Hey, Baltimore, in the mood for Italian tonight? How about a nice veal piccata or chicken Parmigiana with a side of linguine? Forget about it. Instead, we're having pork cheeks with celeriac puree and pea shoots, a local melon salad with peaches, red onions and brioche croutons, and spinach tagliatelle tossed with blue crab meat and ... butte...

Congratulations to the newly elected Council of the Little Italy Lodge, a Sons of Italy organization, and to those elected to positions supporting the Lodge for the 2013-2015 term - Trustees, State Delegates and Arbitration Committee. The Lodge especially thanks the Nominations Board Chair, Barbara Goodman, and her committee.   The Nominatio...

Little Italy will soon have a new spot for sipping wine and nibbling on appetizers. Pane e Vino is set to open in a South High Street property directly next door to Cafe Gia, an Italian restaurant owned by Gia Blattermann along with her husband, the restaurant's executive chef, Gianfranco Fracassetti.   The location is not a coincidence. Bla...

In honor of their grandmothers who were devotees of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mary Ann and Francis Blattermann, residents of Little Italy, donated a beautiful Our Lady of Mount Carmel statue to St. Leo's Church.   The statue will rest in a permanent niche in the back of the church near the elevator. When she was a child, Mary Ann Blattermann said...

LOOK WHAT YOU COULD WIN IN THIS: PASSAPORTO to LITTLE ITALY!   - 1840s CARROLLTON INN Includes 1-night stay for 2 in a luxury room, full gourmet breakfast served in the parlor or garden courtyard (up to a $350 value! The Inn is located one block north of Little Italy)- GERMANO'S TRATTORIA & CABARET Dinner for 2 plus 2 tickets t...

An exciting lineup of spring classes will begin March 10 & 12 at Pandola Learning Center on Stiles Street. Something for everyone ... learn to cook! Speak Italian! Take painting! Make jewelry! Make your own limoncello! And MUCH more.   Since 1996, the Rev. Oreste Pandola Learning Center (named in honor of its founder, a previous pastor)...

Deacon Kevin Bagley has accepted a position with a publishing company in Washington State and left Maryland on July 1.   He has served at Saint Leo's since March 2009 and has been active with Sacramental Preparation, Young Adult Ministry, working with individuals in Spiritual Direction, and other activities around the parish.  

One night, the internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Flavio Sala headlined a performance by a symphony orchestra at Prokofiev Concert Hall of the Philharmonic Society of Russia.   Three weeks later, he was playing at a barn in Carroll County as the opening act for a Baltimore bluegrass band. What happened in between still has fr...

The first Light City Baltimore festival in 2016 will feature light art, concerts and performances of dance, theater and puppetry March 28 through April 3 along a 1.2-mile art walk in the Inner Harbor. [Sun story]. "Neighborhood Lights" is a program that will award $10,000 to five communities, including Little Italy, to create public art projec...

Join the Hon. Consul General of Italy Francesco L. Legaluppi to celebrate the 69th Italian Republic Day @ the Little Italy Lodge. Little Italy Lodge - 905E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21202. It will be a family day of celebration for the entire community with food, music, activities for kids and much fun! MAY, 31 2015 11:00 AM- 3:00 PMRon. Consulate G...