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"Genealogy Roadshow" returns Jan. 13 for its second season on PBS, and it will feature a group of genealogy experts traveling to New Orleans, Philadelphia and St. Louis to help participants discover their family histories.   The format of the show is simple: Three genealogy experts travel to a new city and residents apply to have their famil...

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Il nome è Pizza Brain, una nuova pizzeria che ha aperto a Filadelfia, nel quartiere di Kensington. Ma non è una semplice pizzeria. C'è una particolarità: è anche un museo che è entrato nel Guinnes dei primati per una collezione immensa di oggetti dedicati alla pizza: dischi, fotografie, scontrini di locali storici, oggettistica, quadri, copertine d...

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Risultati definitivi da Philadelphia dove alle elezioni del Comites hanno partecipato quattro liste. La più votata è stata Forza Italia con 529 voti validi; al secondo posto "Uniti per un futuro migliore" con 394; al terzo "Insieme" con 335 voti e al quarto "Innovitalia" con 128. Questi gli eletti. FORZA ITALIA: Patitucci Luigi 426, Veneziale...

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by Mary Solberg   Phil Scrimenti enjoys asking people, "Who do you think I look like?" If they say he resembles a doctor or lawyer, he nods knowingly. That's what most people think. But when someone recently mentioned he could be a look-a-like for James Gandolfini from "The Sopranos," he quickly jotted it down in a notebook for future r...

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by Kathy Boccella   For decades, a giant 17th-century Italian masterpiece has been slowly losing its luster on an obscure library wall on the Villanova University campus.   Also fading - from memory - has been the artwork's fascinating backstory. It begins with an American-born Italian princess and a papal palace, twists through World...

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La Mia Strada Screening - Pittsburgh Documentary Salon. Thursday June 18 @ 7pm. Pittsburgh Filmmakers - 477 Melwood Ave. - Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-681-5449 X219 http://pghdocsalon.blogspot.com   La Mia Strada (My Road) is a compelling exploration of ethnicity and culture, linking ancient and modern Italia...

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Christopher Columbus' ships are sailing back into town. Replicas of the Nina and Pinta, which drew crowds when they were docked on the North Shore in 2012 and 2009, will be returning to Pittsburgh on Sept. 30. The ships, which are operated by the Columbus Foundation, will be docked at Station Square in the South Side and will be open to t...

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The Justinian Society of Delaware County will present an evening honoring those of Italian American Heritage and their contributions to the legal profession and the community 6 pm Monday, Nov. 23, at Springfield Country Club in Springfield. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be followed by dinner and an awards presentation at 7 pm. Vocalist, Ca...

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Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Commission have announced their official call for entries for the 2015 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition. Now in its third decade, the annual awards program honors the work of North American architects and designers who create exceptional spaces using Italian cerami...

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by R.A. Monti   Every year, the pressure mounts just a little more on John DiCola and the rest of the Festa Italiana di Vandergrift organizing committee. The festival, which begins at 10 a.m. Aug. 16 with a Catholic Mass, is known for bringing in big-name acts each year.   "People expect us to have big names," says DiCola, who he...

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