Close

by Ryan Mavity   For Greve in Chianti, Italy Mayor Alberto Bencista, a trip to Rehoboth Beach was a chance to mix business and pleasure. "He enjoyed the trip. He had a bath in the ocean. He took some sun. He had some lobster," Bencista said through his interpreter Alessandra Molletti. "Over everything, he has a very important relationsh...

1550

The Charcoal Pit has been a landmark on Concord Pike for 57 years, a quintessential American hamburger joint on a Wilmington highway that's straight out of a Hollywood back lot.   Now, the owners of the popular restaurant with the giant "Soup's On" sign in the window are bringing a little Euro flavor to the commercial thoroughfare.  ...

1775

November 6, 2015. Friday 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM (on various days). St. Stephen's Lutheran Church - 1301 North Broom Street - Wilmington, Delaware 19806 On a summer vacation, Margaret Johnson and her daughter, Clara, enjoy touring the Tuscan countryside. One day while sightseeing, Clara's hat mystically lands at the feet of Fabrizio...

909

On Tuesday, April 26th Touch Of Italy Opened up their Bakery in Lewes to culinary students at Delaware Technical College in Dover, DE. They were able to see first hand how the bakery runs and operates on a daily basis.   The Bakery makes all breads, Italian cookies, pastries, Mozzarella, Cakes, and much more. The students quickly realized th...

719

July 11, 2015 - Saturday 6:00 PMWilmington HQ - 100 N Dupont Rd, Wilmington, DE 19805, USAThe hysterical, full audience participation production, where anything and everything that can go wrong, does! Dance, act, and laugh yourself silly, right along side the wedding party. Watch as Joey and Gina try to keep their special day from turning...

1015

During the peak years of immigration to the United States from southern Italy, many of the Italian immigrants came to Delaware seeking a better life. They came to work as laborers on the railroad and in construction. In 1890, there were 459 Italian-born residents in Delaware and their numbers grew greatly by the close of the century. Besides those...

2384

The da Vinci Society of Delaware is holding its annual fall festival Vendemmia da Vinci celebrating the centuries-old tradition of the Italian grape harvest on Sunday, October 13, at Tubman Garrett Park in Wilmington, Del., from 2 - 6 p.m. The festival will feature some of the best local Italian wines, Italian cuisine from area restaurants, an Ital...

1809

A Delaware judge has dismissed a lawsuit that pitted former partners in an Italian grocery store business in Rehoboth beach against one another.   The Chancery Court suit involved former partners in Touch of Italy Salumeria and Pasticceria. In 2012, one partner, Louis Bascio, decided to withdraw from the business, allegedly saying he wa...

969

By Cary Beavers Folks in and around Bristol are in for their annual little taste of Italy Sept. 14 as the Bristol Lions Club hosts the 30th Annual Italian Festival. The event will take place at Lions Park, along the Delaware at the foot of Mill Street. The rain date is Sunday, Sept. 15.   Sausage, meatballs, pork, chicken parm ... all...

1408

Melanie Holtz, certified genealogist, will present a webinar about Italian genealogy for beginners at 10:30 a.m. April 23 at the Delaware Public Archives, 121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. N, Dover. Most records used for Italian genealogical research come from civil registration and ecclesiastical records. The lecture will cover which types of thes...

1306