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Italian cinema is hot right now with Paolo Sorrentino's The Great Beauty winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and grossing a cool $2.8 million in the United States, good for No. 9 on the Italian-language box-office list. So it's the perfect time to brush up on some of the latest Italian movies at the 2014 Atlanta Film Festival, which wi...

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By Terry Richards   It was dinner and a show Sunday in the parish hall of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church as a bit of Italy came to South Georgia. The Valle d'Aosta Italian American Club celebrated its 30th anniversary Sunday with a dinner attended by Mayor John Gayle.   Dozens of members and guests prayed together, sang...

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Pat Fiorello, a painting instructor for 10 years at Dunwoody's Spruill Center for the Arts, has come a long way since the time when her second grade teacher soured her on painting by yelling to the class about cleaning up their paints. She's just published "Bella Italia - Italy Through the Eyes of an Artist," a book of more than 80 of her oil and...

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Atlanta Leather Handbag Designer Elegance by Tasee has supplied the women of Georgia with high quality clutches and purses for years. When we asked the designer, what will make the handbags a success at New York's Fashion Week, she replied. "It's simple... our handmade Italian Leather Handbags will last a generation, without costing women thousands...

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The Department of Foreign Languages at Kennesaw State University invites applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor position in Italian (area of specialization open) beginning August 2017. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses in Italian language, culture, and literature at all levels of the undergraduate curriculum,...

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Saturday December 13, 2014 – Time: 6:30 p.m. This month Ciancia hosts the greatest and most attended event of the year: la Festa di Natale. Come celebrate with us the most cherished holiday in Italy, and take a chance to support our club's activities. Our committee is making a great effort to make this into a memorable party.     Our...

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Veterans from the recently-closed Veni Vidi Vici are opening an Italian restaurant called il Giallo at 5920 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs in August. The restaurant's former executive chef Jamie Adams describes il Giallo as an "authentic Italian concept with emphasis on pasta made fresh in front of everyone during service" and offering new Coastal I...

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Above the doorway to the newest Amici Italian Cafe, prominently located at the corner of Flat Shoals and Parker roads, is emblazoned a slogan for the restaurant — "Pizza, Wings, Friends" — which sums up well the food and mood at this family-owned establishment.   Mike Torino, the father of Amici founder and vice-president of brand developmen...

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by Bob LeFavi   Every year, I escort a few dozen Armstrong and Georgia Southern students to Italy to study the healthful aspects of the Italian diet. My colleagues and I always chuckle when, after only the first day of being in Italy, our students turn to us and ask, "Why is everyone so thin here?"   Like many Americans, our students...

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Life University in Marietta is planning to develop a campus in Rome, Italy. The Marietta Daily Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1zzqbBQ) that Life's board of trustees last week voted to move forward with the plan.   Officials say the Rome campus would offer a Doctor of Chiropractic degree -- the same degree offered at the Georgia campus. &nb...

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