Mazzaro’s Italian Market unveils another 600-pound block of cheese this weekend
Mazzaro’s Italian Market made headlines last year for its 854-pound block of cheese—and it’s once again unveiling another slab of the good stuff. The popular Italian market will slice into the massive block on Saturday, April 1 at 11 a.m. sharp (insert cheese pun here) Typically, a forklift is used to get the hunk of cheese into the market, located...
Fresh Take: Nonna Maria’s Italian Deli & Market in Matthews
On a Saturday afternoon in late January, a woman browsing the prepared foods section at Nonna Maria’s Italian Deli & Market stops when she spots a bag of Pastosa Ravioli. Her eyes fill with tears. “I usually special-order this from Brooklyn!” she tells owner Enza Pilla as she grabs three bags from the refrigerator. “This is what my nonna used to ma...
Seniors compete in Bocce Ball during Senior Games in Woolmarket
The Senior Games are happening across the Coast and this morning, seniors competed in a bocce ball tournament. The Senior Games offer senior citizens an opportunity to participate in athletic events to enhance their quality of life and result in a healthy lifestyle. The game also offers a social network for participants to develop friendships and s...
Joe Bologna’s Celebrates 50 Years
Joe Bologna’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria has been a Lexington staple for 50 years, ever since Joe Bologna launched the restaurant in 1971. Bologna had honed his culinary skills working and managing other restaurants, cooking for as many as 3,000 when he worked as a cook in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam and later for some high-profile military...
Atalanta & De Medici Announce New Exclusive Partnership With Iconic Cipriani Food
Atalanta Corporation is pleased to announce a new partnership with Cipriani Food as its exclusive importer for the United States. De Medici, a division of Atalanta, will oversee the implementation and distribution of Cipriani Food, a division of the legendary four-generation hospitality family that opened Harry’s Bar in Venice in 1931 and has since...
CINEMA ITALY MIAMI is back! Save the dates April 21-24, 2023
We are thrilled to announce that CINEMA ITALY Miami is coming back with the 19th edition! SAVE THE DATES and join us April 21 to the 24, 2023. This year's festival will take place at the historical O Cinema South Beach. This will be a special edition, still adapted to the current circumstances, we will not have an Opening or Closing event this year...
Florida school principal fired for showing students Michelangelo's David
A school principal in Florida has been fired following parental complaints that children were exposed to pornography after being shown Michelangelo’s iconic statue of David. The incident occurred at Tallahassee Classical School following a Renaissance art lesson which included images of the David statue as well as Michelangelo's Birth of Adam and B...
There’s A Delicious Italian Restaurant Hiding Inside This Old Tennessee Home That’s Begging For A Visit
There is something so special about gathering around a dinner table with those that you love and surrounding yourself with good food. That nostalgic experience is always on the menu at Mauricio’s in Cookeville, Tennessee, where dining is as homey, cozy, and inviting as it is delicious. If you have driven by Mauricio’s before, you might have mistake...
Federica Santini, Ph.D., Named Chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures
Dean Katie Kaukinen announced Dr. Federica Santini as chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures (WLC). Dr. Santini has been serving as interim department chair and will assume the permanent position effective July 1st. Prior to her role as interim department chair, she was the Coordinator of Gender and Women's Studies and Professor of...
Italy opens cultural institute in Coral Gables
Italy has launched its latest Italian Cultural Institute in Coral Gables. The new cultural institute at 209 Altara Ave., one of six in the US, is set to showcase the best of Italy in culture, design, style and manufacturing, said Maeci Mariangela Zappia, ambassador of Italy to the US. “We want to offer and showcase here the Italian way, which is a...
Motorbike suspension components company Andreani opening 1st US branch in Hendersonville
More job opportunities are coming to the mountains this year, as a European company is opening its first U.S. branch in Hendersonville. Italian company Andreani is a motorbike suspension components distributor looking to bring its skills to America. The company will also offer training courses for mountain bike racing teams and technicians. News 13...
Chef Chris Ponte’s modern Italian restaurant OLIVIA coming to downtown St. Pete
Chris Ponte launched his first restaurant, Café Ponte, in Clearwater in 2002. He quickly made a name for himself in Tampa Bay thanks to an extraordinary trail-blazing New American menu and impeccable service. However, after an 18-year run, Ponte decided to shutter the iconic fine dining restaurant citing a combination of COVID-19 issues and a diffi...