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by Ron Halpert America hasn't enjoyed having a new Alfa Romeo touring the highways and byways since 1995, but the long wait is finally, almost, over. Plans have been announced to bring this zippy little roadster back to the states by the end of this year. CEO Sergio Marchionne released the following information in Turin, Italy, "The relaunch of A...

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The 40th Annual St. Joseph DayCelebration - Sunday, March 17, 2013.Pageant Admission Free - 2:00 p.m.A luncheon follows the pageant.Meal: Adults: $7.00, Children 10 yearsand under: $3.50.We will be celebrating St. Joseph Day on March 17th. As most of you know, this is a Sicilian custom passed down by our parents and grandparents. The...

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Persico SpA, the Italian company that makes fully automated rotational molding machines — causing waves in the labor-intensive rotomolding sector — has introduced a new machine aimed at custom molders, and announced the creation of a U.S. operation.Both announcements came on Sept. 30. The Nembro, Italy-based company bought a company in Rochester H...

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Si è tenuto il 30 ottobre 2013 presso il Townsend Hotel di Birmingham (MI) l'evento "Prospects for Mutual Growth in Italy and the US", organizzato dall'Italian American Alliance for Business and Technology (IABBT) sotto gli auspici del Console d'Italia a Detroit.Al centro dell'evento l'annuncio di una recentissima joint venture tra l'azienda italia...

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The Italian American Club of Livonia celebrated its 20th year of supporting the St. Louis Center in Chelsea by sponsoring another successful Culinary Extravaganza on Jan. 25.   The event netted about $35,000 for the transportation program at the SLC, a residential care center for children and adults with developmental disabilities run by the...

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Consolato d'Italia Detroit, the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan, and the University ofMichigan's Romance Language Department and the School of Music, Theatre & DanceDepartment of Voice are pleased to present John Zaretti, President Verdi Opera Theatre of MichiganFriday, October 4, 2013 - 7:00 p.m. E.V. Moore Building, McIntosh Theat...

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By Sandra Tornberg   This year's Festa della Repubblica celebration was noteworthy as Mr. Franco Iaderosa was awarded the highest honor of the Republic of Italy, the Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Order of Merit of the Italian Republic). Dr. Maria Luisa Lapresa, Consul of Italy in Detroit, on behalf of President of Ita...

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by Dawn Parker   Dolls, dresses and meals, all made with love, have been a part of Jean Marano's remarkable life. Marano, who will celebrate her 100th birthday June 24, was the guest of honor at a celebration of June birthdays held at Northwind Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in East Lansing, where she lives.   "I don't fee...

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The Friends of Turner-Dodge House are hosting a Mother's Day concert.Internationally known Italian singer and recording artist Gino Federici will perform a tribute to mothers, "From Italy with Love," at 7 p.m. Sunday at Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center, 100 E. North St., Lansing.Federici has been on stage for more than 40 years — 23 in Las Ve...

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by Jim Kasuba   Over the past decade "A Taste of Italy" has become such a popular event, organizers recommend purchasing tickets early in order to avoid disappointment over a possible sellout.   Of course, a sellout would be far from a disappointment for the Penrickton Center for Blind Children in Taylor, which benefits from the money...

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