“Cent’anni!” That’s what Italians say when giving a toast. It means “100 years.” May you live 100 years. Those clinking glasses worked like a charm in Akron, Ohio. The Carovillese Club on North Hill will celebrate its centennial with a black-tie gala Sept. 20.
The private club at 570 E. Cuyahoga Falls Ave. is a lasting tribute to when the neighborhood was known as “Little Italy.” A century ago, Italian Americans represented the largest immigrant group in the city. Nearly 4,000 lived here at the time — and most settled on North Hill.
