Surfer Joe's brings Italian ice to Cocoa Beach
by Suzy Fleming Leonard I thought I knew what Italian ice was. In my high school days, I briefly worked at a New Orleans-style snowball stand. Same thing, right? It took a visit to the new Surfer Joe's Tropical Ice in Cocoa Beach to make me see the error of my ways. Where snowballs, snowcones and other chilly treats are...
Auburn's CIAO group holding annual St. Joseph's Day feast
Auburn's Cultural Italian American Organization will celebrate St. Joseph's Day with a feast Saturday, March 19, at the Springside Inn, 6141 W. Lake Road, Fleming. The celebration will begin at 6 p.m. with a small religious ceremony in which the statue of St. Joseph is carried during a small procession and placed on a table with traditiona...
Real Estate Week in Miami
Dopo il grande successo della prima edizione del Real Estate Week-Miami, la Camera di Commercio italiana a Miami ripropone la missione di operatori italiani del settore immobiliare a Miami dal 25 al 27 febbraio 2014. Nella città di Miami, al centro dell'area metropolitana Miami-Broward-Palm Beach, verranno organizzati seminari, business me...
Doris Italian Market & Bakery Hosts Holiday Wine & Food Gala to benefit Impact Broward in Coral Springs
December 18, 2015. Friday 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM. Doris Italian Market - 2077 University Drive - Coral Springs, Florida 33071. Doris Italian Market and Bakery, South Florida's premiere specialty supermarket serving local communities since 1947, hosts a holiday Wine and Food Gala benefiting Impact Broward. Open to the public...
2012 Columbus Day Parade Marshal, CCFD’s First Chief, Edward Kocik
In 1961 Cape Coral was a tiny but growing community in need of a Fire Department. A group of men encouraged by Gulf American Corporation decided to form a one and on April 9, 1961, the Cape Coral Volunteer Fireman's Association was incorporated by an act of the Florida legislature. Their first elected Chief was Edward Kocik.Ed Kocik and his wife Al...
A Return to Second Sunday on King Street
Locals have one last chance to save on Festival tickets. Spoleto Festival USA will be back with special ticket offers and waived fees during this weekend's Second Sunday on King Street. Stop by the Festival's tent, located at the corner of King and George Streets, to chat with staff about the Festival program and pick up a brochure. Click here for...
Pizza Pazza in Omni: We Get a First Bite
By Valeria Nekhim Pizza Pazza, a Neapolitan-style pizzeria on 18th Street at Biscayne Boulevard, is just shy of celebrating its two-month anniversary, yet it already has repeat customers -- including ones straight from Naples, Italy. We assumed they were locals after we witnessed a lively exchange of air kisses and hugs with chef/owner Sa...
Un ballo in maschera in Miami - September 20, 2014
The story of a king who falls in love with his best friend's wife, Un ballo in maschera recounts the assassination in 1792 of King Gustav III of Sweden, who unwisely attends a masked ball where he finds his life to be in danger. Initially blocked by censors who refused to allow a monarch to be killed on stage, Verdi wrote his way out of their requi...
Abruzzo Molise Heritage Society Luncheon in Washington
May 31, 2015 - Sunday 1:00 PM - 3:30 PMCasa Italiana - 595 1/2 Third Street NW - Washington, District of Columbia 20001. The next luncheon of the Abruzzo Molise Heritage Society (AMHS) will be held on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 1:00 pm at Casa Italiana (595 ½ 3rd Street NW, Washington, DC). We will hear from Dr. Tyle...
Spoleto Festival USA reports nearly $3 million box office for this year
This year's Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston took in nearly $3 million at the box office. The festival also said Wednesday that about 63,000 tickets were sold for the 160 events staged during the 17-day run of the festival. Festival officials say Spoleto means about $50 million in economic impact for the Charleston area. Re...
Calcio d’America, a Miami si parla messinese
Il calcio americano, da tre mesi a questa parte, parla un po' più siciliano.Merito di Roberto Saccà, messinese e nuovo presidente del Miami United Soccer.Originario di Santa Teresa di Riva, centro ionico in provincia di Messina, Saccà ha lasciato la Sicilia nel 2001. Prima della Florida e del successo in campo immobiliare, l'attuale presidente del...
Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi in Miami
August 15, 2015 - Saturday 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM (daily for 1 times)South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center - 10950 SW 211th Street - Miami, Florida 33189 Miami Lyric Opera masterfully performs the classic work that defined Italian opera, Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center. Famous for mocking the husb...