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by James Estrin   Strolling along Mulberry Street in Little Italy during this year's Feast of San Gennaro, visitors passed stands selling zeppole and sausage and peppers as vendors hawked "Fuggedaboudit" T-shirts and "Godfather"-themed trinkets. But when they reached St. Patrick's Old Cathedral at the corner of Prince Street, the atmosphere...

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You are cordially invited to attend a book presentation and signing by author Anthony Florio at the Italian American Museum this Friday evening, August 21st. "Yankee Batboy, The Luckiest Kid in New York, From Little Italy to Yankee Stadium" tells the story of Anthony Florio, born and raised in New York City's Little Italy and a batboy for the New Y...

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Telling a story in pictures is Little Italy, the newest addition to Arcadia Publishing's popular Images of America series. The book by local author Chris Dorer is set to release on August 17, 2015. The book boasts 200 vintage images, many of which have never been published, and showcases memories of days gone by.   Originally called Alta Vil...

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Little Italy is no longer little, nor has it been for a while. As a matter of fact, what once was the Italian District on the West Coast has morphed/transformed into one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in the Bay Area. With that vibrancy comes change and below are updates on three major community projects previously reported by L'Italo-Americano....

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by Steven Litt   Alta House, the splendid early 20th century Little Italy landmark resembling a brick palazzo airlifted from Tuscany, will take the first physical step toward its new life as a Montessori School on Wednesday. Contractors are scheduled to begin prepping for asbestos removal in the first phase of a $3 million expansion and...

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On Saturday August 20, downtown Wakefield (a portion of Main St. and Albion St.) will become Wakefield's own personal Little Italy. The Event Planning Committee, organizer of the event, promises the vibe of an authentic Italian neighborhood street festival without leaving Wakefield. Italian food, street vendors, music, entertainment, Spin the Whee...

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C'era una volta Little Italy a Manhattan. A dir la verità c'è ancora ma è così cambiata da essere quasi irriconoscibile. Invasa da Chinatown, resiste solo con un piccolo avamposto fatto di ristoranti, bar e gastronomie lungo Mulberry St. Anche l'italiano di New York nel tempo è cambiato. Di immigrati di lunga data nati in Italia (o figli di italian...

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Come si fa a salvare il museo della storia degli italo-americani in un quartiere di New York dove di italo-americani ne sono rimasti ben pochi?E' quello su cui si sta impegando Joseph Scelsa che per far quadrare i conti del Italian American Museum sta prendendo in considerazione l'ipotesi di vendere l'edificio, lasciare che venga demolito e assicur...

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In times of spending review Italian institutions are trying, more or less, to rationalize their costs: we have to say, with mixed results. The complex system which belongs to the Farnesina, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs which performs many activities to represent our country all over the world, weighs on the state budget for a measly 0.2%...

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Independence, "Little Italy" of Louisiana was created as a result of the New Orleans to Jackson route of the Great Northern Railroad in the 1880's. Sicilian Italian families searching for a place to settle in the 1880's were attracted by the thriving strawberry industry of the area.   Independence slowly became a predominately Sicilian Itali...

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