Feast Day Celebration Honors St. Anthony
The St. Anthony DiPadova Society will be sponsoring their 95th Annual Feast Day Celebration to honor their patron on Sunday, June 4, 2017. The 95th Annual Feast Day Celebration will be held… Read More
Big springtime doings in Glenside, Thornton, Lansdowne
By Barbara Ann Zippi Co-owners Marc Petrosino and Michael Latini of Monkey Boys Productions located in a former steel warehouse in Glenside, Pa., are puppeteers, designers and fabricators. They create puppets, props,… Read More
UNICO chapters gather food for Rehoboth-area
Italian-American Herald The UNICO Chapters of Delaware District 1 sponsored a “St. Joseph’s Table” to celebrate La Festa di San Giuseppe, a centuries old-tradition to help the poor and downtrodden. A weekend-long… Read More
How My Mom Got Me off the Bench and in the Game
By Charles Sacchetti In 1955, I decided that I wanted to be a baseball player. My dad had taken me to my first Phillies game and I was enthralled by the smell… Read More
Neumann University parties hearty in support of veterans
By Barbara Ann Zippi Italians rock at Neumann University. Sue Serio of Fox TV 29 joins Lou Costello, 92.1 FM DJ, as they present Rockin’ with the Troops 2 produced by The… Read More
Sicily to secede from Italy on Liberation Day?
Tomfoolery on April 1 is a longstanding Italian custom, and includes newspapers By Robert J. Cannavo The end of fascist rule in Italy under Benito Mussolini is celebrated on April 25 each… Read More
Delmarva UNICO plans bocce tournament May 13 in Milton
Italian-American Herald LEWES — Members of the Delmarva Chapter of UNICO National met at the home of John and Connie Subelka to form committees and finalize plans for the fourth annual Bocce… Read More
In the chair of the maestro, getting the kindest cut of all
By Charles Sacchetti In the 1950s, as a kid growing up in my Southwest Philly neighborhood, I like many others knew where I would spend about an hour or so every third… Read More
The DNA test and the 6 percent surprise
By Charles Sacchetti My buddy Stan, one of many friends I’ve met in my work as an outdoor chemical salesman, used one of those DNA tests in his ongoing project to map… Read More
Co-founder credits community service with Giorgi Kitchens’ success
By Pete Kennedy Early in his career, Pete Giorgi Sr. worked as an engineering technical illustrator at DuPont, in the atomic energy department that was responsible for designing the Savannah River nuclear… Read More