Kind, gentle, and charismatic, Anita Morris is a mother and grandmother. But it may be hard to believe that the Jacksonville resident is also a World War II veteran. “I’m very proud that I served my country,” Morris told News4JAX. “I feel like maybe I’ve given a little bit back to my country when it has given me everything. I love America. I love t...

When: Thursday, 03/17/2022-, 04:00 pm-11:00 pm - Where: Pegasus Park at Gulfstream Park Village, 901 S. Federal Highway,, Hallandale Beach, Florida, 33009 The Annual San Gennaro Feast is back for another delicious year at Gulfstream Park Village. Taking place at Pegasus Park, the food and music festival will feature a variety of food vendors, amuse...

It’s time to celebrate with the Italian Club of Tampa in Historic Ybor City. The organization announced the spirited showcase known as Wine Fest of Italy will take place on April 24 at The Italian Club of Tampa (1731 E 7th Avenue). Wine Fest will represent Italy’s vast wine regions. A selection of wines from California’s regions will also be availa...

Italy has wonderful representatives in the United States who tell its story, exalt its culture and language, narrate its traditions and innovations, its places and its beauties. To see them from Italy, where we are always ready to describe only our worst things, is exciting. One of the most competent people I have met in this field is also a person...

The teams behind the Ciccio Restaurant Group and Forbici Modern Italian have opened a new fast-casual restaurant concept in St. Petersburg. Jason Brunetti, co-founder of the Forbici Modern Italian restaurant in Tampa’s Hyde Park Village and an owner of multiple pizzerias in New York, partnered with the Ciccio Restaurant Group (CRG) to open the fast...

We are thrilled to announce that CINEMA ITALY will be back with the 18th edition in Miami! This will be a special edition adapted to the current circumstances. Consequently, we will be passing on any events this year. However, this does not hold us back from sharing ten Italian movies in the theater again and enjoying them with our Cinema Italy fri...

Subsequent to the turnover from Alitalia to Ita Airways back on October 15 with the first flight to New York’s JFK Airport, some of the routes inherited from Alitalia were not used until the late winter or early Spring of 2022. With the advent of the coming summer travel season and the reduction of flight restrictions, more flights are being schedu...

No bids were placed on the bell from Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria, which was up for auction Wednesday morning. The bell is more than 500 years old and worth an estimated $2.5 to $5 million, according to the auctioneer’s website. It was set at a minimum starting bid of $650,000. This bell was part of the Santa Maria back in 1492. Years later, i...

Many Southwest Floridians refer to the pastries at the new Dolce Gusto Italian Market in south Fort Myers as "New York style," but to owner Vince Cangialosi they're the style he grew up eating at his family's cafes in Sicily — scratch-made cream puffs, decadent tarts, sfogliatella with their wavy, crunchy-crisp layers — and he is giddy about them. ...

Miami once again has non-stop scheduled flights to Italy, after going two years without service. ITA Airways, which is the successor airline to now defunct Alitalia, is operating the new service between Miami and Rome. The first flights begin today, with an A330 departing Rome on its way to Miami this morning. It is scheduled to land around 4:30PM,...