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Please remember that our monthly meeting will start at 1:00 PM thisSunday for our Christmas party. This year the IAHS Board has designated as our 2013 Charity Projectclub assistance for 6 year-old Gracie Poole.   Since its founding, the IAHS has selected each year a worthy cause orindividuals struggling in some way to provide assistance and...

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by Judy Bergeron   They're going regional. After a challenge three years ago from Mayor Kip Holden, the Greater Baton Rouge American Italian Association is working to expand its annual Italian Heritage Festa beyond the community. "He (Holden) said, 'We would like this to be bigger than Baton Rouge,'" festa co-chairman Frank Arrigo says....

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There's a new moon rising in Birmingham's Lakeview District. Mia Luna, an Italian-themed restaurant whose menu features house-made pastrami and linguini with Bolognese sauce, opens for lunch and dinner starting today in the former Rags' Italian Bistro location next to Lou's Pub & Package Store on 29th Street South.   "Mia Luna" is Itali...

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Sostenere il programma AP Italian e premiare gli studenti della Società Dante Alighieri del Michigan che sosterranno l'esame AP nel 2014.   Questo l'obiettivo del Consolato italiano a Detroit che, insieme alla "Dante", ha organizzato un incontro con Luigi Datome, giocatore italiano di pallacanestro della squadra dei "Detroit Pistons", il cui...

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A bamboo cannoli tube and an antique-looking trumpet sit just over from a large Bruno’s grocery store sign. These objects, along with others in the La Storia exhibit at Vulcan Park & Museum, tell the story of Birmingham’s Italian immigrant community.   Italians came to Birmingham by way of Ellis Island or Louisiana farms and plantations....

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by Lauren Helmer   "You'll hear me talk about the house. This is the house, all of us, this place," says Sous Chef Mike Brady, gesturing to his surroundings. He sits in the private dining room of GianMarco's Restaurant in the quaint Edgewood neighborhood, where he's worked since he helped open it with the Respinto family 14 years ago.  ...

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A vital link in Birmingham's history is being told at the city's most iconic landmark. For an exhibition titled "La Storia," Birmingham residents of Italian heritage have ventured into their ancestors' past to relive a time of fierce struggle and unwavering hope, of generations holding on dearly to their faith and values, while overcoming poverty...

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Get ready for a day of fun, games and food as the Feast of Saint Mark Italian Food Festival returns for a fourth year on Saturday, April 25 at Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church. The annual event falls on the Catholic feast day of Saint Mark, and brings authentic Italian culture to North Shelby.   "We try to keep it as authentic...

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By Cassandra Mickens   Organizers of Feast of St. Mark Italian Food Festival say the event is bound to excite the taste buds. The third annual rain-or-shine feast is set for Saturday, April 26 from 4 to 11 p.m. at Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Birmingham. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children ages 6 through 12....

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Four years ago, Robert Sbirssa saw the Italian community around Birmingham losing touch with its roots. It was then that he decided to create a festival that was about more than just the food.    "We wanted to build an event for the parish which really would find a common thread with a lot of our parishioners," said Sbrissa, the Feast o...

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