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The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, participated yesterday in the seminar “Challenges and Opportunities for Women Leaders” hosted by the non-profit association “The Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide” (AAFSW) at the Department of State. The event, in the form of a public conversation among Ambassador Z...

National Meatball Day is just around the corner, and the Greater Philadelphia region is ready to celebrate this Italian cuisine classic in a big way! On Saturday, March 9th, popular restaurants and bars across the region are serving up special deals, exclusive dishes, and unique versions of your favorite meatballs. National Meatball Day is a deligh...

Facci, an Italian restaurant with locations in Maple Lawn and Ellicott City, is opening a third location at the 414 Light St. tower in Inner Harbor/Otterbein. Facci takes over a 4,500 sq. ft. space vacated by vegan restaurants Double Zero and Liora. Facci was started 14 years ago by Luigi Palma-Esposito (Gino Palma), who is a native of Monte di Pro...

Ursuline Academy, an independent, Catholic, college preparatory school for students from early childhood through 12th grade, received a $5 million commitment from Anthony N. Fusco Sr., a Delaware real estate developer. A release stated that this gift is the largest in Ursuline’s 130-year history and will have a widespread impact across the academy....

Jason Grant noticed an older, distinguished-looking man having dinner at a restaurant in Il Borro, Italy. Grant asked the maître d’ to pass along a message that he wanted to say hello to the man — Ferruccio Ferragamo of the luxury Italian footwear brand family. A few minutes later, Grant and Ferragamo met. The next day, Ferragamo gave Grant a priva...

Entries open today for the 2024 edition of the 1000 Miglia Warm Up USA, the event organized by the Red Arrow for the past five years in the United States, between Middleburg and Washington DC. Scheduled 22-27 October, the event will confirm the winning format of the past years: after one-day training on Italian regularity racing techniques, held at...

Ever wanted to own a piece of Tony Soprano’s world? Hope you’ve been saving up, because here’s your chance. Holsten’s Brookdale Confectionery in Bloomfield, famously the site of the series finale of “The Sopranos,” is selling Tony’s booth. The booth was the last place Tony Soprano and family (minus a tardy Meadow) were seen before the abrupt cut to...

The New Castle connection of a venerated Roman Catholic saint will be celebrated March 9 at St. Mary’s Church. St. Pio — born Francesco Forgione in Pietrelcina, Italy, and later known as Padre Pio. never actually set foot in town. However, his father, Grazio Forgione, came to Mahoningtown, PA in 1899, working on a farm and sending money back to Ita...

“Le D.I.V.E.” (Donne Italiane che Vivono all’Estero = Italian women living abroad) is a non-profit association formally born in Washington, D.C. in 2001, exclusively based on volunteering, registered in 2012 as a 501c(3) organization and recognized by the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The mission of the organization includes promoting Italian...

Stephanie Longo, a Doctor of Strategic Communication candidate at Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA, USA) is seeking participants for a survey that will help complete her dissertation, which seeks to determine the ancestral homeland marketing factors that motivate ancestral travelers. Ms. Longo is looking for survey respondents whose families i...

For 20 years, Bellissimo Restaurant has been serving delicious Italian food to the residents of Fairfax City. "We are a small, cozy, neighborhood restaurant that strives to be a place where people can come, relax and enjoy scrumptious food in a beautiful setting," said Mary Killay Lavayen, who owns the restaurant with her husband Omar and their thr...

Whether they know of his name or not, many Pitt students are familiar with the work of the late artist Virgil Cantini. His art adorns many buildings around campus, ranging from the sculpture in front of Lawrence Hall to the murals in Posvar Hall and the Chevron Science Center.  Cantini was even behind the hanging metal sculpture in Posvar, “Skyscap...