Can you imagine still using roads that were built centuries ago? Can you imagine the changes they brought about in society and the magnitude of their construction? The roads of […]
Italian screen legend Gina Lollobrigida, who illuminated the world stage in the 1950s and 1960s, and who was dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world,” died Jan. 16 at […]
In a three-day visit back to Italy over Christmas, Fabio Vitali devoted several hours buying 130 pounds of his favorite cookies, cheeses, carbs and wines to bring home at maybe […]
Alice Pizza Authentic Roman-style pizza al taglio and Italian happy hour. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.-Mon.; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Tue.-Sat. Entrees include pizza by the slice/margherita pizza, Patate Picante, Cacio e […]
Former Philadelphia Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky posted this memoriam to Jerry Blavat to Facebook after the 82-year-old music personality died on Jan. 20. Reprinted with permission. Readers can find […]
Rosa Segale (1850-1941) This woman, also known as “Sister Blandina,” was a Genoa-born missionary who worked in the American frontier. Her thoughts are collected in a book, “At the End […]
Football fans consumed nearly 13 million pizzas during last month’s Super Bowl, but the big winners are the areas that make it easy for fans to recycle those pizza boxes, […]
The recipient of the 2023 UNICO National Marconi Science Award is Lewes resident Dr. Victor Basili. Dr. Basili, a professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Maryland, College […]
The Grand Lodge of Delaware is sponsor-ing a gala centennial celebration on May 20 at the Waterfall Banquet & Conference Center in Claymont. The event marks the 100th anniversary of […]
REHOBOTH BEACH – On Jan. 19, members of UNICO Rehoboth Area and guests enjoyed the annual Italian Movie Night with pizza, salad and popcorn. A segment of “Don Matteo – […]
By Rev. Monsignor John C. Marine If you have ever attended an Italian religious feast, or even an Italian festival in the Delaware Valley over the last several years, there […]
One of the most celebrated characters to strut the stage of modern Italy is the remarkable Gabriele D’Annunzio. He is known as the vate (poet) and profeta (prophet). It is […]
Il Vaticano – Il Papa ha lasciato l’Africa e in particolare due Paesi insanguinati, per ragioni diverse, dalla guerra. In Congo e in Sud Sudan ha visto la tragedia umanitaria […]
Here’s a nice story that happened at church on a recent Sunday. As we sat behind a lovely family of five, at 7:30 a.m. mass, we couldn’t help but admire […]
ROME – The EU Political and Security Committee (COPS) officially announced that Italy is to lead the EU’s new mission to Niger. COPS gave the green light for the new […]
ROME – A 54-year-old man from Busto Arsizio north of Milan was placed under investigation in February on suspicion of pocketing some 700,000 euros from the slot machines he was […]