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The Greater Youngstown Italian Fest 2016 will introduce the winners of its Man and Woman of the Year awards at the Fest ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday inside the Roma tent on the west side of the event in downtown Youngstown.   Man of the Year is Ralph Sinistro. He was born Jan. 2, 1932, in Youngstown and is the only son of Michael and Genevie...

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The Alfa Romeo brand is back in the United States with an eye-catching sports car. Bob-Boyd Alfa Romeo Fiat is the first central Ohio franchise to sell the brand since it left the U.S. market in the 1990s. The debut model is a special edition of the 4C, with pricing that starts at $71,895.   It will be followed by a base-model 4C starting a...

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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...

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by Casey Weldon   A new eatery is trying to attract new customers by giving out free food. Every day. For a year. Piada Italian Street Food, the creation of restaurateur Chris Doody, is opening a new dining spot in Hyde Park Plaza on Friday. In order to celebrate the opening, the owners of the restaurant are promising free food for a ye...

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Festa Italiana at the Italian American Veterans Post 1, 4567 Oberlin Ave. in Lorain, will take place noon to 10 p.m., Sept. 26. There will be live entertainment throughout the day and at 2:30 p.m. Lu DeGenaro and Gino Minacci will be recognized.   Dinner will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Menu includes Italian wedding soup, stuffed she...

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Leaving his Italian homeland for the United States in 1979, Lino Tagliapietra brought closely held recipes for battuto, zanfirico, reticello, pulegoso, martelé. For the next several decades in workshops around the country, he taught those glass-making techniques to Americans hungry for new skills.   In turn, his own creative appetite was nou...

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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...

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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...

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"Miele", "Honey" directed by Valeria Golino. This Italian drama film was screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it won a commendation from the Ecumenical Jury. It was nominated for the 2013 Lux Prize. At the 53rd Italian Golden Globe won three awards for Best First Feature, Best Actress and Best New Director. It also won awards at the 67t...

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It's not uncommon for wealthy Texans to have tax write-offs. One such Texan owned a flour mill in Clifton, Ohio. This working mill is 30 miles east of Dayton and about 40 miles southwest of Columbus. Living near the flour mill is Anthony Satariano who traces his heritage to Termini, Sicily.   He's always been fascinated with mills, even tryi...

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