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Sabato, 16 settembre, nel primo anniversario della commemorazione della scomparsa di oltre 100 immigranti italiani nella sciagura ferroviaria “Wreck on the Wabash” del 1901, ha avuto luogo una cerimonia religiosa in ricordo delle vittime che erano da poco erano arrivate negli Stati Uniti ed erano dirette prevalentemente nel Colorado e nella Califor...

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Matthew Simoncini is not just the CEO of a multibillion-dollar automotive supplier. Simoncini, of Lear Corp., is at the helm of a company that contributes millions annually in support of community efforts throughout Detroit and southeastern Michigan. Raised in East English Village on the east side of Detroit, Simoncini said his upbringing shaped hi...

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Nei giorni scorsi, infatti, è stato siglato l’accordo tra il patron Mario De Cesare e la produttrice statunitense Pierette Domenica Simpson. Il Festival del Cinema di Salerno, tra i più antichi al mondo e secondo in Italia dopo quello di Venezia è stato fondato nel 1946 e da allora rappresenta un punto di riferimento per il settore oltre che una ve...

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Following the movement to remove statues and monuments of racist or otherwise controversial figures from American history, a local group has collected nearly 1,500 signatures in an effort to remove the 117-year-old bust of Christopher Columbus located in downtown Detroit.The petition also comes amid discussions to change the name of Cobo Center, wh...

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The Italian American Cultural Society will be hosting its annual Sportsmen’s Wild Game Dinner to benefit the Italian American Cultural Society Building Fund and Italian Scholarship program. This year’s event will be at the Italian American Cultural Society Banquet & Conference Center at 43843 Romeo Plank Road on Thursday, on September 14. Ticket co...

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Lacking any Confederate monuments to vilify in Detroit, protesters over the weekend went after Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer who sailed the ocean blue in 1492 and landed in America, the first identifiable European to do so. Columbus’s statue stands at Randolph and Jefferson downtown, erected by proud Italian-Americans in 1910 in recogn...

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In search for a better life, Frank Damico at the age of 18 left his home in Italy. He left his mother, dad and thirteen brothers and one sister to come to America. It was a long and difficult journey on a crowded ship that took many days.  Upon arrival on Ellis Island, all of the passengers were put through many tests. His ultimate dream was to com...

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June 28, 2017 will always be an unforgettable day for the Italian American community of Detroit.  We were fortunate to share with twin priests Fr. Giuseppe “Pino” and Fr. Antonino “Nino” Licciardi the 50th anniversary celebration of their ordination to the priesthood.  The day began with a beautiful Mass at Holy Family Church, officiated by Auxilia...

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Alberto Bombassei made at least two major moves as chief of Brembo SpA that helped land him in the U.S. Automotive Hall of Fame last week. He made an eyebrow-raising bet in sticking with brakes for thirsty performance vehicles for the U.S. market even in the face of $4-a-gallon gasoline and the Great Recession.  And the long-time chairman of the It...

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In terms of this week’s soccer friendlies, Tuesday’s Detroit City FC-Venezia FC encounter might be dismissed as an undercard to the following day’s AS Roma-Paris Saint Germain clash at Comerica Park. That would be shortsighted. Perhaps no soccer team has compiled a more compelling story than the Winged Lions of Venice. In two short years, the club...

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