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Family and friends joined Michelina “Ms. Micky” Chiofolo in celebrating her 99th birthday at Autumn Care in Shallotte with cake and ice cream Sunday, Sept. 3. As an Italian-American, Ms. Micky grew up in Philadelphia where she got married and had two children. Her family says he is a special woman who has spent her life caring for her family and sh...

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When Bon Appétit magazine ranked the Palizzi Social Club as the fourth best new restaurant in America, Owner Joey Baldino was honored. But he doesn’t want people tweeting about it. “I feel like what happens here should stay here, almost,” said the chef and 2001 entrepreneurship alumnus. The Palizzi Social Club has a list of house rules, one of whic...

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Los Angeles has joined Seattle, Portland, and many other cities in replacing the annual Columbus day celebration with Native American Day. But that won’t happen in Philadelphia if the Italian-American community has anything to say about it. “We need to learn from history, not take down history,” said Marco Circelli, Executive Director of the Filita...

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For fans of calzones, cannolis and other Italian favorites, Pizza D’oro & Italian Family Restaurant held a grand opening Aug. 24 at 1492 Main St. in North Catasauqua. The 32-seat restaurant, owned by Giuseppe Badalamenti, offers Sicilian and New York-style hand-tossed pizzas, along with other Italian staples such as eggplant rollatini, fettuccine a...

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This was late March 1985, what turned out to be the most remarkable month of a most remarkable basketball life for Roland Vincent Massimino. His Villanova Wildcats had already stuck around the NCAA Tournament far longer than expected, they’d beaten Dayton on Dayton’s home floor, knocked off top-seeded Michigan, chased Len Bias and Maryland away in...

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Youngstown's favorite Italian American boxer and lightweight champion Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini is organizing a match between amateur boxers in Youngstown and Pittsburgh against the motherland Italy. The event "Youngstown Versus Italy" will be at the Covelli Centre October 5 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Organizers said that proceeds will benefit...

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Customers who stop by Springfield Pasta at 186 Saxer Ave. this summer may be in for a delightful surprise. The store’s updated open-air look, expanded inventory and variety of new offerings add more modern convenience to its old-world charm and more reasons than ever before to shop there when in the mood for “homemades” and other Italian specialty...

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La Festa Italiana will be held Labor Day weekend (Friday through Monday, September 1-4, 2017) on Courthouse Square in the heart of downtown Scranton, Pa. Hours are Friday, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Monday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. As usual, more than 80 vendors will be offering great Italian food, and continuous live entert...

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Of all the famous historical sites and destinations in Philadelphia, the Ninth Street Italian Market in South Philly is the second most visited (only the Liberty Bell attracts more people).The appeal and staying power of what is the country's oldest open-air market is a testament to the neighborhood’s deep Italian heritage. Although the market was...

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Some people around the nation are asking the question tonight -- isn't anything sacred anymore? This comes after a growing number of protests are being made against communities that honor Christopher Columbus. In some of those communities statues and monuments to the early explorer have been vandalized. In Oberlin, Ohio  a state whose capital is na...

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