During a recent giorno tempestoso (tem-pes-toe-so) stormy day, when Darla and I were bored because we could not go outside, mamma put on un programma (oon pro-gram-ah) a program for […]
ROMA – I Leoni di Sicilia è l’avvincente storia della famiglia Florio: i fratelli Paolo e Ignazio sono due piccoli commercianti di spezie fuggiti da una Calabria ancorata al passato […]
As in past October issues, the Herald dedicates this issue’s lesson to Halloween. Halloween has become a big celebration in Italy, although some Italians regard it as another invasion of […]
This month we look at surnames beginning with the letter T. TACCONELLI – This surname is thought to derive from the Italian word “taccone,” meaning patch, derived from a job […]
Bologna is about to be “discovered.” Over 175 travel experts recently named it the most underrated city in the world which is poised to become the new “hot spot” for […]
“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 […]
As about 10,000 adults are turning 65 each day, it is estimated that the number of older American will grow at a rate never seen before. Without doubt, as we […]
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 […]
We are deep into summer and nearly everyone is lining up in the traffic desperate for a few days or even a few hours at the shore. This presents a […]
Alice Pizza Authentic Roman-style pizza al taglio and Italian happy hour. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.-Mon.; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Tue.-Sat. Entrees include pizza by the slice/margherita pizza, Patate Picante, Cacio e […]
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, […]
MILAN – E’stato individuato nella biblio-teca del Conservatorio di Palermo il manoscritto autografo di Alahor in Granata, opera di Gaetano Donizetti scritto appositamente per il teatro Carolino (poi diventato Bellini) […]
This month Jews around the world will celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. In Catania, Sicily, the Jewish community is preparing a special celebration commemorating the one-year anniversary of […]
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 […]
On a hot summer day one of the best ways to cool off is to enjoy a delicious gelato. This is the Italian word for ice cream, and Italy is […]
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 […]