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The former fire station at 7510 Snow Road is now the home of the Southwest Italian American Club. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held May 8 with Mayor Tim DeGeeter and other members of council attending. The building, which was built in 1922, served as the city's first fire and police station. It is also believed that it was the first city hall. The...

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Italy might not be the first country that comes to mind when people think about foreign investment in Cincinnati. But 18 Italian companies that make everything from sheet metal to motors to Mentos -- the freshmaker! -- would beg to disagree. Armando Varricchio, Italy's ambassador to the United States, visited Wednesday to celebrate his country's gr...

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Cincinnati pizza mogul Donald R. "Buddy" LaRosa can add another accolade to his 63-year career: a street named after him. City council Wednesday renamed Over-the-Rhine's West Elder Street near Findlay Market  "Buddy LaRosa Way" in honor of the founder of LaRosa's Pizzeria. "I'm proud," LaRosa said during the presentation, "but I didn't do it alone....

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In 2012, the Cleveland Museum of Art announced that it had made a “stellar” acquisition: a monumental portrait head of Drusus Minor, the volatile son of the Roman emperor Tiberius. But this impressive marble sculpture was recently removed from its gallery and will not be placed back on display. As Steven Litt reports for The Plain Dealer, museum of...

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Francesco Mastroianni da “ragazzo d’acqua” a Banchiere. Francesco Paolo Mastroianni nacque a San Pietro Avellana (oggi provincia di Isernia), il 24 luglio del 1877, da Antonio Pasquale (n. a San Pietro Avellana il 1850) “muratore” e Anna Maria Izzi (n. a Vastogirardi il 1850). Francesco arrivò negli Stati Uniti quando aveva solo 10 anni e da subito...

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Akron Lodge 685 of the Order Sons of Italy in America celebrated its 100th anniversary March 10 with a gala dinner dance at Guy’s Party Center. According to club officials, 190 members and their guests attended. Shown above are members of the lodge at the event. The guest list included Sons of Italy National Trustee Terry Lattavo and State Presiden...

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As two customers were leaving Dino’s Restaurant in Willowick on April 19, one stops at another table to share a memory of another visit to the restaurant. After nearly 40 years at 1200 E. 305th St., there are a lot of memories in Dino’s tables.  “We’re told often by people how long they’ve been coming here and what they remember about it and that c...

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Interested in hosting an foreign exchange high school student for the 2017-2018 school year?  Here is a perfect opportunity! Isotta is a 17 year old girl from Italy. “I’m Isotta, I’m sixteen and I am a student of Scientific Secondary School in Italy. I think it’s a really good opportunity to improve my English, learn new things, new culture and dif...

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Our first 3-day session was over-booked so we are offering it again and also adding a new series. Join us for these three-Sunday courses with the talented Italian art expert Rosa Di Grottole. Dig into Italian art and learn about the hidden (and not so hidden)  art treasures. Learn the fascinating history behind incredible works of art. Each day a d...

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The owners of Luca Italian Cuisine in the Flats are planning to open Luca West in Westlake this summer. The restaurant will be located at 24600 Detroit Road, in the space of the former Viva Barcelona restaurant. It's just south of interstate 90 and near the Columbia Road exit. It's about 12 miles from Luca in downtown Cleveland. Luca opened in July...

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