Saturday July 22. 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm. McKinley Memorial Museum - 40 N Main St, Niles, OH. Event is FREE and open to the public! Join us in a showing of a short documentary outlining the history of the 1873 Coal War that saw 7,500 miners in Hubbard and Liberty Townships strike and brought the first Italian immigrants to the area. After the showing, w...
READ MOREJuly's First Friday will be a joint event with the Stark County Italian American Festival. The Italian American Festival will be at Centennial Plaza in downtown Canton from 4 to 11 p.m. Friday; noon to 11 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. Centennial Plaza is on Market Avenue N along Court Avenue and Third Street NW. Festivities will be both...
READ MOREThe XLII Italian Bowl, the Italian American Football final organized by the Italian American Football Federation (FIDAF) and the Italian Football League (IFL), was held in Toledo, Ohio on 1 July. The match between the Guelfi of Florence and the Parma Panthers took place at the Glass Bowl, the stadium of the University of Toledo, and was the occasio...
READ MOREThe Italian paper company Sofidel on Monday announced a $185 million expansion of its plant just south of Circleville that could add 100 jobs. “Our success has been Ohio’s success, and I appreciate the ongoing partnership with Pickaway County, the city of Circleville, One Columbus, and JobsOhio to help make it happen,” Sofidel CEO Luigi Lazzareschi...
READ MOREIf traveling to Italy isn’t part of your summer plans, you can stay in the region and enjoy an authentic experience at a new cafè on the east side of Cincinnati. VV The Italian Experience is a family business years in the making, and a new way to try authentic old-world fare. Co-owner, Melissa De Giorgi, said their location in Mount Lookout on Delt...
READ MOREThe Italian American Cultural Club held its annual Campo Italiano June 19-23 at the Italian Village in Steubenville. This year’s event marked 15 years for the special gathering known as, “Festa dei 15 anni.” Yearly, it brings campers together to learn about the Italian heritage and culture. It is financially supported by the IACC and community spon...
READ MOREWhen: Friday, July 7 and Saturday, July 8 at 8:00pm ET - Where: BOB STOP at The Music Settlement, 2920 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH Alla Boara will be putting on an immersive live recording experience at Bop Stop as part of their next live album. The group will be performing a range of new material and the performances will include special guests, Ja...
READ MOREThe Greater Youngstown Italian Fest will once again sprawl through the middle of downtown, but its footprint will be shortened by one block. The event will take place Aug. 4-6 on East Federal Street, Champion Street and Central Square. The first block of West Federal immediately west of Central Square will not be used this year because of the ongoi...
READ MORECity leaders, through work with historians and architects and engagement with community members, will again wrestle with what to do about the towering statue of the man the city is named after. The conversations will be part of the Reimagining Columbus project, an overarching initiative the city announced to “promote diversity in the city’s public...
READ MOREIf traveling to Italy isn't part of your summer plans, you can stay right here in Cincinnati and enjoy an authentic experience at a new cafè on the East Side. VV The Italian Experience is a family business years in the making, and a new way to try authentic old-world fare. Co-owner, Melissa De Giorgi, said their location in Mount Lookout on Delta A...
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