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by Dan Eaton   Piada one day no longer will have to explain what a Piada is. That day is fast approaching. The fast-casual Italian chain has built its brand in Columbus over the past five years and has been on a steady march to 22 restaurants today.   Customers have lined up at restaurant openings in Central Ohio, Cleveland,...

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The Italian Film Festival returns to Indianapolis for a fourth year April 24 with a slate of six films running through May 3. Indianapolis is one of 12 cities around the nation hosting the Italian Film Festival USA. The festival is a collaboration between the IU School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the De...

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On a sunny afternoon, the Canal Walk at Michigan Street Downtown feels more like Italy than Indianapolis.   Two shiny, black gondolas sporting red brocade cushions stand docked by a sidewalk cafe, where waiters deliver Caprese salads and espressos. The gondolier sits among diners, his red-and-white-striped T-shirt as bright as a happy "Buon...

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by Jeff Harrell It's certified. As Logan Miller runs down lunchtime specials of the day, a swagger appears in his voice when he gets to the reason that separates Venturi pizza from every other pizza in the state of Indiana. "We serve certified Neapolitan pizza," Miller, the Goshen gourmet pizzeria's front-of-house manager, says about ope...

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by J.C. Lee   Rumor has it that the mafia conducted their criminal activities in Elkhart. But to the residents who grew up in the city's former Italian neighborhood, it's just that — rumors. On Feb. 7 readers voted for The Elkhart Truth to find out if there was any mafia activity in Elkhart in a segment called Ask the Truth. But so...

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by Joseph S. Pete   A local chain of Italian Ice parlors is going to serve up its popular Philadelphia-style "water ice" in what was once a popular spot for frozen yogurt in Munster. Jodi's Italian Ice Factory, which says it's the largest Italian Ice manufacturer in the Midwest, will move into the former Eyepad Optical that closed recen...

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In 2015, the 750th anniversary of Dante's birth, Italian Studies at Notre Dame will host a celebration of the poet's so-called "minor works" with a lecture series and a publication.   Co-sponsored by the William & Katherine Devers Program in Dante Studies and Italian Studies at Notre Dame, the series will take place on eight Thursdays th...

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In its 4th year, The Italian Film Festival USA of Indianapolis from April 24 - May 3, 2015. Admission is free. Indianapolis residents can glimpse Italian culture through the local premieres of six current Italian films. The films, three dramas and three comedies, are shown in Italian with English subtitles and are open to the public. All movi...

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by Mario Andretti   I won a world championship, four national championships, and a dirt track championship, but when I'm introduced, it's as the winner of the 1969 Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race defined my career and after 100 years it defines motor sports around the world.   Race fans can't wait to see the drama tha...

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September 2, 2015, Wednesday 6:30 PM - 10:00 PMMunster High School, Munster, IN 46321 - Munster High School - Munster, Indiana 46321 HOTT Productions, NFP-Helping Others Through Theatre is proud to be the first to bring the joy, laughter, warmth and somewhat exaggerated stereotypes of this Italian-American wedding and reception to t...

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