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Saving history: Hope Finds Fiorelli
December 2016 | Pamela Dorazio Dean
They called him the “East Side Baritone.” William Angelo Fiorelli was just a teenager when his melodious voice developed and he sang wherever he could in his home town of Cleveland. The son of Charles and Grace Fiorelli, immigrants from...
Adriana Caso and Her Art
November 2016 | La Gazzetta Italiana
My grandfather came to America from Sicily through Ellis Island in 1925 with his brother and cousin. Later, my grandmother also joined him. He was a metal worker and worked on the railroad. My father was a first generation Italian American...
Local News > Youngstown
Louis Adovasio: He Tamed the Mahoning River!
November 2016 | Ben Lariccia
Debiti e decessi per infortuni sul lavoro afflissero spesso la vita dei primi immigrati che trovarono un impiego nei cantieri nella valle della contea di Mahoning. Uno di loro, Louis Adovasio, riuscì, invece, a superare i vincoli e le...
Local News > Pittsburgh
Wine Making in Pittsburgh's Strip District
November 2016 | Larry Lagattuta
It's wine-making time in Pittsburgh. The leaves are changing color, there's a cold snap in the air and the smell of grapes fermenting is everywhere in the Strip District.
As early as 6 a.m., you can see the cars and pick-ups rolling up to the...
His Zucchini is Bigger Than a Baseball Bat!
November 2016 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Harvest time is virtually over for everyone but retired butcher Armand DiGeronimo of Novelty, OH; his summertime Sicilian zucchini will be the talk of the town into winter because of their colossal size. The seeds donated from a St. Anselm Catholic...
Dominic’s Dream: A "Grand Slam" of Success
November 2016 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Ogni anno UH Rainbow Babies & Children Hospital si prende cura di circa 800 pazienti affetti da rare malattie del sangue tra cui emofilia, anemia aplastica, talassemia e disordini piastrinici. Una diagnosi precoce, unita ad un tempestivo e...
Local News > Cleveland
Recovering Right at Home
November 2016 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Mary Girardi of Willoughby is a long-time sufferer of Multiple Sclerosis and is currently undergoing treatment for cancer. Needing help at home because her sister, Gina, works in customer service and her 10-year-old nephew, Gabriel, is at school,...
Local News > Cleveland
Little Italy’s Columbus Day Parade
November 2016 | La Gazzetta Italiana
A record number 121 units performed before a record crowd at Cleveland's Little Italy’s Columbus Day Parade on Monday, October 10. Leading the bands, politicos, Italian lodges, and clubs were Cleveland’s very own Mayor Frank Jackson and...
Local News > Cleveland
Saving history: Professor Pietro Oddo and the Verdi Italian Band
November 2016 | Pamela Dorazio Dean
The Italian Banda, a band comprised mostly of brass instruments, can be traced back in Italy to the early 19th century. It has its roots in the military band tradition. The bande brought opera and classical music to those who could not afford to...
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