by Paul Sciria   Anthony Michael Pilla, the son of Italian immigrants and Ninth Bishop of Cleveland, was inducted into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame.   His education started in public schools until high school, which he began at Cathedral Latin and completed at St. Gregory Seminary in Cincinnati, OH, where he continued in c...

by Tom Okal   1900. Ellis Island, New York. A line of immigrants forms. They are weary and wary. They wait. The homes they've left behind are miles away in sunny Southern Italy--Sicily, Abruzzo, Campania, Calabria. They bring their culture. Their work ethic. Their kitchen traditions. They will start their new lives in our Eastern cities. The...

ASG, manufacturer and distributor of torque control products and solutions for the assembly market, and Fiam Utensili Pneumatici spa, premier Italian assembly tool manufacturer, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership naming ASG as the exclusive master distributor for Fiam in North America. Fiam will partner with ASG to integrate its brand-...

The Cleveland Museum of Art is trying to ensure that an exhibition on ancient art from Sicily will take place as scheduled in September despite reports that Sicilian cultural authorities want to withdraw two masterpieces critical to the exhibition. The exhibition, "Sicily: Art and Invention Between Greece and Rome", is the Cleveland museum's major...

The Cleveland Italian Film Festival 2014, showcasing award-winning films from Italy, is open from September 18 - October 9, 2014, at the Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland Heights, the Atlas Cinemas Eastgate in Mayfield Heights and the Capitol Theatre in the Gordon Square Arts District.   The films promise moviegoers comedy, drama and romance. A...

Phyllis Seltzer: The Italian Works, Paintings and Heat Transfer Prints - Thursday, May 14 - Saturday June, 20, 2015 The Galleries at Cleveland State University, 1307 Euclid Avenue, ClevelandFREE opening reception on Friday, May 29, 5:00-7:00pmPresented by CSU in partnership with Consolato Onorario d'Italia a Cleveland, Consolato d'Italia a Detroit...

È stata inaugurata ieri, 19 marzo, la 38esima edizione del Cleveland International Film Festival, che chiuderà il 30 marzo. Quest'anno i film italiani in concorso, presentati in collaborazione con il Consolato d'Italia in Detroit, sono ben 4.   Si tratta di "Border" di Alessio Cremonini, film che affronta il tema della crisi siriana e dei pr...

Holiday walk hours Friday, 12/5 noon-9pm, Saturday ,12/6 noon-9pm Sunday, 12/7 noon-6pm. Stay tuned at "Little Italy Cleveland" as we roll out the highlights for the weekend!   Bring your family and friends and join in the holiday cheer! Horse drawn carriage rides (Sunday) Ice Sculpting, Christmas Tree Auction and Carolers. Come out and...

One of Northeast Ohio's top restaurateurs is about to get even busier. A recent trip to Italy has inspired Chef Dante Boccuzzi to open his fifth restaurant, bringing the traditional dishes of Florence, Siena, and Pisa to the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland.   In today's Quick Bite WKSU's Vivian Goodman reports on Boccuzzi's tribute to his...

Ribbons of hand-rolled pasta nestled in a luxurious sauce of good cheese, cream and coddled egg, spiked with salty nuggets of pancetta then tossed with fried potato matchsticks for a charming unexpected crunch and slices of cured egg yolk for even more umami richness. Those with a Proustian food memory or preternatural love for the extra-opulent wi...