Looking back on my past two years as associate publisher, I recognize it has taken a team effort to bring IAH forward to where we are today. We now have […]
Giusepppe Venuti was born Sept. 16, 1903, in Philadelphia. Joe was known throughout his life as being a jokester and using hyperbole to explain his early life. Did he study […]
In their 1968 hit song “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel posed a question to a famous Italian American: “Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?” In the song, the Yankee center-fielder’s […]
Dr. Dario Altieri doesn’t know all the reasons why last year he was named one of the region’s most admired CEOs by Philadelphia Business Journal. The Justinian Foundation and Society […]
A who’s who of the Delaware Italian-American community gathered on Feb. 29 to pay tribute to their own at the biennial gala of the Delaware Italian American Foundation. The highlight […]
The price of gold had skyrocketed in 1980. Soaring interest rates, along with the hostage situation in Iran, were fueling fear and uncertainty. When events like these occur, the value […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Italian American Foundation has announced the appointment of Paolo Messa as its Executive Vice President of International Relations and Strategic Partnerships. Messa brings over 20 […]
For followers of Padre Pio (1887-1968), May is an important month. St. Pio of Pietrelcina was born on May 25 and was beatified on May 2, 1999, then canonized in […]
Iconic radio personality Bob Pantano (seated at right) listens to radio producer and engineer Tony Harris during a ceremony April 9 to rededicate a South Philadelphia street where he grew […]
Al Zone, executive director of Elmwood Park Zoo, (center) is flanked by officers of Norristown’s Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca (MSS) Lodge, from left: Dave Carpani, Richard Catanese, Charles J. […]
The seed for “Cabrini” formed in 1955, when J. Eustace Wolfington saw a statue of Mother Cabrini at St. Donato Parish in Philadelphia and joined a nine-week novena on the […]
ARDMORE, Pa. – Ardmore author Linda Romanowski has received the 2023 Sunny Award for Nonfiction from her publisher, Sunbury Press, for her 2023 book “Final Touchstones.” The memoir chronicles four […]
Did you know that the first mixed race baseball player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame was an Italian American? Roy “Campy” Campanella was born in the Germantown […]
If there ever was a person who could be described as a baseball dinosaur it’s me. I grew up in the ’50s and ’60s when even little leaguers played like […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – UNICO Delaware was slated to conduct its annual thalassemia information conference from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 21 at St. Edmond Parish Hall. Speakers included Ralph […]
Former Philadelphia Eagles standout Vincent F. Papale received the Living Legend Award on Jan. 17 from the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association in a ceremony in Cherry Hill, N.J. Papale, who […]
The red and yellow décor in part of Massimo Musumeci’s house suggests that he is a fan of AS Roma. To know for sure, ask him about the time when […]
Anthony Joseph Serpe Sr. passed away on Feb. 4 in Cocoa Beach, Fla., at the age of 87. Mr. Serpe was born in Wilmington, Del., the son of Italian immigrants […]
UNICO Rehoboth Area Chapter celebrates Italian heritage and culture with the annual Italian Movie Night each year in January. A segment from the “Don Matteo” series is shown, in Italian […]
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