Over the past decade, Over-the-Rhine's Vine Street has become a treasure trove of tasty dining destinations. From sophisticated diner food to Japanese cuisine, pizzerias and Mexican food to sharable tapas spots and fancy hot dogs — the list goes on. If you were having trouble choosing before, your decision will soon get a little bit more complicate...

Melinda Harris has been taking a trip to Italy every summer for several years. But it wasn’t until she began studying Italian at School Amici that she started to enjoy it in a different way. “Until I learned Italian, I don’t think I really appreciated the culture,” she says. For seven years, Harris made the one-hour drive from Wilmington to the sch...

Sunday, December 2, 2018. 10:15 AM. ISAAC M. WISE TEMPLE - 8329 RIDGE ROAD - CINCINNATI, OH 45236. RSVP: LISA SHUSTERMAN, 513.487.3055 or lshusterman@holocaustandhumanity.org. HORNSTEIN MEMORIAL LECTURESHIP. SPEAKER: RABBI BARBARA AIELLO. Rabbi Aiello will discuss the experience of Italian Jews during World War II, focusing on the southern region...

Andrea Bocelli is hitting back-to-back landmarks. This month, the renowned Italian singer releases his first album of new material in 14 years. Last month, he turned 60 years old.  Perhaps another memorable landmark is on the way for the classical-crossover superstar as he travels to Cincinnati for his first show here. “By now, there are very few p...

In 2010, Saint Catharine of Siena Parish festival organizers looked to differentiate our annual fundraiser from other local church festivals. By partnering with local Italian-American organizations, CincItalia has brought back some of the traditional elements of Italian festivals not seen in Cincinnati for decades. While continuing to incorporate a...

Saint Catharine of Siena in Westwood proudly presents CincItalia, the Cincinnati Italian Festival CincItalia is Cincinnati’s true celebration of Italian heritage. The three-day festival is a showcase of Italian culture – offering entertainment from local and national music acts, cooking demonstrations on the Galbani Cheese Demonstration Stage, carn...

Fausto and Emilio Ferrari were part of a steady migration of Italians who came from Fuscaldo, a small town in the southern province of Calabria, to Cincinnati (Here's a story about it). It was common for Fuscaldese to work in Cincinnati's tailoring shops, or to become barbers. Barbering is what the Ferrari brothers went into. Fausto came first and...

A historic family-owned barbershop in Garfield Place opened its doors again Friday. Two younger generation Cincinnati brothers teamed up to keep the family business alive. The Fausto Ferrari Barbershop on Garfield Place has been around since the 1920s. Tony and Austin Ferrari decided they wanted to keep the tradition going. “As kids we grew up in t...

Leonardo Seminati, prima base del Parma Clima, è da oggi un giocatore dei Cincinnati Reds. Bergamasco, 18enne, è alla prima stagione in IBL. E a questo punto forse anche all' ultima, l'ultima intera per lo meno. Per altro si dice che a lui, per via soprattutto della sua potenza, fossero molto interessati anche i New York Yankees e i New York Mets....

This year marks the eighth annual CincItalia at Harvest Home Park in Cheviot. With the 2017 festival comes new food and new vendors, most notably Ohio’s own Corbo’s Bakery. Family-run Corbo’s Bakery first opened in 1948 in Cleveland’s Little Italy. The bakery is best known for its cassata cake: an Italian sponge cake with homemade custard, fresh st...