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By Peg DeGrassa   There's reality TV, Court TV, TruTV, Scyfy-TV, Latino TV, BET, paranormal TV and just about every other kind of TV station out there. But there has never really been a station out there that highlights, spotlights and explores everything Italian American. Until now, that is.   When my good friend Barbara Ann Zippi...

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An award-winning New York-based production company, whose previous films have premiered on HBO, Showtime, and Netflix, is currently producing a film about Italian-American families. They are looking for a Pittsburgh-based multi-generational family that gets together on a regular basis to share a meal. Think the traditional "Sunday Dinner." Regular...

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Veneshe Master Venetian PlasteringWednesday, June 12, 2013 at 9:00 AM - Friday, June 14, 2013 at 5:00 PM (EDT)Easton, PA   We are very excited to offer our students the opportunity to extend their knowledge of Italian plastering by learning the traditional buon (true) fresco and sgraffito techniques, guest taught by fine artist Holly Fields-...

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Judge David A. Regoli was sworn-in as Judge of the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas on July 21, 2014. He was nominated to the Bench by Governor Tom Corbett on June 20, 2014 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate of Pennsylvania on June 30, 2014. Judge Regoli is a life-long resident of Westmoreland County. He graduated from St. Joseph...

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By Samantha Goodman   The St. Francis Society of Ambler will host the traditional St. Francis Feast Sunday, June 7. Since 1918, this free public event has celebrated St. Francis, the patron saint of the town of Maida, Italy, where many borough residents trace their heritage to and where the festival began. "Cicerata," the official...

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By Christine Haines   Frank Ricco dedicated his life to community service, earning the nickname "Mr. Brownsville," even though he served only one term as an elected official. Ricco, owner of Brownsville Bus Lines and president of the Greater Brownsville Area Chamber of Commerce, passed away Thursday at the age of 94.   He serve...

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by Craig LaBan I spin through the revolving door into Scarpetta and land with a thud in a knot of patrons all dressed in black. This was a corporate posse in stilettos and mock turtlenecks, ready to spend big at Philly's latest name-brand Italian import from New York. But they were clogging the door near the bar, oblivious to others as they rattle...

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Nell'ambito delle iniziative per ricordare il 45° anniversario del beato transito al Cielo di Padre Pio, la Puglia Center of America ha organizzato per le ore 19 di lunedì 16 Settembre 2013, presso la Chiesa del Sacro Cuore e Santo Stefano di Brooklyn, una solenne Celebrazione Eucaristica presieduta dal frate cappuccino Fr. Carlo Laborde, Segretari...

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Mike Giammarino will have quite an audience for the premiere on Sunday, April 26 of his Grace & Pat's, a family friendly ristorante at 1533 S. 11th St. (215-336-3636), two doors from Fond and across from the Singing Fountain on Passyunk Square.   Sunday happens to be Flavors of the Avenue, when thousands of people are expected to descend...

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Italian Cinema in the Present Tense: New Narrative Practices from Adaptation to Transmedia and Transnational Cinema. A Seminar in Honor of Millicent Marcus. Special Guest: Susanna Nicchiarelli, Film Director. Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster PA 17604-3003, November 13 – 14, 2015   PROGRAM Friday, Nove...

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