Autumn is in full swing, and Darla and I are happy the days are cooler and there are new smells to discover and beautiful fall colors to enjoy. There are […]
My daughter Rosie and I thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Pittsburgh, from July 18-22 to see our Phillies play the Pirates, even though the team did drop two of the […]
PHILADELPHIA – The Italian Consulate is sponsoring 24 visiting artists from Italy in the 48th annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show from Nov. 15-17 at the Pennsylvania Convention […]
Talento multiforme capace di imporsi nel mondo della musica e dell’intrattenimento a livello mondiale tra gli anni ’50 e ’60, la cantante, chitarrista, ballerina e attrice italiana naturalizzata franceseCaterina Valente […]
The multilingual singer Caterina Valente has recently passed away, according to a spokesperson. The performer was 93. Valente was an Italian-French-German multilingual singer, guitarist and dancer. She spoke six languages […]
Longtime Delaware County (Pa.) journalist Peg DeGrassa accepts the 2024 Athena Leadership Award from Delco Chamber of Commerce President Trish Colfield on Oct. 9. Hundreds of people attended the ceremony […]
On Sept. 27 in the Chapel of the Four Chaplains at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, in a ceremony attended by high-ranking officers of the U.S Army, veteran Jerry Tempesta received […]
Raúl Velazco, who won first prize in October’s Giargiari Bel Canto Competition, will perform the role of Mephistophélès in a new production of “Faust” at the Academy of Vocal Arts, […]
Joseph C. Calabrese, 81, of Wilmington, Del., died on Aug. 4 due to complications from cancer. Joseph was born on June 30,1943, to Roy and Nicolina Calabrese in Cleveland, and […]
More than 100 relatives and descendants of Vito Baldi and Rosa Galzerano, who were born in Campania in the 1800s, gathered at family events in June in Malvern and South […]
In 1224, King Philip Augustus of France held court at the Battle of Wines, a blind competition decided by the sophisticated palates of monks that resulted in an upset: an […]
Usually when we think of a vaccine, we imagine a substance that is administered to stimulate an individual’s immune response to a particular infectious microorganism with the aim of protecting […]
Vincent Genovese is coaching younger family members to instill the drive that led him from emigrating from the Tyrrhenian commune of Gioia Tauro (in Reggio Calabria) to serving as a […]
As I look back over the years, I would have to admit that I have been rather intrigued by nicknames and how they have come to pass. Aside from the […]
Rosh Hashanah (in ebraico: ראש השנה), (letteralmente “capodanno”), è il capodanno ebraico. È la prima delle festività solenni o Yamim Noraim (“Giorni di timore”), celebrata dieci giorni prima di Yom […]
ROME – Sources recently said that Europe’s most at risk vulture has reappeared in a Friuli nature reserve. The Egyptian vulture, which is the most at risk of extinction on […]
ROME – Italy has the world’s joint second most powerful passport behind Singapore, according to the 2024 Henley Passport Index. The passport of the Asian city State gives access without […]
Drive three miles, in either direction, between the towns of Medford Lakes and historic Medford Village in Burlington County, South Jersey, and you will find not one but two Italian […]
Italian-American Herald TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission in September announced the launch of its latest educational initiative, “The Creation of America: The Roman Legacy.” This newly […]
Michelle Padalino was born in Sicily and moved with her parents to Pennsville, N.J., when she was very young. She worked in her parents’ local pizzeria for most of her […]
It’s Halloween! We love this festa (fes-ta) holiday because mamma loves it! Here in the country mamma tells us non è così divertente (non a co-zee d-vair-tent-a) it’s not as […]
This month’s lesson is dedicated to, of course, Halloween! Halloween has become a big celebration in Italy although it is regarded by some as another invasion of American culture in […]