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Walk through the Italian Market with Our Market Project, and you’re not just browsing popular food stands — you’re stepping into generations of immigrant stories etched into every block. The community-driven arts initiative, led by visual artist Michelle Angela Ortiz, transforms the Market into a living archive, blending oral histories, murals, and...

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One of South Philadelphia’s most cherished traditions will once again bring the community together this fall. The Annual St. Nicholas of Tolentine Authentic Italian Festival returns Sunday, October 5, transforming the 1700 block of South 9th Street into a celebration of faith, food, and culture from noon to 8 p.m. The festival traces its origins ba...

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Friday, September 5 · 5 - 8:30pm EDT. 1818 Market Street Floor 9, Suite 910 Philadelphia, PA. Join us for an inspiring day at the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia to celebrate the Italian National Sport Day! At the event will attend two Italian Rowing athletes, Marco Dri & Stefano Solano, who will share their sports career and their insig...

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Anthony Ippolito, who portrayed Al Pacino in the Paramount limited series The Offer, is now tackling another famous Italian American actor. Ippolito has nabbed the starring role in I Play Rocky, the story of the making of boxing classic Rocky being made by Amazon MGM. Peter Farrelly, the comedy helmer who won an Oscar for directing The Green Book,...

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  Una nuova casa per la statua di Colombo a Columbus in Ohio? A New Haven in Connecticut si tenta il pizza party più grande del mondo La città di Kenosha in Wisconsin celebra con un murale il gemellaggio con Cosenza Apple TV+ annuncia la première della docuserie “Mr. Scorsese” Due statue simbolo a Philadelphia in Pennsylvania: Rocky all’aeroporto,...

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All four of Nick Cappelli Jr.’s grandparents are immigrants. Nick’s father, Nicholas Emidio Cappelli Senior’s parents are from the Marche region while his mom Dolores’s family is from Avellino and immigrated here circa 1905. Like so many other Italian immigrants of that time, Nick Seniors dad (Nick’s grandfather Emidio Cappelli), found housing with...

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The "Rocky" statue at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the city's most iconic attractions - and soon, travelers arriving in Philadelphia will be greeted by another. A new 10-foot-tall statue of the famed movie character, Rocky Balboa, will be installed at PHL. It's one of three original castings of the statue created by artist A. Thomas Sch...

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The city of Philadelphia has agreed to return the Frank Rizzo statue to the Frank Rizzo Monument Committee. The statue of the former mayor and police commissioner was removed from public view overnight in June 2020 from outside the municipal services building after being vandalized during protests over police brutality that was sparked by the death...

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  American Airlines lancia dal marzo 2026 il tanto atteso volo diretto tra Milano e Miami in Florida Tucci in Italy ottiene due nomination agli Emmy per narrazione e fotografia Il tribunale di Philadelphia in Pennsylvania cancella Il decreto dell’ex sindaco per rinominare il Columbus Day in Indigenous Peoples’ Day La Festa di San Gennaro a Boston,...

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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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