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Lindsey Melton and Dominic Spitalieri both live a busy lifestyle, but they keep it a priority to have date night once a week—a tradition they will continue even after they tie the knot this summer.   Melton, 27, is an event planner and Spitalieri, 29, is a music producer and Dj better known as 'MIMO' in the club scene. They met through mutua...

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The Italian American Cultural Club will welcome artist, writer and inspirational speaker Lou Del Bianco and his performance of "In the Shadow of the Mountain" at the club's June 17 meeting.   The presentation that begins at 7:30 p.m. at St. Florian Hall in Wintersville is open to the public. Admission is free, but donations will be acce...

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by Steven Litt   If you've navigated the New York subway system, consulted a Fodor's travel guide, shopped at Bloomingdales, Benetton or J.C. Penney, driven a Ford or flown American Airlines, you've been touched by the design of Massimo Vignelli.   The great Italian-born graphic designer, who died in May at age 83, immigrated to the U...

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Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate these exceptional local students. It was a pleasure to get to know each of them and their families over a wonderful Italian meal. Thank you to all of our CIAO members and friends who have worked so hard this year to help us raise the funds to provide these scholarships.   We were fortunate to b...

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Not long ago, the Italian American community boasted an array of organizations that fostered the values and customs of "the old country." Many of these institutions are disappearing. Increasingly, people of Italian heritage turn to their Italian food markets to find old friends, a familiar atmosphere and the delicious foods of their upbringing. &n...

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di Domenico Azzia   Nel progetto di servizio, di informazione e di conoscenza alla comunità, riportiamo l'intervista a Francesca Mignosa, delegata di Sicilia Mondo da 15 anni in Ohio (USA) 34 anni, nata in provincia di Siracusa da mamma Americana e papà Siciliano. 16 anni vissuti in Sicilia, 18 anni in America.   Già Direttrice di Com...

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By Rachel Hagenbaugh After 20 years of experience as a private chef, Scott Wnek decided it was time to take his talents to a new level and open his own restaurant, Pronto!, a modern Italian American cuisine, located at 223 East Highland Road. "It's Italian food with a little bit of a spin on it," Wnek said. "We wanted to bring a mom and pop gourm...

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After the huge success of the last two years, we have been approached again by the Columbus Clippers and asked if we would be interested in hosting the third annual Italian Heritage Night at Huntington Park this summer. With our desire to raise the profile of Italians in the Columbus community, foster camaraderie between Italians in the area, and t...

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Whether wafting in the air at the Lorain County Fair in Wellington or at the summer events held at Lorain’s Black River Landing, the savory scent of sizzling Italian sausage sandwiches smothered in grilled onions and steaming green peppers, takes immediate precedence over any and all other aromas. But you don’t have to wait for summer to raise its...

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By the mid-1800s, a small group of Italian immigrants had arrived in Cleveland and were working in various occupations, as bookkeeper, boot maker, gardener, carpenter, steel worker and stone mason. Twenty years later, Italians were owners of restaurants, saloons, produce stands and grocery stores. In the late nineteenth century, Italian immigrants...

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