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Raymo Santilli and Doug Sundo — alumni brothers of Alpha Phi Delta, the national Italian American fraternity — continued their annual tradition of making soppressata this past January. The event was held at the Treesdale Community Center, and more than 50 folks participated. In addition to the usual alumni attendees with friends and family, members...

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As a third-generation Italian American born in the baby boomer era, I remember growing up getting bits and pieces from my parents about my paternal grandparents who emigrated from Southern Italy around 1910. My aunts and uncles also provided insight into their upbringing as children of Italian immigrant parents. I grew up in the Little Italy of Sou...

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La Famiglia dei Fratelli, an Italian-American fraternal organization, last week continued its longtime volunteer commitment to Caring for Friends, 12271 Townsend Road. La Famiglia members visited Caring for Friends on Feb. 15, filling, sealing and labeling aluminum pans with family meals consisting of chicken strips, roasted potatoes, Brussels spro...

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The Texas Scientific Italian Community (TSIC), Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO), in collaboration with Temple University, College of Science and Technology, invite you to submit an abstract to the XVII Conference of Italian Researchers in the World that will be held on: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 starting at 9:30am – 3:00pm (EST) atThe Cha...

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Antonio D'Angelo and his brother, Salvatore, have been working together for decades at their restaurant just off Rittenhouse Square called D'Angelo's Ristorante Italiano."We opened this place in February 1990," says Salvatore D'Angelo. "We've always been about food, and I knew it was going to be a success." The brothers co-own the restaurant. Salva...

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The American Philosophical Society (APS) has recently made a posthumous addition to its Membership rolls for the first time in its 280-year history. The APS has recognized the 1768 election of the Italian physician, entomologist, and botanist Domenico Maria Leone Cirillo, who was mistakenly recorded under the false name of "Dr. Famitz". The APS is...

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Opera lovers may not expect to see classically-trained singers wearing Phillies caps on stage, but a Philadelphia vocal school is subverting those expectations with their reimagined production of a 19th century show. The Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) is presenting performances of "Don Pasquale" over the next two weeks, with a twist. While the three-a...

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What do you do if your friend’s restaurant is destroyed in an earthquake? This question faced restaurateur, Riccardo Longo when the original Gran Caffe L’Aquila, owned by his friend Chef Stephano Biasini, was damaged in the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. “So at that time we talked about it, and he realized that it would take probably 20 years to rebuild...

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Thursday, February 23th. Doors open at 5:30 pm Eastern Time – Film starts at 6pm. African-American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch St., Philadelphia 19106. Admission to the museum and exhibition: $5. Film screening FREE of charge. Light refreshment will be served. Click here to watch the Trailer. PI-Philly is happy to present, together with the Afr...

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Penna’s Italian Market (545 North Bethlehem Pike, Spring House) was named one of the “25 Essential Hoagie Shops” in the Philadelphia region in the February 2023 issue of Philadelphia Magazine. It was the only hoagie shop in Montgomery County to make the list. The article is behind a paywall, so you will have to spend a few bucks to learn about all...

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