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West Tampa jeweler Guido Maniscalco pulled off a stunning come-from-behind victory Tuesday to defeat engineer Jackie Toledo by a razor-thin margin in the runoff race for City Council District 6. Toledo led Maniscalco by 17 points in the three-way March 3 election and raised about $161,000 in campaign contributions, roughly three times more tha...

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The Italian Club's upcoming benefit for its historic cemetery will emphasize headliners much more than it will headstones. Prominent Tampa names like La Russa, Lazzaro and Capitano embellish tombs at the Italian Club Cemetery, while a comedy skit with Joe Capitano Sr. — its former president — takes center stage.   The Italian Club annua...

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If you have ever wondered about the history of the U.S. shrimp industry, then you need to meet the Versaggi family. The family's first generation pioneered offshore shrimping after introducing powerboats and adopting new equipment, and developed new markets for shrimp in New York City. The second generation developed a large fleet of cutting-edge...

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Each year, the world's most beloved movie stars and burgeoning filmmakers flock to France for the Cannes International Film Festival. The festival has become one of the most highly regarded showcases for every genre of excellence in film across the globe.   Tampa will be represented at Cannes this year, thanks to the work of University of Ta...

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The three-day Festa Italiana Weekend will kickoff at Ybor City's Italian Club of Tampa from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 9. The annual tradition, benefiting the club's restoration fund, continues through April 11 and 12, with food samples, craft cocktails and other Italian delights.   Featuring more than 70 wines from Italy and eats like anti...

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by Anthony Allred   At The Italian Club Cemetery in Tampa's historic Ybor district, maintenance comes at a cost of about $2,500 a month. So to raise money the clubs members are hosting what they are calling the "Italian Club Annual Comedy Music Spectacular of the Year."   "You are going to see Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond, Johnny C...

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by Virginia Johnson   Angela Genco has been on this earth for 8 decades. Some of them in Southern Italy. Some of them in Tampa. And all of them in a kitchen. She is the go-to at Tampa's Italian Club for her cookie recipes—the sweetest part of the upcoming Festa Italiana. The 18th annual event, April 9-12, and is fill...

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Food, adult beverages, entertainment and all-ages fun will fill the streets of Tampa's historic Ybor City during the multiday extravaganza that is Festa Italiana. The annual celebration, started in 1997, honors Italian culture and heritage over four days, though Friday's Krewe of Italia Invitational is sold out.   Thursday's wine-filled open...

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by Lenora Lake   The children of Al Noto Sr. just thought they were helping their parents. Never did they imagine that, 40 years later, they would be the ones carrying on a tradition. Now, Noto's children and grandchildren are preparing for Friday's 40th anniversary of the Feast of St. Joseph, a traditional Italian luncheon, started by...

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Una preghiera contro l'uragano, un ricordo per Neil Armstrong e tre simbolici colpi di martello per far decollare il contatore del debito pubblico dell'amministrazione di Barack Obama. Cinque minuti in tutto, forse meno.L'apertura della convention repubblicana di Tampa lunedì 27 agosto si è ridotta a un drappello di delegati accalcati intorno al pa...

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