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In search of a new favorite Italian spot? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top Italian restaurants around Detroit, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to meet your needs. 1. Ottava Via: Topping the list is Ottava Via, a Corktown restaurant serving freshly made pizza, pasta and other Italian fare....

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E’ stata ufficializzata ieri l’acquisizione integrale dell’azienda americana Woodways – che produce arredi su misura in Michigan – da parte della Zordan di Vicenza, noto e storico player nella produzione di arredamento per i negozi monomarca dei più qualificati brand del settore lusso, in Italia e nel mondo (da Bulgari a Ferragamo, Karl Lagerfeld e...

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If you enjoy Italian cuisine and would like to support a local charity, you don’t want to miss “A Taste of Italy.” The Downriver Italian American Club is hosting its 12th charitable event from 6 to 8 p.m. May 9 at the Bentley Banquet Center (formerly the Downriver Italian American Club Hall), 646 Biddle Ave. The event is a fundraiser for the Penric...

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Holly and Tom Reay, owners of Funistrada since the spring of 2000, were Glen Lake “summer kids” growing up. She is a native of Chicago, and he hails from St. Louis. (More on that later.) “Our families had been coming up here for generations, and this is where we met,” Holly explained. Later, as adults, they each decided that they wanted to live the...

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Do you like wine? How about exclusive wines paired with your favorite pastas, meats, cheeses and more?! Well we have the perfect place for you! This week, we took a trip to Acqua in Vino, the specialty food and wine store homed in Wayland, just a short trip South of Grand Rapids. With a beautiful tour and a delicious food and wine tasting, Acqua in...

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Modern Italian restaurant Mazzo Cucina D'Italia has closed less than a year after debuting in downtown Grand Rapids. The eatery, at 122 Monroe Center NW, closed April 7. Uccello's Hospitality Group, which owns the prime downtown real estate, plans to bring in its popular Uccello's Ristorante brand, which has several locations in West Michigan and a...

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Welcome to Ferndale’s first American Bocce league taking place Thursday nights at Pop’s For Italian!!! What: American Bocce hails from Chicago where it has become a huge hit with the locals. Fast paced, casual leagues that revolve around having some good drinks and fun with like minded folks. ABC recently launched in the Detroit area and we are ext...

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Imagine your family is of humble means and you aspire to become an #Opera singer, a career that requires costly ongoing training. You wonder how you’ll manage conservatory or university tuition, private lessons and all the rest. You win first prize in a vocal competition. A jury member takes you under her wing and assumes your intensive training, e...

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Joe Vicari will head out early this Easter Sunday as he’s done on that holiday and most others since 1982 to greet his guests at Andiamo in Bloomfield and Detroit and six other Detroit eateries he owns to thank them for their business. He’ll also thank his employees for working the holiday, knowing the toll being away from family takes. The life of...

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When “At War with Love” kicks off the Italian Film Festival at the Detroit Film Theatre on Wednesday, it will be a happy accident for educator Elena Past. The Wayne State University associate professor teaches a course called Mafia Movies, and the 2016 mix of comedy and drama is a perfect fit for it. “I scheduled the class long before this opening-...

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