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by R.A. Monti   Every year, the pressure mounts just a little more on John DiCola and the rest of the Festa Italiana di Vandergrift organizing committee. The festival, which begins at 10 a.m. Aug. 16 with a Catholic Mass, is known for bringing in big-name acts each year.   "People expect us to have big names," says DiCola, who he...

Are you the next Miss Hillsborough? Hillsborough Chapter of UNICO is looking for a young woman who can represent the township's Italian-American community in the John Basilone Parade.   Applicants must fit the following criteria: The young woman must be at least 50% ItalianMust be a resident of HillsboroughMust be continuing her educat...

"Songs of Angels – Italian Christmas Hymns and Carols," a traditional Christmas concert featuring award-winning Italian tenor Micheal Castaldo, will take place on Saturday December 10, 2016 at 7:30p.m. at Saint Ann Catholic Church, 704 Jefferson St., Hoboken, NJ 07030. Castaldo will perform classic Christmas carols from his chart-topping best-...

Scavolini Store Washington DC is officially reopened and under the new ownership of Michigan-based Cucina Moda. The renovated space is a custom-designed 1,100 square foot showroom located at 1005 Wisconsin Ave NW in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, and features 3 kitchen and 3 bathroom vignettes in contemporary Ita...

By Yvonne Wenger In the final meeting of its five-year term, the departing City Council approved Baltimore's first rezoning plan in a generation and rejected an effort to rebrand Columbus Day, over objections from the audience.   The council also laid the groundwork for new municipal identification cards and banned the possession of realist...

"The Dulbecco legacy. From cancer biology, to molecular genetics and novel therapeutic applications, to science advocacy" è il titolo del seminario promosso dall'Ufficio Scientifico dell'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington il prossimo 20 febbraio in onore e memoria di Renato Dulbecco, medico e biologo, Premio Nobel nel 1975, morto il 20 febbraio dello...

It took an Italian restaurant to bring Oktoberfest to Bethesda. The Piazza Beer Garden officially opened on Cesco Osteria's patio yesterday. It's a very attractive outdoor space – how many times do you get to say that in Bethesda? – with flowers on every table and colorful flower boxes hanging on the fence. Small lights are strung on trellises over...

Sono stati consegnati ieri, mercoledì 11 dicembre, alla Fondazione Maria Regina a Scerne di Pineto, in Abruzzo, doni di Natale dal valore complessivo di 7,000 dollari.   Generi alimentari, vestiti, scarpe e una televisione sono stati portati personalmente da una delegazione dell'associazione Italian American Spirit Group di Philadelphia agli...

Puntuale anche quest'anno, l'Inter Club G. Facchetti del New Jersey ha voluto festeggiare la sua presenza in Nord America con un Gran Gala presso il rinomato e lussuoso locale : "The Venetian" in Garfield, NJ. Con i locali sfarzosamenti decorati ed alla presenza di oltre 400 tifosi ed amici interisti, si è voluto rendere omaggio ai numerosi "Ospit...

The Scholarship Committee of the Italian Festival Foundation will present special awards to the 2014 Italian Festival scholarship winners on Saturday night, July 27th at 6:30 p.m. on the Heritage Port Stage. The presentation will take place prior to the Elio Scaccio Orchstra show.   The scholarship winners will be introduced by Nancy Ducci,...

October 22 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | FreeDiamante Gallina: Vocals Jacopo Salieri: Piano Giannicola Spezzigu: Double Bass Giuseppe Tortorelli: Drums   The Italian Quartet presents an unique tribute to Italy, the "Bel Paese"of enviable beautiful cities, fascinating lifestyle and music. A great selection of unforgettable melodies of worldwide famo...

Rain did not deter the members of the UNICO Delmarva Chapter, family and friends from enjoying animated conversation, competition and good food at the chapter's bocce tournament held Oct. 11 at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton.   The event celebrated Columbus Day weekend and Gov. Jack Markell's proclamation of October as Italian American...