“But for the opera, I could never have written Leaves of Grass.” —Walt Whitman From “Proud Music of the Storm” to “Italian Music in Dakota,” the influence of opera on Whitman’s work is more than ...

The luxury liner SS United States departed South Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon to begin a two-week journey to its eventual destination as the world's largest artificial reef off Florida's Gulf ...

Historically and culturally speaking, the greater Philadelphia region was a beacon for Italian immigrants seeking employment in the area’s factories and manufacturing sites. In fact, Hammonton, N.J., ...