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Congressional hopefuls, Scott Peters and Carl De Maio came to Little Italy to present their respective positions regarding their upcoming race for California's 52nd congressional District based in San Diego.   "It's no trouble at all to be here; I love Little Italy it's one of my favorite neighborhoods," said Peters beginning his informal me...

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If you happen to follow me on social media, you might know I recently had my first book published. The book is "The Culinary History of Pittsburg County: Little Italy, Choctaw Beer and Lamb Fries," (History Press, $19.99), and my editors at The Oklahoman have been kind enough to allow me to tell a little about it and how the project came to fruiti...

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L'Italian American American dà appuntamento domani 3 aprile alle 18.30 per una serata dedicata al teatro. In programma la lettura della pièce scritta e diretta da Dennis Loiacono "The Innocence of Maria", sulla storia di Maria Barbella, prima donna condannata a morte sulla sedia elettrica. Il 26 aprile 1895 un'emigrata italiana di Lower East Side...

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One of Little Italy's more popular events, sponsored by the Original Little Italy Restaurant Association, the Open Air Film Fest has thrived since 1999. Movies are projected onto the outside wall of Ciao Bella Restaurant in the Da Mimmo Ristorante parking lot from a row home across the street.   Folks arrive early to set up lawn chairs, list...

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by Mauro Battocchi   It was an honor to be in San Jose the other week and meet the Little Italy San Jose Foundation, which is building a world-class Italian district in San Jose next to the HP Pavilion. As in many parts of California and the world, this history of San Jose is enmeshed with that of Italy. The Italian fishermen, agriculturists...

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The Italian American Museum is seeking to establish contact with immigrants who made the journey to America aboard the Giuseppe Verdi passenger ship from 1915 to 1928. Passengers who were on board the ship as young children would likely be in their late 80's and 90's today. Many settled in the greater New York City area, and may have remained here....

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Italian American Museum Presents SPECIAL DOUBLE FEATURE Divorzio all'Italiana (Divorce Italian Style) - Film Screening (Italian with English Subtitles) - Directed by Pietro Germi - Starring Marcello Mastroianni   and L'Uomo del Sud (The Man From the South) "Man From the South" "Because I'm m...

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Chris Dorer, local resident and historian of Little Italy, was approached by the publishers of Arcadia Publishing to do a pictorial book on the community of Little Italy's early days, pre-1970. From the Arcadia website: "The Images of America series chronicles the history of small towns and downtowns across the country. Each title features mor...

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Si è appena conclusa la celebrazione del 69° Anniversario della Festa della Repubblica, organizzata dalla Delegazione del CTIM di Chicago con il patrocinio del Comites di circoscrizione consolare alla presenza del Vice Console Marco Graziosi e del Responsabile dell'Ufficio Scolastico del Consolato Generale d'Italia a Chicago e dei vertici del CTIM...

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All things Italian are about to be celebrated at Onesti's Little Italy Fest-West in Addison. It's known for Italian specialties from area restaurants, and entertainment by Italian-American singers and performers from around the nation, including The Bronx Wanderers from New York.   Acts rarely seen in the region include appearances by Carnev...

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