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Paul's Memories
December 2017 | Paul Sciria
(from 2012...) Christmas holidays and family gatherings are lifetime special memories and there’s plenty to go around. Some are family favorites, others outside the household. One fond remembrance occurred at a time when our five children were...
Paul's Memories
November 2017 | Paul Sciria
(from 2002...) Italians are deeply concerned about their children’s future and realize that education is the key to a better life. Our parents and grandparents, immigrants or not, also made it clear there was more to life than material success....
Paul's Memories
October 2017 | Paul Sciria
(from 2014...) My nonno, Calogero (Charles) Lardomita, emmigrated from Palermo, Sicily and my nonna, Mary Riccobuono, was from Sant’ Agata, Sicily. They were typical, hard working people who had no “safety nets,” using only what monies were earned...
Paul's Memories
September 2017 | Paul Sciria
(from 2013...) In my younger days I took a bit of French in elementary school, and in junior high school Spanish from Miss Do, but at The Ohio State University it was Italian. My professor was a non-Italian named Ollie Moore and each morning he...
August 2017
August 2017 | Angela Spitalieri
The year was 2000 when the relationship between Paul Angelo Sciria and PAS Publishing began. Paul was charged with continuing his dedication as editor of the paper as well as maintaining his long-time advertising relationships. Paul was...
July 2017
July 2017 | Paul Sciria
In the 1972 movie classic ‘The Godfather,’ Francis Ford Coppola directed what has come to be one of the most memorable wedding scenes in cinema history. The scene took a week to film and used 750 extras. The wedding...
June 2017
June 2017 | Paul Sciria
Where have all the fruit peddlers gone? For that matter, where has a large segment of the Northern Ohio wholesale produce brokers at the 88- year-old central receiving and distribution center on Croton Avenue (off E. 40th Woodland Ave.)...
May 2017
May 2017 | Paul Sciria
This month, 26 years ago, I’m sitting in my little office on Rt. 6 in Willoughby Hills when a lady walked in and asked me to join her in publishing an Italian American newspaper. I told her I would, provided I control all the copy/editorial...
April 2017
April 2017 | Paul Sciria
There was a time when Japan had a lock on the Easter lily business in the U.S. Native to Japan, the flower was largely imported into the U.S. from the Japanese. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the supply was suddenly cut off, making Easter lilies...
March 2017
March 2017 | Paul Sciria
Baseball is in the air and the Major League teams are spring training in the warm spots of the U.S. It’s amazing how things have changed in the game during the years I’ve been a baseball fan and I reach back a long time ago.
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February 2017
February 2017 | Paul Sciria
During my Italian studies, many years ago at The Ohio State University, the required reading in my advanced courses included three literature masterpieces. I’m sure it must be mandatory reading in most Italian schools. My favorite two were...
January 2017
January 2017 | Paul Sciria
I attended The Ohio State University pre-Woody Hayes time. Classes covered a quarter of 10 weeks as opposed to semesters and tuition for the period cost less than a book for todays’ studies. One of my favorite courses was Italian and my...
December 2016
December 2016 | Paul Sciria
During my childhood I don’t ever remember celebrating Christmas in our home. It was always at my maternal nonna’s, like almost every Sunday. There was no way we could celebrate with our other nonna, Madeline, as she was across the...
November 2016
November 2016 | Paul Sciria
Art was never my strong suit. I’m sure when my middle school teacher saw my sticks and circles representing a human figure she wondered how the Renaissance movement ever took place in Italy. I didn’t do the Italians any favors with my...
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