Automobiles and trams jostle for space on a Milanese thoroughfare in a photo from around 1890. | COURTESY OF DIVANOMILANO.IT Differences in local customs could turn any trip into a […]
By Robert Damien Santagata I could easily stay in Rome if not for the crowds. There are aromas waftingout of different shops: bakeries, pizzerias, bars, cafés, trattorias, etc., and I […]
Nick DeBenedictis By Pete Kennedy When Three Mile Island had a partial meltdown in March of 1979, Nicholas DeBenedictis got a call from Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh’s office. They needed […]
Mount Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe, and has erupted frequently over the last half-million years. Despite blasts and dense ash plumes, officials say nearby villages are safe […]
Amato Berardi, founder of insurance firm Berardi & Associates. By Pete KennedyDuring the five years that he served as a member of Italian Parliament, Amato Berardi had a 96 percent […]
By Robert Damien SantagataThe great Eternal City welcomes me into its big, cushiony bosom. It is a very hospitable city. I love and adore and admire Rome and its fortunate […]
Leigh Altadonna By Pete KennedyLeigh Altadonna has been fascinated by birds since he was a kid. “Think about how fantastic these small creatures are, traveling many thousands of miles each […]
Sandro Botticelli’s iconic masterpiece “La Primavera” depicts the myriad glories of springtime. The world springs back to life in the season of beauty and renewal By Jeanne Outlaw-CannavoAprile dolce incoraggia […]
By Charlie Sacchetti I’ll never forget what happened to me on my 50th birthday. I say this not because of a big surprise party or other event marking what many feel to […]
By Charlie Sacchetti I was watching TV, just a little while ago, when the commercial came on. It was a new one for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in […]
Arlene “Taffy” Rubin and her mother, Gladyce Rubin.
By Charlie Sacchetti On June 26, I celebrated my 73rd birthday. They seem to roll around a lot quicker after 40, but I guess there’s really not much you […]
Legends retell the encounter between beggar and Roman soldier By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo Each November, in many countries, Roman Catholics celebrate St. Martin’s Day. According to legend, St. Martin of Tours […]
Amerigo Vespucci found it first, though not without controversy By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo The focal point of Italian Heritage Month has often been on Christopher Columbus and his “discovery” of America […]
Casting off Papal reign was a milestone event in Italian unification By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo Though in Italy there are no national legal holidays in September, there is a very significant […]
Early proselytizing seen as attempt to wean Italians from Catholicism by Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo Italy today is still considered a country in which the majority of its citizens are of the […]
By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo I’ve often focused on telling our readers about the many beautiful sites and history of Sicily. I have a true and lasting connection to il bel paese […]
Eleven people accused of killing the city’s police chief were murdered by a vigilante mob By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo Little has been mentioned in American history books about an event that […]
Gibilmanna offered solitude as well as view from the mountaintop By Jeanne Mae Outlaw Cannavo During a recent visit to Sicily I had the occasion to visit the Sanctuary of […]
By Charlie Sacchetti As I look back, it must have been in the early ‘70’s. I was still living home in Philadelphia and it was a long hot summer. Not […]
By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo This time of year can get hectic. Every-one’s getting ready for Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year! Unfortunately, it has also taken on the theme […]
By Joe Cannavo If This month’s front page is not an Italian topic, per se; it is Swiss. Why would the Italian-American Herald include a Swiss feature in a publication […]
St. Peter’s Church is situated in Caveoso, just outside the City of Matera. By Joe Cannavo When an Italian American speaks of his/her Italian ancestral roots and says the family’s […]
By Richard A. DiLiberto Jr., Esq. The shimmering, colorful fishing lures were neatly arranged in the old man’s tackle box. Fake frogs, minnows and grasshoppers seemed to come alive, and […]
“Una Serata di Musica Classica” UNICO Rehoboth Area’s annual fundraiser “OPERA at the BEACH” will be held on Saturday evening, April 14, 2018 at 7:00pm at Saint Edmond Church in […]
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