Al DiBrito of St. Joseph wants to bring a little bit of Italy back to Benton Harbor. He and a group of Italian lovers formed the Little Italy Historical Park Project, which recently received its nonprofit status. The group can be contacted through its Facebook page or by email at [email protected].

DiBrito, the president, said people don't have to be of Italian descent to join the group, which meets once a month. "All it is is Italian fellowship to promote Italian culture," he said. "It's a neighborhood that we're trying to hang onto. It's a positive ethnic thing."

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