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Two autumns into its opening within W Hotel Philadelphia, Dolce Italian not only maintains its culinary sense of the spectacular going into fall 2023, they’ve doubled down on ingenuity and taste. From its continually elevated menu of handcrafted pastas, specialty pizzas and complexly flavorful meats and fish fare, to its imaginative desserts and ne...

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One can practically feel oneself “Getting strong now.” Decades after the iconic underdog movie was released, a new shop outside of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is now officially selling “Rocky” merchandise. According to Billy Penn, a tourism outpost (officially called the Parkway Outpost) was constructed and launched last year near the museum’s s...

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As Philadelphia prepares to celebrate its third Indigenous Peoples Day, several monuments, statues, and commemorations of explorer Christopher Columbus remain throughout the city. Despite a recent national movement to remove or recast them, the U.S. still had at least 149 monuments honoring the Italian explorer, per a 2021 audit from local art and...

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This summer, 15 students from the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts traveled to Todi, Italy, as part of the “Italian Language, Art History and Culture” faculty-led course, which allowed them to immerse themselves in a new culture while gaining real-world experience. The program, led by Giuseppe Bruno-Chomin, assistant teaching professor of Ita...

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Florence Ruggiero still remembers her and her siblings having to take off their skates before entering Termini Bros. Bakery, to avoid damaging the black and white floor tiles. That was over 70 years before this week’s overcast Friday morning, which saw Ruggiero among the many lining up outside the iconic South Philadelphia bakery, waiting to pick u...

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Saturday, October 7 · 1pm EDT. Aroma on 3rd, 1245 South 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Join us for the Filitalia South Philadelphia Entrepreneur Award Luncheon at the charming Aroma on 3rd. We will be honoring Chef Joey Baldino (Palizzi Social Club, Zeppoli) and Jennifer Santore (Ground Up Cafe & Coffee). Get ready to celebrate and honor the br...

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A beloved tradition with roots back to the early 1900s returns to South Philadelphia this weekend. The Annual St. Nicholas of Tolentine Authentic Italian Festival will bring out thousands of people on October 1 to the 1700 Block of South 9th Street.  One of the largest authentic Italian festivals of the year is back after the pandemic and will star...

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It's the moment many customers have been waiting for, the South Philadelphia cannoli icon Termini Bros. is giving away it's historic floor tiles. In July, the bakery went through renovations and demolished the famous porcelain floor tiles that had been with the company for over 100 years. After a few days of renovations, Termni's welcomed customers...

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Unlike his opposite number, Andy Reid, who has a list of NFL accomplishments that could reach the moon, Nick Sirianni is a fresh-faced 42-year-old who was the third Eagles head coach to make the playoffs in their first year as head coach. The Italian-American has been the head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles since 2021, during which he compiled a...

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We are deep into summer and nearly everyone is lining up in the traffic desperate for a few days or even a few hours at the shore. This presents a very special opportunity for Liz and me to indulge in one of our favorite pastimes: Visiting the old family-owned Italian markets in the region. The first of these that comes to mind is Di Bruno Bros. on N...

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