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Nel corso delle selezioni del programma della NBC “America’s Got Talent”, Sal Valentinetti, un carismatico ventenne italo americano di Long Island ha incantato pubblico e giudici con una magistrale interpretazione del classico di...

Il termine “crooner ” si riferisce ad artisti di musica pop celebri per aver interpretato i propri pezzi con uno stile romantico e quasi intimo, reso possibile dall'introduzione di microfoni ed amplificazione e spesso  affiancati...

He was known as Mr. New Year’s Eve. To his critics, the violin-playing band leader, Guy Lombardo, was derided as the “King of Corn,” “Schmaltz King” and “Gooey Lumbago.” Yet, for generations, everyone came...

The Italian American Businessmen’s Club of Akron and Summit County (IAPBC), Rocco Caponi, chair, announced recent scholarship award winners following a luncheon at Todaro’s Party Center. Area High School recipients each awarded $5,000...

December 7 is St. Ambrogio (St. Ambrose) Day in Milan. He was so eloquent as bishop of Milan in the 4th century that bees were said to fly into his mouth, attracted by his honey tongue. This feast day of the city’s patron saint not only...

This lemon liqueur is Italy’s second most popular liqueur. Locals typically enjoy limoncello most often between May and mid-September. This digestivo is served best when extremely chilled. For a quick and easy mock recipe, see...

The end of summertime is still a popular time throughout Italy for festivals, music concerts and fireworks. Agosto is also vacation time for Italians who prefer the seaside. Most shops and businesses close for the celebration of Ferragosto...

The 21st Annual Dean Martin Festival is already in the planning stage for next June 15 - 17 in his hometown, Steubenville, OH. Born Dino Crocetti on June 7, 1917, Martin sold more records than fellow Rat Packer and Chairman of the Board, “Old...

Since the 18th century, sunflowers have bloomed in Tuscany. Exotic to North America, the plant was taken to the European continent by Spanish explorers sometime around 1500, becoming widespread throughout present-day Western Europe mainly as an...

Tuscany had already begun to appear in films at the beginning of the 1900s. Most notable for its rolling hills of vibrant colors, Tuscany’s diverse natural landscape (from the snow-capped Apennine Mountains to the sunny beaches of the...