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Surnames and their origins

By Joseph Cannavo BUCCELLA — This surname derives from nicknames connected to the Latin root “bucca” meaning mouth. It is not among the most popular...

Rolls-Royce Road Rally at the Navy Yard

Retired Capt. Louis Cavaliere (left) welcomes members of the Keystone Regional Rolls-Royce Owners Club to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. By Barbara Ann Zippi From a...

Mamma: A small word that expresses so much

Mamma and I always walked in the Race for the Cure event in Rome around Mother’s Day. This is one of our favorite memories! Mamma...

Checking in this month with Lou Capp of Ray’s Birthday Bar, City Rhythm Orchestra, and Frank Giordano of Philly POPs

The City Rhythm Orchestra visits Capri in 2015. Barbara Ann Zippi Sharing news on Italian Americans locally and around the world kicks off this month...

Basilicata in Southern Italy: A hard land that time almost forgot

Basilicata with its agricultural economy remains the most geographically isolated part of southern Italy. By Frank Cipparone  Christ stopped at Eboli, a lament of isolation...

Giacchino’s Carman Group honored as top-rated dealership

Carman Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram and Carman Lincoln have been awarded the 2016 DealerRater Dealer of the Year Award, an annual recognition given to the...

Delaware Valley welcomes music, feasts and festivals

By Joseph Cannavo, Editor This month instead of my usual lecture on Italian pride and re-attaching to our heritage, I have researched the festivals taking...

Italian heritage group gives Widener $100K for scholarships

From left: Dr. Sam Cimino, president of the Historic XII October Lodge No. 486 of the Sons and Daughters of Italy and the Former Columbus...

Il giorno dedicato alla famiglia

Mutter Teresa von Kalkutta Da Susanna Squellerio La giornata internazionale della famiglia si rinnova ogni anno il giorno 15 di maggio. Quest’osservanza è stata proclamata dall’Assemblea...

George T. Hebbel’s heroic survival

George Hebbel hangs out with his buddy Ron Oronzio of the da Vinci Society. By Giovanni Maiorano “Hebbel, check the shackle on your belly tank....

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