Pitt made the change in leadership atop its baseball program official Friday, releasing a statement from coach Joe Jordano stating he resigned after 21 seasons, 1,112 games and 588 victories. The statement came one week after he tweeted that he is looking forward to the 2018-19 season. "I am honored to have had the opportunity to lead this program...
READ MOREThe deliciousness of Lorenzo’s Italian Family Restaurant in Fountain Hill is spreading. The 9-year-old eatery at 1402 Broadway opened a second location Monday at 704 W. Emmaus Ave. in south Allentown. The new eatery, next to Superfood, offers Lorenzo’s full menu, which includes burgers, calzones, strombolis, paninis, hoagies and grinders, club and...
READ MOREBella's Pizzeria in Windber has moved from its former location in the Randy's BiLo plaza to the Windber Coal Heritage Center. Bella's will serve all of the same Italian dishes plus many new American ones. Co-owner Carmen Saucedo said her restaurant is having a grand opening Saturday to coincide with the Miners' Memorial Day Weekend. In honor of the...
READ MORESaturday, June 30, 2018 | 1 - 4 p.m. 5th floor Mueller Center | Heinz History Center (1212 Smallman Street - Pittsburgh, PA,15222). $20 admission (includes museum exhibits), $10 History Center members. Purchase Tickets. Join the Italian American Program at the History Center for a screening and panel discussion about the film "Andrea Doria: Are the...
READ MOREThe Italian Festival will return to downtown Uniontown in 2018. City council approved the measure at their monthly meeting, with the festival to be held Friday, Sept. 7, through Sunday, Sept. 9. Main Street from Gallatin Avenue to Morgantown Street, and Beeson Avenue from Penn Street to Church Street will be closed to accommodate the festival, per...
READ MOREThe Old World meets the New in Joe Scinicariello’s backyard. Born in Italy, Scinicariello grew up the son of an agriculturalist father who grew tomatoes and olives not only for their family table but also as a business. They moved from coastal Gaeta to the United States in 1955 on the encouragement of an uncle but didn’t leave behind their interest...
READ MOREStephanie Longo has spent a lifetime celebrating her family’s genealogy, which stretches back from Northeast Pennsylvania to ancestral roots in Guardia Lombardi, Avellino Province, Italy. Now, the local historian and writer hopes to encourage others to take an interest in the area’s rich Italian heritage with her third book, “Images of Modern Ameri...
READ MORERemember the good ole days of shopping? We leisurely browsed the merchandise of a quaint corner shop, maybe running into the owner, before checking out. At check out, we chatted with the clerk, someone we had gotten to know well. Shopping today certainly has gotten much more convenient. We can order our groceries online or zip through self-checkout...
READ MOREIeri, a San Mauro La Bruca, alle ore 19,00, presso la sala conferenze del Municipio nei locali sottostanti la piazza Chies, in un clima di grande festa e gioiosità, con apposita delibera del Consiglio Comunale è stata conferita la cittadinanza onoraria ai fratelli Molly e Steve Blasko, nativi e residenti ad Hazletonn in Pennsylvania, i cui progenit...
READ MORECraving gelato? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top gelato sources in Philadelphia, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to satisfy your sweet tooth. 1. Capogiro Gelato Topping the list is Capogiro Gelato's Washington Square West location, which is one of the local brand's four shops around town....
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