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South Philadelphia's Italian Market is the nation's oldest outdoor market and on May 17 and 18, the already-bustling heart of South Philly welcomes the city for its annual 9th Street Italian Market Festival. Enjoy a weekend filled with the flavors and sights of Italian-American culture, from tastes of Italian cuisine to the Annual Procession o...

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E' Antonio Morabito con Il venditore di medicine ad aggiudicarsi il premio del pubblico americano Premio N.I.C.E. Città di Firenze 2014 nella 24° edizione del festival del cinema italiano emergente N.I.C.E. USA 2014.   A San Francisco per la presentazione del film, Morabito è stato il primo ad essere sorpreso dal risultato ottenuto da un fim...

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The Italian-American Marching Club will alter its St. Joseph's Day parade route slightly when it heads out for its annual parade March 19. Construction along its planned route has forced a small change that results in the parade beginning at the corner of Decatur and Canal streets.   The rest of the route will follow its usual path through t...

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There was a time — the late 1940s or 1950s — when a small festival was held by St. Vitus Church, then located on Jefferson Street. Extension cords actually ran from inside of homes out onto the booths to keep them lit up.   How things have changed. Weeks before the popular St. Vitus Festival each year, locals and out-of-towners start an...

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By Mike Zacchino   Sometime before I left San Diego I went to the Italian market my family frequented and saw a T-shirt that read:" There are two kinds of people in the world. Italians, and those who wish they were." While some may not wish they were Italian, those who do have an opportunity to experience Italian culture this weekend at...

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The annual and very beloved Feast of San Gennaro returns to Little Italy September 15! Now celebrating it's 90th year, the 11-day salute to the Patron Saint of Naples is expected to attract more than one-million people. But all faith and religious processions aside, we reckon folks will be piling in for the amazing grub and the joyous activities....

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Editor's note: As Nevada County prepares to celebrate the fourth annual Italian Festival at Western Gateway Park in Penn Valley — 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 14-15 — Valentina Maffei-Parkman shares a bit of her own Italian heritage with The Union.   As a child, I thought every holiday and family event — like birthdays, Catholic milestones and gradu...

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A fireworks manufacturer alleges in a civil lawsuit that the operator of an Italian festival in Fayette County owes $4,000 for a 2013 fireworks display. Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing Company of New Castle in Lawrence County contends it had a written contract with Terry Cellurale of Uniontown and Uniontown Italian Festival for the Aug. 24 firewo...

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Hundreds lined up at 10:30 a.m. on 4th Street to watch the parade as floats filled with crews flinging beads to the crowds sailed by. High school bands, animal shelter staffers and St. Fabian churchgoers were among those represented in the parade.   Prior to the festival, a 5K Run/Walk took place March 18 at the Southern Miss Gateway of the...

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Summer break may be halfway over, but there's still more to celebrate! With just a month to go, the Festa Italiana Committee is cooking up another hearty event for area residents to look forward to. In fact, they want you to gear up for good food and good times, setting this year's theme as "Celebrate! Family, Friends and Tradition." "Th...

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