Funny how the mind works. While driving the other day, a thought came to me. It actually manifested itself just after some guy cut me out at a busy intersection. […]
If you’re a wine devotee, it’s likely you’ve sniffed your share of corks and have relied upon your olfactory senses for vetting many a bottle of wine. And, as a […]
LORETO APRUTINO, Abruzzo – I met Pierluigi Pace and his wife Gianna of Olio Pretole Olive Grove ushering in the 2023 New Year in my grandparents’ village of Loreto Aprutino. […]
On Oct. 19, UNICO District Governor Sal Ingallina of Harrington, Del., swore in Dr. Steven Stanzione as president and Pam Notarangelo as vice president, and inducted nine new members: Lucille […]
Jerry Tempesta started singing on the street corners of South Philadelphia when he was 14, and 60 years later, he’s still sharing great music, although the venues are nicer and […]
The travel section of any bookstore is typically filled with books telling travelers “what” to do at their destination. Now a Pennsylvania State University professor who frequently visits Italy has […]
On Aug. 1, 2011, Philadelphia radio station WHAT abruptly ceased broadcasting. As the only station that still had an Italian-themed radio program, it meant the end of 81 years of […]
Reprinted with permission “The kid is good!” For Tommy Coniglio, at the time a 21-year-old “bar singer” at a Wildwood restaurant, the words were like a lightning strike. “The kid […]
John Di Giulio, great-grandson of Italian immigrants, picks up his passport at the Italian Consulate in Philadelphia, a milestone step for the Di Giulio-Cimorelli family’s long research journey establishing their […]
Al Zone fondly recalls so many after-school visits with his grandfather to the Elmwood Park Zoo. Now, after many business lessons learned on the football field and an ongoing career […]
Twin sisters Evelina and Alessandra, who were featured in the July issue of Italian-American Herald, proudly brought a copy of the paper to their relatives in Reggio Calabria on their […]
“Faith, deep faith in God,” Ugo Petrillo explained about the reasoning for his first film, “Quo Vadis Templar?” the story of pilgrims and the knights who protected them. He was […]
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researcher Riccardo Goddardi, Ph.D., has been named a “Young Innovator of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering” by Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, the official journal of the Biomedical […]
Joe Tiberi, one of the top boxers in Delaware history, was among nine athletes inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum & Hall of Fame, and honored at the state’s premier […]
There was never any doubt that Linda Romanowski of Ardmore, Pa., would write a heritage memoir. The only mystery was the exact form it would take. That changed a few […]
Italian Heritage and Culture was celebrated at the Blue Rocks’ Frawley Stadium in Wilmington on Aug. 2. The evening began with the Italian National anthem performed by students from La […]
The M.S.S. Lodge of Norristown celebrated the Feast of their patroness Maria Santissima del Soccorso di Sciacca on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13 at Savior Hall in Norristown. The Norristown […]
I shall never forget the summer of 1970 because I experienced an amazing transformation. In just 120 days, I was changed from a baseball player into a soldier. In April, […]