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Katherine and Josephine Ferrando: The Fame Blessed Sisters!
August 2016 | Pamela Dorazio Dean
They danced all over Cleveland, all over Ohio and on many national stages. They were a hit on the famed R.K.O. Vaudeville Circuit. They received top billing in the performer line-up with notable tag lines such as “The Fame Blessed...
IAPBC Scholarship Awards
August 2016 | La Gazzetta Italiana
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...
Cleveland Italian Film Festival 2016
August 2016 | Joyce Mariani
Dal 22 settembre al 13 ottobre 2016 torna l’atteso appuntamento annuale con il Cleveland Italian Film Festival. La manifestazione, dedicata al miglior cinema italiano, va in scena al Cedar Lee Theater a Cleveland Heights, ad Atlas...
Learn Italian at the WRHS Cleveland History Center this Fall
August 2016 | Pamela Dorazio Dean
Last spring, the Western Reserve Historical Society launched the Basic Italian class taught by Serena Scaiola, a native speaker of Italian with many years of teaching experience at all levels in several local Universities. The class was quite...
Steubenville Plans 100th Dean Martin Birthday Festival
August 2016 | La Gazzetta Italiana
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...
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Local Italian American Scholar in Italy
August 2016 | Ben Lariccia
Anthony Dion Mitzel è un caso di “immigrazione inversa”. Docente di lingua inglese e linguistica presso l'Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna a Forlì, è figlio di immigrati italiani negli Stati Uniti....
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Dr. Carla Simonini of YSU
July 2016 | Ben Lariccia
Since 2010, Dr. Simonini has been Assistant Professor of Italian at Youngstown State University (YSU). She is a frequent writer and conference presenter on Italian American Studies. Recently, she assumed the position of editor of the journal...
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Pope Francis Elevates Youngstown Church to Basilica Status
April 2016 | Ben Lariccia
In 2014, Pope Francis designated Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church a minor basilica. Founded in 1908, this Roman Catholic parish originally served the Italian community of Central Youngstown, OH. In the following interview, La Gazzetta and Pastor...
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Jimmy's Italian Bakery and Deli, Youngstown
March 2016 | Ben Lariccia
Not long ago, the Italian American community boasted an array of organizations that fostered the values and customs of "the old country." Many of these institutions are disappearing. Increasingly, people of Italian heritage turn to their Italian...
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