CIAO of Lima, Ohio

01/30/2024

Sending our deepest condolences to Steve Smith and family for the loss of his wife, Denise.
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Lima, Ohio Denise I. Smith, 67, passed away on January 28, 2024, at 12:39 pm, at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center. Denise was born January 20, 1957 in Lima, OH, to the late Warren and Jeanette (Lewis) Mathew who survives in Lima, OH. On October 17, 1981 she married Steven R. Smith at St. Ger...

12/31/2023

A couple people are looking for nice inside pictures of the Old Milano Club. Anyone have some they woukd share?

06/17/2023

Testament to the hard work, dedication and ingenuity of the Sicilian immigrant, Baldassare Forestiere

During the heat wave of 1906, Baldasare Forestiere dug a home underground with just a pickax and shovel. He spent 40 years excavating 10 acres of rooms, tunn...

11/11/2022

Rest in peace, Bea. Condolences to Joe and their family.

View Beatrice Mary "Bea" Zuppardo's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

09/09/2022

Travelers tend to head to the big name destinations like Venice, Florence, Rome and even Naples when visiting Italy. But there are many equally, if not more, beautiful villages in the European country that are largely unknown, even among some Italians.

01/05/2022

By: Tony Traficante, ISDA Contributing Editor She came streaking through the sky, not in a sled or with twelve cute little reindeer, but in her vehicle of choice: a common household item, a sweeping broom. And from her big kettle came goodies for thousands of eager Italian children. The old lady doe...

12/29/2021

By: Francesca Montillo, ISDA Food + Travel Writer It might seem incredible given that, these days, we see Christmas items at the shops sometimes before Halloween, but did you realize that the real Christmas season actually starts on Christmas Day itself? That’s right; Dec. 25 marks the official st...

12/26/2021

By: Francesca Montillo, ISDA Food + Travel Writer Drive down any neighborhood in the U.S. a few days after Christmas and you’re likely to see holiday trees at the curb, ready to be picked up by the local trash men. I’ve seen my share with tinsel or fake snow still on them. For many, Dec. … Con...

12/24/2021

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C1dBJ4xxWoM

"Twas The Feast of the Fishes" - an Italian American Christmas Eve Poem by John M. ViolaIn 1823, Clement Clark Moore wrote A Visit from St. Nicholas, one of ...

12/17/2021

https://youtu.be/6aBb_U0k_2Q

Maybe you can't spring for a trip to Italy, but you CAN enjoy a tour of the gorgeous, hand-crafted Nativity scene in Florence's Holy Spirit Basilica! Don't m...

12/07/2021