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Join Us This Weekend at the Italian Market Festival!
Join us for the Italian Market Festival. May 19 & 20, rain or shine 11am – 6pm Come hang at the the country’s oldest outdoor market for the annual Italian Market Festival – the weather is looking pretty perfect, so get outside and enjoy it! Bring your family and experience the Annual Procession of Saints, live entertainment, family-friendly events, crafts, and so much
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Join Us for the Italian Market’s 100 Year Anniversary!
Join us for the 100th Anniversary “Cent’Anni” of the Italian Market Festival. May 16 & 17 11am – 6pm We’ll be cooking up delicious bites and we have a Family Fun Zone perfect for food lovers of all ages—featuring a Mad Hatter Tea Party, face painting, arts & crafts, and so much more at our
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9 Philly Holiday Happenings We Can Get Behind!
1. The Comcast Holiday Spectacular Shown on one of the world’s highest resolution LED displays, the 15-minute show features Olympic-caliber ice skaters. Walnut Street Theatre performers and the music of a 64-piece orchestra. Downstairs, grab a bite at the food court, featuring Di Bruno Bros. and others. November 27-January 1. visitphilly.com 2. A Longwood Christmas
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A Proud Piece of the Fabric of Philadelphia
For more than 75 years, we’ve been proud to be a part of the fabric of Philadelphia. When Danny and Joe Di Bruno opened a small corner store in Philadelphia’s Italian Market in 1939, they offered a lot more than groceries. They offered a place for the neighborhood to gather together and celebrate food, family
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A Sample, a Good Story and a Smile: The Evolution of Di Bruno Bros.
by Marc Cappelletti There is an Italian saying that goes, “A tavola, non si invecchia.” It means, at the dinner table (with family and friends) one does not become old. Well, who’s hungry? For 75 years Di Bruno Bros. has offered nothing but the highest quality products, made with integrity (often in-house), and infused with
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Superman, World War II, and a Little Shop on 9th Street
by Marc Cappelletti The newsies on 9th Street must have all lost their voices by the end of 1939. “Germany invades Poland!” “First flights across the Atlantic!” “Eagles lose in first televised professional football game!” “U.S. Open golf lands at the Philadelphia Country Club!” Photo credit: Fante’s Kitchen Shop. Tapping into that energy, sensing opportunity, two
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Di Bruno Bros. Turns 75 at the Italian Market Festival!
Philly’s Italian Market Festival is a weekend bursting with food, crafts, unique events and plenty of live entertainment. This year’s Italian Market Festival is particularly special for us, as we celebrate our 75th Anniversary. Come party with us at the Italian Market Festival May 17th & 18th! We’re proud to be celebrating our 75th where it all
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A Tour of Di Bruno Bros. on 9th Street
Before I moved to Philadelphia from Wisconsin in 2005, friends told me I needed to visit a cheese shop called Di Bruno Bros. in the Italian Market. When I arrived in July, this narrow store with salamis hanging from the ceiling was one of my first stops. Now, the store feels like my home away from home.