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Pittsburgh’s Little Italy: Bloomfield

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Our founder, Jack De Leonibus, was featured in Shady Ave Magazine’s recent piece about Bloomfield. Check it out by clicking ...

Pontifical Swiss Guard

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By Alberto Macchione Tourists, the world over, often visit the Vatican City in Rome to see the Pope, St Peter’s ...

La Befana: The Italian Witch

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By Alberto Macchione Christmas was over and the inevitable post yule tide remorse sets in. The feast is over, the family ...

Verdi: The Force of Destiny (La Forza del Destino)

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By Alberto Macchione Almost everybody knows the famous composer Italian composer ‘Verdi’ who was born this month in 1813, and ...

Bella America, Bella Italia

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By Betty Eggert In September of 2001, I hiked the Cinque Terre a collection of five villages along the Ligurian ...