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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Community involvement should last all year, not just October By Joe Cannavo Every year the president signs an executive order designating the month of October as National Italian American Heritage […]
Greater Philadelphia boasts one of the largest and most accomplished Italian-American communities in the United States. Philadelphia, birthplace of America, is a city deeply connected to Italian values and the […]
By Barbara Ann Zippi October is full of activities for Italians to celebrate their culture, heritage and traditions. Ciao Philadelphia, now in its third year, was created by Consul General […]
The 20th annual Columbus Day Communion Mass and Breakfast on  Oct. 10 will honor Rev. Richard DeLillio, OSFS, a noted leader in the Oblates and philanthropic community. Bishop W. Francis […]
The Italian American Festival of Mercer County is back for its 17th year with three days of days of great music, food, and fun…Italian-style. Opening at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23 […]
By Barbara Ann Zippi August is already here and it’s an exciting time to witness who is going to be working with our world leaders come November. Brava to the […]
Sept. 17 Annual St. Anthony’s Italian Festival in Glassboro, N.J. For information contact Tawana Bryant at (856) 881-9230, Ext. 88322. Sept. 10-11 Annual Italian Festival, Our Lady of Consolation Parish, […]
Assumption Day also kicks off vacation season in homeland By Joseph Cannavo Unless they are practicing Catholics, Aug. 15 is just another day to many fourth- and fifth-generation Italian-Americans. Those who […]
By Barbara Ann Zippi Ciao Bella Living Italian Style With Philly’s love of boxing, from Joey Giardello’s statue on East Passyunk Avenue outside the History of Italian Immigration Museum to […]
May 14 was a banner day in the history of Rehoboth Beach, Del., and awareness of Cooley’s anemia, medically known as thalassemia. UNICO National – with two chapters in Southern […]
By Peg DeGrassa UPPER PROVIDENCE, Pa. — Maybe it was all the prayers to St. Anthony going on near the St. Anthony di Padova Society’s booth. Or maybe it was […]
By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo If you are American or choose to come here and to permanently reside in the United States, than you should learn the language of our nation just as […]
ARIANNA — the Alliance for the Rebirth of Italian Americans in North America — is pleased to announce some magnificent aural and visual enhancements to the St. Anthony of Padua […]
Retired Capt. Louis Cavaliere (left) welcomes members of the Keystone Regional Rolls-Royce Owners Club to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. By Barbara Ann Zippi From a chance meeting through a veterans […]
By Joseph Cannavo, Editor This month instead of my usual lecture on Italian pride and re-attaching to our heritage, I have researched the festivals taking place in the Delaware Valley […]
By Kathy Canavan The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce this month will present Jack Varsalona, president of Wilmington University, a leadership award that honors John H. Taylor Jr., director of […]
The Delaware Valley, with its 886,000 Italian-American residents, ranks as the second-largest Italian-American community in the nation. Of the 886,000 Italian-Americans, 497,000 reside in Philadelphia, the region’s hub. Perhaps that’s […]
On June 2, Italy commemorates the birth of the Italian Republic with the Festa della Repubblica Italiana, or the Festival of the Italian Republic. In 1946, after the fall of […]
Philadelphia—On Sunday, May 17, a procession of statues of Roman Catholic saints will take place 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The procession begins immediately following the 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mary […]
Delaware June 7-14: St. Anthony’s Italian American Festival St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Wilmington (302) 421-3700 www.stanthonysfestival.com Oct. 11: Vendemmia da Vinci Wilmington, 2-6 p.m. Larry Giacchino, (302) 356-1813, larryg@carmanautogroup.com www.societadavinci.com New […]
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