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Dreams do come true. Just ask Italian American and former Team Italy player Drew Maggi, who made his big league debut with the Pirates on April 26 after spending 13 years in the minor leagues. At 33 years old, he never held out hope that he would reach this level, and he experienced it with his family in attendance. Fans showered him with admiratio...

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - 6:00 PM EDT. Heinz History Center - 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA. Register here. Join the History Center’s Italian American Program for a reception with representatives from the National Italian American Foundation. During the meet and greet, attendees will learn more about how our organizations work to preserve and sh...

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The Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia in May will observe a nine-day celebration dedicated to the theme of “sustainability.” In keeping with the theme, the celebration includes an exhibit of nature photographs by Flavia Loreto. The photos in the exhibition were captured in the woodlands of the mid-Atlantic region. An exhibit opening and re...

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Pineapple on pizza. The perpetual quarrel. And in the case of Rome's Habakkuk Baldonado, perhaps something of a repellent compromise facing relatives who may wish to visit the NFL prospect. Baldonado grew up worshipping Francesco Totti, before wanting to be Ray Lewis. He grew up conditioned to vilify pineapple on pizza, before living among American...

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Less than six months after Nonna Ilva made its Broad Street Market debut in Harrisburg, the Italian restaurant plans to open another location in Carlisle. The business, featuring Italian cuisine and desserts, is anticipated to open at 204 N. Hanover St., around May 11, owner Mattia Cappella said. He said the Carlisle location will have a larger...

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Pittsburgh is a city of bridges, around six hundred of them, spanning rivers and valleys, joining geographically separated neighborhoods. And on March 31, 2023, another bridge was erected in Pittsburgh joining its Italian and Italian-American communities to the nation of Italy. Istituto Mondo Italiano, led by the Executive Director Viviana Altieri,...

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The husband-and-wife duo behind local favorites Slice and P'unk Burger are ready to debut their latest project in South Philly. Nipotina, an old-fashioned Italian sandwich shop and deli, opens Thursday morning in a cozy storefront at 2238 S. 21st St. The business will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner with a menu offering a variety of chicken cutle...

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Foodies will soon say "ciao" to a new restaurant serving up Italian specialties in south Bethlehem. The Orchid Steakhouse, a full-service, modern Italian steakhouse, is expected to open in late May or early June at 322 E. Third St., co-owner and head chef Genc Gashi said. The corner space, at East Third and Polk streets, previously housed Molinari'...

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Back in the day Italian immigrants established enclaves in cities big and small across the U.S., and the Keystone State was no exception. Smaller cities in Western Pennsylvania, like Jeanette and New Castle, were heavily populated by Italian families. I grew up in New Castle in the 1950s and ‘60s where about half the city’s residents were of Italia...

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This new interview is particularly dear to me for three reasons. The first is that it tells how even young Italians can be guided to learn about the sacrifice that thousands of American heroes made to liberate Italy. The second is that very often I get suggested interviews that are not exactly in the flow of this column, which explores new and spec...

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