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The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

As Fiorelli sits by her garden each day, people approach her to compliment the colorful spot on an otherwise brick-and-concrete street.

Putting down roots

Aquene Kimmel, Staff Reporter October 28, 2016

Several years ago, Reta Fiorelli carried her morning cup of coffee out of the apartment building she owns on Cornell Road to sit at the lawn table, jammed in at the side of her overflowing garden. Her...

The annual festival celebrated Little Italy's Italian culture and Catholic rooots.

Cleveland chows down at The Feast

Anne Nickoloff, Director of Print August 20, 2015

A man sat under the Mayfield Rapid Transit Authority bridge, greeting groups of pedestrians as they walked by, using the same line for everyone on their way to Little Italy: “Excuse me, I think you...

Water main breaks affect campus

Garretson Oester, Staff Reporter January 16, 2015

Over break, students who checked their emails received news of two water main breaks that affected the Case Western Reserve University campus. The first occurred on Jan. 6 on campus near Wickenden Hall...

Rising Star

Mod Coffee

Enio Chinca, Staff Reporter October 16, 2014
Little Italy's Rising Star Coffee is a great place to get your caffeine fix.
Little Italy's "The Feast"

Little Italy’s food-filled street party brings huge crowds

Anne Nickoloff, Arts & Entertainment Editor August 17, 2014

The Feast of the Assumption means three things: Delicious food Traffic confusion Crowds This year was no different, and as the smell of garlic wafted down Mayfield and the sounds of DJ'd music...

Hungry for so me real food? Ditch the dining hall and go get something worth eating

Katy Witkowski and Grace Francisco August 23, 2012

Little Italy   Right up Mayfield Road (an easy walk from North Residential Village) is Little Italy, a hub of pasta and pizza. Many of the restaurants offer favorites like ravioli and manicotti,...

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