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 Barbara Ann Zippi Ciao Bella Living Italian Style Francis “Frank” Pileggi, 87, a prominent local attorney who was active in Italian community affairs, passed away on May 17. Mr. […]
By Barbara Ann Zippi Ciao Bella Living Italian Style Rocco Taraborrelli, 83, of Morton, Pa., business and community leader, passed away recently anticipating his twin grandsons’ high school graduation. Rocco […]
No n are yet entirely extinguished fires in Sicily, where on Thursday they have developed extensive fires throughout the eastern area and the Tyrrhenian coast of the island favorites from […]
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 […]
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 Barbara Ann Zippi Ciao Bella Living Italian Style Russell “Russ” DeGrassa, a skilled master carpenter who lived in Ridley Park, Pa., and who appeared with his family on an […]
By Barbara Ann Zippi Ciao Bella Living Italian Style Sylvia Wolinsky Kauders, who worked for five Philadelphia mayors and later pursued a successful acting career, passed away on May 5 […]
By Barbara Ann Zippi Ciao Bella Living Italian Style South Philadelphia rock and roll legends get a Ciao Bella shoutout. Charlie Gracie celebrates his 80th birthday surrounded by Philly’s music […]
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 […]
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 […]
The City Rhythm Orchestra visits Capri in 2015. Barbara Ann Zippi Sharing news on Italian Americans locally and around the world kicks off this month with cheers to Villanova NCAA […]
Basilicata with its agricultural economy remains the most geographically isolated part of southern Italy. By Frank Cipparone Christ stopped at Eboli, a lament of isolation and poverty that marked the […]
Carman Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram and Carman Lincoln have been awarded the 2016 DealerRater Dealer of the Year Award, an annual recognition given to the top-rated auto dealerships on DealerRater.com, […]
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 […]
From left: Dr. Sam Cimino, president of the Historic XII October Lodge No. 486 of the Sons and Daughters of Italy and the Former Columbus Center Association of Chester, Pa., […]
Mutter Teresa von Kalkutta Da Susanna Squellerio La giornata internazionale della famiglia si rinnova ogni anno il giorno 15 di maggio. Quest’osservanza è stata proclamata dall’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite nel […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Campaigns of World War I commemorated every May 24 By Joseph Cannavo On May 24, 1915, Italy entered World War I on the side of the Allies. Prior to that […]
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