Ybor's cemetery hosts a show to raise money for maintenance
by Anthony Allred At The Italian Club Cemetery in Tampa's historic Ybor district, maintenance comes at a cost of about $2,500 a month. So to raise money the clubs members are hosting what they are calling the "Italian Club Annual Comedy Music Spectacular of the Year." "You are going to see Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond, Johnny C...
Irinox To Move Its U.S. Headquarters
As of February 1, Irinox USA will have a new home. The manufacturer of commercial blast chillers and shock freezers will move to Miami, Fla., from its current home of North Easton, Mass. "It is a strategic move for us. South Florida, besides being a very attractive business area for many multinational companies, is enjoying a boom time," s...
Unsolicited Endorsement: Dioli’s Italian Market
by Anthony Harrison Winston-Salem never ceases to surprise me. And while my hometown of Greensboro has its share of fine delis, I may have found a new favorite. A few weeks ago, I helped Triad City Beat intern Joanna Rutter on her distribution route, and we had to stop by Dioli's Italian Market, one of a few locations on Reynolda Ro...
Victor DeRenzi knighted by Italian government
Victor DeRenzi, the artistic director of Sarasota Opera who led the company's 28-year effort to produce every note of Giuseppe Verdi's music known to exist, has been knighted by the Italian government. The government bestowed the title of Cavaliere dell'ordine della Stella d'Italia (Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy), presented to those who...
Openings: Lynora’s Italian restaurant set to debut in Jupiter
Lynora's, the Clematis Street restaurant that serves updated red-sauce Italian cuisine and hosts one of the liveliest brunches in town, is branching out soon in Jupiter. A second Lynora's location is expected to open the second week of October, according to the restaurant. Inspired by a family-owned restaurant that operated in Lake Wo...
Italian film festival celebrates 10th year, brings filmmakers to Charleston
When Giovanna De Luca moved to Charleston 12 years ago, she felt the city was missing something. Maybe others weren't aware of it, but De Luca certainly was. "With Spoleto, the connection with Italian culture was so strong at the time," she says. "And to not have cinema seemed so strange." She took it upon herself to initiate the chan...
Italian American Club South celebrates second anniversary
It all started in Hemingway Neighborhood Pool in 2009. They were just a bunch of folks floating around and floating an idea of starting a second Italian American Club at The Villages. They were all members of the original Villages Italian American Club that meets on the northside but the membership there had gotten extremely large. So why not anoth...
Columbus Day Invitational at the Bear's Club
Enjoy a round of golf with fellow Italian Americans to celebrate our Italian heritage on October 15 at the Columbus Day Invitational at the Bear's Club in Jupiter, Fla. Benefitting the Cancer Alliance of Campy Boggy Creek, the Invitational includes 18 holes of golf, a continental breakfast, golf, caddie, beverages, an Italian lunch and all gratuiti...
Italian Night with Joe Spinella, Dramatic Tenor
Internationally-renowned tenor, Joseph Spinella will be the headlining artist performing 6:30 pm at Chianti's Ristorante on September 24, 2015. This show features songs from Spinella's show, "illusionAria," which is a groundbreaking show combining classic Italian songs with David Copperfield-style stage illusions. Originally a native of Ne...
Italian film festival at Sottile Theatre to present slew of features, filmmakers, actors
By Sybil Fix Bearing hilarity and grief, family and conviviality, a raw bite of Mafia and a good dose of meaningful existential pondering, the 9th Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival opens at the College of Charleston next week with a well-balanced mix of the fun and the heavy. Among the feature films are "Il Nome del Figlio" ("An...
Little Italy a cozy spot for delicious dishes
by Teresa Lane MENU: Italian eatery and pizzeria, with appetizers, salads, soups, hot and cold sandwiches, pasta, chicken, seafood, veal, pizza, desserts. ATMOSPHERE: Warm and cozy, with Italian-themed paintings on the walls and plenty of inviting booths and tables. New York City street names hover above the tables, and there's...
Cordova's New Cucina
by Hannah Sayle Here, in a cozy, well-appointed house in the heart of old Cordova, Cafe Fontana's chef/owner Thomas Schranz filters his earliest cooking memories through the lens of familiar Italian classics for an unforgettable dining experience. "Twice a year my father traveled to Europe on business," says Schranz. "When he came...