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Dear friends, We the Italians is spending October, the Italian Heritage Month, back and forth between New York, Rome and Washington DC. This is the busiest month of the year for us, and for several friends in the Italian American community. October began with a very special moment for me. As you may know, I have the honor of being the representativ...

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Behind the counter at Albanese Meats & Poultry, Jennifer Prezioso is hard at work, hair pulled into a ponytail, bandana tied tight to cover any flyaways, as she expertly breaks down a cow’s hind quarter. Just 25% of butchers in the United States are female, and she’s made a name for herself as one of them.  Albanese is her mother’s maiden name, poi...

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Like so many other Chicago-area Italian Americans, Ron Onesti traces his stateside roots to the legendary Taylor Street Little Italy on the city’s Near West Side. His father’s parents settled there when they arrived from Italy, his father grew up and made lasting memories there, and Onesti was born in the neighborhood and went to school at St. Call...

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It was a labor of amore. The new Italian American Museum — which swings its doors open to the public Monday at its sleek digs on 151 Mulberry St. in Little Italy — was an idea more than 20 years in the making, according to its founder Joseph V. Scelsa. “Every group should have their culture recognized and seen by the public at large,” Scelsa told T...

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The Galbani Feast of Little Italy returns to Abacoa in Jupiter on November 1-3, 2024. The cultural festival, known for its Italian ambiance, national Italian American entertainers, and authentic food, will offer free admission. This year’s theme is celebrating Italian American Heritage and Culture. With every step in Abacoa, visitors will find food...

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A new museum celebrating Italian-American heritage will open in Little Italy next week on the annual holiday celebrating the green, white and red. The Italian American Museum will open to the public on Monday, Oct. 14, the Columbus Day holiday, at 151 Mulberry St. It will house three exhibitions that celebrate Italy and Italian-American culture. Th...

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Basil Russo, a local and national Italian American standard-bearer, proudly announced that City Council President Blaine A. Griffin will serve as Grand Marshal in the annual Cleveland Columbus Day Parade. The parade will step off at noon on Monday, October 14, on Mayfield Road in Little Italy. “Councilman Griffin led the city’s Community Relations...

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Lou Di Palo has been behind the counter at his family’s gastronomia for 72 years, but he jokes that he’s been there for 73–if you include the time his pregnant mother worked there too.  At the corner of Grand and Mott Street in New York City’s Little Italy, with dark green awnings and wheels of Parmigiano lining the windows, Di Palo’s Fine Foods ha...

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Around thirty thousand people attended the street party organised by the Little Italy of Los Angeles Association (Lilaa) in San Pedro, a town south of the metropolis that is home to Southern California's largest Italian American community. The 2024 edition is the first to be celebrated since California officially recognised October as the month of...

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October 1 2024: Little Italy, Manhattan, New York

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