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Twice on Monday people stood to applaud Law Director Joseph Martuccio at his final council meeting. The first ovation occurred after Councilman Greg Hawk, D-1, announced the law director’s impending retirement and thanked Martuccio for his work. The second came after Martuccio’s roughly 10-minute speech. “I’m an Italian-American, a lawyer, an actor...

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One of Stanly County’s more popular restaurants damaged in a fire will not be reopening in Norwood. Milano’s Italian-American Restaurant will be reopening in Mt. Gilead, instead of downtown Norwood. Plans are underway for Milano’s to reopen in the former The Ford Place Restaurant, originally a car dealership. “There are more opportunities at The Fo...

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Akron authorities were investigating a suspicious two-alarm fire at the former Kenmore Italian Civic Club building at Kenmore Boulevard and Manchester Road. Firefighters responded to the building at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and found white smoke. They shut down the roads while battling the fire. Authorities said no one was injured. The fire caused about $...

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Gervasi Vineyard has named its distillery and boutique hotel, both of which are projected to be built by late 2018 to early 2019. The distillery will be called The Still House at Gervasi Vineyard, and the hotel will be The Casa at Gervasi Vineyard. The names keep in theme with its winery house, called The Crush House. (Crushing is an early and crit...

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Salvatore Artino was eight-years-old when he emigrated from Sant’Agata Militello, Messina, Sicily, with his older brother, Vincenzo, in 1903. They settled in Lorain County near Bellevue, OH, as Vincenzo was able to secure work on the railroads in that area. When Italy entered WWI in April of 1915, Salvatore had just turned 20-years-old. He was stil...

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Clement Ghiloni emigrated from Italy to the United States in 1899 at the age 16. By 1910, he along with brothers Julian and Samuel moved to Newark, Ohio to start a fruit business. In 1913, Clement married 18-year-old Bessie Baker, a bookkeeper from Croton. The couple started their lives together in a home at 561 Granville Street. Soon they welcomed...

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Franco Germano was a connoisseur in the kitchen — carefully orchestrating each meal, leaving customers with just one reaction: “Magnifico!” Germano, the owner of Franco’s Ristorante Italiano in the Oregon District, died on Sunday. He was 73. The owner of the popular Italian restaurant grew up in Duronia, Italy, where he developed an expansive knowl...

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Baseball has always been a big part of Cleveland culture, and on Wednesday, March 28, students and faculty at Case Western Reserve University have an opportunity to learn more about it. At 7:30 p.m., a “Celebration of Italian American Baseball” will feature a screening of an award-winning documentary, “Italian American Baseball Family,” followed by...

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The latest batch of acquisitions announced by the Cleveland Museum of Art is relatively small - only five objects. But several of the works involved should have an immediate impact when they go on view this week.A new exhibition opening Saturday at the museum focusing  on five years' worth of recent acquisitions will include the freshly acquired 17...

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Moretto USA LLC has moved its equipment and parts stocking operations from Columbus, Ohio, to larger quarters in Jackson Center, Pa."We finished the move on Feb. 27," said Gene Flockerzi, general manager. "Everything is in its spot, and now we can get back to expanding our customer base." The subsidiary of auxiliary equipment manufacturer Moretto S...

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