Building the Valley: From play time to real time, Nicole Vigilante marks 5 years running Trovo in New Kensington
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Nicole Vigilante stands in her New Kensington home decor shop, Trovo. The store, which she opened in November 2019, features found items, vintage-inspired merchandise and wooden crafts made by her father, Savino Cicconi.
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Nicole Vigilante stands in the entry to her home decor shop, Trovo, on Fifth Avenue at 10th Street in downtown New Kensington. Vigilante recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of opening her storefront.
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Nicole Vigilante talks about her business, Trovo, which recently marked its fifth anniversary in downtown New Kensington.
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Nicole Vigilante shows a photo frame made by her father, Savino Cicconi, and offered for sale in her New Kensington home decor shop, Trovo.
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Nicole Vigilante has operated her home decor shop, Trovo, in downtown New Kensington for five years. It’s something Vigilante said she has always wanted to do, since she and her siblings would play together by pretending to run a hardware store in their father’s basement workshop.
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A wooden cardinal made by Savino Cicconi of New Kensington is among the merchandise for sale at Trovo on Fifth Avenue in downtown New Kensington. His daughter, Nicole Vigilante, started the business in 2019.
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A Smith Premier 1 typewriter from 1896 has been for sale at Trovo in New Kensington since Nicole Vigilante opened her shop in November 2019. While it’s her favorite thing in the store, she said she’ll let it go with “a little kiss” when someone buys it.
