REHOBOTH BEACH — At a planning session held recently at Touch of Italy on Del. 1, newly elected officers of UNICO National-Rehoboth Area Chapter- gathered to set a calendar of […]
By Tony Leodora Anyone of Italian descent in the Greater Philadelphia area knows the stories about Ninth Street. Or “Nove Strada,” as those from a previous generation or two used […]
Dr. Joseph Storlazzi, a well-known Wilmington pediatrician and Italian-American community supporter, was this year’s recipient of the Wilmington-New Castle Pediatric Association’s Ricardo Castro, M.D. Community Service Award. Dr. Storlazzi, with […]
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 […]
Italian-American veterans of the U.S. military assemble at the Delaware County Veterans Memorial. An award ceremony in their honor will be Nov. 17 at Springfield Country Club. Two non-veterans will […]
By Barbara Ann Zippi Italian American Frank Giordano, president and CEO of the Philly Pops showed his amazing energy at a recent meeting at Grande Caffe L’Aquila on Chestnut Street, […]
Objects are an outer expression of his inner dialogue By Melissa Cannavo-Marino Born in Philadelphia, artist Richard Tenaglia, a third-generation Italian American, was raised in a heavily supportive artistic household. […]
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 […]
How an impulsive phone call led to ties that bind By Charlie Sacchetti In the fall of 2012, I saw the promo on PBS and it looked pretty interesting. It […]
From left: Elsmere Mayor Steve Burg, Domenic Serpe, Rich Serpe and New Castle County Executive Tom Gordon gather to herald a new beginning for Serpe’s Bakery, the landmark Elsmere business […]
By Barbara Ann Zippi Italian BYOBs are a great way to spend time with friends and family. The newest one to join the list is L’angolo’s West. I heard numerous […]
By Giovanni Maiorano After a week of hiding during the daytime, Henri and George left early one morning for Belford. “I hope nobody wants to talk to me or looks […]
‘Golden age’ long gone, but radio carries torch today By Joseph Cannavo At a time when Italian-Americans are thought of simply as mainstream Americans, and their ethnically based radio programs and newspapers […]
By Giovanni Maiorano As evening came on, George heard in a soft voice with a French accent, “American pilot. American pilot.” He peaked out his lair and saw a woman walking […]
Interred and memorialized in the cemetery are America’s service members who died during the last phase of the Italian Campaign. This Northern Italian offensive from June 1944 to May 1945 […]
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 […]
Mayor Paolo Sottani (left) greets Rick DeLiberto. Members of the Delaware Commission on Italian Heritage and Culture were invited to Greve-in-Chianti, Italy, by Mayor Paolo Sottani to celebrate Verrazzano Day […]
Dear Mr. Cannavo, Enclosed is a clip about English phrases which come to us via Italian! I know you have articles about the Italian language in your paper. Perhaps you […]
In August 1994, a group of 22 men and women began to blend their voices, forming the Coro Gabriele D’Annunzio, with Angelo Troiani as director. On June 7, the Coro […]
Delaware County Veterans Memorial Association board president Guy Fizzano informed Pennsylvania’s Rotary Club of Newtown Square of the success of the 2014 Freedom Medal Honors event to fund operating expenses […]
At the Delaware County Veterans Memorial in Newtown Square, Pa., a statue of Italian-American William “Wild Bill” Guarnere will be memorialized in perpetuity. His family offered an eight-foot bronze statue, weighing […]
Associazione Regionale Abruzzese Delco has signed a deal with Philadelphia’s 610 WTEL-AM (formerly WIP-AM) to broadcast the Italian-American music program, Mattinata Musicale. Produced and hosted by Melissa Cannavo-Marino, it will […]
Reprinted with permission from the South Philadelphia Public Record. Photos by Jim Tayoun Though most Italian-American Catholics consider the parishes in which they live as their home base, few are […]
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