Salena Zito

Army veteran Sean Parnell, who ran an independent campaign effort in 2024 to help Republicans in Pennsylvania, is planning a new effort to build on success.

'We wanted to be part of something that we built ourselves, something intertwined with history and using the resources around us to make it, as well as…

LATROBE, Penn. -- The making of whiskey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, has often been fraught with a fair amount of drama. Whether it was those trying to make it or those trying to drink it, the government has sought to tax and sometimes even ban both activities.

Whiskey Resurgence in the Heart of the Rebellion

Salena Zito Dec 17, 2024 The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.

HOMEWOOD, Pa. — From time to time, Frank Tropiano will drive past the tiny structure he called home after he and his parents, three sisters and his grandparents arrived in this country in 1966, a structure that was attached to the rear of the house on 7311 Susquehanna St.

He said he felt a solace that immigrant children often crave in new surroundings when he saw his family starting the preparations for the Feast of the Seven Fishes. For him, it was always the highlight of the Christmas season.

There is this common misconception among food writers that the Feast of the Seven Fishes is an American invention. Southern Italians who immigrated to this country, like Mr. Tropiano, adamantly dismiss that. So do newspaper clippings from the 1920s.

'Feast of the Seven Fishes' Tradition Still Popular for American Italian Households

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