Italian Olympic champ Jacobs reconnects with U.S. family by moving to Florida ahead of Paris Games
The guy who won the biggest race in the Olympics now lives in relative obscurity inside a gated community in Florida. Hardly anybody recognizes him. Nobody bothers him. And that suits Marcell Jacobs just fine after dealing with the chaos that surrounded his every move back home in Italy. Because Jacobs, the unheralded sprinter who succeeded Usain B...
Everything is ready for the Miami Boat Show 2024: Plenty of Italian innovation
From 14 to 18 February, boat enthusiasts will be meeting up in Miami, Florida, for the 2024 iteration of the Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show, one of the biggest boat shows in the world, attracting over 100,000 visitors and over 1000 international exhibitors. The event will be spread across six sites. The landlocked part of the event...
Taste of Little Italy coming up
Get ready for a weekend of food, entertainment and family fun served up Italian-style. The Galbani Taste of Little Italy returns Feb. 16-18. The cultural festival is known for its Italian ambiance, national Italian American entertainers and authentic food. Admission is free. The festival will be in Tradition Square in Port St. Lucie. The Taste of L...
Alfonso's Italian Grille coming to Lancaster Golf Club with expected March opening
Look for a new Italian restaurant to open soon at the Lancaster Golf Club. Philadelphia-area native Alfonso Contrisciani wants to open Alfonso's Italian Grille and Event Center in early March in the clubhouse of the property. He also owns an Italian kitchen and bakery Nelsonville and that business will provide the baked good for here. The menu will...
Naples Winter Wine Festival 2024, raised $33 million, thanks in part to wine made in Italy
33 million dollars in total, including exclusive cruises, experiences linking great music and wine, and dreamy wine trips, with a nice dash of wine-related Made in Italy, signed by Antinori, Elisabetta Gnudi Angelini (with Scopeto, Caparzo and Altesino) and by the Ferragamo Family (with Il Borro), mixed with the great beauties of Italy, from the Uf...
Taste Of The Town: Italian dining destination Vitolo at the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach
Chef Anthony Vitolo, the namesake behind Vitolo, a new family-owned and operated Italian dining destination at Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach, is the son and co-partner of his father's New York iconic hotspot Emilio's Balatto. The restaurant has a huge celebrity following, including Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift, and others Vitolo's is Anthony's creat...
Italian resort wear brand Amate opens new store on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach
An Italian retailer with a distinct approach to linen resortwear is now open on Worth Avenue. Amate opened in the fall in a spot at 333 Worth Ave., the brand’s first location in the United States after launching in Italy seven years ago. For a brand rooted in the resort lifestyle, Palm Beach was the natural choice for that first store in the states...
The Fascinating Da Vinci: Machines & Robotics Exhibit Just Opened In Miami
When it comes to Leonardo Da Vinci, you might think you know all there is to know. Well, prepare to be proven wrong at Da Vinci: Machines & Robotics. Did you know, for example, that Da Vinci’s behind the first ever helicopter? Covering dozens of experiments and inventions, Da Vinci’s sketches laid the groundwork for so many of the daily machines we...
'Feels like home': New Italian restaurant in south Fort Myers has recipe for success
Giuseppe Manco didn’t know what to expect on Oct. 20, the day his restaurant in University Village Shops near Florida Gulf Coast University held its soft opening. “There were 150 guests on that first day,” he said. “They were lined up. I have to say, it was the nicest thing.” And when San Matteo Italian Restaurant & Bar held its grand opening Dec....
Orlando Magic’s Paolo Banchero Named Nba All-star
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero has been named to the 2024 NBA All-Star team Thursday, the NBA announced. Banchero is the ninth ever Magic player to receive this honor, joining Shaquille O’Neal (1993-96), Anfernee Hardaway (1995-98), Tracy McGrady (2001-04), Grant Hill (2001, 2005), Dwight Howard (2007-12), Rashard Lewis (2009), Jameer Nelson...
Italy to visit US for friendlies against Venezuela and Ecuador
Almost 19 years after its last visit, Italy will return to the United States for friendlies against Venezuela and Ecuador next month. The Azzurri will face Venezuela for the first time on March 21 at Inter Miami’s DRV PNK Stadium — the home of Lionel Messi — before travelling to New York to play Ecuador three days later. Italy has played Ecuador tw...
Italian PBC Mayor Helps Italian Lodge Celebrate 40th
When Father Adam Forno offered the opening prayer at Sgt. Bonanno Lodge, Order Sons & Daughters of Italy’s 40th anniversary, he noted how long it could take for then new Italian emigrants to be recognized. Fast forward, and the speaker and longtime lodge advocate is the daughter of a U.S. Army Infantry soldier and an Italian war bride, Palm Beach C...