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A Look Back: Little Italy Los Angeles
September is here and it is time for football games and back to school. There are still other great events going on this month! Check out our local section as well as our website at www.lagazzettaitaliana.com. If you are interested…

NIAF to Host 48th Anniversary Gala Celebrating Emilia-Romagna and the Italian Diaspora
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) will host its 48th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The annual black-tie event celebrates the rich Italian culture and brings together business, political, and…

Developing an Unspoiled Area for Sustainable Tourism
How do you reconcile preserving a beautiful unknown and unspoiled area with attracting more tourists and expanding tourism to help the local economy? This is the problem faced by the Colli Euganee (Euganean Hills), a lovely area of extinct volcanoes,…

Book Review: "A Farewell to Arms"
Questo è un riassunto del libro “Addio alle Armi” di Ernest Hemingway. Il libro è considerato "un classico" perché fu scritto più di cento anni fa. La storia racconta la relazione tra il tenente Frederick Henry e Catherine Barkley. Henry…

Remembering Mario G. DiCristofaro: Italian-Born Collision Shop Owner Who Could Fix Anything
L'articolo descrive la vita di Mario DiCristofaro di Buffalo. DiCristofaro è nato a Pratola Peligna in Abruzzo. Da giovane, DiCristofaro lavorò come meccanico di camion in Italia e Venezuela. Durante la sua permanenza in Venezuela, imparò il mestiere di meccanico…

Local Ultracyclist Looks Ahead to More Challenges
For Broadview Heights resident and ultracyclist Giovanni Prosperi, a mishap in attempting to set a world record for fastest bicycling time between Cleveland and Boston on May 18, which covers 650 miles, has not deterred him from rescheduling the attempt…

Opera in the Italian Garden Sept. 3, 2023
“Opera in the Italian Garden” is being presented on September 3, 2023, in Cleveland's beautiful Italian Renaissance Garden from 6 to 7:30 p.m. featuring two of Cleveland’s most prestigious arts organizations, The Cleveland Opera and the Cleveland Ballet. This family-friendly…

On the Cover: Matera
La città di Matera, in Basilicata, è nota per la sua storia antichissima. I Sassi, che fanno parte dell'UNESCO, sono un complesso di abitazioni scavate nella roccia calcarea. Danno un'idea di una vita semplice piena di ingegnosità e resilienza da…