By Pete Kennedy Barbara Capozzi listens to audiobooks when she goes for walks in her South Philadelphia neighborhood. As the president of Packer Park Civic Association, she also takes notes […]
By Riccardo Longo On February 7th, 2020 United States Congressman Lou Barletta & Italian Parliament Member Amato Berardi held a press conference at Gran Caffe L’Aquila in Philadelphia with the […]
Nick DeBenedictis By Pete Kennedy When Three Mile Island had a partial meltdown in March of 1979, Nicholas DeBenedictis got a call from Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh’s office. They needed […]
Amato Berardi, founder of insurance firm Berardi & Associates. By Pete KennedyDuring the five years that he served as a member of Italian Parliament, Amato Berardi had a 96 percent […]
Leigh Altadonna By Pete KennedyLeigh Altadonna has been fascinated by birds since he was a kid. “Think about how fantastic these small creatures are, traveling many thousands of miles each […]
By Charlie Sacchetti Oct. 3, 1988, was a very long day for my mother, Catherine, and me. We had arrived at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Darby, Pennsylvania, at 6 […]
By Charlie Sacchetti I’ll never forget what happened to me on my 50th birthday. I say this not because of a big surprise party or other event marking what many feel to […]
Charles Messina stands with heavyweight Henry Milligan, whom he trained and who won the U.S.A. Amateur Boxing Federation Championship in 1983.
Cassius Clay and his trainer Joe E. Martin By Pete Kennedy From a young age, George Bochetto was interested in the law and in boxing. He saw a legal career […]
By Pete Kennedy When Nancy Matteo was growing up in northeast Philadelphia, her neighborhood was growing too. Homes were still being constructed in her development, and she would venture into […]
Cheryl Colleluori and son, Nick Colleluori. By Pete Kennedy On a February day in 2006, Cheryl Colleluori was at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, waiting outside an […]
Theresa Agostinelli By Pete Kennedy Theresa Agostinelli has a morning routine. “As soon as the alarm goes off at 6:45, I tell myself five things that will be great about […]
Vince Iannone By Pete Kennedy In the early 1960s, after he graduated from eighth grade, Vince Iannone went to audition for the band at Bishop Neumann High School in […]
John Padova Jr. By Pete Kennedy Before he went to law school, John Padova Jr. was an All-American powerlifter as an undergrad at Villanova. In 1985, he set a collegiate […]
Mike Cerruti By Pete Kennedy Sept. 11, 1989, was an important day for Mike Cerruti. It was his first day at the police academy — the start of a […]
After an opioid overdose ended Nicholas Schivito’s life, his mother Brenda founded a nonprofit called Angels Against Addiction. By Pete Kennedy Brenda Schivito is a social worker by training. Before […]
Italian-American Herald Bro. Michael J. Rosenello Jr., OSFS, professed member of the Wilmington-Philadelphia Province of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales for 71 years, died on Sept. 20. He […]
By Barbara Ann Zippi-Och Retired Capt. Louis Cavaliere was in the Navy for 25 years, serving on ships deployed to the Mediterranean, East Africa, the Middle East and Indian Ocean. He […]
By Pete Kennedy Billy Ciancaglini says he barely has time to sleep. The 48-year-old defense lawyer is keeping a busy campaign schedule as the Republican nominee for mayor of Philadelphia. […]
By Charlie Sacchetti When I was growing up in Southwest Philly, back in the early ’60s, Mrs. Nellie Fagan was probably about 70 years old. She was a key figure […]
By Charlie Sacchetti It was the summer of 1994, some 25 years ago, when I first experienced a special gift from God. My wife and I were attending the funeral […]
By Charlie SacchettiBy Charlie SacchettiBy no means would I call myself a lover of poets or poetry. In my freshman poetry course, at Temple University, I struggled greatly trying to […]
By Charlie Sacchetti As I was going through some old papers today, I saw a document that immediately took me back to a very special time in my life. It […]
Going against the grain is nothing new for singer and performance artist Rocco DeFinis By Pete Kennedy Rocco DeFinis was 5 years old, waiting in a crowd at Disney World […]
By Pete Kennedy When Pier Forlano says he enjoys the vibrant atmosphere of Philadelphia, he’s speaking as someone who has extensive experience living in great cities. A career diplomat, Forlano, […]
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