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Piero Lissoni, the Italian architect of the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach, unveiled the project's first model villa on Wednesday, dubbed "Villa Lissoni." The 3,800-square-foot house at 4701 North Meridian Avenue is one of 15 standalone villas planned for the development now under construction in Mid-Beach. Each villa is priced from $4 milli...

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by Greg Cox   North Raleigh has been the beneficiary of the Barresi family's hospitality since a young Vincenzo Barresi opened Vincent's in 1990, giving it the same name as the restaurant his grandfather had opened in 1929 in New York's Little Italy. Barresi's father, familiarly called "Pop," has long been known for handing out cookies to ch...

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National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Chairman Joseph V. Del Raso, President John M. Viola and General Counsel Arthur J. Furia welcome the Regional Minister of Agriculture from Italy's Lombardy Region, Gianni Fava, to give the opening remarks at the "Feeding the Planet-Energy for Life" forum in Miami, Fla.

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Andrea Cudin puts a taste of his home in the cheese he makes. Cudin is from the mountainous region of northern Italy, where dairies abound. He moved to Victoria with his wife, a Victoria native.   Educated in philosophy, Cudin struggled to find his place in South Texas. He was making cheese as a hobby then. It was during that time of se...

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The "HollyShorts" film festival has come to its 9th edition, taking place from August 15 to 25 at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood.   This renowned event, showcasing the best independent short movies from all over the world, features this year the original works of two Italian directors: "Disruption" by Giulio Poidomani and "Matilde" by Vito Palm...

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Jerry Somma, president of the Feast of Little Italy "welcomes all" to the Feast of Little Italy. The event will take place in Jupiter's Abacoa Town Center on Nov. 1st, 2nd and 3rd.   A ribbon cutting is set to take place on Friday, Nov. 1st at 6:00 p.m. with Grand Marshall Tony Darrow. Darrow is best known for his roles as Sunny Bunz in...

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"This event is the perfect opportunity for Doris Italian Market & Bakery to kick off the holiday season and promote a significant cause such as breast cancer beyond National Breast Cancer Awareness Month," said John Alfano, president of Doris Italian Market & Bakery in anticipation of the upcoming holiday season, a season we tend to lose fo...

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Vic DiBitetto, a Brooklyn-born, Italian-American force of nature, brings his frenetic standup comedy to The Palladium Theater, 253 Fifth Ave. N., at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, part of the "Mahaffey On the Move" series. Known for his 30-second viral video Bread and Milk, which is nearing 14 million views on YouTube, DiBitetto is currently on movi...

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By Elizabeth Shestak   In coming up with a name for their newest venture, Matt Kelly and Josh DeCarolis of Mateo Bar de Tapas tossed around many monikers before they knew they hit the right one. "Talking, coming up with a name – that's how you come up with its true identity," Matt says.   Mothers & Sons, an Italian trattoria,...

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Rumor has it that Chef Matt Gallaher will officially open his new Italian restaurant, Emilia, on Tuesday, May 3. But so far it's only a rumor as the chef has yet to make the official announcement. He did, however, explain in a text message how he chose the restaurant's name.   "My first restaurant job was at 9 years old in my mom's cate...

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Please make plans to attend the 9th Annual Memphis Bocce Tournament on Jan 11th through Jan 12th 2014. The attachments are the Entry Forms in Word and PDF format for your convenience. Please send Entry form and Check to: Memphis Bocce Club - 4217 East Holmes Road - Memphis, TN 38118   We will keep with the same 'Pool' format. Each...

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3 Amici Studios (www.3amicistudios.com) will team up with a national broadcasting company to present, Rome 360º: The Churches, a tribute to the Eternal City. The episodic series is scheduled for release in 2014.   Tom Shaker, the Italian-American author-writer-host of the series stated, "I am proud that a major broadcast entity has signed on...

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