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A $55,000 check was handed to the Reverend Monsignor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Youngstown on Wednesday. It’s the money that was raised from the Italian festival over the summer. Wednesday was a night to celebrate the dozens of volunteers that put on the event and the many sponsors. WKBN General Manager Dave Coy was recognized for our many year...

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Get a taste of Italy with Kathy Occhipinti in her presentation, “Sicily & Wine throughout the Ages” at Chillicothe Public Library on Sept. 14. Attendees will discover the ancient grape varieties in the Sicilian provinces of Agrigento and Messina that are revolutionizing the way Sicilian wine is viewed throughout the world, and learn about the wine...

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The Italian American Cultural Club is planning its fall “Festa Del Vino”on Nov. 3. Chairman Todd Piergallini stated three regions of Italy will be represented at the event along with wines of the respective regions. Along with the wine tasting, the evening will include Italian food, desserts, door prizes, Italian auctions and a silent auction. The...

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Italy is putting on display a 1st century marble head that an American museum returned after learning it was stolen during World War II from a southern Italian museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio acquired the sculpture depicting Roman Emperor Tiberius’ son Drusus in 2012.  Major Massimo Maresca of Italy’s national paramilitary police art sq...

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In one month we will be celebrating Italian-American Heritage Month throughout the United States. Italian Americans in Northeast Ohio will begin our celebration with an event at Cleveland City Hall. During that event, five notable honorees will be acknowledged for their contributions to our community, personal accomplishments and extraordinary pass...

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Talk to almost any Italian-American living in Niles and they have a story about one of their relatives who participated in the effort to stop the Ku Klux Klan from entering the city and holding a parade on Nov. 1, 1924. Even the curator of the National McKinley Birthplace Museum, Patricia Scarmuzzi, has a story. “My aunt talked about it. She was li...

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Tony Hunter wanted to operate his own business and was considering a bakery in downtown Canton when opportunity spun him in a different direction. In March, Hunter and his wife, Kim, opened Crema Espresso Bar and Café at 4469 Hills and Dales Road NW in a plaza west of the Whipple Avenue NW intersection with Hills and Dales Road. Crema offers an Ita...

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Youngstown's favorite Italian American boxer and lightweight champion Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini is organizing a match between amateur boxers in Youngstown and Pittsburgh against the motherland Italy. The event "Youngstown Versus Italy" will be at the Covelli Centre October 5 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Organizers said that proceeds will benefit...

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For six years, Phil Pata watched as Alzheimer’s disease slowly took his wife away from him. Looking forward to a day when families won’t have to deal with that pain anymore, Pata and his fellow Bellaire Sons of Italy members donated $1,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association during a check presentation held Wednesday at the lodge. Pata and Larry Seibie...

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In a way, Giovanni's Ristorante is a hidden prize, disguised in its non-descript shell amid the businesses and strip malls of its surroundings. Yes, the Italian restaurant has been around since 1976. And yes, it comes to mind often when Clevelanders talk about the region's best Italian restaurants. But it can slip under the radar. First, with a res...

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