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by Jan Parr   Sentimentalists, be warned. Cafe Spiaggia is not the place it used to be. Six weeks ago, chef/owner Tony Mantuano closed the restaurant at the top of North Michigan Avenue for a refresh of both menu and decor. Gone are the European-inspired checkerboard tile floors, the wainscotting, the burgundy banquettes, the colorful f...

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by Lorene Yue   Eataly—New York's celebrity-sponsored food emporium that is the definition of excess—is almost ready to devour River North. But will the neighborhood's frequent-diner residents and tourists slaver over it? Part restaurant, part gourmet grocer and all show, Eataly is set to open off North Michigan Avenue at the end of Novembe...

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The same characteristics that make chicken Parmesan such a soul-satisfying dish as an entree—the hearty pool of bright red tomato sauce and blanket of stretchy mozzarella—make it a such a potentially hazardous sandwich. While it almost always looks impressive, after a few seconds the onslaught of wet ingredients leave the bread soggy and the fried...

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by Manya Brachear Pashman   The remains of the youngest saint canonized by the Roman Catholic Church are expected to arrive in Chicago at dawn Monday as part of a 16-state tour during her first visit to the U.S.   St. Maria Goretti, an 11-year-old Italian girl stabbed to death while resisting a sexual assault more than a century ago,...

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By John von Rhein For a second straight year, Lyric Opera has turned to a staple of Italian comic opera, Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," as the basis for a show designed to introduce children ages 5-10, and their elders, to the joys of opera.   The result was "The Family Barber," a fluffy and amusing entertainment the company presented S...

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Five recent high school graduates each received a $500 Joseph Calderone Memorial Scholarship at the June meeting of the Order Sons of Italy in America Leone D'Oro Lodge No. 2700 in Orland Park.   Each recipient was required to write an essay crediting their Italian heritage in forming strong family ties and family values.   Read more...

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by Dan Niemiec   As it gets closer to Veterans' Day, we are reminded of our ancestors who sacrificed so much to serve in our Armed Forces. Sadly, the World War II generation is rapidly shrinking as they reach their nineties, and there are no combat veterans living who served in World War I. I hope that when you research your family, you try...

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ROMA, 21 MAR - Volumec (Treviso, Italy) and ERI America (Lake Zurich, Illinois) have entered an exclusive distribution agreement.   ERI America will handle the sales and service of Volumec products in the North American market.   The Italian company manufactures drilling and tapping equipment, including the high-torque VT/VTS articula...

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A monthlong celebration of rivers by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra culminates this weekend when Italian conductor Riccardo Muti travels by boat from downtown Chicago to Chinatown. The CSO's "Rivers" festival has sought to highlight the importance of rivers on culture.Muti will board a boat Sunday afternoon on the Chicago River with members of CSO...

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Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 5:30 PMMonastero's Ristorante & Banquets - 3935 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL Featuring: *A Tribute to the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Baritone Tito Gobbi, the Godfather of the Bel Canto Foundation, given by his daughter Cecilia Gobbi, Guest of Honor from Rome*A Salute to the Bicentennial of Gius...

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