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Crews removed the box surrounding the Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia's Marconi Plaza on Sunday night. Only Action News was there as crews began the removal process around 8 p.m. The box has surrounded the statue for two years. On Friday, a judge ruled it needed to be removed. Attorney George Bochetto, who represents the statue's...

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It’s official: South Philadelphia’s 146-year-old Columbus statue is staying put in Marconi Plaza, and the plywood box — concealing the monument from public view — must be removed, a panel of Commonwealth Court judges ruled on Friday. The appeals loss is a bitter one for Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, who was openly criticized by Common Pleas Court...

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Even before I opened the door to Severina Restaurant and Bar I could smell the heavenly scent of roasted garlic. I live about a mile away from the West View joint and, on a breezy day, I’m sure I could catch a whiff of Italian food from my balcony. The familiar aroma is like an old friend inviting me to dinner.  And now I don’t want to leave. I’m n...

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At Dolores' Deli, everything is made in-house and to order. Owner Peter Miglino grew up working in his parent's longtime restaurant, Felicia's, coat checking at age 5, bussing tables at 8 and waiting tables at 12. Owning a deli was a dream for Miglino and his fiancé and co-owner, Victoria Rio. When they found a location at 2nd and Mifflin, they ask...

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Frank Joseph Tartaglia was a true son of the Italian Market. His father had a bustling fruit business in the iconic market. But he and his older brother, Joseph Frank Tartaglia, realized young that they weren’t content slinging produce. Together, the Tartaglia Brothers created a grungy, glorious haven for South Philadelphia musicians, artists, and...

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One of the family names that has been synonymous with the Italian Market for a hundred years is the Giordano family. At their new outpost, Venditore by Giordano, Marcello Giordano is taking the next step in the Giordano family legacy. His great grandparents came to America from Italy in 1921 and started the market, and Marcello has grown the family...

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The first U.S.A. book presentation on the “Birth of New Biccari in Philadelphia” was held at the History of Italian Immigration Museum (HIIM) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, November-19. The HIIM is in the heart of the Little Italy enclave of South Philadelphia. Our host for the event was the Filitalia International & Foundation organiza...

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The countdown to Thanksgiving is on in Philadelphia as residents flocked to the Italian Market on Tuesday to pick up some must-haves for the holiday. Tuesday was a busy day at the Italian Market on South 9th Street in Philadelphia, one of the oldest and largest open-air markets in the country. The meat slicer at Cannuli's Quality Meats and Poultry...

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Gabriel Fontana has been hammering, stitching, and buffing shoes for nearly 75 years. He was 35 and a recent Italian emigrant when he took over his brother-in-law’s Forbes Avenue shoe repair store in the 1970s. Back then, times were good for the trade he’d honed since boyhood. “It was a very busy time, and I was packed,” Fontana recalls. “At lunch...

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One of Philadelphia's most famous landmarks is the Rocky statue at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. And recently, the man behind "Rocky" paid as visit to the highly frequented tourist spot. Sylvester Stallone shared on social media a video of him at the Rocky statue. The video is captioned, "Feels like coming home... With the family."

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