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Disaronno International LLC has opened its 6,480 sq. ft. office at the Rye Street Market office building at Baltimore Peninsula. Disaronno is an Italian liqueur and its Italy-based parent company, Illva Saronno Holding S.p.A., became the majority owner of Sagamore Spirit in 2023. Sagamore Spirit is a rye whiskey brand with a distillery. It was foun...

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Three days of Italian heritage and culture returns to Harford County this weekend. The event is being held at the Harford County Equestrian Center in Bel Air, MD. The Galbani Maryland Italian Festival offers fun for the entire family such as live entertainment, cooking and wine demonstrations, retail vendors, and all the food you can handle. Frank...

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The Galbani Maryland Italian Festival is set to kick off at the Harford County Equestrian Center from September 27 to September 29. It's the largest Italian festival in Maryland. Attendees can look forward to enjoying live music from the nation's top Italian-American performers, dozens of food and retail vendors, carnival rides for all ages, and mo...

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Little Italy Lodge Scholarship Foundation announced the recipients of its scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. "After careful consideration and review of the essays," said Vince Piscopo, Chairman, "we are proud to award scholarships to these outstanding individuals ..." Madalyn Caiazzo - $10,000; Benjamin Carroll - $7,500; Sophia Montcalmo...

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Gambero Rosso, an Italian food and wine magazine that was founded in 1986, has been publishing its restaurant guide since 1990. The guide, Ristoranti d’Italia, describes the best Italian restaurants across the world. For each place it attributes a rating from 60 to 100 and, only for the best restaurants, a number of forchette (‘forks’) ranging from...

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In the spring of 2023, Joe Benny’s, a casual Little Italy restaurant beloved for its meatballs, focaccia pizza, and unstuffy attitude, closed after a decade-long run. It was yet another post-pandemic blow for a gastronomically iconic neighborhood where unfortunately more restaurants seemed to be closing than opening. Today, Little Italy’s outlook l...

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Baltimore Ravens offensive line coach Joe D'Alessandris died Sunday morning at the age of 70, the team announced. D'Alessandris had been hospitalized for the past two weeks with what the Ravens had described as "an acute illness" that required ongoing treatment for an extended period. Ravens coach John Harbaugh said at the time that D'Alessandris h...

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The 5th Annual Galbani Maryland Italian Festival will be headlined by Frank Stallone. Frank Stallone is renowned in his own right for his dynamic voice and versatile talent. He has charmed audiences worldwide performing rock, blues, big band, and more. He has three Platinum Albums, 10 Gold Albums, five Gold Singles, and appeared in the films “Tombs...

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In late summer 1936, amid the depths of the Great Depression, the charms of bocce were heralded in The Evening Sun,. The writer used the same line that accompanies just about every story on the ancient game of lawn bowling. “Ever hear of bocce?” In fact, bocce is a descendent of the oldest game devised by man: throwing balls toward a target. Some 5...

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Following the tragic collapse of Baltimore‘s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, a collaborative team has proposed a design for its replacement. The team comprises Carlo Ratti Associati — the architecture firm led by architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti — WeBuild, an Italian construction group, and Michel Virlogeux, a French structural engineer....

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