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SCRANTON — The aroma of pizza and porketta filled Lackawanna County Courthouse Square on Friday as hundreds of people crowded downtown for the start of La Festa Italiana.
SCRANTON — The aroma of pizza and porketta filled Lackawanna County Courthouse Square on Friday as hundreds of people crowded downtown for the start of La Festa Italiana.
The festival of Italian-American food and culture is planned for Labor Day weekend. Author: Stacy Lange Updated: 5:53 PM EDT May 26, 2021 SCRANTON, Pa. — La Festa Italiana was a Labor Day weekend tradition in Scranton for more than 40 years until it was interrupted by COVID-19 in 2020. It's a tradition and a big weekend of business for local restaurants like Electric City Pizza. "I believe this is going to be our 19th year, well, I guess I'll say 19 minus one. Missing last year," said owner John McDonald. McDonald said he was hoping festival organizers would ...