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Since he was 21, Frankie Caravello has had a love and a passion for saltwater aquariums. The 2nd generation Italian-American from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, has always been into saltwater coral and fish. An aquarium is something he can look into and just get lost in—to him, it's another world and just seems to wash all the problems away. Frankie,...

A bright and bold poster designed by Italian artist Ugo Nespolo was unveiled by General Director Nigel Redden as the official 2015 Spoleto Festival USA poster today. Nespolo is the set and costume designer for Spoleto Festival USA's production of Francesco Cavalli's opera Veremonda l'amazzone di Aragona, which will have its American premiere-and fi...

April 3, 4 pm/7 pm in CDT. Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen - 712 W Brookhaven Cir, Memphis 38117. Celebrate family with all your friends. Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen is hosting an event sponsored by Rena Chiozza, Bill Lucchesi and the UNICO Memphis Chapter Foundation where the proceeds go to the Columbus Statue Relocation Project.&...

The Italian Republic tapped Miller & Martin attorney Ryan Kurtz as the new honorary consul general of Italy in Atlanta. Kurtz has worked closely with the Italian Consular Office in Atlanta for a number of years, the law firm noted.   In 2013, he organized an event for the Italian Ambassador to the United States with the help of th...

By Carol Saunders Jerry Somma, president of the "Feast of Little Italy," has announced the bold entertainment lineup for this year's event taking place Nov. 1 to 3 in Jupiter's Abacoa Town Center.   In its 11th year, the "Feast of Little Italy" continues to delight and surprise festival-goers with a blend of outstanding performances this ye...

The Lowcountry has no shortage of cultural festivals, and yet two years ago a group of area residents felt something was still missing. "We have every festival imaginable in the tri-county area, but there was no Italian festival," said Teri Lupinacci.   And thus the Lowcountry Festa Italiana, LLC was born. The nonprofit organization exists...

by Ceylin Arias   Columbus Day is less than a month away and although it's no longer a day students get off from school, it has always been regarded as a day to honor Christopher Columbus' discovery of America on Oct. 12, 1492. Since its establishment as an official federal holiday in 1937, making it 79-years-old, the celebration was in...

What's happening: Festa Della Vecchia Italia Mark your calendar: March 8 at 6:30 p.m. Where: The Breakers Palm Beach, 1 S. County Road, Palm Beach The details: Il Circolo's 39th annual anniversary gala will celebrate all that's classic Italian and Italian-American culture. Guests will enjoy Italian style food, wine, dances, instruments and histo...

by James A.Jones Jr.   Festa Italiana organizers promise the annual Lakewood Ranch festival will be "more Italian" this year through the addition of Italian food and drink offerings. "People wanted more options on food, and more Italian food," fest Chairman Ed Tulski said.   This year a dozen food vendors will offer everything fr...

Filippo Marinoni, city councilman of Verbania, Italy, will conclude his week-long visit to Hendersonville with the presentation of a gift to Hendersonville Mayor Barbara Volk on Thursday, Oct. 6 at the City Council meeting.   The most populated municipality in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy, Verbania became Sister Cities with Henders...

I Cardinals di Louisville hanno vinto il titolo NCAA n.75 battendo Michigan 82-76 nell'immenso Giorgia Dome di Atlanta con una folla record di 74 mila spettatori. Il basket è uno sport che va di fretta, e molte cose inaspettate sono successe in questi giorni al coach dei vincitori, Rick Pitino, newyorkese di 60 anni, sempre azzimato ed elegante co...

La Corsa all'Anello di Narni si fa onore negli Stati Uniti. In un concorso fotografico di Bluffton, nella Carolina del Sud, la foto della dama del terziere Fraporta, Oriana Spadino, è arrivata seconda a soli due punti di differenza dalla prima classificata.   Il fotografo è Wesley Grady che nel mese di maggio 2014 è stato in Italia dove ha s...