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MUST EAT: Cleveland's Own Little Italy Pasta Sauces
Alright, alright, we know that there is truly no supplement for the homemade sauce Nonna and Mama slaved over each week in their kitchen. The recipe that has been handed down from generation to generation and now sits in a…
April Birthdays
As we celebrate the arrival of spring, we also celebrate the birthdays of well-known Italians and Italian Americans. Perhaps the most famous of those born in April is Leonard da Vinci; the multi-talented Italian was born on April 15. Christopher…
Bound for America: The Padrone System of Contract Labor (Part 1)
Il lavoro a contratto, una forma di traffico di esseri umani, ha una lunga storia sul suolo degli Stati Uniti. In passato, molti dei nosti immigrati sono stati coinvolti in questo sistema di lavoro sotto un “padrone”. Le radici di…
29th Annual Italian Heritage Club of Benedictine High School
The Italian Heritage Club of Benedictine High School announces its 29th Annual Festa to be held in the Benedictine High School cafeteria on Saturday, April 27, 2019. From 6:30 p.m. – 11 p.m. attendees will enjoy dinner, dancing and music.…
Coach Vince Lombardi: The Early Years (Part II)
Vince Lombardi nacque a Brooklyn nel 1913 da figli di immigrati dall’Italia meridionale e diventò un mitico allenatore di football americano per essere stato negli anni ’60 il coach dei Green Bay Packer, con i quali vinse cinque campionati e…
Little Italy: Toronto
This month, we head a little farther north to find our featured Little Italy. Nestled in between the hip Trinity Bellwoods and cozy Palmerston neighborhoods, Toronto, Canada’s Little Italy is a pocket of culture in the heart of the city.…
Italian Language Lessons at WRHS
The Cleveland History Center, in collaboration with NOIA Foundation is pleased to continue offering a series of Basic and Intermediate Italian Language classes taught by Serena Scaiola, a native speaker of Italian with many years of teaching experience at all…
Meet the Author: William Giovinazzo of "Italianitá: The Essence of Being Italian and Italian-American"
In “Italianitá,” William (Bill) Giovinazzo explores the culture and history of Italians and Italian Americans – from the time when the Greeks colonized Italy to the influx of Italian immigrants in the 19th and 20th centuries to John Travolta strutting…
