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The 52nd Annual Villa Rosa Festival is on Sunday, September 11, 11-6 p.m. on the grounds of Villa Rosa Nursing Home in Mitchellville, Maryland. This annual event has been a tradition for our local Italian Community since its inception. I learned the meaning of being Italian at the Villa Rosa Festival. I have been attending the festival with my fami...

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The fifth annual Columbus Weekend Food and Wine Celebration will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in tents next to Simpatico in St. Michaels. This event offers Italian wine and foods, along with other activities such as chef's cooking demonstrations and tastings, Columbus sharing travel stories, bocce ball, Italian trivia contest, ar...

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Dear ICS community, in 2014, the ILP recognized an overall increase in enrollment of over 60%. We are very happy that more people are able to enjoy our "corner of Italy" in Maryland! Our primary goal is to offer authentic immersion into Italian language, literature, cinema, opera, art, history, cuisine, and our way of life. We also enable you to e...

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The Society of Italian American Businessmen received a 1st place trophy for their float from Columbus Celebrations Inc., Chairman Almassa presented the trophy to SIAB. SIAB members rode the float while serenaded by SIAB VP Elio Scaccio of Palumbo Insurance.   SIAB President: Mark Dardozzi Design: Main St. Design. (Owner Bill Walden, Mariann...

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Frank A. Cappiello Jr., a retired Baltimore investment adviser who was a regular panelist on Maryland Public Television's "Wall $treet Week" for more than three decades, died Saturday at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson of cardiovascular disease. He was 90.   "Frank was such a wonderful gentleman. Too bad Wall Street doesn't have people...

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NEW BOOK! Publication Date: February 23, 2015 ($19.99; 160 pages)Before outdoor films, mouth watering cuisine and the spectacle of bocce brought thousands of visitors to its streets, Baltimore's Little Italy was a haven for generations of immigrants. With Saint Leo's Church at its heart, The Neighborhood is a place where lifelong friendsh...

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Savor a visit to Italy this weekend. Enjoy a taste of Italy, including food, music, culture and more, without taking a plane ride this weekend. The Annapolis Sons of Italy Lodge will host their annual Festa Italiana from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Knights of Columbus, 2590 Solomons Island Road (Route 2...

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An $8,000 banner project is complete thanks to several community groups, restaurants, residents, and longtime supporters of Little Italy, who donated the necessary funds to produce and hang three giant banners on the Old Bay parking garage at the northwest entrance to Little Italy.   This was in an attempt to 'mark' the location of Little It...

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Stevenson University launches its 2013: Year of Italian Culture in the United States cultural celebration with the photo exhibition, "Little Italy, Un Cuore Grande (A Mighty Heart)," featuring the work of Baltimore-based photographer Harry Connolly. The exhibition showcases Connolly's 16-year endeavor to capture and document the story, people, and...

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Cari connazionali, cari amici dell'Italia, Nel dare inizio alla mia missione presso il Consolato Generale d'Italia a Filadelfia, desidero porgere il mio saluto alla comunità di origine italiana ed a quanti, anche attraverso la consultazione di questo sito, sono interessati ad approfondire la conoscenza dell'Italia e del suo patrimonio culturale, a...

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