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Hoboken’s Italian-American Businesses Rise to the Occasion to Serve Their Community
By: Emma Seiwell Hoboken, New Jersey nicknamed the Mile Square City is most well-known as the birthplace of Frank Sinatra and the birthplace of America’s pastime: baseball. Historically, Hoboken was home to a large Italian immigrant population and its Italian...
A Look Back At A Monumental Columbus Day
October is Italian Heritage Month; you may or may not be aware of this depending on which media sources you follow. This year, preceding Columbus Day, there was a controversy which wound up spilling into New York's Columbus Day parade and ignited an unprecedented...
A Lookback at the 132nd Annual Feast and Procession of Saint Rocco
By: Raymond Guarini Following an historic year, 2020, the Saint Rocco Society was able to again continue its undisturbed tradition of Mass and procession for Saint Rocco in Little Italy, NYC. The Saint Rocco Society of Potenza diligently worked to ensure that their...
Roast Pork Hero: A Philadelphia Italian Enclave Favorite
Roast Pork with Broccoli Rabe and Provolone Hero is a signature dish hailing from the great city of Philadelphia where many Italian immigrants settled. It was originally created by Domenico Bucci, an Italian immigrant. This sandwich is a sibling to the famous...
What Is The Fate of Most Precious Blood Italian National Parish In NYC’s Little Italy?
By: Raymond Guarini The proverbial alarm was sounded on Sunday, May 2nd, when during Mass at Most Precious Blood church, it was announced that there would be a meeting held on Tuesday, May 4th, to discuss the future of the church and its parish. With the recent sale...
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