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Buona Companies brought its “dual concept” dining experience to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, with the side-by-side opening of Buona and The Original Rainbow Cone. Owned by the Buonavolanto family, which opened the first Buona Beef location in Berwyn in 1981, Buona Companies now also include Beyond Catering and Authentic Brands of Chicago in addition to...

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3rd St. Market Hall will welcome a new vendor that’s inspired by one of Milwaukee’s most iconic TV personalities. Fonzarelli’s Italian Deli pays homage to the classic Italian style sandwich shop that has deep roots in Milwaukee’s Italian-American food scene—a tradition that goes back over 50 years. The concept is led by Tim Szuta and Greg Kieckbusc...

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They talk about Chicago, but Milwaukee has some of the best pizza west of Italy. This year, West Allis’s Flour Girl & Flame won several Shepherd Express Best of Awards, as did Balistreri’s on the West Side. On the East Side, there’s Carini’s and Zaffiro’s. Many swear by Papa Luigi’s in Cudahy. With its Italian American history, Bayview seems especi...

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Festival season may be behind us, but the organizers of Festa Italiana still want to give people a little taste this fall. Taste of Italy is another fundraiser that helps support the Italian Community Center (ICC) in Milwaukee. Over 100 volunteers spend weeks prepping meatballs, stuffed shells, calamari and more.  You can also taste a dozen differe...

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He was a most unlikely Civil Rights leader. Father James Groppi was an immigrant’s son, the eleventh of 12 children who grew up behind the family’s grocery store in the Italian section of Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood. Early in his priesthood, Groppi made a trip to Selma, Alabama, that stirred his conscience. The young cleric came back determin...

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She was a seasick new bride when she arrived in America on a ship from her home country of Italy. He had 10 cents in his pocket when the train dropped them off at the station in Green Bay. A lifetime later, Merlin and Fatima Baenen didn’t just make it, they’ve made it all the way to a remarkable milestone in their love story. On Thursday, they will...

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The Wisconsin Badgers basketball program bolstered their frontcourt with the signing of 6-foot-10, 250-pound center Riccardo Greppi, head coach Greg Gard announced on Friday. Greppi, a promising talent from Italy, is set to join the Badgers for the 2024-25 season, in all likelihood, filling the void left by Andrija Vukovic, who has encountered some...

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Since 1946, Glorioso's Italian Market has been a staple in the Milwaukee community. Owned and operated by Teddy and Rosemary Glorioso, the locally owned grocer has made an indelible mark on the East Side community and beyond, selling high-quality Italian products and providing exceptional customer service. Nearly 80 years after founding the local g...

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Mille's Italian Sausage LLC, owners of the Mille's Italian Sausage food concession at the Wisconsin State Fair and the Mille's Italian Sausage brand of retail sausage products announced today that the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair will be the Mille family's 93rd and final year of operation and ownership of the Mille's Italian Sausage brand. The Mille f...

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Join us for the 2024 Roma Lodge Italian Festival held at the Roma Lodge Grounds located at: 7130 Spring St. Mt. Pleasant, WI. Join us daily and view our Festival Guide, below, for event details and times for our featured Live Entertainment, Dinners, Vendor Fair, Mass, Raffle Drawings and even a Spaghetti Eating Contest! We would like to also thank...

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