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07/03/2026

Melrose Park is an iconic Italian enclave of the Chicago area.

Historically Italian, and still hanging on today, it was so Italian that even a local pepper was named after it.

Are you from Melrose Park? Let me know in the comments below!

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06/28/2026

Fairfield, New Jersey is the most Italian town in New Jersey, and by some measures, in the US 🇺🇸🇮🇹

Are you an Italian-American from Fairfield or just New Jersey in general? Let me know!

Comment QUIZ to get a direct link to test your Italian-American dialect fluency.

06/21/2026

Are Italian-American dialect words fading away?

Words like gavone, chooch, stunad, etc.?

To keep these words alive, I decided to write them down.

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06/21/2026

Comment QUIZ to receive the link to the Italian-American dialect quiz, and test your knowledge!

Gavone is one of the Italian-American words that is a classic. Who was/is the gavone in your family? Make sure to share this with them!

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