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Buffalo's Tony Masiello: College Basketball Player and Mayoral Hall of Famer
August 2021 | Al Bruno
Tony Masiello, l’ex-sindaco di Buffalo, NY, è stato recentemente onorato nel “Mayoral Hall of Fame” per il suo servizio alla città per trentacinque anni. Inoltre, è conosciuto per la sua carriera nel basket quando era all’università Canisius...
A Look Back: Mino da Fiesole and the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
August 2021 | Angela Spitalieri
August is here and things are finally starting to feel normal. We even have some festivals happening! Little Italy Cleveland is excited to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption. And, we are excited to celebrate too!
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On the Cover: Ferragosto
August 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
In Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, a Madonna statue is carried on a back alley of Ortygia Island on Ferragosto (Assumption Day) to celebrate this mid-summer holiday.
The 15th of August is the day when Roman Catholics celebrate the Assumption of the...
Italian Influences on an Italian American Poet Educated in Ohio
July 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Steven Vita’s poetry book “The Heart of Tents.” Vita is written of as “gifted” by Stephen Spender who first published W.H. Auden and whose own poetry was brought to the literati by T.S. Eliot.
Indeed,...
Joey Maxim
July 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Joey Maxim, un pugile italo-americano, fu il campione del mondo dei pesi massimi leggeri dal 1949 al 1953. Nacque a Collinwood, vicino a Cleveland. Il suo vero nome era Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli. Dopo tanti anni di allenamento, a soli 28 anni,...
A Look Back: Traveling along Abruzzo's Wine Route
July 2021 | Angela Spitalieri
Happy Summer! The country is opening up and that mean it is time to get out and enjoy all the things we love. Please enjoy this article by Anne Robichaud of annesitaly.com from July 2016. Abruzzo has wonderful wines.
If you know of a festival...
On the Cover: Polignano a Mare
July 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Polignano a Mare is a town in the Province of Bari, Puglia, on Italy’s southern Adriatic coast. Arguably one of the most romantic spots in the region, it is a craggy slice of land with several caves that has seen its fair share of invaders...
A Look Back: My Love Affair with Sicily
June 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
As we begin to get back to a sense of normalcy, I want to share this article from June 2014 about Sicily and just how beautiful it is written by Margie Longano Miklas. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. As things start to open back up and events...
On the Cover: Festa della Repubblica
June 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Each year on the 2nd of June, Italy celebrates the Festa della Repubblica (Festival of the Republic). The day, similar to Independence Day in the U.S. and other countries, commemorates the institutional referendum held by universal suffrage in...