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Young Damsels Star in Assisi’s Medieval Festival, Calendimaggio
Ogni anno il 30 aprile, la città di Assisi si anima quando i residenti si radunano davanti alla storica Chiesa Nuova in attesa del Calendimaggio, uno dei più suggestivi festival medievali d’Italia. L’evento inizia con la presentazione delle damigelle, giovani…
LGI's calendar: things to do
To include your event, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Regular meetings of Solon Italian ClubLast Wednesday of each month 7 p.m., Grantwood PavillionNew members welcome. Contact President, Brett Neff at 216-313-0197 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Or contact Anthony D'Angelo, Membership Chair at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if…
In the Cucina with La Gazzetta: Culurgiones, Traditional Sardinian Stuffed Pasta
In this column we share the cuisine and recipes of Italy and our Italian American communities. Each month we feature recipes curated from our research and those shared by LGI readers. Food and cooking are important aspects of our cultural…
Something Italian. From Distant Shores to Family Tables, The Recipes That Held Us Together
For what is food but the greatest expression of joy and hurt in the world, Annette Januzzi Wick writes in this blending of history, memoir, and cooking. In response, readers are taken to the cherished place where her Italian ancestors…
A Look Back: Pompeo della Cesa, Armorer to the Court of Milan
June is here and that means festival time! If your community or parish has an upcoming festival, please contact us so that we can help you promote it.The weather is finally pleasant, and we hope you have a chance to…
A Famous Italian Inventor and His Boulevard in the Capital City of Ohio
The Ohio Statehouse is a National Historic Landmark here in the Capital City of Ohio, Columbus. On the grounds of the Statehouse, you’ll find a monument/statue of Christopher Columbus who is the namesake of Ohio’s capital city. Unbeknownst to me,…
NIAF Celebrates Italian American Excellence at 2026 New York Gala
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) brought together more than 700 guests from the United States and Italy on Thursday, April 23, 2026, for its annual New York Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street, honoring six distinguished Italian Americans and saluting…
La Limone
Phoenix entrepreneur Joanna Palmer, featured on Bravo’s “Below Deck” in April, has just published a culinary memoir and cookbook that prove the best chapters of a woman’s life have no expiry date. Viewers of a recent “Below Deck” episode on…
