Evelyn Di Tosto, Maryland education department official who certified teachers
Evelyn Di Tosto, a retired Maryland Department of Education official who ran the state’s certification program for teachers, died of a stroke Jan. 23 at the J. W. Ruby Memorial Medical Center in Morgantown, W. Va. She was 86 and lived in North Baltimore. Born in Richwood, W. Va., she was the daughter of Carlo Di Tosto, a tailor and his wife, Cather...
Politiche 2018/ Nord America/ Faleg (PD): alla Camera per rappresentare studenti, ricercatori, imprenditori e giovani professionisti
C’è anche Giovanni Faleg tra i candidati alla Camera con la lista del Pd nella ripartizione America settentrionale e centrale. 34 anni, Faleg vive e lavora a Washington. Segretario del Circolo PD di Washington, sposato e padre di un bambino, Faleg descrive così il suo approccio: “avere un rapporto stretto con le comunità di italiani all’estero, asc...
Dough Pizzeria Napoletana
Some like it hot. Like 800+ degrees kind of hot. That’s the temperature at which the wood-fired oven at Dough Pizzeria Napoletana fires up its pizzas in only 90 seconds. The Neapolitan style of pizza making is not new to the Dallas metro, but it’s pretty new to Plano, as Dough introduced authentic Associazione Pizzaiuoli Napoletani (APN) certified...
Concert: Quando la Banda Passo' - When the Band Went By
February 8 (Thursday) 6:00 pm. Concert: Quando la Banda Passo' - When the Band Went By. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - New York University - 24 West 12th Street, Manhattan. Admission: General RSVP. Member Seat Reservation. Contact: 212-998-8739. Casa Italiana programming is subject to change. For updates please visit www.casaitaliananyu.org A speci...
Residents pack City Council meeting ahead of controversial Christopher Columbus vote
In one of the most diverse cities in the country, San Jose leaders Tuesday debated the fate of the Christopher Columbus statue standing in the City Hall lobby — a symbol that has ignited a storm of controversy and launched a petition drive for its removal. “I think everyone’s been twisting themselves into pretzels to avoid hurting people,” said May...
Forza Italia: Nissoli Fitzgerald e Alderisi, due donne in tandem per vincere in Nord e Centro America
“Ringraziamo i vertici di Forza Italia per aver riposto fiducia in noi candidandoci nelle liste della Camera e del Senato in Nord e Centro America. Lavoreremo in tandem, con tutte le nostre forze, per onorare l’impegno assunto e portare Forza Italia e la coalizione di centro destra alla vittoria”. E’ quanto dichiarano l’on. Fucsia Nissoli Fitzgeral...
A Restaurant Where The Cooks Are Grandmothers
There’s a restaurant on Staten Island with a team of cooks unlike any other. They aren’t trained chefs. Instead, they are grandmothers. A restaurant kitchen staffed by grandmas was the vision of Jody Scaravella, who opened Enoteca Maria in 2007. At first, he hired exclusively Italian nonnas, filling a personal void left by his own late grandmother....
Sicily’s favourite saint: The Feast of Saint Agatha
From February 3 to 5, the Sicilian city of Catania pays homage to its patron saint, St Agatha, with its most important religious festival of the year. St Agatha of Sicily is a virgin martyr who was born in Catania or in Sicily’s capital, Palermo, AD 231. She is one of seven women, who, along with the Blessed Virgin Mary, are commemorated by name in...
FashionSpeak Fridays: Sophia Loren
February 2 (Friday) 7:00 pm. FashionSpeak Fridays: Sophia Loren. The National Arts Club. 15 Gramercy Park South, Manhattan. RSVP to: [email protected] Contact: 212-475-3424. [email protected] Visual presentation and book signing. Join Cindy De La Hoz, author of Sophia Loren: Movie Star Italian Style, for a journey throu...
Vincenzo Arcobelli, Candidato alla Camera dei Deputati: “Come fly with me”
Cari Connazionali, è con l’umiltà di chi crede negli ideali e se ne mette al servizio, e con l’orgoglio di chi porta nel cuore e nel vento il tricolore della Patria, che desidero comunicarvi di avere accettato di porre la mia candidatura sostenuta da Fratelli d’Italia alla Camera dei Deputati nella circoscrizione America Settentrionale e centrale p...
A Former Chicago Project Will Become A Museum Dedicated To Public Housing
When Chicago launched a massive plan in 2000 to overhaul all public housing in the city–knocking down high-rises like Cabrini-Green and slowly rebuilding new communities–residents resisted. They didn’t want to lose their homes, or the tight-knit communities that had formed over decades. But as the plan moved forward, they rallied around a new goal:...
The Culture Of The Italian Aperitivo And Apericena
When visiting Italy do not miss out on the Italian culture of enjoying an aperitivo or apericena. Aperitivo simply means pre-dinner drink and is generally from 12pm at lunchtime and between 7 – 9 pm in the evening but can vary across Italy especially in cities such as Milan, the aperitivo can be even earlier as the after work business crowd gather....