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, […]
Not too long ago we were in the car with mamma, and we began to bark when we saw this big yellow thing next to us at a stop light. […]
Italians are heading into the season for homemade wine, a family tradition from Italy which many Italian Americans continue today. If you’re a homemade wine enthusiast, you know the routine: […]
Joe and Angela Cicala share a dream of buying a small farmhouse in Italy, and moving there after their restaurant (Cicala at the Divine Lorraine, a historic building in Philadelphia’s […]
You’re holding the only printed Italian-American publication that serves the tri-state region known as the Delaware Valley. The Delaware Valley Italian-American Herald began as the concept of Philadelphia Councilman James […]