Tourists associate the City of Brotherly Love with its most famous sandwich – the cheesesteak, created by South Philly hot dog vendor Pat Olivieri for his taxi driver clientele in 1930.   But regional food choices in Philadelphia extend well beyond Pat's or Geno's, provolone or cheese whiz, with or without fried onions. Landmark delis, marke...

Rosetta Miriello, presidente di Filitalia International, insieme a Paula DeSanctis Bonavitacola, a capo della Commissione Fundraising della stessa associazione, e Anna DiNardo, presidente della Commissione Lingua e Cultura di Filitalia International, ha partecipato ad una cena di San Valentino organizzata dal Chapter di North-East Philadelphia di F...

by Coria Bowen   Children and grandchildren of former Italian prisoners of war at Letterkenny Army Depot have grown up hearing stories of the soldiers' experiences building the historic Letterkenny Chapel in 1945, before the POWs were repatriated to Italy.   About two dozen of those children and grandchildren will be in Chambersburg o...

U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that he has sent letters to Italian officials, especially President Napolitano and Foreign Minister Bonino, urging the country to keep its Philadelphia consulate open. Recently, Italy announced that it was considering closing the consulate.   In his letter, Senator Casey cited the critical role that th...

This Ciao Philadelphia event, hosted by Drexel University at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, celebrates the Italian spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship through a panel discussion with Drexel leaders in design fields in the presence of amazing examples of innovation from the Simeone automotive collection.   Dr. Donna DeCarolis...

The Italian Studies Division in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania seeks applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Italian Studies. The candidate should have a PhD and native or near native proficiency in Italian; a strong background in 20th- & 21st-century literature, and in...

Due fratelli italiani, Angelo e Roberto Giambra, trasferiti da Torino negli Stati Uniti nel 1996, stanno facendo parlare di loro in questi giorni per una iniziativa molto particolare: stanno pedalando attraverso tutta la costa orientale con strumenti musicali a bordo, esibendosi in varie città e paesi.

The Italian Program at the University of Pittsburgh (part of the Department of French & Italian) invites applications to their Master's Program in Italian. Founded in 1968, the MA in Italian at Pitt offers a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to graduate study in the field of italianistica and a cutting-edge preparation in the post-seconda...

By Lisa Scheid   Russo's Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant, 527 Penn St., will open a second location in the former Reading Outlet Center's Big Mill building, owner Carlos H. Salguero confirmed this week. The announcement marks the first business to publicly commit to developer Alan W. Shuman's $23 million retail and residential project a...

You know DelGrosso Foods for their array of premium sauces and amusement park, and now they're bringing you something a little bit different. They're the sponsors of the four-part PBS series "The Italian Americans", a documentary that begins with Italian immigration to the United States and follows the culture to the present.   In celebratio...