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There are many kinds of Italian restaurants, from the pizza delivery joint to the fine-dining with $200 bottles of Barolo on the wine list, from ones who ladle on the red sauce to those who carefully recreate regional classics of the cuisine.  Everyone has their own spot on the Italian cuisine spectrum that means "good Italian restaurant" to them....

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CincItalia is Cincinnati’s true celebration of Italian heritage. The three-day festival (Harvest Home Park - 3961 N Bend Rd, Cheviot, OH 45211) showcases Italian culture – offering entertainment from local and national music acts, cooking demonstrations, carnival rides, games, and authentic cuisine prepared by Italian restaurants and Cincinnati’s I...

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In 2015, The Enquirer wrote a story highlighting the fact that a statue in Eden Park was actually a gift to Cincinnati from Benito Mussolini. Yes, the Italian dictator. That story was posted to Cincinnati.com nearly five years ago and when it was tweeted out by a local reporter Monday, Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Seelbach responded with a twee...

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A new Italian restaurant opened in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine this week that features homemade pastas, a wide selection of wines and family recipes. Thunderdome Restaurant Group opened Pepp & Dolores on Tuesday. The Italian restaurant is located at the corner of Vine and West 15th streets. "We’ve always wanted to open an Italian restaurant and we...

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Who's to say the effects absentee celebrity chefs have on a city's collective psyche? Yes, you're worthy enough for us to grant you our presence, but temper that excitement – it'll only be for a day. Possibly two. That sort of treatment won't help our inferiority complex any, so maybe a "glass half-full" approach is the way to go. Maybe we should j...

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A University of Cincinnati associate professor of classics is leading an archaeological project in the ancient Punic-Roman city of Tharros, located on the western shores of Sardinia. Originally from Australia, Steven Ellis moved to the U.S. to work at the University of Michigan before coming to Cincinnati in 2007. Now, Ellis researches Roman urbani...

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When Margaret Ranalli closed Enoteca Emilia in O'Bryonville, she moved to Charleston, South Carolina, for a while. She worked on opening some restaurants there. But when she had the chance at re-establishing Enoteca back in the Cincinnati area, she decided to take it.  The new version of her Italian restaurant will open in Loveland in late October....

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One of Cincinnati's oldest and largest traditions, The Original Italian Dinner, is happening this Sunday. This year, volunteers at Sacred Heart Church are making more than 21,000 meatballs and 200,000 raviolis by hand in preparation for Sunday's feast. It takes volunteers weeks to prepare for the feast in Camp Washington, which benefits the church....

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Team Italy slugger Leo Seminati demonstrated his pop at the plate when he doubled in his second at-bat and followed with back-to-back home runs to catapult the Cincinnati Reds Rookie Advanced affiliate Billings Mustangs to a 8-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers affiliate Rocky Mountain Vibes at UCHealth Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado on July...

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“Quando ci si innamora si fanno follie, che non si sarebbe mai creduto possibile. A volte perfino troppe!” confessa, sorridendo, Michael L. Cioffi. Americano, di Cincinnati, in Ohio, di origini italiane e tedesche, ha sempre avuto un sogno nel cuore fin da bambino: scoprire quella terra da dove tutto era cominciato. E, come un vero mecenate del Rin...

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