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The Spokane City Council voted 6-1 to pass an ordinance changing the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day. The council listened to more than two hours of public testimony, both for and against the change. Local tribe members were in attendance, speaking about why this ordinance is so important.   "Recognizing one race should...

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L'Italian American Museum ricorda le celebrazioni che dal 13 al 23 settembre prossimi renderanno omaggio a San Gennaro. Il Museo in particolare proporrà la proiezione continua a più riprese di un video di durata di 10 minuti sulla storia e sul significato culturale della festa di San Gennaro. Tra gli appuntamenti segnalati dal Museo: nel pomerigg...

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On Friday evening, Steve Gross sat at his fish pond booth drawing on his pipe and waiting for customers, while the air was filled with the scent of grilled hamburgers and the sound of rock 'n' roll from DJ Vin D.   Once again, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society's anniversary feast breathed life into the quiet little Rosebank neighborhood betwe...

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Three days devoted to Italian heritage are coming to the city next weekend. The annual Italian Festival runs Friday through next Sunday. Centered around the intersection of Pine Avenue and 15th Street, the event is billed as "Three Days of Tradition, Food & Music."   The event includes more than 20 vendors selling food and other items....

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The Festa EATaliana Music and Food Fest is returning for a third year Saturday, Aug. 23, outside the soon-to-open Pollyanna Brewing Company, 431 Talcott Ave., Lemont. The fundraiser for St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School features the Godmother Throw Down Cooking Competition at 3 p.m. and a larger festival from 5 to 11 p.m.   The food comp...

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On St. Patrick's Day, everybody is Irish, but the other 364 days a year, only 17.9 percent of Rhode Islanders claim Irish ancestry, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures.   That makes the sons and daughters of Erin the second most numerous ethnic group following Italians, who count 18.4 percent of the Rhode Island population among their ex...

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by Aubrey Nagle This year, the South 9th Street Italian Market shopping district is celebrating its 100th anniversary, or, as they say in Italian, its "Cent'anni." This lends a special significance to this year's Italian Market Festival, which rolls into South Philly Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17. Local shops and eateries will open up...

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By Greg Adomaitis   After all these years, 100 to be exact, 9th Street's heart is still in the same place — authenticity. Imported cheeses from Italy, display cases full of fresh-cut meats, hand-made floral arrangements and curb-side vendors selling the market's "best-kept secret" keep regular customers and tourists alike coming back.  ...

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A long-time Italian-American tradition, begun in 1914 in Bridgeton, will again take place on July 16 when the faithful will carry a statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel through the city streets to the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The statue is the original one that has been used since the earliest days when members of the local Mount Carmel C...

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E' la festa italiana più famosa di New York, quella che per i prossimi 11 giorni interesserà Little Italy. Si tratta naturalmente della Festa di San Gennaro, patrono della città di Napoli, che anche qui viene ricordato e venerato da oltre ottanta anni. La Festa di San Gennaro è la più lunga e più importante festa religiosa che si tiene all'aperto...

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