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Bryn Mawr's Department of Italian and Italian Studies has been awarded a grant from Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for excellence in promoting and advancing Italian language/culture on American soil in its multiple historical and contemporary manifestations.   The funding will help the department expand opportunities for students, espec...

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June 19 - 22, 2015, Long Pond, PAFor the past 29 years, owners, dealers and manufacturers of exotic automobiles have been gathering in the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern PA. This is the only event where owners of Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis, Porsches, Aston Martins and other European High Performance "macchine" meet for three days...

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Pittsburgh-based Highmark Inc. has agreed to sell its fashion eyewear company Viva International to Italian eyewear maker Marcolin SpA. Terms of the deal, which is dependent on regulatory approvals, were not disclosed.Highmark Inc. owns Western Pennsylvania's largest health insurance, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.Highmark paid $138 million in 20...

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Gianpiero D'Alia, Italian Minister for Public Administration, will visit Penn Wednesday December 11. D'Alia will present and discuss "La sfida del Governo italiano tra riforme e crescita economica" [The Italian Government's Challenge between Reforms and Economic Growth] with Italian Consul General Andrea Canepari, professors Cristina Bicchieri (Cha...

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On the night of Nov. 5, fresh off a landslide victory in the Pittsburgh mayor's race, Bill Peduto wound his way through a packed Homewood auditorium, his presence announced loudly by a high school drum line. On stage, to the roar of an enthusiastic audience, he evoked the Italian immigrant roots of his family. "It's good to be home," he s...

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Saturday, March 21st (3pm—6pm) Moving Arts of Mt. Airy6819 Greene StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19119 Entrance $15   Through the notes, the rhythms and the steps of Southern Italian folk music and dances you can hear the echoes of an ancient past, made of ground, paganism and superstition. During Pre-Christian Age people used to dance by the...

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PHILADELPHIA — Want to live like Rocky Balboa? The Italian Stallion's house is on the market. The home in South Philadelphia was featured in the 1979 movie "Rocky II." In the sequel to the Oscar-winning smash, the fictional boxer played by Sylvester Stallone buys the house after he loses a bout to Apollo Creed but gains renown for his toughness....

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By Chris English    The Order Sons of Italy Piazza Nuova Lodge 2665 in Yardley is inviting Italian-Americans in the greater Yardley-Newtown area and surrounding communities to a free dinner and evening of entertainment.   The event will be at 6:30 p.m. April 3 at the Morrisville Senior Services Center, 31 E. Cleveland Ave., Morri...

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Un funzionario del Consolato Generale d'Italia a Philadelphia il prossimo 12 luglio sarà in missione a Pittsburgh per raccogliere le impronte digitali dei connazionali che hanno bisogno di rinnovare il passaporto. Il funzionario sarà negli uffici del Console Onorario a Pittsburgh, Carla Lucente, all'indirizzo Fisher Hall, 728, 600 Forbes Avenue....

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Travinia Italian Kitchen - a chain with a dozen restaurants mostly in the South - will be part of that enormous entertainment complex under construction across from the SugarHouse Casino in Fishtown. Core Realty, developing a passel of parcels around Frankford Avenue and Richmond Street, has Live Nation's Fillmore and a smaller concert venue c...

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