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This past week, my daughter Stella had her first dance class of the season. She looked so cute in her pink tutu and her ballet slippers. Her enthusiasm for the class was infectious and when my wife called me from the car on the way to her class, I could hear her telling me “Going to dance, Dad” in her cutest little voice. That evening I asked her t...

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The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) will host the 2022 Chalk Festival, an annual event started in 1990, this year expanded to two days, Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, September 11, noon to 5 p.m., rain or shine. The festival features sidewalk artistry by professional chalk artists and local community groups, families, and individuals, all using t...

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He was the “King of Cool,” an Italian American star whose casual magnetism and incomparable voice defined the Rat Pack style that influenced generations of American popular culture.  Now, Dean Martin’s hometown is seeking to honor him for all time with a larger-than-life statue at the heart of this once-bustling community.  In this week’s episode,...

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Padrino Italian has closed its Oakley location and prepares to open a Fort Thomas restaurant for full service. The pizzeria's final day of business at the Oakley Kitchen Food Hall was Sunday, owner Hunter Thomas said. Padrino was one of eight food stalls that opened inside the Oakley Kitchen Food Hall last July."We here at Padrino Oakley have loved...

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Bar Cicchetti is taking a chance on a Downtown space that has seen many restaurants fold over the years. Yet, it has more than a few winning cards in its hand — upscale food, refined service and a beverage program that offers curated wines, specialty cocktails and a strong nod to local microbrews, general manager Justin Celiano said. The upscale It...

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The Brier Hill Italian Festival is back and celebrating its 30th anniversary! Organizers said the festival once started as a one-time event and was originally meant to be a reunion. After the first weekend in Sept. of 1991, the community decided to bring it back for another year. The weekend has always revolved around family, friends, authentic foo...

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BRAVO! Italian Kitchen , the beloved restaurant located in Bethel, Ohio has officially reopened its doors, with a fresh new look. The restaurant, which will be celebrating its 30th year in the community next month, closed in April following significant damage from a fire. The Bethel BRAVO! has been remolded with updated interiors and the capacity t...

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Film director Joe Russo is returning home this weekend to pour drinks during the Feast of the Assumption celebration in Cleveland’s Litty Italy. Russo, who along with his brother Anthony, is one half of the most commercially successful directing duo in movie history, will serve as a guest celebrity bartender at TOLI on Saturday. You can find him on...

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The Cirinos — descendants of the DeMarco family — meet at Presti’s Bakery on Mayfield Road in Cleveland’s Little Italy, just beside the stoic Holy Rosary Church. Like a scene from Cheaper by the Dozen, a small army of children run between and around my feet. The adults of the family speak to me all at once, interjecting with each other, cracking jo...

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The 38th Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce, sponsored by Serpentini Chevrolet, will be held Aug. 26-28 at the Wickliffe Italian-American Club, 29717 Euclid Avenue. The event will host more than 100 teams from Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois, Michigan, Maryland, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, California and Canada,...

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