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Cooking a delicious meal is like a piece of art. Watch this cheese bubble and brown and caramelize, the chef says, pointing to a blazing hot oven at Touch of Italy restaurant in Rehoboth Beach. Thick layers of soft, salty muenster cheese melt beautifully atop a giant piece of chicken parmesan. The chicken is sliced and pounded with precision, the h...

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Gallery One announced its exhibition, Celebrating an Artistic Bridge Between Greve, Tuscany, Italy, and the USA, will be open to the public through Wednesday, October 30, at 32 Atlantic Ave., Ocean View, DE. During April, the City of Greve, Italy, celebrated its most famous explorer, Giovanni da Verrazzano, and the 500th anniversary of his explorat...

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National Italian-American Heritage month was established by the United States Congress in October 1989 to recognize Italian-Americans’ contributions to American society and highlight the impact of the Italian-American community on American culture. And while “inclusion” is a popular buzzword in today’s politically correct climate, the concept is no...

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Longtime Delaware County journalist Peg DeGrassa will accept the Athena Leadership Award at the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Luncheon on Oct. 9 at the Llanerch Country Club on West Chester Pike in Havertown, Pa. DeGrassa is the editor of Town Talk Newspapers and The News and Press of Delaware County, and a reporter for The Delawar...

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For a century, St. Anthony of Padua Parish has been a mainstay of Wilmington’s Little Italy, and the parish is ready to celebrate its birthday. It’s so big that the parish will take an entire year to properly mark the milestone. It all begins on Oct. 6 with a Year of Jubilee Mass at 10:30 a.m. at the church, which is located at Ninth and Dupont str...

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April 2024 500 years later: "Leonardo da Vinci and Verrazzano's Royal Discovery of New York"

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Sofidel, a global leading manufacturer of paper for hygienic and domestic use, is partnering with the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Chapter of the Italian Scientists & Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF) to launch the 2024 ISSNAF-PND/Sofidel AI Innovation in Marketing Award. The winner will receive a $3,000 grand prize. This award...

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Mayor Mike Purzycki was joined Sunday by elected officials and religious leaders to dedicate a portion of the 1700 block of West Ninth Street as “Rev. Roberto Balducelli Way.” The ceremony honoring the late pastor of St. Anthony’s Church, who passed away in August 2013 one day shy of his 100th birthday, came on the last day of the 2024 St. Anthony’...

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UNICO Delaware recently presented its 2024 Brian Piccolo scholarships, named to honor the Italian American football hero who played for Wake Forest University and for the Chicago Bears (1965-69), to student-athlete honorees during a ceremony at St. Edmond Parish Hall, Rehoboth Beach. Six students sponsored by members of the Rehoboth Area Chapter we...

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St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, the parish on the west end of Wilmington that helped tie Italian Americans in Delaware into one large community, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. It's also the 50th anniversary of St. Anthony's Italian Festival, an 8-day celebration of Italian American culture and heritage that covers six city blocks, has...

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