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Forty years ago, an Italian community torn apart by urban renewal projects came together in the Third Ward to celebrate Italian culture in what would become the first ethnic festival in Milwaukee. Today, this annual festival is known as Festa Italiana and this year marks its 40th Anniversary. The festival runs from July 21-23 at the Henry Maier Fes...

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Significant upgrades are in the works for the Italian Community Center at 631 E. Chicago St., an entity which has only seen minor renovations since opening in 1990. The improvements are taking place beginning this month, thanks to capital investments from both the ICC itself and the Bartolotta Restaurant Group, which assumed responsibility for the...

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Milwaukee’s venerable Festa Italiana will celebrate 40 years of family, fun and tradizione from July 21 to 23 at Henry W. Maier Festival Park. Headlining this year’s event are the Gin Blossoms; Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti, star of Season 11 of “America’s Got Talent”; and the BoDeans, featuring 2012 “The Voice” finalist Nicholas David; Other acts i...

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You can be the envy of Patrick Bateman who could never get a reservation at the fictitious Dorsia, the restaurant from the movie American Psycho from which a new Milwaukee restaurant got its name. The owners of Cataldo’s recently opened Dorsia as a thoroughly modern Italian restaurant, a place with lots of energy, creativity and an effortless cool...

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Festa Italia returns to Fitchburg for another year of gelato, spaghetti, music and more. The festival began as an annual picnic for the Italian Workmen’s Club, who still host the event that has grown into a community tradition. For the Italian families who have relocated away from tight-knit neighborhoods, festival committee member Tony Bruno says...

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Many years ago, to celebrate the arrival of spring, Greenbush neighborhood Italians marched behind their Italian band to the state Capitol to also pay tribute to Victorio Emanuel III, the king of Italy from 1900 to 1946. They were humble people, dressed in their finest with little children in tow for a time in their lives to remember forever. Celeb...

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Vin Santo, a homey Italian restaurant owned by Gregg and Clarissa Edwardsen, has been open since 1998 at 7462 Hubbard Ave. in Middleton. The decor is classic small town Wisconsin (antlers on the walls, portrait of Frank Sinatra) and the menu is full of familiar Italian standards like bruschetta, caprese salad, linguine with pancetta and shrimp, and...

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A sculpture brought in from Italy for the 2016 Eaux Claires Festival is finding its permanent home in downtown Eau Claire. The project named Baroque is a massive wire sculpture that held an organ during the Eaux Claires Festival last year. The sculpture valued around $250,000 will be permanently assembled on a wooden platform right next to the Chip...

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Dear Friends, As President of the National Italian Invitational Golf Tournament for Charities, I reach out to your organization to share information and invite you and your members to join us at our event.  We are a charitable golf tournament celebrating our 60th anniversary this year. Our event involves everything Italian including golf, bocce, gr...

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Today, Festa Italiana announced the latest musical headliner added to its schedule: Milwaukee's own BoDeans, playing the festival Friday, July 21, at 9 p.m. at Henry Maier Festival Park. Born in Waukesha, the BoDeans broke out in the '80s with its debut album, "Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams." Over the years, the band delivered hits like "Fadeaway," "O...

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