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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...
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...
The Miracle In The Bronx: A Forgotten Event In A Forgotten Italian Enclave
By: Raymond Guarini The Miracle On Palm Sunday during Lent, after one of the most difficult years for the world since World War 2, I decided to write a blog post about a long forgotten miraculous event that occurred on October 29th of 1945. The world was still in...
Chicago’s Italian Style Beef Sandwich
Chicago's Italian Style Beef Sandwich By Dena Fenza & Lisa DeFalco Instagram @miciamammas Chicago Style Italian beef sandwich is an Italian American recipe that originated in Chicago in the 1930’s. It is classic Chicago Street food, composed of beef simmered in an...