Legendary Tony Bertoni, Retired U.S. Marshal and Former Detroit Cop, Dies at 95
By Ross Parker Anthony (Tony) Bertoni, a legendary law man both at the Detroit Police Department and as United States Marshal, died this past Sunday at the age of 95. The Bertoni family grew up on the eastside of Detroit during the difficult years of post World War I and the Depression. Like many bright and capable young Irish Catholi...
Wallis Wilde-Menozzi will present her book The Other Side of the Tiber: Reflections on Time in Italy – April 10
A fresh, nuanced perspective on a profoundly perplexing country: this is what Wallis Wilde-Menozzi's unique, captivating narrative promises-and delivers. The Other Side of the Tiber brings Italy to life in an entirely new way, treating the peninsula as a series of distinct places, subjects, histories, and geographies bound together by a shared sens...
Italian-American Festival's declining numbers put end to event
By Lee Morrison Arrivederci! Tuscarawas County Italian-American Festival officials are bidding goodbye to the festival founded in 1989, but are proud of its legacy of providing scholarships and memories. President Bob Mueller, of Dover, said that the festival foundation's executive board — and later the full membership — voted unanimousl...
Carini was unofficial curator of Milwaukee's Italian community
By Bill Glauber Mario Carini was the unofficial historian of Milwaukee's Italian-American community. He was a retired schoolteacher who spent months poring through records in reference libraries. He was the man families entrusted with their precious, vintage black-and-white photos of people and places long gone yet lovingly remembered...
Italian American Society honors Pitts as ‘Man of the Year’
by Terry Flores Michael Pitts Sr. said he has been "lucky" to have the life he has been blessed with whether by accident or even by reeling it in. On Sunday, Pitts was honored as the Italian American Society's "Man of the Year" at its annual Columbus Day banquet held Sunday night before more than 300 people in attendance. Pit...
Serata Italiana offers helping hand to Nathan Trapuzzano Foundation
by Alexis McAdams Among the Italian food, wine, and music at Indy's Serata Italiana was talk of a great cause, raising money for the Nathan Trapuzzano Foundation. "It is really heartwarming because they are total strangers, but they know my story and my family's story. Hopefully they will also know the foundations story," says Nathan'...
St. Patrick's Day isn't the only March day worth celebrating
By Paul Sassone My mother being Irish, St. Patrick's day always was a big deal at our house. Mom made sure we all were wearing something green when we toddled off to school on St. Patrick's Day. Every year, she would attend a St. Pat's parade somewhere. And everyone in the family received a St. Patrick's Day card each and every year. ...
Festa Italiana offers plenty of mouth-watering variety
By Heather Ronaldson The ornate marble work they produced distinguished Milwaukee's first Italian immigrants from other ethnic groups in the city. So did their unification under Festa Italiana in 1978 — the city's first ethnic festival on the Summerfest grounds. This citywide Italian family reunion at the lakefront keeps getting bigger and...
Un po' di Viareggio in mostra a Detroit
La cartapesta è una tecnica povera di lavoro plastico, ma che può ugualmente offrire dei piccoli e grandi capolavori. Perché c'è l'arte anche nella cartapesta e in Italia si usava fin dal Cinquecento dal momento che già ai quei tempi si hanno testimonianze di statue a carattere sacro create con quel sistema, a somiglianza di quelle in legno. ...
Mazzolin inducted into Casa Executive Hall of Fame
The Mentesana Weber Room at Casa Italia was filled to capacity for the induction of Amy Mazzolin into the Casa's Commerce and Industry Hall of Fame. Current and former associates joined family members and friends to honor a special woman on a special day. Among them were Amy's children, Gil, Ron and Amy; daughter-in-law Kim; and grandchildren Gil D...
Food is one of the stars of Jeffersonville big Italian festival
Of all the "ethnic" foods that have found their way into the American diet, Italian food has been perhaps the most pervasive. Love of Italian-American food will be one of the reasons several thousand people will converge on West Court Avenue in Jeffersonville, Ind., this weekend for the Southern Indiana town's fifth annual Italian Festival. ...
Historical Novel on Italian Immigrants Presented in Cleveland
Author of Historical Novels on Italian Immigrants to Host Workshop and Book Discussion in Cleveland. The events are presented by the Consulate of Italy in Detroit and Hon. Consulate of Italy in Cleveland in partnership with Western Reserve Historical Society, the Northern Ohio Italian American Foundation, The Laura and Alvin Siegal Center fo...