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Authorities say two armed men robbed Garozzo's Italian Ristorante in Columbus Park Monday night. They received the call around 10:30 p.m., just after the restaurant in the 500 block of Harrison closed.   Employees told police one man held two workers at gun point while the other man went to the office and demanded cash from a manager counti...

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By Emily Younker Italian author Fabio Geda will be the featured speaker at several lectures and book-signing events scheduled at Missouri Southern State University this week. Geda is the author of the notable nonfiction novel "In the Sea There are Crocodiles," which has been translated into more than 30 languages and adapted into a play.  ...

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Date: Thursday, November 05, 2015. Hours: 6:00 p.m. Site: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - 500 N Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. Organized by: WWI Museum - Kansas City, MO. In collaboration with: https://supportinganally.eventbrite.com "Supporting an Ally: American Forces in Italy, 1918" a lecture by Jonathan R....

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Joseph Henry Garagiola was Born on February 12, 1926 in the Italian section of a neighborhood called the Hill, in St. Louis, Missouri.   Garagiola grew up across the street from Yogi Berra and the two became close friends throughout their life. Also on the same block would eventually live broadcaster Jack Buck & his son Joe Buck as well...

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By Wally Kennedy Last week, when I suggested that a new day was dawning for pizza in Joplin with the opening of Midtown Pizza Kitchen, 1212 S. Main St., some people thought that comment was over the top. Well, Joplin's pizza scene is truly changing.   I did not have enough space last week to tell you that an Old Chicago restaurant is c...

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By Rena Garrett At St. Louis' historic Union Station, a team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family stories from Missouri. A musician hopes to find connections to a famous St. Louis jazz composer; two sisters explore links to a survivor of the legendary Donner party; an Italian-American woman finds out if she is related to Italian royalty; an...

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By Pat Eby    Mario Ruggeri doesn't simply follow recipes when he cooks for his family. He's an intuitive cook who understands the importance of good ingredients. He's a thoughtful chef who meticulously hones his cooking techniques. He understands the importance of patience at the stove as well as the need for speed when a dish must com...

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The Italy Semester photo exhibition "Un.It Unescoitalia: The World Heritage Sites in the Work of 14 Photographers" will be delayed by several days due to a delay in shipping the exhibition from the Miami Dade Public Library in Florida to Missouri Southern State University.   The exhibition will open on Thursday, Aug. 22 (instead of Monday, A...

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A Maserati vehicle is not something most see on the daily commute to work. Born in Italy and arguably some of the finest crafted automobiles in the world, Maserati vehicles can be elusive to American shoppers - except those that live in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.   Recently, the Italian automaker reminded the world that it is...

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The Thursday evening final dress of Gioachino Rossini's romp of an opera, The Italian Girl in Algiers, convinced a lot of area students that opera is not just a fuddy-duddy bunch of screaming. Great voices, fantastic production values, constant business going on all over the stage makes audience members fearful of looking away, even to blink. &nbs...

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