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Italian Magistrate, Romina Incutti Speaks at Ceremony Remembering the Assassination of Giovanni Falcone
The Italian and Italian-American community in Washington, DC, recently commemorated the 26th anniversary of the assassination by the Mafia of Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate Giovanni Falcone, with a memorial mass celebrated at Holy Rosary Church and a reception at the Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center. At the conclusion of the mass, special remarks both in […]
ITALIAN NAVY: ITS Alpino to call Baltimore May 27- 30
The Italian FREMM frigate Alpino is scheduled to arrive at Baltimore (USA) on 27 May. The ship will be moored at Pier Under Armour, where she will stay until 30 May. On Monday 28 May, on occasion of the Memorial Day, the holiday in which the United States of America pay homage and honour to […]
Giuseppe Conte, a political novice, is on the verge of becoming Italy’s prime minister
Giuseppe Conte is a lawyer with an established academic reputation but a name virtually unknown in Italian politics. Now, he is on the verge of becoming this country’s leader. Italy has been waiting for a new government since March elections failed to produce a clear-cut winner. On Monday, the two populist parties that have been […]
Bethesda Library is Named for Ambassador Connie Morella
Hundreds of Bethesda, Md. residents and well-wishers attended the recent renaming and grand opening of the Connie Morella Library, formerly the Bethesda Library. Ambassador Morella, who is a Bethesda resident, served in the Maryland General Assembly from 1979 to 1986 and represented Montgomery County and the 8th Congressional District from 1987 to 2003. Following her […]
Can an Italian Chef’s Success in D.C. Translate Into Spanish?
The chef Fabio Trabocchi doesn’t have to work hard to get name recognition in Washington. Now he turns his attention to Spain at his new seafood-focused restaurant, Del Mar. As at Mr. Trabocchi’s Italian spots, the ambience is packed and lively, and yet feels something like a mini-vacation: a bi-level nautical-themed space with an open […]
Remembering Aldo Moro: 23 September 1916 – 9 May 1978
“The Truth Is Out There” Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro was an Italian statesman and a prominent member of the Christian Democracy party. He served as 38th Prime Minister of Italy, from 1963 to 1968, and then from 1974 to 1976. He was one of Italy’s longest-serving post-war Prime Ministers, holding power for a combined total of more than six years; due […]
Maccaroni | Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
“The best maccaroni in Italy is made with a particular sort of flour called Semola, in Naples: but in almost every shop a different sort of flour is commonly used; for, provided the flour be of a good quality, and not ground extremely fine, it will always do very well. A paste is made with […]
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