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Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini was born on April 16, 1924, in the Little Italy neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Both his parents immigrated to the United States from the Abruzzo region of Italy. Henry's love of music came from his father who loved to play the flute and encouraged his son to take up the instrument when he was eight. Four years later,...

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by Joyce Mariani   The popular free concert "Opera in the Italian Garden" on July 26, 2015 broke attendance records with 2,174 concertgoers. That represented 431 more attendees than last year. All were present to hear Opera Circle Cleveland's performance of well-known music from famous Italian operas.   The Italian Garden has bee...

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By Dave Nordman   Chris Colabello was an Assumption College junior when the Red Sox ended their 86-year championship drought by winning the 2004 World Series. Colabello was a big fan of the team and its manager, Terry Francona. He still is.   "I've always been a Tito guy," Colabello said. "I just love the way he goes about h...

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This year Little Italy will be holding our fall art walk for two consecutive weekends! The event is free. Friday, Oct. 2nd and 9th from 5PM – 9 PM, Saturday, Oct. 3rd and 10th from Noon-9 PM and Sunday,Oct. 4th and 11th from Noon-6 PM   The Columbus Day parade begins promptly at noon. Come see what the Buzz is all about!   Source:...

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Venerdì 1 Marzo 201319.00 A 21.00 Cleveland State University2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH (map) You are all invited to Francesca Mignosa's book presentation " My Sicily: Life in the cusp of the Mediterranean Sea" on Friday, March 1st at 7:00 p.m. The presentation will take place at Cleveland State University in the Student Center room MC 313....

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Not too long ago, dinner at an Italian restaurant meant a platter of spaghetti big enough to feed an army, large green salads and a basket of crusty bread. You can still find plenty of reliable places that offer hearty Italian­American fare ­­ but today you're just as likely to find authentic and artfully composed regional cuisine fr...

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by Laura De Marco   Yes, there's cannoli and pizza and gelato and cavatelli and Italian music and flags for sale and more "Parking for Italians Only" and "Sopranos" T-shirts than you can count.   But the 116th Feast of the Assumption is about much more than food – albeit great food – and ethnic pride. It's called a Feast, not a fest,...

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by Jacqueline Mitchell   Bret Adams started working in the restaurant industry at age 15. Within the next month, the 43-year-old will have three restaurants under his belt, each serving very different cuisines: American, Italian and Mexican. His new establishment, a rustic tavern called M Italian in Chagrin Falls, is in week seven of operati...

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Chef and owner Eddie Zalar crafts a menu full of creative and nostalgic dishes. When you're here, you're family. That's the way of life at Nora in Little Italy. From the time chef and owner Eddie Zalar decided to open the charming Italian restaurant at Murray Hill and Edgehill roads in 2015, his parents enthusiastically stepped in to assi...

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Get your shopping list in order for Winter Wonderland Art Walk in Cleveland's historic Little Italy Neighborhood on December 4 (6-9p), 5 (1-9p) & 6 (1-5p). In addition to a long history of Italian food & Italian traditions in this neighborhood, like the Feast of the Assumption and the Columbus Day Parade, there has been a long-standing supp...

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