La Gazzetta Italiana

Primo Vino Restaurant Closing

August 2017
As the saying goes, when one door closes another one opens. After 35 years in Cleveland’s Little Italy, Primo Vino is closing its doors. In addition to the countless number of dinners served, the Little Italy staple restaurant was sought after for...


Croatti "Cleaned Up" in the Business

August 2017
The UniFirst Company supplies uniforms to nearly 2 million people working for 300,000 businesses in the U.S., Canada and Europe. The second largest supplier and cleaner of uniforms generates about $1.5 billion in annual revenue. Goodyear, Coca Cola...


Global Steel Giant Purchases Polluting Plant in Taranto

August 2017
In ancient times, the city of Taranto, Italy was founded as a Greek colony, established by the Spartans. The ancient city was situated on a peninsula and the modern city was built directly on top of it. In fact, part of the city wall is ruins from...


Sanremo Music Festival

August 2017
Il Festival della canzone italiana, più comunemente noto come Festival di Sanremo, è una competizione che si svolge dal 1951 a Sanremo, in Liguria. Ad esso hanno preso parte, in veste di concorrenti, ospiti o compositori, molti dei nomi più noti...


John Cena

August 2017
Labeled “the most polarizing professional wrestler ever” by WWE commentator Jim Ross, John Felix Anthony Cena was born on April 23, 1977 to his mother, Carol, and his Italian father, John Cena Sr. In addition to his successful pro-wrestling career,...


August 2017 events

August 2017
August may be the month when Italians flee for ferragosto, but perhaps these upcoming events going on across the country will change that! Aug. 5: Festa della Madonna della Neve, Rome (and other Italian cities). The festival celebrates a...


Italy is threatening to close its ports as the migrant crisis continues

August 2017
Italy is threatening to close its ports and impound rescue ships run by aid agencies as the European migrant crisis continues. More than 500,000 migrants have passed through Italian ports since 2014 (85,000 this year alone) and, as the numbers...


Rome has turned off its public drinking fountains

August 2017
Rome has turned off its public drinking fountains to cope with a sever drought. A symbol of the city and a welcome source of refreshment for thousands of locals and tourists, Rome’s public drinking fountains are as emblematic as the Colosseum....


Venice residents protest against tourist influx

August 2017
Venice residents marched the streets in protest against tourist influx in July. With slogans such as “Mi no vado via (I’m not leaving)” and “My Future is Venice” locals showed their discontent in the city’s leadership. “In our opinion what needs to...


A mini Pompeii was found in Rome

August 2017
A mini Pompeii was found in Rome during metro line excavations. The city’s Metro Line C is being extended and excavations are turning up ancient Roman archaeological finds. After a military barracks was discovered last year, the latest discovery...


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