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September 2025 The Neighborhood: The North End becomes Columbus Park in Kansas City

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We’re back on the road across the United States, exploring Italian American traces, stories, and people in each of the 50 states. Today we stop in Kansas City, home to a vibrant community dedicated to celebrating its Italian roots. Jody Valet has graciously agreed to serve as our Ambassador in Kansas, and she is working on an exciting documentary t...

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Runners hit the streets of Scranton on Saturday, honoring the memory of a soldier and carrying on a legacy of community giving. Runners in the 13th Annual Captain James R. Minicozzi Memorial 5K raced through the downtown to help start day two of La Festa Italiana. More than 200 runners and walkers took off through center city, bibs pinned and crowd...

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Donazione di 1,5 milioni di dollari onora due pilastri della comunità italiana in Arkansas Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America e UNICO rinnovano le loro leadership Ci ha lasciato l'italoamericano Frank Caprio, il "giudice più gentile del mondo" Benvenuto a Massimo Carnelos, nuovo Console Italiano a San Francisco, California Baseball, boom...

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The Delaware Italian American Education Association was awarded a $3,000 grant to support the Italian Language Summer Camp from the UNICO Foundation Heritage and Culture Committee. This exceptional opportunity to experience the Italian language, food, music, art and more is provided each year to youngsters ages 4-14 from the Delaware, Pennsylvania...

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UNICO National, the largest Italian American service organization in the United States, hosted its 102nd Annual Convention, presented by Inserra Supermarkets, in Fort Lauderdale, celebrating culture, service, and leadership while honoring extraordinary Italian Americans. The convention elected Joseph Nasello as the new UNICO National President who...

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The 51st annual Labor Day Italian Festival returns on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Scotch Plains, NJ. Hosted by the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Chapter of UNICO, St. Bartholomew's Church, and St. Bartholomew's Academy, the festival has been an annual tradition honoring San Nicola di Bari, the patron saint of the town of Montazzoli, Italy, since 1974. The fe...

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Now that the calendar has turned to August, final preparations are underway for the 51st annual Labor Day Italian Festival, held at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church in Scotch Plains during the weekend of Aug. 29 to Sept. 1.  The festival, co-sponsored by Scotch Plains-Fanwood UNICO, St. Bartholomew’s Church, and St. Bartholomew Academy, has broug...

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UNICO National, the largest Italian American service organization in the United States, is bringing the spirit of Eccellenza Italiana to Fort Lauderdale this week as it kicks off its 102nd Annual Convention-a vibrant celebration of culture, service, and leadership. The highly anticipated highlight: the Italian American Awards Gala this Saturday, Au...

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If you're hungry this weekend, there's an annual festival in Southington that will most definitely appease the need. If you're hungry for good eats, good music, and a good time, the Southington Italian-American Festival hosted by UNICO National's Southington Chapter (an Italian-American civic group) is where you need to be from Friday, July 25, to...

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