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The Casa Italiana Language School (CILS)
Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center has been called a corner of authentic Italy in the heart of Washington DC, Italy’s gift to the nation capital for over thirty years. The Casa Italiana Language School is the authentic place to experience, in Washington, all that Italy has to offer. Be it Language and History, be it Culture […]
Lido Civic Club to Honor John DePaola
John DePaola President & CEO Long Fence and Home, LLLP has been selected as the Lido Civic Club 2017 Man of the Year. DePaola and wife Jill, founded the Bo DePaola Family Foundation in memory of their son Bo DePaola. The foundation’s mission is to break the stigma of mental illness with education and guidance. […]
Italian American Community Mourns Passing of Fred Rotondaro
Fred Rotondaro, an icon of the Italian American Community in Washington, D.C. and beyond, passed away on June 26, 2017. Born in Pittston, Pa., in 1939, Rotondaro earned undergraduate degrees in English and Philosophy from the University of Scranton, a Master’s degree in English from Creighton University, and his PhD in American Studies from New […]
Lido Civic Club Awards $60,000 In Scholarships, Grants $10,000 to Casa Italiana Language School
Congratulations to the 2017 Lido Civic Club Scholarship winners! Francesco Isgro, Chair of the Lido Civic Club Scholarship Committee, announced the winners of a total on $60,000 in scholarships at the Sixth Annual Scholarship Awards Presentations held at the Italian Embassy. The scholarship winners are: Domenic Allegra, Bridget Bagileo, Ethan Casserino, Nina Dorsett, Olivia […]
Festa Della Repubblica 2017
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and wife Hilary Geary Ross Italian Ambassador Armando Varricchio, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito (photos by Francesco Isgro)
Messaggio dell’Ambasciatore d’Italia a Washington, Armando Varricchio, in occasione della Festa della Repubblica
Cari connazionali, cari amici italo-americani In questa giornata di festa onoriamo i valori di libertà, democrazia e uguaglianza alla base della Repubblica Italiana e della nostra amicizia ed alleanza con gli Stati Uniti d’America. Un vincolo solido, lasciatoci in eredità dai nostri Padri e che trova ogni giorno nuovo alimento. I recenti incontri in Italia […]
At Holy Rosary Church Remembering Giovanni Falcone 25 years since his assassination
The annual commemoration of Italian Judge Giovanni Falcone, who was assassinated in Sicily 25 years ago, was held on May 21, at Holy Rosary Church, with a Mass celebrated by Fr. Ezio Marchetto, followed by an address by Francesco Isgrò, senior litigation attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice. Giovanni Falcone, a prominent anti-Mafia magistrate […]
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