By Madeline O'Leary   Nancy and Robert Frehling have been hopping on their silver Vespa to cruise down Miami Beach's palm tree-lined streets for more than a decade. Though the couple also owns a fuel-efficient Prius to wheel them around town, the open-aired liberation lures them back every weekend.   Some Saturday mornings, Robert rid...

A special musical concert of "Mandolins in Venice" is sponsored by the Italian American Club at its facilities in Venice, FL. Joseph Spinella will conduct the Sarasota Mandolin Orchestra for a one-night only pre-Valentine Day's performance on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. The Sarasota Mandolin Orchestra (SMO) consists of 14-members and plays music...

By Jim Linette   Cape Cabaret opened its doors earlier this week to a new era of entertainment excellence the owners say has never before been offered in Cape Coral. The building on the corner of Vincennes Boulevard and Southwest 47th Terrace was constructed in 1968 as the home of the Italian American Club, the oldest social club in Cap...

Il marchio italiano del cashmere Cruciani sbarca in Florida inaugurando un nuovo flagship store a Palm Beach. La boutique rafforza così la presenza del gruppo sul mercato americano, dove poteva già contare su uno showroom a New York. La mossa fa seguito alle recenti aperture internazionali della maison a Madrid, Tokyo e Dubai.

The Consul General of Italy – Miami, Adolfo Barattolo, was a special guest at the recent Gala Dinner held at the Hilton Inn and sponsored by the Naples Italian American Foundation. Other guests included Italian Trade Commissioner Giancarlo Albano and Collier Commissioner Donna Fiala.   Four local professionals of Italian heritage who were ho...

by Hadley Henriette Think Miami doesn't need another Italian restaurant? Well it does and the opening of Fuor d'Acqua proves that there is always room for one more when it's this good.   Fuor d'Acqua is the sister restaurant to a highly successful restaurant in Florence, Italy favored by fashion models and designers like Roberto Cavalli and...

A unique musical concert of "Mandolins in Venice" is sponsored by the Italian American Club at its facilities in Venice, FL. Joseph Spinella will conduct the Sarasota Mandolin Orchestra for a one-night only special performance on Wednesday, February 12, 2014.   The Sarasota Mandolin Orchestra (SMO) consists of 14-members and plays music arra...

The Fiat range grows at this year's Miami auto show with the addition of two special-edition models. The 2015 Fiat 500 Ribelle goes on sale in December and the 2015 Fiat 500L Urbana Trekking will be available from early 2015. The 2015 Fiat 500 Ribelle draws its name from the Italian word for "rebellious," and transforms the subcompact hatchback wi...

Toscana Divino, the premiere modern Italian restaurant and wine bar located in the heart of Mary Brickell Village, is proud to announce a unique one-of-a-kind wine dinner in celebration of ancient Florentine winemaker Antinori's 630th Birthday! Join us in rediscovering how the Florence Renaissance influenced and shaped the world's modern cuisine th...

A 15th-century Italian manuscript illustrated with gold leaf that was stolen from Italy 25 years ago will be returned to that country after it was found in Florida.   The manuscript is a framed, single page taken from a prayer book in Turin, Italy. The calligraphic script is in Latin, and there's a small, colorful portrait of Saint Lawrence,...