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Youngstown
A Taste of Home at Carmella’s Café
La Gazzetta spoke with co-manager of Carmella’s Café, Lisa Kelso. La Gazzetta (LG): Good afternoon, Lisa. Thanks so much for…
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Youngstown
The Pride of Youngstown
On June 4, 1933, the fog continued to frustrate the impatient crowd massed at the Lansdowne Airport, Youngstown’s first municipal…
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Entertainment
La Mia Strada / My Road
While producing a documentary in Italy for John Carroll University, Dr. Santa Casciani (Associate Producer) introduced Michael DiLauro, Cleveland-born five…
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History & culture
Brigands
The first night of our 1992 family reunion in Montelongo, my paternal grandparents’ village, Zia Mariannina and Zia Rita locked…
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History & culture
Italian Americans and World War I
Though postwar U.S.A. experienced a depression that lasted until 1921, the severe economic and social upheavals that hit Italy in…
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History & culture
Steel Museum Offers Youngstown’s Italian Heritage Online
Mention the “Steel Museum” and Youngstowners proudly point to the modern structure at 151 W. Wood Street. Officially known as…
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Food & Wine
Youngstown Memories of Torrone
Il torrone è uno dei dolci natalizi più diffusi in tutta Italia e vanta origini molto antiche. Conosciuto già all’epoca…
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Food & Wine
Caciocavallo
Caciocavallo, made from unpasteurized cow, sheep, or less frequently used buffalo milk, is a well-known cheese of Southern Italy and…
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Local News
Warren, Ohio Man’s Harrowing Teenage Years in WWII Italy
If the old saying, “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger,” carries any weight, then John Caniglia, 88, of Warren…
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Local News
From Shepherds to Ohio Steelworkers
A bronze plaque at the foot of the Statue of Liberty features Emma Lazarus’ 1883 poem, “New Colossus,” with its…
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