“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 […]
What started out as a phone call patched through to Cape Henlopen High School’s Italian teacher Cristina Christy became a dream fufilled for Margot Kia. Working with the Peace Corps, […]
Recently, my brother contacted me to say that he and his wife were coming up from their home in North Carolina for a visit. We decided that the four of […]
Who is AstroSam? Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, popularly known as AstroSam, will soon become the first European woman to command the International Space Station (ISS), according to the European Space […]
In one of our many conversations, Frank Biondi told me: “I was born on Jan. 1, 1933, the first baby born in Delaware in 1933. I didn’t get a damn […]
In our most recent UNICO calendar year (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023), UNICO Rehoboth Area can count many accomplishments. Donations to charities (local and national): St. Vincent de […]