Submitted photo.... Mike Vasilchek displays a sign for the Simply Slavic festival in downtown Youngstown. He has become a passionate preservationist of his Carpatho-Rusyn heritage. YOUNGSTOWN — Mike ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - One of the oldest members of the Cleveland Cultural Garden is still installing new pieces more than 80 years later. The Carpatho-Rusyn garden, initially dedicated in 1939, installed ...

St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church is hosting a free historical program Saturday, Oct. 3. Three guest speakers, Rich Custer, Dr. Michele Parvensky, and Dr. Peter Yasenchak, members of ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X WILKES-BARRE – Bethany Sromovsky was wearing a traditional Carpatho-Rusyn outfit from head to toe ...

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A motorist slowly driving down the steep Northampton Street hill a few weeks ago rolled down her window and asked a pedestrian how to find the place with the kolachi. It turned out ...

To John Righetti, there are few if any more misunderstood ethnic groups than the Carpatho-Rusyns. The group has a sizeable presence in Europe and North America, but use the term in front of almost ...

Vested dancers stomped, kicked and knee-bent through a ciceri, accompanied by a legato violin and twangy guitar. Hungry revelers clapped between forkfuls of halusky, a homemade noodle dish, and ...

AMBRIDGE — Tim Polas takes pride in his Carpatho-Rusyn heritage, cleaving to traditions and culture of Eastern Slavic people. Certainly, celebrating food — from pirogi to palachinky — is a big part.