Italian-American Association of Luzerne County to hold annual Carnavale
The Italian American Association of Luzerne County will hold a February dinner meeting and annual Carnavale celebration from starting at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 at Genetti's Hotel and Convention Center in Wilkes-Barre. Dinner served at 6:30 p.m. Fish can be chosen as alternate dinner choice at time of reservation. Music provided by Danny Argo and Fr...
Alexander Mirabella receiving Christopher Columbus Man of the Year Award
Freeholder Alexander Mirabella, who led the founding of the annual Union County Columbus Day Celebration, is being honored by the Italian Tribune with the "Christopher Columbus Man of the Year Award," for his pride in his heritage and years of assisting others through his public service. "It is presented to him with the deepest degree of p...
Essex County, state recognize Italian-American contributions
Throughout October, Italian-American heritage is honored and celebrated throughout New Jersey. This went into effect in 2009 when then-Gov. Jon Corzine signed the bill in Nutley declaring it so, outside of town hall before the annual Columbus Day Parade. Besides the parade, various activities are held throughout Nutley and Belleville as we...
Columbus Day: What’s in a Name
The Baltimore City Council will consider joining other cities across the country in renaming Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. The shift from honoring the Italian explorer to honoring the people inhabiting the lands he explored has stirred debate. It's the age old question – what's in a name? The Columbus Piazza near Little...
Celebrating the Year of Italian Culture in the U.S. at the Barnes Foundation
March 29 at 6:30 pm Artful Deception: Italian Master Forgers A Lecture by Marco Grassi, Painting Restorer, New York Italy is the land that has given birth to some of the world's greatest painters, sculptors and architects. This same creative genius was occasionally channeled toward imitation and deception. This illustrated talk will ex...
Civic group tries again to improve Pittsburgh’s ‘Little Italy’
Bloomfield is referred to as Pittsburgh's Little Italy and According to a report in TribLive, a local civic group that nearly fizzled last year because of funding problems and infighting has reorganized and plans initiatives to improve Pittsburgh's "Little Italy." Pittsburgh architectural historian, Franklin Toker, has said that Bloomfield...
A Look at the 2013 Feast of the Madonna Addolorata di Castelpetroso in Nutley, New Jersey
Some pix from Sunday's (Sept. 22nd) 22nd Annual Feast in Honor of Maria SS. Addolorata (Our Lady of Sorrows) at Holy Family Church (28 Brookline Ave.) in Nutley, New Jersey. The Feast was organized by the Societa' Oriundi Castellani. Read more Fonte: Magna Grece
Preservation Williamsport to hold Italian heritage dinner
To kick off Preservation Williamsport's 15th annual Victorian Christmas, an Italian-American heritage dinner will be held at the Sons of Italy, 144 E. Fourth St. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and is open to the public. The theme for the 15-year milestone is the Italian heritage of Williamsport, so the kickoff at Sons of Italy is an appropria...
La Holy Rosary Church di Washington compie cento anni
Mancano pochi giorni alla celebrazione del centenario della Holy Rosary Church, la Parrocchia Italiana di Washington. La celebrazione comincerà con la Messa Solenne concelebrata dal Cardinale Donald Wuerl Arcivescovo di Washington, dal Nunzio Apostolico Arcivescovo Carlo Maria Viganò, dall'Ordinario militare degli Stati Uniti, dal Vescovo Lo Verde...
Nuova tariffa richiesta di riconoscimento della cittadinanza
ATTENZIONE - A partire dall' 8 Luglio 2014, per la legge n. 66 24 aprile 2014 e le modifiche della Legge n. 89 del 23 giugno 2014 art. 5-bis, comma 1, tutte le domande per il riconoscimento della cittadinanza italiana jure sanguinis (per discendenza) e Jure Matrimonii (per la cittadina straniera il cui marito è un cittadino italiano sposato prima d...
Representatives from Italy Visit Eastern Panhandle
Representatives from the Embassy of Italy visited the Eastern Panhandle on Tuesday as part of the area's initiative to expand international investment in West Virginia. This visit was organized by the West Virginia Development Office and the Jefferson County and Berkeley County Development Authorities. Read more Source:&n...
White House to honor Italy with likely the last state dinner for the Obama administration
By Emily Heil The White House will say "ciao, friends!" at a state dinner for Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his wife, Agnese Landini, on Oct. 18. The black-tie affair will be the 14th, and likely the last, for the Obama administration. White House press secretary Josh Earnest on Monday called Renzi's visit "an opportunity to rec...