He is a World Cup champion, two-time Champions League winner and four-time Serie A Defender of the Year. The $33 million transfer fee A.C. Milan paid to get him from Lazio is one of the highest-ever for a defender. His perfectly timed slide tackles, pace and grit were on full display in a 2011 Champions League match when he repeatedly thwarted Barc...
READ MOREPositano’s household name, Le Sirenuse, has arrived Stateside, with a restaurant and champagne bar situated in the historic Miami landmark the Surf Club. Serving authentic Italian cuisine at the iconic oceanfront property, in a space designed by Joseph Dirand, Le Sirenuse Miami is the family-owned resort’s first venture away from its Amalfi home. S...
READ MORE"Esprimo le mie vive congratulazioni all'imprenditore italiano Tommaso Cardona per la sua elezione a Presidente dell'America Chamber of Commerce Southeast (IACC), situata a Miami ed aderente ad Assocamere estero, un ruolo importante a servizio degli imprenditori italiani nel sud est degli Stati Uniti”. Così in una nota Fucsia Nissoli (Ds-Cd) a comm...
READ MOREVincenzo Odoguardi, president of the Mirage Group, a construction company based in the Dominican Republic, just paid $5.15 million for an Italian boutique hotel in South Beach. In 2016, Odoguardi was the Honorary Consulate of Italy in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Villa Italia at 354 Washington Avenue in Miami Beach spans about 6,566 square feet...
READ MOREDuring the celebrations held at the Embassy of Italy in US, Ambassador Armando Varricchio recalled the “values of freedom, democracy and human rights” that are the tenets of the Italian Republic and of Italy’s friendship and alliance with the United States of America. Italy — he also underlined — is at the forefront in providing security worldwide....
READ MOREAntico Pizza Napoletana, housed where David’s Café used to be (1058 Collins Ave., Miami Beach), opened with the goal of incorporating owner Giovanni Di Palma's several Atlanta-based restaurants into one eatery. The South Beach location serves menu highlights from his Antico Pizza Napoletana, Gio’s Chicken Bar Amalfi, and Caffè Antico under one roof...
READ MOREA laid-back, sand-between-the-toes spirit pervades this sophisticated pied-à-terre. “The look is intentionally unusual, but there’s also a sense of fun because we’re in Miami Beach,” Alessandro Isola says. It’s a vision in white, accented by water tones. The apartment is one of 26 that Interior Design Hall of Fame member John Pawson conceived for t...
READ MOREMichael Pirolo, chef and co-owner of Miami Beach's rustic Italian eatery, Macchialina, has just given up his only day off. "Sunday is usually my day off," he confessed to New Times. "Not anymore!" Beginning June 4th, Pirolo will be launching O.P.P. Sundays, a series offering oysters, pizza, and prosecco, said to run through the summer months. "The...
READ MOREItalian leather upholstery producer Incanto is holding a private preview show, June 12-16, to promote its new Miami warehouse location and quick ship selection. Selected models will be on display including four new models in stock -- two sectionals and two motion sofas -- available in two leather colors each. "This program was created to help custo...
READ MORENamed after the jet-setty Tuscan beach town on the Tyrrhenian Sea, Forte dei Marmi is an elegant and understated addition to the menagerie of fine dining options south of Fifth. Every detail from the namesake marble to the waiter’s crisp khaki uniforms to the cascading bursts of pink bougainvillea at the arched entryway adds to the always-summer al...
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