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Il Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB) ha annunciato la sua partecipazione a Showcase Usa-Italy 2013, evento promosso dall'U.S. Commercial Service del Consolato Generale Americano in collaborazione con l'Associazione Visit Usa Italia e la U.S. Travel Association. Quest'anno la manifestazione – una vera e propria vetrina degli Sta...

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by Dan Stamm   The Pope himself said he is likely coming to the City of Brotherly Love. NBC News correspondent Anne Thompson told the "Today" show Thursday that she spoke to Pope Francis during his recent flight to South Korea. Thompson said she asked His Holiness in Italian if he would be attending the World Meeting of Families in Phi...

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by Joe Zlomek   A sing-along to Italian and American songs will provide a Columbus Day concert for diners next Monday (Oct. 12, 2015) from 5-9 p.m. at the Friendly's Restaurant, Route 100 and Shoemaker Road. A portion of the proceeds from meals purchased between those hours will benefit the Pottstown Area Seniors Center building fund, accord...

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USA. North American concessions developer Airmall USA is to open Italian fine foods store Bottega dei Sapori at Pittsburgh International Airport's Centre Core this Summer. Airmall forged a seven-year agreement with Italian travel retail operator Airest Collezioni in March to develop concessions in the Airside Terminal. The new stores are part of a...

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Italian culture has had a long and influential impact on American culture. Musicians, actors and artists of all types have allowed us to experience sights and sounds of Italy, weaving into American culture to create the widely celebrated Italian-American subculture.   Out of the celebration and immense pride taken in this subculture have co...

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Enjoy a guided walking tour, with Italian Architect Francesco Sgrazzutti, through centuries of architectural evolution where the Italian archetype accompanied the evolution of Philadelphia architecture.   The tour will focus on a selection of buildings from the great patrimony represented by historic Philadelphia, such as, the First Bank of...

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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 in...

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By Jim Deegan   Joe Piscopo's impersonation of Frank Sinatra was a hit on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1980s. On Saturday, Dec. 12, Piscopo will reprise his impression in a show at theSands Bethlehem Event Center, held on Sinatra's 100th birthday.   Piscopo, who lives not far away in Hunterdon County, will mix comedy and music wi...

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Wednesday Nov. 4th at 7pm you're cordially invited to the screening of "Capodarco e i Giovani: Prima del Futuro" (Capodarco and the Youth: Before the Future), the new documentary by Luca Guardabascio.At Christmastime in 1966, a small group of thirteen people with disabilities and a young priest, Don Franco Monterubbianesi, decided to star...

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Three locals will be honored by the Italian-American Association at the 37th Annual Columbus Day Banquet on Sunday, Oct. 12 at Gennetti Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes-Barre.   Those honored will be Person of the Year, attorney John Terrana, and the Lifetime Achievement Award, Lori Nocito. The Italian Heritage Award recipient will be Cha...

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