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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...
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...
Our Partnership With Lemoncocco: Try It!
The Italian Enclaves Historical Society is pleased to announce its partnership with Lemoncocco, Bevanda Fresca Italiana. We at Italian Enclaves, absolutely love this light, refreshing, and thirst-quenching drink inspired by a deep love of Italy and everything Italian....
Saint Margaret Shrine: Bridgeport, CT’s Italian Community’s Dedication to Peace
By: Raymond Guarini After the last blog post, I was reminded of another amazing place that I have visited about five years ago during Lent that was also a message of peace. After Easter dinner, I dug up some old photos from my visit to Saint Margaret's shrine in...