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South Philly native Mario Lanza will always be known as one of the best tenors the world has ever seen. And a continuous effort forges forward to make sure he won’t be forgotten. Now in its fifth home in Philadelphia, the Mario Lanza Institute and Museum is open for business at its new location at 1214 Reed St. in Passyunk Square. Photos, movie pos...

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The protesters who made their way through Center City on the first day Philadelphia saw mass demonstrations following the murder of George Floyd were looking for places to direct their anger. They came upon the statue of Frank L. Rizzo, the late mayor and police commissioner whose legacy so perfectly captured the style of policing they were fightin...

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Musician and composer, farmer, patron, inventor of the copyright and “historical” figure: Francesco Izzo narrates Giuseppe Verdi, whose music is the most performed worldwide and who had to fight censorship throughout his life. We invite you to join us for Giuseppe Verdi Lecture by Francesco Izzo – click the link below to register to the community o...

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Roast Pork with Broccoli Rabe and Provolone Hero is a signature dish hailing from the great city of Philadelphia where many Italian immigrants settled.  It was originally created by Domenico Bucci, an Italian immigrant. This sandwich is a sibling to the famous Philly Cheesesteak.  In fact, we like it better.   As for the history of this dish, Bucci...

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La CIU – Confederazione Italiana di Unione delle professioni intellettuali – ha nominato l’avvocato Francesco Rizzo Marullo, con studio a Boston in Massachusetts, responsabile per gli Stati Uniti ed il Canada della costa Est. L’avv. Rizzo Marullo entrerà in carica dall’Aprile 2021 e si occuperà di intrattenere rapporti con le ambasciate dei due pae...

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Thanks to the generosity of the America-Italy Society of Philadelphia under the direction of Franca Riccardi, PhD, the Cape Henlopen High School Italian classrooms have started receiving the Italian magazine OGGI and will – for the first time since Cape started offering Italian 12 years ago – be awarding a $1,100 scholarship to a deserving senior w...

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On April 6 the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO) filed a lawsuit in U.S. Federal District Court against Mayor Jim Kenney and the city of Philadelphia for multiple acts of intentional discrimination against the Italian American community. The most unsettling of which was Mayor Kenney’s unilateral Executive O...

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Leonardo has announced a further major reinforcement of its presence and customer service and technologies in the U.S. with the official opening of their brand new, state-of-the-art Helicopter Training Academy, located on their existing campus in northeast Philadelphia that also includes production, support and administrative functions for the Unit...

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One of the problems that the Italian American community has always had, and the consequences of which it has always paid for, is division, the lack of unity. When I say that Italian Americans are, to all intents and purposes, Italian, even if some of them do not have an Italian passport that officially certifies it, I mean that there is an Italian...

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Worldwide internet radio station Radio Voice Italia, which airs live every Wednesday night at 6 pm to 9 pm U.S. Eastern Time, has bestowed upon Robert Petrone the honor of having a weekly segment titled, “Christopher Columbus University,” a 15-20 minute segment in which he will update listeners on the worldwide efforts to preserve Christopher Colum...

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