By Charlie SacchettiIt sure seemed innocent enough. Recently, I was doing a little YouTube watching and came across an interesting post that immediately got my attention. For some time, I […]
Trend to revitalize rural sites presents unique opportunity By Jeanne Outlaw-CannavoThe sale of thousands of Italian homes for the paltry sum of just 1 euro has sparked international interest in […]
By Richard A. DiLiberto Jr.At this “time of the rolling year” as Charles Dickens called it in “A Christmas Carol,” we reflect upon our childhoods, and our ancestors. One holiday […]
By Ken MammarellaMany different students – paesani and not – benefit from their minors in Italian at Widener University, associate professor Thomas K. Benedetti has found. Engineering students – the […]
Italian-American HeraldThe UNICO Foundation will grant four scholarships valued at $6,000 to high school seniors who will be attending a full-time, accredited campus-based college/university program in the United States. The […]
Stained glass at the Bourges Cathedral in France depicts Lucianus finding the tomb of St. Stephen. By Jeanne Outlaw-CannavoThe Christmas season in Catholic Italy focuses on the meaning of the […]
By Ben ResiniI like to think Rome is best seen walking the cobblestone streets and narrow corridors, or zipping around on a rented Vespa. The truth is, the Eternal City […]
Trieste and Istria: A tale of Italian territory divided by war By Jeanne Outlaw-CannavoItaly is a country whose borders changed frequently through the centuries as various European rulers claimed or […]
By Ken Mammarella Scuola Marco Polo is open to all children who want to discover Italian and Italy. “Italians from Italy,” said the school’s president, Agnese Abate. “Italian descendants. Italian […]
Charles Carlini, a freshman at Penncrest High School in Middletown Township, Pa., enjoys the Italian American Heritage Festival in Rose Tree Park, Upper Providence, with his mother, Trish Vicchiarelli, on […]
Luke Sanita, a freshman student council representative at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia, receives a Certificate of Achievement from the Sons and Daughters of Italy, including Michael Cerruti, Municipal […]
In the golden age of baseball, Italian Americans led the way By Frank CipparoneGrowing up in postwar America, October delivered three certainties – homework, Halloween candy, the Yankees in the […]
By Ben Resini The weight of a professional camera can grow heavy over time. It’s a slippery slope between the benefits of a “dream” profession to eventual burnout and creative […]
By Pete Kennedy Bernadette Barbone Wesler grew up in an Italian family and is a lodge president with the Sons and Daughters of Italy – but she has never traveled […]
By Robert Damien Santagata The most serene city of Venice – La Serenissima, as she was long called – rises from the water like a miraculous, dreamy mirage – colorful, […]
By Jeanne Outlaw-CannavoMany of us know that our country was named after Amerigo Vespucci even though he did not set foot on what was once referred to as the “New […]
Italian language and culture flourish in cantons of Ticino and Grissons By Jeanne Outlaw-CannavoSwitzerland, where four linguistic regions and multiple cultures flourish, is a unique melting pot. The country is […]
By Robert Damien Santagata I decide to embark on a subterranean tour of Rome – something that I have wanted to do for quite some time – but will first […]
Father-and-son authors John and Ben Resini wrote “Angelina” during the pandemic lockdown.
Italians are on the move as nation celebrates Feriae Augusti By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo Ferragosto, or Assumption Day, is an Italian and Sanmarinese national holiday celebrated on Aug. 15. The term […]
A statue of Napoleon Bonaparte on the island of Corsica in the city of Ajaccio, France. By Robert Damien Santagata I had always wanted to visit the island of Corsica, […]
By Pete Kennedy Andrew Cottone nearly failed high school chemistry. “Go do something else,” his teacher said. “You’re not cut out for chemistry.” He didn’t listen. Instead, he got a […]
Why dialects remain vital languages throughout Italy By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo “That’s not real Italian!” and “My nonna doesn’t say it like that” are protests that Italian teachers have heard from […]
A towering achievement by Michelangelo: the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the official residence of the pope, in Vatican City. By Robert Damien Santagata Works of fine art are, and […]
By Pete Kennedy Barbara Capozzi listens to audiobooks when she goes for walks in her South Philadelphia neighborhood. As the president of Packer Park Civic Association, she also takes notes […]
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