40th Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce draws 120 teams to Wickliffe for $25,000 in prize money
The 40th Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce, took place last weekend at the Wickliffe Italian-American Club. The event brought 120 teams to Northeast Ohio to compete for more than $25,000 in prize money. The teams featured world class players from across the United States and Canada, including Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Florida and Ca...
Cleveland Italian Film Festival to showcase the best of Italian cinema in September
The Cleveland Italian Film Festival returns for its 17th edition in September. “After studying and living in Italy on visits back to Cleveland I wondered why great award-winning films shot over Cleveland to other cities in the U.S.,” said festival director Joyce Mariani, who established the event in 2006. “I felt it was time Cleveland had an indepe...
Boxing legend Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini
After a brief-but-stellar career in prizefighting, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini has found satisfaction and success as a movie producer, winemaker, philanthropist and family man as well as Youngstown, Ohio’s, biggest booster. The world knows Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini as the formidable boxer with the charming personality who became a World Boxing Associatio...
Cleveland Cavaliers founding owner Nick Mileti dies at the age of 93
Cleveland’s legendary sports team owner Nick Mileti has passed away at the age of 93, according to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Italian American Mileti owned the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Barons, and Crusaders hockey teams in the late 1960′s and 70′s. The Cavaliers released the following statement about Mileti’s passing: The Cleveland Cavaliers are...
Documentary tracks search for lost WWII soldiers
At 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27, the Italian American Veterans Museum will present a revealing documentary about the search for a group of American soldiers declared MIA during the campaign to liberate Italy during World War II. “The Lost Mountaineers” is dedicated to the memory of 25 G.I.s who perished when their amphibious vehicle sank in Lake...
Jannik Sinner finds his form to win Cincinnati Open title
World number one Jannik Sinner beat Frances Tiafoe 7-6(4) 6-2 at the Cincinnati Open final on Monday, showing that despite recent health struggles he will still be the man to beat at the upcoming US Open. Sinner, 23, became the youngest Cincinnati champion since 21-year-old Andy Murray won in 2008. Sinner had been struggling over the past couple mo...
Italian Bowl 2025 Coming to UT
On Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 10 am at Toledo’s Promenade Park a press conference was held to announce the 2025 Italian Bowl USA. Italy’s national football championship returns to Northwest Ohio. This will be the second time in history that the Italian Bowl is played at the Glass Bowl. US organizers such as the Mayor of Toledo Wade Kapszukiewicz, Presi...
IIC Chicago celebrates the 60th anniversary of Chicago international film festival
Thursdays at 6 p.m. September 12 – 19, 2024 and October 3 – 10, 2024. Free screenings with registration. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Chicago International Film Festival, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presents the retrospective ITALIAN WOMEN DIRECT, featuring a selection of films by Italian women directors that have been pres...
Wisconsin Basketball Adds Italian Center Riccardo Greppi to Roster
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...
A Street in Chicago is Being Named After Late Producer and Musician Steve Albini
Late producer and musician Steve Albini was a longtime resident of Chicago, so the city has decided to name a street in the city in his honor. As Pitchfork notes, thanks to an ordinance passed by Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, the 2600-2700 block of West Belmont Avenue in Avondale, between North Rockwell Avenue and North California Avenue, will offi...
Dance maestra Nan Giordano
Indefatigable after 40 years at the helm of Giordano Dance Chicago, Nan Giordano continues to advance the legacy of her father, jazz-dance pioneer Gus Giordano. Nan Giordano says she’s blessed with a high level of energy — energy that enables her to dance, mentor dancers and produce performances, but also to run the business side of an arts organiz...
Women’s Army Corp Medic Marie Sartor Pawelek
Marie Sartor Pawelek was born 100 years ago in Eveleth, Minnesota, the only child of Luigi and Eva (Pivetta) Sartor. Her parents emigrated from a small town near Venice, Italy. With all of their relatives back home in Italy, Pawelek’s parents socialized with their Italian neighbors. Luigi joined the Order Sons of Italy in America and Eva was active...