Rome: An Insider's Guide, lecture by Dr. Christopher Fulton
Tuesday, March 1, 2022. 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM on zoom, register here. ICI is proud to bring back Dr. Christopher Fulton for a lecture on Rome. Ti invito a visitare Roma! In this presentation, Prof. Fulton will share his insight and personal reflections on the Eternal City, in both its glorious past and vibrant present. We will look at select monuments...
Andretti files paperwork to start Formula One team in 2024
Michael Andretti has filed an application to field a Formula One team starting in 2024. The filing to the FIA, the governing body of F1, was revealed Friday on Twitter by Andretti's father, Mario. The 1978 F1 champion wrote “Andretti Global has the resources and checks every box. He is awaiting the FIA's determination.” Andretti Autosport initially...
Christopher Columbus’ Bell of The Santa Maria to be auctioned in Tallahassee
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Now, in 2022, a piece from his ship can belong to you. According to a press release from Affiliated Auctions and Realty, LLC, the Santa Maria’s bell is scheduled for auction in Tallahassee on March 2, 2022. Affiliated Auctions says the bell arrived in Tallahassee from Miami after the diver who di...
Tasting Cena: Fine Italian dining in the heart of Tampa’s Channel District
Cena, in Italian, means dinner or the evening meal, which is an appropriate name for a restaurant that features the creatively prepared cuisine of Italy and is open only for dinner. Located in the Grand Central at Kennedy complex in the hip Channel District of Tampa, Cena, led by its Executive Chef-Owner Michael Buttacavoli has developed a reputati...
Connecticut-based Polpo Italian restaurant opens second location at Eau Palm Beach
The second location of an Italian restaurant hailing from Greenwich, Connecticut has opened in an oceanfront dining space at Eau Palm Beach Resort. Polpo, which translates to “octopus,” debuted Feb. 1 to the public after a soft opening for Eau’s resort guests only. The 140-seat indoor-outdoor restaurant is part of a phased multimillion-dollar renov...
Serie A planning U.S. tournament during World Cup - chief executive Luigi De Siervo
Italy's Serie A wants to organise a tournament in the United States during this year's World Cup, using players not called up by their national sides, as it seeks to boost its international profile, chief executive Luigi De Siervo said. Qatar will host the World Cup from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18, forcing major European leagues such as Serie A to take an...
Ilaria Serra publishes Italian language and culture textbook
Ilaria Serra, Professor of Italian and Comparative Studies, recently published Italia cantata: Storia d’Italia attraverso le canzoni da Napoleone a Berlusconi, 1797-1997 (New York: Linus Learning, 2021). The volume is an Italian language and culture textbook for intermediate to advanced students. “I noticed that there was a lack of advanced Italian...
For A Pizza Baked In Louisville History, Head To Impellizzeri’s
If you’d like to time-travel back to the ‘70s and taste pizza the way our parents and grandparents did, all you need to do is head for Impellizzeri’s. Let me tell you why: Pizza impresario Benny Impellizzeri has been making pizza in Louisville since he started cooking at the fabled old Mario’s in Hikes Point in 1968, when LBJ was president and the...
Let’s Eat at Travinia Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar in Greenville
Travinia Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar is back to bring authentic Italian food to Greenville after closing its previous Woodruff Road location. Owner Mark Craig said it has a nostalgic 1940’s, and 50’s era feel celebrating the style and tastes of Frank Sinatra and those like him. The restaurant features a chicken dish with what Craig said is Sinatra...
A new pizza and Italian ice spot has opened in the Midlands. Here’s where it is
There’s a new spot for pizza and more in West Columbia. Cucinella’s Pizzeria and Italian Ice recently opened at 2250 Sunset Blvd. suite M in West Columbia. That’s in a shopping center that includes a Food Lion grocery store, among other offerings. The location is just east of Interstate 26, not far from the Lexington Medical Center. It’s along a bu...
Cicchetti has reopened in uptown Charlotte
Cicchetti is back. The Venetian-style wine bar opened in October 2019 and served uptown customers in the Bank of America Corporate Center for about five months until COVID-19 hit Charlotte. Now, the sister space to Aria Tuscan Grill — pronounced chee-KEH-tee, if you’re wondering — has reopened with a new entryway and staircase connecting the spaces...
Italian artist recreates da Vinci’s ‘Annunciation’ on ceiling of Lakewood Ranch home
Lakewood Ranch resident Mary Ann Cricchio loves all things Italian. "I visited the Uffizi, and I just found myself staying in the Leonardo da Vinci room and was really captured by the emotion in the painting the ’Annunciation.' I wanted that recreated on the ceiling of my great room," explained Cricchio. As the owner of Da Mimmo Tours, she spends h...