30th Annual Food Festival
The Italian American Civic Association of Vero Beach will be hosting its 30th Annual Food Festival on Friday, Feb. 27, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 28, 11a.m. - 9 p.m., and Sunday, March 1, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Freshly prepared traditional Italian dishes will be offered at family friendly prices. Live entertainment includes the Tarantella...
Restaurant Review: Marcello Ristorante Italiano
by Marsha Fottler Can an excellent restaurant live in a tiny strip mall? In Sarasota, it happens all the time. Case in point: Marcello Ristorante Italiano on South Tamiami Trail, which has been building buzz since it opened two-and-a-half years ago. Park outside the unprepossessing building and step into a room that is combined di...
Another Italian Fashion House Will Stamp Its Name on an Edgewater Condo Tower
The Residences by Armani Casa are under construction in Sunny Isles Beach. The Fendi Château is planned for Surfside. Now the trend is creeping into Miami's urban core. OKO Group has announced it's partnering with the fashion house of Missoni to brand its latest waterfront tower project in the Edgewater neighborhood. The tower is planned f...
How to get a free pizza at Brickell's newest Italian eatery this week
By Amanda Mesa To help build the buzz leading up to its grand opening, Brickell's upcoming eatery, Tino's, is inviting guests to come get a first-taste. Helmed by Chef Constantine de Lucia, the soon-to-open Italian spot will offer guests chef-selected wine starting at $6 a glass from Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, July 24. With every glass purc...
Italian-American Club offering ‘jam’ nights
You can bring your trombone, your guitar, or just a tremendous singing voice, get on stage, and just perform. The Italian-American Club on Vincennes Boulevard in downtown hopes the idea will work to get the word out about its new musical offerings this summer as a way to bring people in once the snowbirds return. Read more ...
Gelato: The Italian way
Stefano Versace is a true Italian - it's something he says you can figure out quickly from his accent. His passion for food stems from his roots in Italy, where he and his family owned a restaurant. "We come from a family that loves food and cooking," said Versace, franchise owner of Stefano Versace Gelateria and Italian Gourmet. ...
Aima Domus opens its second luxury Italian furniture showroom on Biscayne Blvd.
In June, Miami-based ltalian furniture retailer Anima Domus opened the doors to its second showroom along Biscayne Boulevard. Already an Aventura shopping destination for many years, this second spot is conveniently located at 5084 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami's historic MiMo district. It is also bigger, better and more beautiful than ever, featurin...
Annual Reunion Exhibition, Closing Ceremony & Reception Jan. 21, 2017
Following an annual tradition that has continued for forty-seven years, Cortona program alumni will gather for a reunion on January 21, 2017 in the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia in Athens. Student & faculty works produced in Cortona during the 2016 Spring, Summer, and Fall programs will be on display in the Dodd...
Cinema Italy Day
CINEMA ITALY is honored to have received a proclamation of the City of Miami Beach declaring December 14th, 2016 as Cinema Italy Day. WE WANTED TO THANK the City of Miami Beach and Commissioner Ricky Arriola for this esteemed recognition. We also thank Nuccio Nobel of the Miami Beach Sister City Program for his invaluable support since Cinema...
Spoleto Festival USA offers largest program for 37th season; performances to start Friday
From comic book art to Shakespeare and Japanese opera, the new season of the Spoleto Festival USA will be the largest ever, offering 160 performances during the 17 days the festival lights up stages across this seaside city. The internationally known arts festival, founded by the composer Gian Carlo Menotti, will open its 37th season Frida...
Rebirth of Rome. Echoes and origins: interwar italian design
For its fall 2013 exhibition season, on the occasion of the Year of Italian culture in the US, The Wolfsonian–Florida International University presents a program of independent though interrelated exhibitions, entitled Rebirth of Rome, that examine the aesthetics of dictatorship in interwar Italy September 27, 2013 (opening) - Miami Beach -&n...
The art of Italian dining
The Panaretto Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale organized a 5 week Italian course for those interested in learning the Italian language and culture. From October 8th, for 5 weeks, the ones wishing to learn Italian culture and language will have the chance to participate to different kind of classes, from basic to intermediate ones, choosing betwee...