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Wednesday, September 3, 2025. 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh PA. Free with advance registration here. “Fedeltà: Soldati. Prigionieri.” chronicles the experiences of Italian Prisoners of War, mostly captured in North Africa and Sicily, who were sent to Letterkenny Army Depot outside Chambersburg, Pa., durin...

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Former Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney violated the City Charter in 2021 when he signed an executive order to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled Wednesday. "It therefore runs afoul of the separation of powers inherent in the Charter and, accordingly, is invalid," Judge Patricia A. McCollough wrote...

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The Madonna Del Monte festival at Most Precious Blood Church in Hazleton (PA) returns this weekend, marking 126 years of celebrating Catholic traditions carried over from the mountains of Italy. “I sum it up as safe family fun. It’s a celebration of Catholic faith, traditions of ancestors and the present moment. It’s a family, a homecoming for a lo...

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From Manhattan to San Diego to Cleveland, neighborhoods known for their Italian-American populations have endearingly been called Little Italy, where facets of the Mediterranean nation’s culture and cuisine are preserved and celebrated. For artists Lorraine Loots and Dina Brodsky, who both create work on a very small scale, a trip to Italy and a co...

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Maybe it's the authentic Italian food that gets your stomach rumbling. Maybe it's the movements of the Italian dancers that have your feet excited. Either way an Erie favorite festival returns and is set to take place Aug. 8-10 on Walnut St. The 2025 Italian Festival at St. Paul's Catholic Church at 1617 Walnut St. returns to Erie with the classic...

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Three men who have helped shape the Pittsburgh sports scene will be inducted into the Pittsburgh chapter of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday during the organization’s annual scholarship sports night at LeMont Restaurant. The 2025 inductees are Oliver Carnegie (baseball), Chris LaSala (football) and Tom Yankello (boxing)....

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Over the course of the next year, virtually every piece of Philadelphia history will be enjoyed as tourists from all over the world visit our city. But the story of Philadelphia will be both the history that is still with us — and the throngs of history that well — hasn’t survived. If you’ve spent any time enjoying the Italian Market in South Phila...

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The Board of Directors of the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce announced the appointment of Francene Pisano as the Chamber’s new president on Wednesday. Pisano will begin her new role at the end of August, according to a news release issued by Chamber of Commerce board Chairman Neil King. The release describes Pisano as “a seasoned business leade...

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  La Prof.ssa Katia Passerini inizia il suo mandato come 27ª Presidente della Gonzaga University a Spokane, nello stato di Washington Una replica del Volto Santo di Manoppello (Abruzzo) trova una dimora permanente in Pennsylvania La Little Italy di Omaha è finalmente riconosciuta ufficialmente dall'amministrazione della città del Nebraska Il Phoeni...

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If it's been a minute since you were last in Erie's Little Italy Neighborhood, let's lace up those sneakies, grab your favorite barley pop from your local brewery, and hit the streets! We'll begin our tour on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Huron streets, where you'll find the delicious aromas of Majestic Baking Company wafting straight at you...

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