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 […]
It is perhaps Italy’s oldest family of grapes, but Reunite tarnished its image By Frank Cipparone In a nation that has pride in its cuisine, no region is more noted […]
By Gabe Spadaccini With the 2017 Formula One racing season underway, the Scuderia Ferrari team based in Maranello, Italy, is prepared for their best season in nearly 10 years in […]
By Pete Kennedy “I’m not an early, early riser,” Dr. Rosalie Mirenda says. “I like to be in my bed until 6 o’clock or so, and then I get up […]
First May Day celebration in Italy was in 1890 By Joe Cannavo As cited in previous articles, Italy along with a majority of its sister European countries celebrates a public […]
Sparkling wines are product of French grapes cultivated in Lombardia By Frank Cipparone Just as all that glitters is not gold, all that sparkles is certainly not champagne. The limestone […]
Tomfoolery on April 1 is a longstanding Italian custom, and includes newspapers By Robert J. Cannavo The end of fascist rule in Italy under Benito Mussolini is celebrated on April […]
By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo Some years ago, while walking through Rome’s famous Jewish Ghetto, an American couple who were eating at one of the kosher restaurants heard my husband and me […]
La Pasquetta is a day of leisure, renewal and picnics By Joe Cannavo As one would imagine in a predominantly Roman Catholic country like Italy, Easter Sunday is perhaps the […]
By Frank Cipparone Slow down, you’re moving too fast.” That lyric from an old pop tune could serve as the theme for Slow Food. Founded in Piedmont by Carlo Petrini […]
By Murray Schulman Last month, I began to introduce you to my perspectives on Positano. As promised, I will continue this series with more imagery of the sights, sounds and […]
By Gabe Spadaccini When we think of Italians, certain things come to mind: food, wine, romance, coffee, conversation, etc. Seldom do we think of professional athletes as part of everyday […]
By Pete Kennedy Early in his career, Pete Giorgi Sr. worked as an engineering technical illustrator at DuPont, in the atomic energy department that was responsible for designing the Savannah […]
Prime Minister Gentiloni a sharp change from Renzi ANSA ROME — Italy’s new Prime Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, could scarcely be less like his frenetic forerunner, Matteo Renzi. In place of […]
By Frank Cipparone Standing on a hillside in Irpinia, the rugged coastline in the distance, you can visualize the first Greek settlers who arrived almost 3,000 years ago. They introduced […]
By Murray Schulman This past September into early October my wife and I fulfilled our dream of visiting Italy. We spent nearly a year planning this trip as we were […]
Da Susanna Squellerio Avevo solo quattro anni ma fu tale lo stupore, il sentimento di gioia di vivere e spensieratezza che la canzone “Nel Blu dipinto di Blu” mi trasmise […]
By Gabe Spadaccini On the southern coast of Sicily a small group of Italian archaeologists including Giuseppe La Spina, Michele Curto, and Mario Bracciaventi stumbled across a prehistoric “calendar rock” […]
Purification of Mary comes 40 days after the birth By Joe Cannavo Epiphany is gone and in the minds of Italian Americans and even some Italians, the holidays are really […]
By Frank Cipparone Ever wonder how grapes got their names? When you consider the diversity of Italy’s native varieties it can be confusing at times, but always interesting. Regional dialects […]
By Murray Schulman It’s a new year already? Yes, 2017 has arrived. The cliché that says the older one gets the faster time moves is more my reality than it […]
By Gabe Spadaccini Family. Respect. Beauty. Time. These are all core values in Italian culture. As a young Italian American who grew up in America, it can be easy to […]
By Joe Cannavo Growing up in an immigrant home in the ’50s and ’60s, I recall that Santa Claus never appeared in public until the Thanksgiving Day Parade. And the […]
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