dispatchers who have excelled in making Mercer County viable and its streets and courthouses safe. This year’s Sheriff Officer of t...
Rocky star Stallone says he never expected to make it in movies
Action movie superstar Sylvester Stallone told cinemagoers in Cannes on Friday that he never expected to make it in the film industry due to an accident at birth that caused him to slur his words - now one of his more celebrated trademarks. The U.S. actor, 72, rocketed to fame in 1976 with his Oscar-winning boxing movie "Rocky" and went on to becom...
2019 Giornata Nazionale dello Sport in Detroit
Join us on June 2 for the 2019 Giornata Nazionale dello Sport! The first Sunday of June, the Italian National Day of Sport is celebrated in Italy and all over the world. The Detroit City FC is joining the Consulate of Italy in Detroit in celebrating the event! A youth soccer exhibition with Italian-American children will take place at halftime of t...
I Madonnari Italian chalk festival expecting thousands even with passing rain
Carefully crafting on their hands and knees, artists are making images appear on the asphalt in front of the historic Santa Barbara Mission for the annual I MadonnariStreet Painting Festival. Featured Artist Sharyn Chan sat in the centerpiece location leaning into her work and saying, "this is the first chalk festival in the nation. It's the moth...
Opera singers prepare like Olympic athletes for 'Tosca' in Washington
On the eve of every performance, Riccardo Massi goes silent, not uttering a single word all day. It's part of the Italian tenor's strict regimen to preserve his instrument -- his vocal cords. "I experimented a lot, and I saw this is the best thing to do," said Massi, the male lead in Puccini's beloved "Tosca" through Saturday at the Kennedy Center...
St. Ubaldo Day a boost for Jessup businesses
As runners race through the streets carrying 400-pound statues for St. Ubaldo Day’s Race of the Saints today, crowds race into local businesses. The annual event that draws massive crowds to Jessup every year has proven to be a boon for businesses in the town, notably those along the race route on Church Street. With banners representing the famili...
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Exhibition in California
From April 13th, 2019 to January 11th, 2020. Cathedral Cultural Center (2nd floor) on the Christ Cathedral Campus, 13280 Chapman Avenue, Garden Grove, Ca 92840. Hours of operation: Monday – Friday: 10am-5pm. Saturday – Sunday: 10am-5pm. Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition recreates the awe and wonder of arguably one of mankind’s greatest...
An Andretti Is Still Driving for Another Indy 500 Win, 50 Years Later
Mario Andretti says he remembers everything about that May afternoon 50 years ago when he won the Indianapolis 500 — including the belief that his victory could be followed by a few more in the world’s biggest auto race. More victories at Indianapolis, as race fans know, have not come for Andretti, now 79, or for his sons, his nephew or his grands...
Annalie Buscarino's Italy Experience
If you want to test your willpower as an individual, you study abroad. If you want to test your willpower as an athlete, you study abroad in Italy. In a city, Milan, where every meal involves at least seven courses (il aperitivo, l'insalata, il primo piatto and il secondo piatto, il dolce, and il caffè), and every gym is €400 and up, it proved quit...
Festa Italiana returns to Easton
Parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Easton will hold their annual Festa Italiana celebration starting May 31. The three-day festival is a major fundraiser for the Easton parish. It will be held on May 31, June 1 and June 2 at Holy Cross Park in Williams Township. The festival features food and entertainment each night, plus a ba...
Casa, Concordia team up to run 2019 summer camp
A whole new world awaits kids ages 4 to 16 who take part in this year’s Italian Language and Culture Camp at Casa Italia. After more than a decade of devotion to the Italian language and culture, Camp Director Josette Mentesana Weber and Language Coordinator Angela Mentesana will be stepping back from day-to-day involvement. With their blessings, C...