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I need not remind you of Fordham's mantra: "Fordham is my school. New York is my campus." Upon hearing this phrase, recited ad nauseam by our fearless President (and even further ingrained by the banner outside of McGinley), your mind probably draws up the grassy fields of Central Park, or the potent scent of urine on a hot Manhattan day.  ...

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Little Italy isn't just one neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, it's a group of neighborhoods all across America. These neighborhoods have been incorporated into the fabric of the towns they reside in and have become an essential part of each city. With a desire to maintain Italian culture, these neighborhoods prosper today through a strong work ethic...

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by Lincoln Anderson A piece of historic Coney Island lives on in Little Italy, where gallery owner Allan Reiver has an original, working Mangels shooting gallery from the early 20th century. Reiver, 73, who owns the Elizabeth St. Gallery, at 209 Elizabeth St., hunted down the hidden shooting gallery on Stillwell Ave., near Surf Ave., on the s...

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Downtown Rochester will be holding its first Italian Festival in over 30 years. This information comes to us from The Little Italy Association, Inc. They say that the "Galbani® Little Italy Festival" will take place at the Downtown Festival Site, which is located on Exchange Boulevard, on August 12 and 13 of this year. They say that...

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By Joe Crea Though the weekend-long Feast of the Assumption festivities are just warming up in Cleveland's Little Italy, planning is already underway for another major event in the neighborhood.   The 16th annual Taste of Little Italy is set for 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22. The day-long outdoor event will be held in the church yard at Holy Ro...

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There's something new in Little Italy, and it's the talk of the neighborhood. It's a tribute to a summertime event there.   Ron Matz has more on the artwork, the artist and the man who made the festival possible. Little Italy's newest attraction is a large mural, a tribute to the neighborhood's famous film festival and the work of artist Ma...

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The San Diego arts and Italian American communities are coming together by supporting the ongoing efforts of the Reid Rizzo Foundation in assisting pediatric heart patients and their families while meeting one of the creative forces behind the Artists' Tribute to Italian Americans in Baseball Exhibit at the Convivio Center in Little Italy.  ...

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by Ella Torres   The mecca for authentic Italian food in Boston lies in the North End, often called "Boston's Little Italy." Daniele Bocchieri, a sophomore at Northeastern University hailing from Milan, Italy, knows this to be true more than most.   "I was constantly looking for Italian food," Bocchieri said about his arrival in Bosto...

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Noi, gli italiani. Noi, il popolo che affascina tutto il resto del mondo con la propria storia millenaria. Noi, una presenza importante nel territorio statunitense che negli anni è cresciuta e sta crescendo, apportando a questo continente un valore sociale, economico e culturale. È l'amore per entrambe le terre che ha mosso Umberto Mucci a fondare...

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Lo scorso 27 luglio, sullo sfondo delle Torri di Watts, le incredibili spire erette oltre 60 anni fa dall'emigrante italiano Simon Rhodia ed oggi sotto la tutela del Watts Tower Arts Center, un altro italo-americano, Joe Buscaino, ha prestato giuramento come rappresentante del 15^ distretto in seno al Consiglio municipale di Los Angeles.   B...

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