NEWS FROM : GREAT LAKES  

The Italian-American Society of Peoria will hold its 89th Annual Summer Festa Picnic on Sunday August 12th from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm CDT at Hickory Grove Park in North Peoria. (12403 North Hickory Grove rd., Dunlap, Illinois 61525 - Hickory Grove Road off Knoxville Ave, follow signs). The Festa is the major fund raiser for our four scholarship pro...

Salute! Cin cin! Cento di questi giorni! Festa Italiana at Villa Cesare in Schererville returns for a second year, and it's been expanded to three days. Highlights include a spaghetti-eating contest, a grape-stomping contest, a bocce ball tournament and lessons in making pasta and throwing pizza dough. Cesare Battisti Lodge #27 will host the eth...

Reviewing a restaurant each week for Ticket magazine, I've sampled plenty of excellent food so far in 2018. That said, the hot pastrami sandwich at downtown Canton's new Salumeria di Torre Italian Deli & Market was as memorably delicious as anything I've eaten this year. I enjoyed it even more than the towering corned beef-on-rye sandwich I had in...

C&M Crossroads Trattoria owner Lynn Beining has seen cars lined up in Rozellville for years. The problem was most people parking their cars were planning to enjoy a meal at the historic Buck-A-Neer Supper Club, not C&M Crossroads. But Beining said she hopes a new identity for the long-running restaurant will equate to big business in tiny Rozellvil...

Mere weeks ago, Murano quietly opened its doors in downtown Cleveland. The understated arrival only seems appropriate for a gem tucked away near Tea House Noodles at 1852 East 6th St. in the former home of Porcellis. With a crisp, polished décor and amenities like conference rooms and spaces to plug in laptops, Murano is looking to lure area worker...

The city’s new amphitheater will be open next summer, but the Greater Youngstown Italian Festival – the largest annual downtown event – plans to stay right where it is. John Rossetti, chairman of the festival, offered some reassurance to those who think this will be the festival’s final year on Federal Street, where it has become a tradition. The p...

The Italian Trade Agency- Chicago office, is seeking to fill a temporary position for an Assistant Marketing Specialist. ITA Chicago office specializes in machinery, automotive, major food retailers, private label sector, and publishing, among other sectors. More information on the Italian Trade Agency activities in the USA is available at https://...

Music lovers would walk into Val’s halla Records and say, “I heard this song I love, and it goes like this” — and start humming. Owner Val Camilletti could usually figure out the artist, the label and the pressing — sometimes, instantly. She died in hospice care early Tuesday at the British Home in Brookfield, about two years after being diagnosed...

A popular summer festival is coming back to the Valley this weekend.  The 33rd Annual Greater Youngstown Italian Festival starts Friday, August 3 through Sunday, August 5 in Central Square downtown. A press release detailed there will be road closures before and during the event. Phelps Street to Walnut Street, as well as Commerce Street to Boardma...

E' terminata con una netta affermazione contro il Detroit FC la tournée Canada - Usa del FrosinoneCalcio. Al Keyworth Stadium é finita con uno 0-10 che la dice lunga sul divario fra le due squadre in campo. Ecco il tabellino: 7' pt Ciano (F), 17' pt Goldaniga (F), 28' pt Dionisi (F), 29' pt Sammarco (F), 3' st Centala aut. (F9, 6' st Ghiglione (F),...

August 15 noon to August 18 midnight EDT. Little Italy Village (12021 Mayfield Road), Cleveland, Ohio USA. The parish of Holy Rosary Church in Cleveland's Little Italy is ready to host the 120th Annual Feast of the Assumption starting Wednesday, August 15th, through Saturday, August 18th. The Festival is a celebration of the Catholic Holy Day, Augu...

If you wanted to try every flavor of gelato available at La Grassa Gelato in Madeira, you could. Entertain no fear of being too picky or taking too long to decide on a flavor, as you might at other dessert shops. Proprietor John Berman wants you to find your favorite; in fact, he’s determined to help you do so. “I can’t justify doing traditional ad...