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The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast will present on June 9th, The Authentic Italian Table: Food Design Night, the one-of-a-kind event taking place in different Italian design showrooms, in the heart of the Miami Design District. Even if it will be a smaller edition compared to the past due to the ongoing situation, the event will be a u...

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New fast casual restaurant Jay & Luigi–the product of a new business partnership between Ciccio Restaurant Group (CRG) and Forbici’s co-founder Jason Brunetti–is opening its first location in St. Pete at 3201 4th St. North. Located at a spot that was formerly a Burger 21, the Italian trattoria-style pizzeria will offer modern and traditional fare w...

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A family Italian restaurant featuring Jersey-style pizza appears to be making it through the pandemic. Solorzano’s Pizzeria, at 13001 Tamiami Trail, near Warm Mineral Springs, offers gourmet pizza and subs with fresh homemade Italian bread, as well as a variety of pasta dishes — including homemade meatballs. Father and son Jimmy and Anthony Solorza...

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The charismatic, larger than life Italian designer Antonino Aiello seems to have created a stir in Miami. Across all the luxury hotspots in Miami Beach- from the Setai to the Surf Club to Joia Beach- fashionable Miami denizens can be seen flaunting the free-flowing white, blue, and grey linen fabrics of Aiello's 100% Capri. What started as a projec...

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For many Italian Americans, the sport of boxing is synonymous with Italian American pride, thanks to the timeless accomplishments of legendary names like Rocky Marciano, “Boom Boom Mancini,”  Jake La Motta, Carmen Basilio, and the late, great Angelo Dundee. But one very dedicated Italian American has made it his life’s mission to help preserve the...

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After several opening day delays, it looks like Portillo’s is almost ready to open in Orlando. The Chicago-style restaurant announced Thursday that its new grand opening date is scheduled for June 15 at 10:30 a.m. after a ribbon-cutting ceremony that starts 30 minutes earlier. Fans of Portillo’s have been patiently waiting to indulge in the restaur...

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Pedini Miami, a leader in luxury home interiors, is excited to announce the opening of a new showroom in 2022. The new store is located in Ft. Lauderdale and will officially mark the franchise's long-awaited expansion into the Broward market. The new Ft. Lauderdale showroom is being modeled after the success of the company's popular Coral Gables lo...

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Few in the U.S. probably recognize the name Alejandro de Tomaso. And even those who saw the new de Tomaso P72, a 700-hp mid-engine 2-seat hypercar at last year's 25th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance probably don’t know the heritage behind it. But the exotic blue shape side by side with a lithe red race car shares a unique blue and white T...

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Augusto Cavallini, a South Florida resident and manager of the HarperLove Adhesives has been appointed by unanimous vote of the Steering Committee as the new president of the COMITES (Comitato degli Italiani all’Estero) of Miami. Dr. Cavallini is an Industrial Engineer with a PhD in International Business and currently is a manager of HarperLove Ad...

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I sit in a small music studio in Clearwater — overjoyed — talking with one of my rock ‘n’ roll heroes. He is Joey Dee, leader of a dynamic dance band called the Starliters. In 1961 he stood near the top of the music world. He had a number one hit, Peppermint Twist, and starred in a movie about the dance sensation that was sweeping the nation. He to...

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