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After a booming first week in business, Mariola Italian celebrated its grand opening with a donation to a local nonprofit. Wooster's newest eatery raised and donated $1,927 to OneEighty, which will use the funds to support existing programs that benefit the community. For Mike Mariola, owner of the restaurant that bears his name, the donation reinf...

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When you say the word “football” to friends and famiglia in Italy, they probably conjure up images of World Cup soccer and the many greats who have worn the famed “Azzurro” of the Italian national team, or their favorite local club competing in Serie A. But, to many an Italian American, football means helmets, hard knocks, and the great American gr...

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In May, Random Road was closed down in Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood for the unveiling of a historical marker that pays tribute to the Italian immigrant stonemasons who carved some of the city’s most iconic stone works. The marker was placed at the site of the former Ohio Cut Stone Co., where Cleveland’s “Guardians of Traffic” were hand-car...

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The disappearance of an important Cincinnati sculpture remains a mystery. Work is underway halfway around the world to replace it. Artists in Italy are making a new Capitoline Wolf statue. Last June, someone stole it from Eden Park. The white stone pedestal sits empty in Eden Park. On top once sat a gift from Rome in 1931, a mother wolf nursing the...

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After months of construction, Mariola Italian is opening its doors to the public at 11 a.m. Wednesday. In celebration of the grand opening, Mariola Italian will host a fundraiser to support OneEighty, according to a news release. The eatery will offer family-inspired Italian-American recipes including spaghetti, meatballs, fettuccine alfredo, chick...

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What started as a way to help those in his community find food easily during the coronavirus pandemic has turned into a brick-and-mortar restaurant. Franco the Foodie, owned by Chef Franco Gallo, is located at 120 W. Jefferson St. in the space that previously housed StageCoach Cafe in New Carlisle. The restaurant features a variety of fresh, tradit...

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Joyce Mariani, Executive Director of the Italian Cultural Garden Foundation and founder of the Cleveland Italian Film Festival, was inducted into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame on April 18, 2023.  Basil M. Russo nominated Joyce Mariani to receive this prestigious award.   Basil Russo is the national president of the Order of Italian Sons...

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Pietro G Fuciarelli, President of the Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan announced sponsorship support for the XLII Italian Bowl that will be played on July 1, 2023 at the University of Toledo Glass Bowl Stadium. Tickets for Toledo’s Italian Bowl can be purchased here. There are $15 general admission tickets and $30 reserved seats at the Glass Bowl...

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Although the Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival is in July, on Wednesday night, it was about recognizing this year's Italian-American of the Year and some bright young minds in the Ohio Valley. It was announced in February that Tom Fato was this year's Italian-American of the Year; an honor that for Fato, started when he was a kid growing up...

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Diners in Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood have one more dessert choice starting Friday, May 19. That’s when Mount Granita opens at 2024 Murray Hill Road Cleveland. Street-cart vendors of granita for the past three summers, Chris Giancola and his partner are moving indoors. While finishing his degree in civil engineering, Giancola worked to re...

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