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Two of Michigan’s biggest culinary exports are Little Cesars and Jet’s, so it’s understandable if your neighborhood Hot-N-Ready purveyor is what pops to mind when someone says “pizzeria.” But that’s what passes for an American pizzeria. Those that you’ll find in northern Italy — of which the soon-to-open La Lanterna in downtown Detroit’s Capitol Pa...

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There’s a plan to erect a monument in the Upper Peninsula to remember the 73 people who died more than a century ago when someone yelled “fire” at a Christmas party for families of striking miners. The monument at Italian Hall Memorial Park in Calumet would have the names of the victims. Many were children. A committee member, Mike Lahti, tells The...

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Siamo: The Italian-American Heritage Society of Northeastern PA, in partnership with the Taylor Community Library, will present its second annual St. Joseph’s Day festival on Saturday, March 18, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Taylor Community Library, 710 S. Main St. in Taylor. St. Joseph is the patron saint of Italian-Americans and immigrants and his...

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Join us for this special Caffè & Cultura by Laura Motta. Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 4:30. 630 N Old Woodward Ave – Suite 102 (Lower level in the back of the building) - Birmingham, MI 48009. Reservation preferred at: [email protected] Many of the Italian traditional ingredients can be tracked back to prehistoric time, since the first domesticate...

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A new Italian deli cafe in the heart of Downtown Detroit is set to open next month. La Pecora Nera, which translates to "The Black Sheep," is set to open its doors in mid-March.  "It's been a lifelong dream of mine," said co-owner Zach Kostegian. "To have my own place, and to be in the city. I love Detroit. It's home." The deli cafe is from the bra...

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Any Kent County resident could spend a month in Perugia, Italy, learning Italian - for free - through a scholarship offered by the city of Grand Rapids' Sister Cities International program. Perugia is one of Grand Rapids' official Sister Cities. The scholarship is available for the first time in 2017 to any resident of Kent County - not just to stu...

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At the northern outpost of the Great Lakes wine-growing region, you anticipate occasional vineyards dotting the rolling landscape. You don’t, however, expect to find Mari Vineyards and its grand, castle-like winery set on a hill overlooking Lake Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay in the far northwestern reaches of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The 40,000-...

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Riparte anche quest'anno il progetto VoluntarItaly promosso dalla Dante Alighieri of Michigan, che permettera' per la seconda volta a studenti americani di recarsi in Italia per insegnare l'inglese e imparare l'italiano in dei campi di volontariato. Il bando prevede che gli Oratori delle Diocesi Lombarde (www.odielle.it), in collaborazione con la D...

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It’s not often that the street address of a restaurant becomes essential in finding it. In the case of Bucci, however, it’s just the opposite. The low-key façade without a trace of neon, lights or signage other than small, discreet white letters on a black awning makes it necessary to know the 20217 number on Mack Avenue in Grosse Pointe Woods on t...

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Rise Pies and MidiCi, two Neapolitan-style pizzerias, are making their West Michigan debut at malls this week. Both plan to give away pizzas as part of their opening week promotions. Neapolitan pizza is a style of pizza from the Naples region of Italy that is prepared with simple and fresh ingredients. Rise Pies Handcrafted Pizza is slated to open...

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