The 18th Global Week of Italian Language, organized by the office of the Consul General of Italy, Cristiano Musillo, and the nonprofit ODLI, which is dedicated to the promotion of the Italian language in, took place in various Florida cities from October 15 until October 22, 2018 and brought together Italians and non-Italians to celebrate the Itali...

North Miami Beach mayoral candidate Anthony DeFillipo is suing the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union for a mailer that suggests the Italian-American commissioner is a Soprano-like mob boss who plays fast and loose with the law. The two-sided attack ad, riddled with spelling mistakes, describes other candidates in th...

Local restaurateurs Chris and Michelle Ponte have started transforming a former South Tampa happy hour spot into their latest restaurant. Lovingly dubbed Olivia, the newcomer is coming along where Carmel Kitchen closed earlier this year at 3601 W. Swann Ave. “It’s named after our daughter,” Michelle said with a smirk, looking over to check the expr...

The 16th annual Feast of Little Italy brings a sensational, three-day-long celebration of exciting international and national Italian and Italian-American performers to its entertainment stage Nov. 2 – 4 at Abacoa, in Jupiter. The annual event, presented by Arrigo Fiat West Palm, is sure to excite and sizzle, hosted by Virginia Sinicki, on-air pers...

From Friday November 2 at 4PM to Sunday November 4 at 7PM EDT. Downtown Abacoa - 1200 Town Center Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458. The 16th Annual Feast of Little Italy presented by Arrigo West Palm (Friday 4pm-10pm, Saturday 11am-10pm, and Sunday 11am-7pm) at Abacoa. The three-day family Italian street festival will have national entertainment, authentic...

Oggi è un giorno triste per tutti noi alla Italy-America Chamber of Commerce. Ieri se ne è andato, improvvisamente, il nostro amico e collaboratore Francesco Accolla. Aveva solo 56 anni. Francesco era un uomo di profonda sensibilità.  Aveva tante passioni, dal jazz alla poesia, dall’arte contemporanea alla politica.  Amava conversare e tanti di noi...

Miami isn’t exactly know for being a pizza city, but that all might be changing when Italian pizzaiolo Gabriele Bonci — the man behind Rome’s wildly popular Pizzarium — brings his restaurant Bonci (pronounced Bahn-chi) to Miami in early 2019. The Roman-style pizzeria, which already has two outposts in Chicago, will debut inside Cube Wynwood at 222...

From the time she was 7 years old, Judi Stanley knew she wanted to open a restaurant. While living in San Francisco, a relative had taken her to see the original film, “Moulin Rouge.” “I came home and I said, “Daddy, I’m going to open a restaurant one day,” Judi Stanley said of her father, Michael Klein. “He said, ‘No daughter of mine will ever be...

Renaissance Art Conversations XII - Leonardo’s Adoration of the Magi: Restoration, History, and Meaning. Dr. Emily Fenichel. Sunday - October 21, 2018. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Boca Raton Museum of Art - In Mizner Park - 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432. RSVP 561-392-2500 Leonardo’s Adoration of the Magi from the Uffizi Gallery is an unfinished altar...

For the first time since its inception, Gianni’s at The Versace Mansion, the hotel known as The Villa Casa Casuarina, will now serve lunch. Beginning October 2nd, the elegant oasis that is equal in beauty as it is in luxury, will give diners a chance to experience a specially curated three-course menu for $29. Designed to honor Gianni Versace’s own...