In their 1968 hit song “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel posed a question to a famous Italian American: “Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?” In the song, the Yankee center-fielder’s […]
The seed for “Cabrini” formed in 1955, when J. Eustace Wolfington saw a statue of Mother Cabrini at St. Donato Parish in Philadelphia and joined a nine-week novena on the […]
ARDMORE, Pa. – Ardmore author Linda Romanowski has received the 2023 Sunny Award for Nonfiction from her publisher, Sunbury Press, for her 2023 book “Final Touchstones.” The memoir chronicles four […]
Just as Italians can watch programming to improve their English language skills, non-Italian speakers can watch programming in Italian to improve their language skills, whether they’re fully fluent or just […]
Former Philadelphia Eagles standout Vincent F. Papale received the Living Legend Award on Jan. 17 from the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association in a ceremony in Cherry Hill, N.J. Papale, who […]
The red and yellow décor in part of Massimo Musumeci’s house suggests that he is a fan of AS Roma. To know for sure, ask him about the time when […]
Italian TV (T-voo) has come a long way in the past several decades with the introduction of cable and access to streaming channels with content in Italian. Italian programming offers […]
By Peg DeGrassa, Delaware County Daily Times TINICUM, Pa. – Under cloudless skies of blue, a decade-old dream of many local Italian Americans turned into a reality with the recent […]
It was another highly successful year for the 2023 Holiday Toy Drive, thanks to generous donations given to the Grand Lodge of Delaware and from those who donated from an […]
January, or gennaio in Italian, is the first month of the year and is observed as a time of new beginnings as we also reflect on the previous year. The […]
The Feast of Seven Fishes is a celebrated Italian-American tradition that started in this country with the wave of immigration from Southern Italy to the United States in the early […]
Bill Ronayne was just 7 when he became a fan of Mario Lanza, the tenor who was born in South Philadelphia in 1921 and made the cover of Time in […]
Il presepio, the nativity manger scene, is one of the most enduring symbols of Christmas for Italian families. The Italian word comes from the Latin word praesepium for crib. Displaying […]
The private life of Jackie Kennedy Onassis isn’t private anymore with the publication of “Jackie: Public, Private, Secret,” by Ridley Township native J. Randy Taraborrelli. With the publication of his […]
Nov. 1 is a national holiday in Italy, with schools, governments offices and businesses closing so Italians can observe a day of prayer to honor the saints and martyrs of […]
Jerry Tempesta started singing on the street corners of South Philadelphia when he was 14, and 60 years later, he’s still sharing great music, although the venues are nicer and […]
In its 19th year the annual Columbus Cup Golf and Bocce Feast, put together by the Americans of Italian Heritage Council, has found a new home. After 18 years at […]
Religious communities have existed for centuries in Italy, home to monks and nuns living in abbeys (a type of monastery) of various orders. These abbeys were used for religious activities […]
Reprinted with permission “The kid is good!” For Tommy Coniglio, at the time a 21-year-old “bar singer” at a Wildwood restaurant, the words were like a lightning strike. “The kid […]
Bologna is about to be “discovered.” Over 175 travel experts recently named it the most underrated city in the world which is poised to become the new “hot spot” for […]
“Faith, deep faith in God,” Ugo Petrillo explained about the reasoning for his first film, “Quo Vadis Templar?” the story of pilgrims and the knights who protected them. He was […]
As about 10,000 adults are turning 65 each day, it is estimated that the number of older American will grow at a rate never seen before. Without doubt, as we […]
Joe and Angela Cicala share a dream of buying a small farmhouse in Italy, and moving there after their restaurant (Cicala at the Divine Lorraine, a historic building in Philadelphia’s […]
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