L'Oriana (Oriana Fallaci) by Marco Turco - August 16, 2017
August 16, 2017 at 6pm - Embassy of Italy - 3000 Whitehaven Street NW - Washington, DC 20008. RSVP Here The biography of one of Italy’s most notorious and divisive journalists and thinkers is brought to life in L’Oriana (Oriana Fallaci) by director Marco Turco. Initially made as a miniseries for Italian TV, it was also released in Italian cinemas a...
Italian American scholarships awarded
Two scholarships were awarded to two graduating high school seniors during a reception held by the Matawan Italian American Association at its club house in Hazlet. Each scholarship was $1,000 and both recipients are grandchildren of current members of the Italian American Association. The first recipient was Manuel Thomas Carabel, a graduate of Ma...
Viva L’Italia!
Within a block of each other in the shadow of the old Florida Avenue Market — now known as Union Market — you’ll find a tale of two Italian-American food purveyors that give us a glimpse into the Washington food scene, past and present. In a city that was derided for decades for having no culinary soul, yet is now considered at the top of the food...
Craving Italian sandwiches? A shop in Brookland imports the Naples deli experience, with a twist
Positioned on the sidewalk in front of Salumeria 2703, the A-frame sign basically serves the same function that Luther, the anger translator, did for President Barack Obama: It bluntly explains the inner workings of something opaque to many Americans. The sign clarifies — curtly, if not vociferously — that the salumeria is an “Italian deli.” Most m...
Italian American Club of Hunterdon presents scholarship awards
The Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County proudly presented 2017 Scholarship Awards on June 13th at the Grand Colonial in Hampton. The Recipients from left to right are Alton Grossman, Charlotte Vitale, Francesca Puglia, Jordan Beneducci, Juliet LoMonte, Michael Anderson, Michael Stazzone, Rachel Lombardi, and Michael DeSapio, Presiden...
Pittsburgh wrestling icon Bruno Sammartino visits the roots of a life well-lived
A handful of sports figures in this town need only one name to be recognized. Sid. Geno. Ben. Cutch. A precious few others were so extraordinary at what they did that statues were erected in their honor. Mario. Roberto. Maz. Honus. It is time to add another name to that privileged second group. Bruno. Pittsburgh icon Bruno Sammartino has traveled t...
John Basilone Parade
Sunday, September 24. 13:00 EDT - Raritan, New Jersey Please join us as we celebrate the heroism and valor of John Basilone. Come and thank a veteran, wear you finest red, white and blue and support our military. Parade route begins at the Raritan Train Station and ends at the John Basilone Statue. Rain or shine. If you would like to participate, p...
Following in his father's jazz-swing king footsteps: Louis Prima Jr and band at NJPAC
Louis Prima Jr. loves it when people leave one of his band's shows in a daze. They'd probably arrived, he said, expecting a low-key lounge act. Instead, when they depart, "they describe it as getting hit by a freight train." "It's non-stop, beginning to end. High energy is an understatement," Prima said in an interview with NJ Advance Media. "We wa...
I Love My Job: Thomas Jefferson University Chancellor Stephen Spinelli, Jr.
Before the former Philadelphia University president got into higher ed, he was an entrepreneur in the trenches. At 24, Stephen Spinelli, Jr. was a member of the founding team of Jiffy Lube and became the company’s largest franchisee in just ten years. Now Spinelli’s the chancellor of newly merged Thomas Jefferson University, following a decade lead...
Sons of Italy Donation
The Lackawanna County Commissioners joined representatives from the Old Forge Order of the Sons of Italy Gloria Lodge No. 815, who presented their annual donation to St. Francis Commons. The contribution will be used to assist in the operation of the facility and for the care of the veterans who stay at the Commons. The presentation was made in fro...
Who makes the best Italian sub in Washington? We tasted seven to find out.
We’ve been craving Italian sandwiches lately. Maybe it’s the run of picnic-perfect weather, or the vine-ripe tomatoes we’re spotting around town. Or, most likely, because it’s just a very good sandwich. The makings of a true Italian sub — or hero or grinder or spuckie or hoagie, depending on where you’re from — are most often salami, mortadella, ca...
Museum of Fine Arts-Washington County Announces Daniel M. Fulco, Ph.D. as the Agnita M. Stine Schreiber Curator
Museum of Fine Arts-Washington County announces that Daniel M. Fulco, Ph.D., has accepted the position of Agnita M. Stine Schreiber Curator of the Museum. Dr. Fulco graduated from Connecticut College, New London, CT, with a degree in Art History and a Museum Studies Certificate (2004). He served as Assistant Director and Curator of the New Britain...