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by Alexis Tarrazi   Traveling thousands of miles from Italy, Bella Bettulia is bringing her passion for yoga to Westfield. Bettulia has opened Bella Vida Yoga Studio and hosting a ribbon cutting on Saturday, March 19 with Westfield Mayor Andy Skibitsky and town officials making an appearance. Bettulia was born in Italy and would tr...

After a contentious, vitriolic race between two local political allies-turned-rivals, county Republicans chose a new leader in former state Assemblyman Paul DiGaetano, who defeated eight-year incumbent Chairman Bob Yudin in a party election held Tuesday.   The tally showed DiGaetano with 539 votes and Yudin with 274 "Tonight I saw somet...

Il Presidente della Repubblica Giorgio Napolitano ha accolto con vivo apprezzamento l'invito del Presidente degli Stati Uniti Barack Obama a rendere una visita di commiato a Washington alla vigilia della conclusione del suo mandato. Il Capo dello Stato esprime la certezza che l'incontro del 15 febbraio concorrerà a rafforzare ulteriormente i rappor...

Have you ever thought about organizing your family history so it is preserved and can be passed on to future generations? Or, creating a family tree to see all of your relatives and how you are all linked? This is genealogy. The search for, and documentation of, one's ancestors and family lineages. If you have been thinking about starting a genealo...

Il Caucus bicamerale e bipartisan contro la pirateria informatica ha presentato il 24 giugno scorso presso il Congresso americano il rapporto "2014 International Piracy Watch List", confermando l'annunciata uscita dell'Italia dalla lista dei Paesi sotto osservazione.   I co-presidenti del Caucus, i Congressmen Adam Schiff (D-CA) e Bob Goodla...

The Italian American Woman's Association (IAWA) celebrated their 30th anniversary Tuesday with a ceremony dinner at the Ambassador Center.   The association selected former Erie Mayor, Joyce Savocchio with their 2014 Woman of the Year Award. "It's a wonderful honor that the Italian American women's organization has given me and it has great...

From Italy, a unique artists' event - Do some early X-MAS shopping. For sale: MOSAICS, PAINTINGS, CERAMICS, SCULPTURES, JEWELERY.   Location: CASA ITALIANA HALL & CULTURAL CENTER, 595 3rd Street, NW | Washington, DC 20002, METRO RAIL: RED LINE - Judiciary Square   Source: http://www.meetup.com/  

When a Kennett Square resident turned 100 in November 2013, an outpouring of birthday wishes came from around the world, even from the White House.   On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Michele “Mike” DiPietro, a congenial, good-humored man who charmed everyone he met, passed away at the age of 101 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester.   Read mor...

May 16, 2015 - Saturday 8:00 PM - 11:00 PMCommunity Arts Center - 414 Plush Mill RoadWallingford, Pennsylvania 19086 Ol' Blue Eyes, an art happening to celebrate Frank Sinatra's 100th birthday, his music, the color blue and the foods he loved, takes place on May 16th at Community Arts Center, 414 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford, as a spring...

US-Italy Global Affairs ForumWednesday, September 30, 2015, 5:00PM-6:30PMJohns Hopkins University / School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)Room 500, Bernstein-Offit Building1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20036 The head of a soft (super) power will have just left the United States. How have US and European reporters perceive...

The Italian Cultural Institute in Washington DC and the Embassy of Italy welcome Laura Mattioli, the founder/president of the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA) in New York City, where the exhibition dedicated to Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964), which is currently on view through June 25th.   Mattioli's father was one of Morandi's principal co...

Enzo Centofanti: 1923-2013 - Alle 3.30 di lunedí 22 aprile, si é spento all'ospedale di Filadelfia Enzo Centofanti, per causa di arresto cardiaco. Doveva compiere 90 anni.