Delicio’s brings a piece of Italy to U.S. 280
By Molly Davidson Craving homemade Italian comfort food? Look no further than Delicio's Pizza and Pasta on U.S. 280. The husband-and-wife run restaurant, with owner Irina Boca and head chef Peter Pappas, offers a vast menu of made-from-scratch classics. As the restaurant's name indicates, Delicio's serves pizza—but it's not just a...
New jobs in Cartersville
By Marcy Williams A plant expansion in Cartersville means new jobs for the area. Franco Rossi, the president and CEO of Aquafil USA announces the Italy-based company's investing 25 million dollars to refurbish its main carpet fiber manufacturing plant and add a second facility. Rossi says Aquafil will add up to 100 new jobs, bringing total l...
Springs designer creates Italian monument to veterans
A Coral Springs architectural designer created a monument to honor the Checkertails of World War II. The 325th Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Force, with three squadrons assigned to it, was nicknamed the Checkertails because of the black-and-yellow checkered pattern on the tails of the aircraft. The Checkertails escorted bombers from L...
Nuoto: D'Arrigo, che show in America
Prosegue senza sosta la missione americana di Andrea Mitchell D'Arrigo: il nuotatore azzurro, 20 anni ancora da compiere, è uno dei protagonisti del SEC (Swimming & Diving Championship) in corso a Auburn. Il colpo grosso è arrivato la scorsa notte con il successo nelle 500 yards stile libero, con il primato personale migliorato di due secondi (...
Italian Week earns ‘Bravo!’; plans underway for 2016
Officials with the Worth Avenue Association are calling the first year of Italian Week Palm Beach a success, but they're ready to plan an even more successful week next year. Six days of events celebrated the rich Italian culture in town and raised money for the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York and Il Circolo, also...
Italian restaurant is ready to open in downtown Birmingham
by Jay Grossman Zack Sklar recently brought upscale French cuisine to downtown Birmingham with the opening of Au Cochon at the Palladium Building in September. Now, he's preparing to open an Italian eatery at the Palladium called Arthur Avenue. The new restaurant opens to the public for dinner on Tuesday. "Arthur Avenue in th...
A 38,000-Square-Foot Italian Food Hall is Coming to Brickell City Centre
Food halls are popular all over the country (Eataly, anyone?) but the trend hasn't really made it's way to South Florida — until now. Today it was announced that the almost open Brickell City Centre will house a three-story, Italian dining space when it makes its grand debut. The 500,000 square-foot shopping center currently being built ou...
Sons of Italy award $1,500 in scholarships
By Lorraine Thompson Sons of Italy in America, St. Augustine Lodge 2780, held its annual scholarship award dinner last month honoring three recently graduated high school students. Emily Johnston, Samantha Williams and Danielle Marchanka are the recipients of a $500 scholarship presented by Eileen Dillon, who chaired the scholarship commi...
Council approves wine store for South End
By Aleese KopfSouth End residents soon will be able to grab a bottle of wine in their own backyard.The Town Council granted a special exception Wednesday to allow a new Italian wine store to open on the first floor of the BankUnited Building at 2875 S. Ocean Blvd. The new Cento Vini store totals 611 square feet and will feature exclusive Italian wi...
The Chef Makes the Case: Why You Should Eat at Miami's New Lorenzo
by Jordana Rothman You've probably heard of Tony Mantuano: The James Beard Award-winning Chicago chef behind the legendary Spiaggia, Bar Toma, and Terzo Piano. Mantuano recently expanded to South Beach, putting down roots inside the new Redbury Hotel on Collins Avenue. Here, he tells us about his first Miami venture, the Italian L...
Italian Meeting Point at Techtextil North America
ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, and ICE, Italian Trade Agency, will be taking part in the 2014 edition of Techtextil North America that will be taking place from 13-15 May in Atlanta, GA. The associations have organised a Meeting Point where 13 Italian machinery manufacturers involved in the production o...
Italian eatery, Macchialina, still set for Asheville
What’s going into the first floor of the former Windsor Hotel has long been a source of speculation. Nearly a year ago, we reported that Macchialina, a Miami-based Italian restaurant, would set up shop on the corner of Broadway and Walnut streets. Then, rumors circulated that the restaurant wasn’t coming. Now the restaurant partners, Micha...