Palermo family elected to Paolo Busti Foundation Hall of Fame
The Pat and Virginia Gringer Palermo family of Batavia is the unanimous choice as 2015 inductee into the Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation's Hall of Fame of Outstanding Italian-Americans. The selection was announced Thursday by Michele Fuller, president of the foundation's board of directors. The family will be honored at a celebration...
Italians of the Greater Mahoning Valley
by Ben Lariccia The recently published "Italians of the Greater Mahoning Valley" made its appearance this holiday season under many local Christmas trees. The 127–page collection of historic photos and scholarly commentary sheds light on one of the most interesting communities of Italian heritage in the U.S. Drawn to the Valley by...
The history behind the Milano Inn
By James Glass The recent announcement that Milano Inn would close at the end of 2016 has drawn attention to the rich history represented by the restaurant, medications in business at 231 S. College Ave. since 1934. Irish Hill, diagnosis located south of Washington Street and east of East Street, was a neighborhood for immigrants in the 19th...
Patricia E. Russo, Cleveland's Italian-American mother of the year: Angela Russo-Otstot
As a child, I often dreamed about all the things I might want to be when I grew up -- some dreams were practical (an attorney), others far-fetched (the famous actress/indie folk singer who wins six Grammy and eight Tony Awards). Even though my mind was never quite made up, there was one thing I was always certain I wanted to be: a mother. ...
Networking Event: CIBO E ARTE
The Italian American Chamber of Commerce invites you to CIBO E ARTE An exclusive presentation of the Region of Umbria: Recipes, Tourism and Art Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - Starting at 6:00pm featuring a special tasting of Umbria Regional products, Italian wine, beer and music
A Chicago si celebra la Festa della Repubblica
Si è appena conclusa la celebrazione del 69° Anniversario della Festa della Repubblica, organizzata dalla Delegazione del CTIM di Chicago con il patrocinio del Comites di circoscrizione consolare alla presenza del Vice Console Marco Graziosi e del Responsabile dell'Ufficio Scolastico del Consolato Generale d'Italia a Chicago e dei vertici del CTIM...
Festa Italiana pleases the crowd
by Jack Fennimore The usual sea of people flooded the lanes of the Henry Maier Festival Park on Sunday, chowing down on fried foods and guzzling beer. It's summer in Milwaukee and that means another sunny afternoon of festivities at the festival. But this time, a recreation of the Trevi Fountain and Michelangelo's David greeted festival go...
IAP 31: Directors Anthony and Joe Russo on how their Italian-American family supported and nurtured their rise to success
In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak with Emmy-Award winning directors Anthony and Joe Russo. We also speak to Michele Cerullo McAvoy for our Story Segment, author of My Superhero Grandpa. Anthony and Joe Russo tell the story of how they went from being two young Italian American boys in Cleveland to top directors working...
Cleveland Italian film festival 2013
September 12, 19, 20, 27 & Oct. 3Cleveland, Cedar Lee Theatre, Capitol Theatre, Atlas TheatreFor information please call 216-456-8117 Cleveland Italian Film Festival is proudly part of www.italyinus2013.org The eight edition of the independent Cleveland Italian Film Festival will take place in September and October of 2013, organized by the f...
CIAO set 28th annual Italian Dinner
The Charitable Italian American Organization of Lima has announce that tickets are now on sale for the 28th annual Italian Dinner set from noon to 6 p.m. on March 29 at the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center. In the past, more than 4,700 dinners have been served yearly generating funds for many charities sponsored by CIAO of Lima. Among...
COMITES: gli eletti a Chicago
Si chiama "Cuore tricolore" l'unica lista che ha partecipato alle elezioni del Comites di Chicago. Dodici consiglieri eletti: 11 uomini e 1 donna. Questi i loro nomi. Luigi Sciortino 165, Stefano Butera 143, Alessandra Rosa 138, Francesco Galati 92, Carlo Vaniglia 85, Antonio Gandolfo 80, Michele Ruboino 69, Pietro Lorenzini 65, Franco Franch...
Longtime shoe repair shop owner Pete Mucci remembered
by Darrell Clem Pietro "Pete" Mucci came to America from Italy in 1947 as a 21-year-old man with a third-grade education, a strong work ethic and the shoe-making skills he learned as a young boy. He had a shoe repair shop in Detroit for a decade before he opened Pete's Shoe Repair in downtown Plymouth, where he had a 37-year run until he...