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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has the best winning percentage of any coach in franchise history (.702). He's led the Eagles to the playoffs in each of his four seasons, including a Super Bowl appearance in his second. And now, Sirianni has Philadelphia on the doorstep of a second Super Bowl berth, something no other coach in the team...

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Joe Gale is a great example of the fire, heart and independence borne from our Italian blood. His mom Roseanne Tramo Gale’s grandparents, the Testas and Bonannos, emigrated to the United States from Sicily, and settled in South Philadelphia. The Tramos’ son, Carmen “Charles” Tramo, moved to Overbrook with his wife Marie where they kept their tradit...

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1818 Market street is the new address of the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia, starting from February 1, 2025. The new offices will be located in a prime building with enhanced security and screening features. Access will be permitted strictly by appointment; we invite you to refer to our free @Prenotami system to book your appointment. P...

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Many communities across Somerset County have a strong Italian-American heritage, and All Saints parish invites to attend a presentation by an Italian-American author and historian. Stephanie Longo, an assistant professor at Penn State-Scranton and an expert in the Italian-American history of Northeastern Pennsylvania, will speak at 2 p.m. Sunday at...

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The National Constitution Center, the Eagles Stadium (Lincoln Financial Field), Cira Center, Sysco, 10 Rittenhouse, schools in Philadelphia and Margate, a race track, casinos and 13 pages of other projects, airports, condos, hotels and high rises, illuminate the force of nature that is Carol Tamburino. Her life’s work is mortar to our region’s foun...

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Master stonemason Giovanni Sassone wanted to be a doctor or a police officer, and he has a kidding personality that would work in standup comedy. But his masonry career is in his blood. “I am honoring my great-grandfather,” stonemason Salvatore Giovanni Cantera. When arriving from Abruzzo in 1898, Salvatore brought with him 20 stonemasons, some blo...

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Edited by Professor Amedeo Arena of the University of Naples Federico II – the Italian university celebrating its 800th anniversary this year – the book Cittadino di tutti i luoghi, contemporaneo di tutte l’età: l’universalità del pensiero di Filangieri brings together essays by legal scholars, historians, and philosophers, exploring the universal...

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A new Italian bakery and deli will make its debut in Camp Hill, Cumberland County. A new Italian bakery and deli with Sicilian roots called Bella Sicilia Bakery & Deli will soon be opening its doors on 79 Erford Road in Camp Hill. The deli’s owner, Nicholas Faraone, had previously worked for La Bella Sicilia on the Carlisle Pike which closed its do...

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On Dec. 20, World War II Army nurse veteran Regina Benson celebrated her 105th birthday. Born on Dec. 20, 1919 in Philadelphia to Italian immigrant parents, Regina was one of nine children and a twin. Inspired by a sense of patriotic duty, Benson served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in Hawaii, Okinawa and Japan from September...

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From time to time, Frank Tropiano will drive past the tiny structure he called home after he and his parents, three sisters and his grandparents arrived in this country in 1966, a structure that was attached to the rear of the house on 7311 Susquehanna St. in Homewood, PA. "Our address was literally 7311 Susquehanna Rear," he explained. The humble...

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