Italian Festival, Columbus Day Parade Take Over Seaside Streets
The annual Italian Festival is under way in Seaside Heights, with arts, crafts, entertainment and all the Italian food you could want. The festival continues until 10 p.m. on Saturday and is from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. There is a variety of performances scheduled throughout the weekend, and on Sunday the 27nd annual Columbus Day Parade steps...
Celebrate 150 years of North Beach in San Francisco
Sunday, for the 150th time, a Queen Isabella and her court will march through the streets of the city’s Little Italy section, North Beach, for an Italian Heritage and Pride parade. There’s a lot to be prideful about. North Beach is the oldest section of the city, with the largest concentration of authentic Italian restaurants, including old-time in...
Columbus Day: The Italian Touch in America and Philadelphia
As we approach the Columbus Day weekend, we are reminded of the Italians who left their mark on Philadelphia, and paved the way for the large Italian American population that has influenced our City for centuries. Below is a sampling of Italians who have contributed to the fabric of Philadelphia’s history. Philadelphia is located along the Delawar...
Is it gravy or sauce? You tell us!
Pork roll or Taylor ham. Sub or hoagie. Sprinkles or jimmies. These are the food fights we love to have, because everyone has a opinion. And everyone is sure their opinion is the right one. But here in New Jersey, another debate simmers with no end in sight: sauce versus gravy. Italian-Americans will defend – with gusto – their position, citing gra...
Cardinal celebrates North End Mass to kick off Italian Heritage Month
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley joined the parish of St. Leonard of Port Maurice in the North End for a Mass on Sept. 30 to mark the beginning of Italian Heritage Month in Massachusetts. The event was sponsored by the St. Joseph Society, which was founded by Sicilian immigrants in 1925 to promote devotion to St. Joseph, the patron saint of their hometown...
The Donato Center Opening
Please join us for the Opening of the Clorinda Donato Center for Global Romance Languages and Translation Studies on October 18, 2018. The Donato Center was established on January 21, 2017, thanks to a $1.1 million donation by longtime supporter of Italian Studies, Mario Giannini. Named for the director of the George L. Graziadio Center for Italian...
Columbus Day celebration Monday in Pueblo
The annual celebration of Columbus Day will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at the Columbus Monument, 100 E. Abriendo Ave. The occasion celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in October 1492 and salutes those of Italian heritage who have made contributions to the community and the nation. "It's a day that symbolizes all...
National Italian American Foundation Gala Honors Six Outstanding Leaders
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) 43rd Anniversary Awards Gala, October 13, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, will recognize a select group of distinguished honorees who have contributed at the highest levels in business, science, the arts, and government. Honorees are Chef Lidia Bastianich, Vincent Boccia, president, Con...
Salini Impregilo to lead Texas high-speed train civil construction team
Texas Central, which is developing the high-speed train, has appointed Italian construction company Salini Impregilo – operating in the US with Lane Construction, to lead the consortium that will build the Texas passenger line. The high-speed train will connect Houston and North Texas. Under the investor-led project, a 200mph train will connect th...
Miss Columbus selected for Oct. 7 parade
The winner of this year’s Miss Columbus title was announced for the borough’s upcoming parade honoring Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. The 42nd Annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade will march along Morris Park Avenue at noon on Sunday, October 7. Prior to the parade there will be a 10 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Solace – St. Dominic’s, with coffee...
First-ever Festa Italiana to be held Sunday
Alamance County performers will headline the first-ever Festa Italiana from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday on Tucker Street in downtown Raleigh. Larry Vellani, of Mebane, will serve as master of ceremonies and his band, Mebanesville, will perform. Tenor Charles “Chuck” Beard will perform a selection of Neapolitan classics and Dr. Charles Hogan will accom...
Columbus Day is for celebrating heritage
Let us remember what it means to be American of Italian heritage on Columbus Day, Oct. 8. This is the time to recognize the many people of Italian descent who have contributed to our community as public servants, community service and volunteers, for example, in the ranks of police, fire, city, state and federal government. There are many professio...