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We’ve all seen it. Those inane, insane or downright dangerous actions of people around us that leave us shaking our heads in disbelief. Well, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, has made a career out of such actions, turning frustration into belly laughs. Maniscalco is bringing his “WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? TOUR’ to the Santander Performing Arts Center in...

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Organizers of St. Rocco's festival are getting ready for this year's event, which will be held Aug. 10, Aug. 11 and Aug. 12 at the church grounds, 6658 School St. in Lower Mt. Bethel Township (Martin's Creek). The festival is a celebration of the feast of St. Rocco, a 14th century saint born in Northern Italy, known for his miraculous powers to hea...

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When I visited Italy, I had the “Aha! So this is what really good pizza tastes like” moment. I am happy to say that I recently rediscovered that great pizza experience at PD Pizza (formerly DiMeo’s Pizzeria), a BYOB family restaurant/pizzeria in the Andorra Shopping Center, 8500 Henry Ave. in upper Roxborough. I dragged my husband along, a pizza af...

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Il 9 luglio scorso, Filitalia International ha organizzato un viaggio di un folto gruppo di famiglie di origine calabrese per festeggiare il Patrono San Marziale a Kulpmont dove vivono i discendenti dei primi emigranti calabresi ed iscani arrivati nel 1898 con la nave da crociera Stampalia partita da Napoli. Pasquale Nestico, accompagnato da Daniel...

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Pennsylvania-founded frozen treats purveyor Rita’s is setting up shop in Alameda this fall, nicely timed to the local sunny season. The chain is known for its frozen custard and signature Italian ices, which true fans call by the OG regional name “water ice.” The location, the closest one yet to San Francisco, is the South Shore Center (523 South S...

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Underemployed artists during the Italian Renaissance took to the streets, typically outside of Cathedrals, to showcase their talents using two materials: chalk and the pavement. For hundreds of years, the sidewalk art pastime died out — until recently. During the 1970s in Southern California, artists once again came back to the streets to convey th...

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In 2013, the owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers officially declared Port Orange’s Giuseppe’s Steel City Pizza an official “Citizen of Steelers Nation.” A framed copy of that proclamation is proudly displayed at the restaurant now known as Giuseppe’s Penn Pizza Co. You don’t have to be a Steelers fan to be a fan of the food at Giuseppe’s. News-Journa...

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The Italian-American Cultural & Heritage Society of Washington County will hold its annual golf outing at 11 a.m. Aug. 12 at Quicksilver Golf Course, Midway. Cost is $125 per golfer and includes golf and dinner. Dinner only is $50. There also will be Chinese and silent auctions. Sponsorships ranging from $25 to $1,000 also are available. Proceeds w...

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For those that think opera is too esoteric, maybe an opera based in South Philadelphia sung in English will sway that notion. The Delaware Valley Opera Company (DVOC), a local opera house that employs emerging talent as well as established singers, has transformed Giacomo Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” into “Johnny Schicchi,” an Italian comedy about g...

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Regina Hale and her husband Mark had never eaten fresh mozzarella until they moved to Jeannette. While they waited for their deli order at DeLallo's Italian Marketplace, they sampled some of the fresh cheese that Don Grosser was making in the back of the store, like he has for nearly 30 years. “It was very different, but it was good,” Regina Hale,...

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