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Sipping limoncello and sangria in a country-like setting, listening to live performances on an open mic, nibbling on cheese and olives — I was whiling away a summer evening at Sunday’s Italian Night at the Rose Hip Barn in Thornton. Hosted by “Ciao Bella Living Italian Style,” the event was a perfect way to cap a weekend! When I received an invitat...

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Zanelli's Italian Restaurant & Bakery has joined New Cumberland. Earlier this month, the BYOB restaurant moved from Dover, York County into the former Shugar's Philly Deli at 314 Bridge St. A grand opening celebration is scheduled for July 14 with live music by Mike Henry on guitar and Ken Gehret on fiddle from 2-5 p.m.  Brother and sister, Dan Sta...

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“Everything tells a story,” Anthony Bellapigna said, as he gestured upward to a 360-degree mural on the cathedral ceiling of his restaurant, Ariano, in Media, PA. “This is my grandfather here — he loved to make wine.” Bellapigna, standing next to a compact spiral staircase on Ariano’s third-floor dining area, spoke about how his grandfather returne...

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An annual feast in part of Lackawanna County celebrated their kickoff Thursday night. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Feast in Carbondale celebrated their first year featuring beer and wine. Folks also enjoyed homemade food, Italian specialties and games at the feast. The feast runs through Saturday and concludes with a mass on Sunday with Bishop Bambera in...

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Fireworks exploded, church bells rang and patriotic music played as marchers carried a statue of San Marziale through borough streets Sunday afternoon. Approximately 200 people, including visitors from Oklahoma and Philadelphia, participated in the annual San Marziale procession under sunny, blue skies. A vast majority of the participants were Ital...

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There’s a very interesting book called “Flavor and Soul: Italian America at Its African American Edge”, which tells very well about an important aspect of the Italian American experience.  The relationship between the Italian Americans and the African Americans reveals more than one could think, about how the Italian Americans integrated into the A...

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Saturday, August 11, 2018. Parking lot across from the Heinz History Center and Hampton Inn & Suites - 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222. Come play some bocce for a worthy cause this summer at the History Center’s Ninth Annual Bocce Tournament and Festival. All proceeds from the event benefit the Italian American Program, which is dedicat...

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Walls of the Mario Lanza Institute and Museum, located on the first floor of the Columbus House at 712 Montrose St., have slowly muted and dated. However, some individuals are brushing dust off the memorabilia — and memory — of the prolific opera vocalist and film star. In December, after the merged parish of St.Paul and St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi...

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John Neil Minichino, Sr., 72, beloved husband of Suzanne, passed away June 11, 2018 at home surrounded by family in Sandy.  John fought a valiant 25-year battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. John was born on October 18, 1945, to George and Marie Jean (DiPasquale) Minichino.  He grew up in a predominantly Italian-American neighborhood in south Philad...

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Sunday, July 8th, from 10:30AM to 10PM EDT. Kennywood Park - 4800 Kennywood Blvd, West Mifflin, PA 15122. Buy tickets here. Italian Day has traditionally been one of Kennywood's highest-attended Heritage Days, and this year's event will pack your afternoon with ethnic food vendors, musical performances and novelties! Don't miss acts like Edwardo th...

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