It was many, many years ago when a young lady walked into my office and said she had a great idea. In her hand she was carrying an eight-page, tabloid size newspaper with a gigantic masthead identifying it simply as Italia. It looked more like a prototype straight out of a neighborhood copy machine. There were a handful of stories to go along with a few display ads that looked like they were tossed together in rapid-fire fashion. She went on to explain that the Cleveland market needed an Italian American newspaper and she was right on. It was a great idea! But in no way was this lady, who was not Italian but divorced from one, going to let me "run the show" as editor.

I was not asking for a "piece of the action." Conversely as adamant, this Sicilian wasn't going to lend my name unless ad sales and production were going to be above board. She walked out and that was that. Or so I believed. Unfortunately, she ran into some money problems and tragically suddenly passed away.

It wasn't that long after her passing that a man, who apparently had picked up on her idea, walked into my office. In this case however, he would be the "money man" (do all the bookkeeping and posting) and I would be in complete charge of writing, editing, ad sales and circulation. We made a deal and La Gazzetta Italiana was officially born in May 1992.

La Gazzetta Italiana has had a change of ownership during the past several years and there have been staff changes with lots of "young blood" coming on board. We like to believe that La Gazzetta Italiana continues to get better and better, larger and larger with more readers, subscribers, advertisers and supporters. What began as a 20-page monthly has become a regular 44-pager. (Sometimes 48, even 52 pages!)

To celebrate La Gazzetta's Sweet Sixteen, we are offering 1-year subscriptions for only $15 when you purchase a new subscription for yourself or as a gift or renew your current one online at by clicking here! This offer is only valid online and for a limited time.

PAS Publishing looks forward to many more years of publication and success and we are proud to bring to Italian Americans and the general community a better perspective on our ancestry and heritage. We Americans should be particularly proud of the Italian roots of our country and of our contributions from the beginnings of history up to the present day.

Buon compleanno La Gazzetta Italiana!