NEWS FROM : GREAT LAKES  

In one of our most moving You Are There exhibits to date, talk to Italian prisoners of war in the chapel they built at Camp Atterbury – their home away from home. In 1943, approximately 3,000 Italian POWs were held at Atterbury during World War II. That it held prisoners of war is surprising to many, but the legacy of this time period lives on as p...

When it comes to recipes, this is as classic as it gets! This morning we were joined by the owner and operator of Trattoria Da Luigi in Royal Oak, Luigi Cutraro and Chef Domonique Morsello. This restaurant is cooking up one of the oldest Italian recipes that's known to exist.  This recipe dates back to the ancient Roman times, they used to call thi...

Whether it’s said in Italian — “Benvenuto alla festa” — or in English — “welcome to the festival” — it’s a phrase that those who love all things Italian wait the whole year to hear. And that wait is almost over. Members of the St. Rocco-St. Anthony Society of Ishpeming are making the final preparations for the 119th annual Italian Festival at the A...

The eighth Andrea Rose Teodosio Foundation 5K and 1 Mile Walk drew more than 350 runners and walkers to downtown Akron July 14, raising more than $30,000. The race was presented by the Italian American Professional and Businessmen’s Club as part of the Italian Festival at Lock 3. The men’s winner was Tony Dipre of Chagrin Falls, a classmate of Andr...

Wheeling's waterfront will turn everyone who visits Italian, as the Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival started the weekend with a kickoff dinner at Undo's West in St. Clairsville, Wednesday night. Since 1983 the festival has celebrated everything of Italian heritage. This year's Italian-American of the year may not have an Italian s...

In popular culture, the specter of midlife crisis often looms large at 40. But not for Marco’s Pizza. The chain, which turns 40 this year, is on the fast track to restaurant franchise superstardom. In 2016, the Toledo-based pizza chain had 17.1 percent growth. In 2017, it had locations in 35 states as well as India, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas. In...

The Greater Ishpeming-Negaunee Area Chamber of Commerce announces the St. Rocco/St. Anthony Society Italian Fest will take place on Saturday at Al Quaal Recreation Area in Ishpeming. Admission is free and the public is welcome. Italian and American food and drink will be available beginning at noon. Daylong activities include: free pony rides, game...

The 40th annual Roma Lodge Italian Fest returns to Festival Park, 5 Fifth St., Racine (WI) Friday through Sunday, July 27-29. This year’s festival is again all about traditional Italian foods, entertainment and family fun. To show its gratitude for 39 years of support by the community, Roma Lodge will again present fireworks from Bartolotta Firewor...

This year, Quattro Mani is all about Chicago! From chefs to producers to community members, this new take on an old classic is a series of cultural events happening on on Tuesdays in La Pizza & La Pasta. Introducing Quattro Mani: From Chicago For Chicago! Why "quattro mani"? Because "four hands" are better than two! All year long, our newest dinn...

The Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival kicks off this week in Wheeling, but some of the major preparations are happening across the river. In fact, one of the festival's favorite foods is made at the Sons of Italy in Bellaire, where they finished Tuesday making more than 3,000 pounds of sausage. “We prepare 3 weeks in advance,” Sons of Italy...

It’s the homemade food and family feeling that keep people coming back generation after generation to prepare and consume Italian delicacies made from secret recipes for the Niles Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish summer festival. “All of our food is homemade from recipes, many handed down through families, that are literally locked up in the church...

Un appuntamento dedicato a tutte le persone curiose della cultura italiana. Ogni mese l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Chicago propone una tavola rotonda per discutere sulla cultura italiana e italo-americana attraverso l’arte, la musica, il linguaggio, la musica, la cultura in generale e, ovviamente, il cibo. Prossimo appuntamento il 25 luglio al...