NEWS FROM : GREAT LAKES  

Visit Detroit, which promotes metro Detroit as a convention, business meeting, and tourism destination, will be featured on the front of Juventus Football Club’s jerseys as part of a new multi-year agreement. Visit Detroit will serve as Juventus FC’s Principal Destination Partner, becoming the first active convention and visitors bureau to receive...

It's a far cry from the tailoring ateliers of Naples to suburban Chicago. But for Kiton, one of Italy’s leading makers of unapologetically luxurious menswear, there’s a valid link. Which is exactly why the label is doing something unprecedented. Instead of sitting back and hoping the next generation of skilled tailors finds its way to the Neapolita...

It's Opening Day for the Morton House Museum’s 2025 Season today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 501 Territorial Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022. The Morton House Museum, “The Home of Benton Harbor History,” kicks off its 2025 season featuring this season’s exhibit: “Benton Harbor’s Little Italy: A Kaleidoscope of Cultures.”  The Little Italy neighborhood...

The Dean Martin Association, the City of Steubenville, Ohio and The Harmonium Project is proud to announce the return of the highly anticipated DEAN MARTIN HOMETOWN FESTIVAL set to take place June 12-14, 2025. This annual celebration pays tribute to the legendary singer, actor, and entertainer Dean Martin, one of Steubenville’s most cherished nativ...

Giordano’s, an iconic Chicago deep-dish pizza brand, has joined forced with fellow hometown favorite Buona Beef to celebrate National Italian Beef Day on May 24 with a new pie, aptly dubbed the Italian Beef Pizza.The crossover is the first in the launch of Giordano’s Chi-Town Flavors series, spotlighting a string of local collaborations on its nati...

The Consortia safeguarding Grana Padano and Prosciutto di Parma, two of Italy’s most iconic PDO products, will exhibit at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago from May 18 to 20. Their presence forms part of the EU-backed campaign “Distinctly, Deliciously, European,” highlighting the quality, heritage, and distinctive flavours of Euro...

The Automobile Gallery & Events Center is rolling out the red carpet for a collection of one-of-a-kind Italian cars. Saturday is the 3rd annual Festa Italiana, taking place from 2 to 6 p.m. at 400 S. Adams Street in Green Bay, WI.  "We have assembled the finest Italian vehicles in the world. And I can say that because right behind me, I have seven...

One of the architects of the iconic rock group Chicago, Danny Seraphine has never lost touch with his roots on Chicago’s Far Northwest Side. Danny Seraphine first picked up a set of drumsticks at 9 years of age, beginning a musical roller-coaster ride that gave the world some of the best-loved pop hits of our lifetime. Sixty years ago, the 17-year-...

The owners of Santino's Little Italy in Bay View in Milwaukee are planning to open a second concept just two blocks away in the former Bay Street Pub, which closed in November 2024. Calogero's, 338 E. Bay St., will serve Italian cocktails, wine and small plates, building on the popular Italian pizza and pasta spot by owners Greg Huber and Santo Gal...

The Anton Art Center has showcased the work of many talented artists but not many are as delicious as the masterpieces chefs Mauro Querio and Alex Lozovoj plan to create for “A Taste of Italy.” The gala foodie fundraiser to benefit the Art Center starts at 6 p.m. May 22 at the Italian American Cultural Society in Clinton Township. “What makes this...

A beloved Chicago fast-food chain is honoring the new pope with a Chicago staple. Portillo’s introduced on social media Friday “The Leo” Italian Beef sandwich. “In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard – we introduce The Leo: divinely seasoned Italian Beef, baptized in gravy,” the restaurant’s post reads. Portillo’s says this “heavenly” cre...

The Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan (IACCM) celebrated the birthdays of four special members at their monthly meeting on May 7, 2025 at Fern Hill Golf Club in Clinton Township. These pillars of the Italian American community, all successful businessmen, are celebrating their 90th birthdays.  Pictured from left to right are Dominic...