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Even though no "official" announcement has been made, all signs continue to indicate this will be Terry Francona's final season as Guardians manager. If you needed any more of an indication, the promotions for this week's homestand (the last of the 2023 campaign) offer plenty of clues. For one, this marks Tito's 11th season as Cleveland's skipper,...

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Saturday, October 21, 2023; 10:00a-12:30p. Italian American Museum of Cleveland, 12111 Mayfield Road Cleveland, OH. Register here. Create a story of your family history by learning to write about your ancestors with author, blogger, speaker, and teacher Annette Januzzi Wick. Writing about ancestors we never knew or family that were strangers to us...

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Visit a major city in the United States, and there is a good chance you could stumble across a “Little Italy,” some variation of the one found along Mayfield Road in Cleveland featuring fine dining, bakeries and the yearly Feast of the Assumption. What you won’t find most places elsewhere is something like the Italian Cultural Garden a couple of mi...

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It is looking increasingly likely that the 2023 season will be Terry Francona's last as manager of the Guardians. For the better part of the last two weeks, Cleveland's longtime skipper has alluded to his potential retirement, owing to his age and continued health struggles. Speaking to SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio on Tuesday, the 64-year-old did...

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Corbo’s Bakery in Little Italy has been a beloved staple for decades. They are known for their cassata cake and coconut bars as well as breads, Italian cookies, pizelles, and other delicious baked goods. They would bust out some savory food during the Feast, but you could only have their baked goods year round. That changed a little while ago (I’m...

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You don’t have to be Italian to eat like one. Just ask the Gallucci family, proud owners of Gust Gallucci’s Italian Foods & Market, 6610 Euclid Ave., which has been serving Northeast Ohio for more than 110 years. “My great-grandfather Gust came to the United States with his brother around 1908 and originally worked on the railroad,” says Marc R. Ko...

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The Cleveland Italian Film Festival 2023 will be showcasing award winning films from Italy Sept. 14 – Sept. 28, 2023 at the Cedar Lee Theater and Atlas Cinemas Eastgate. All films are $12 each and screen on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m.  The Cleveland Italian Film Festival, sponsored by Italian Tours & Travel by Diana, is the first independent fil...

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The 39th Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce will be held Aug. 25-27 at the Wickliffe Italian-American Club, 29717 Euclid Ave. The tournament features 122 teams, including 104 in the Open Division and 18 in the Women’s Division. They will be competing for over $25,000 in prize money. Teams are expected from Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, F...

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One of Cleveland's longest-standing traditions is returning once again this weekend. For the 124th year, the annual Feast of the Assumption will take place in Cleveland's historic Little Italy neighborhood. The Feast, which serves as a fundraiser for Holy Rosary Church, will take place from Saturday, Aug. 12, until Tuesday, Aug. 15, the Feast of th...

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Guido’s -- a casual, family-run Italian restaurant in Ravenna -- serves the best lasagna in Northeast Ohio, according to voters in cleveland.com’s Best Lasagna contest. The Portage County restaurant received slightly more than 37 percent of the nearly 6,000 votes cast. Stancato’s on State Road in Parma placed second with 31.33 percent of the vote. ...

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