It’s back — Little Italy brings its pizza to new Hall County location
Little Italy Pizzeria is coming out of its year-long hibernation in Hall County. The restaurant was located in Gainesville at what is now Sliced until its sudden closing in August 2018. Now, it’s opening in the Oakwood Plaza off of Atlanta Highway, with a grand opening set for 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 4. After spending decades cooking with his father P...
Lynn's Dom Civiello celebrates 100th birthday
Domenico "Dom" Civiello celebrated his 100th birthday with family and friends Saturday night at Ferncroft Country Club. The lifelong Lynner was born Nov. 9, 1919 to Canio and Teresa Civiello. Attendees came from as far away as France, Italy, Florida, Colorado and Maryland. Dom met his high school sweetheart Marie Iacono in 1938, and they married f...
Five things to do in Italy in November
Not too many people go on holiday in November: the Summer has been gone for a while, Thanksgiving and Christmas yet have to enter our thoughts and it really seems only work and duties occupy our minds. If November enters the year with a bang thanks to Halloween and the Catholic celebrations of All Saints and All Souls, it is also true that the rest...
Nicoletto's Italian Kitchen opening second Nashville location Nov. 15 in Hillsboro Village
East Nashville-based restaurant Nicoletto's Italian Kitchen is opening a second location Nov. 15 in Hillsboro Village at 2123 Belcourt Ave., Nashville, according to a social media post by the company.The restaurant, owned by brothers Ryan and Danny Nicoletto, offers pasta, sandwiches, salads and other dishes as well as beer and wine. Nicoletto's is...
In difficult times, pray for the courage of Mother Cabrini
Do you know who Mother Cabrini is? We celebrate her Feast Day this week. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was an Italian-born sister who felt a passionate desire to serve the poor. In 1880, after founding the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, she presented herself to Pope Leo XIII and asked to be sent to China. Leo answered, “Not to the East, but t...
Vinatieri is lucky to be in NFL
NFL’s Adam Vinatieri, placekicker for football’s Indianapolis Colts, is quite the guy. First, Vinatieri is the oldest player (age 46) currently playing in the NFL. In pigskin land, this is old. Naturally, this gives folks pause to wonder if “he’s still got it.” And for a while, there was good reason to doubt. Vinatieri missed five of eight kicks...
Artemisia Gentileschi’s Paintings of Traumatized Women Really Resonate in 2019
As contemporary cultural critics and readers re-evaluate centuries during which women artists were sidelined and under-canonized (a practice that continues in earnest to this day), an unintended consequence is that women who actually thrived during their time periods can be paradoxically overlooked. That’s no longer the case for Artemisia Gentilesc...
Leonardo da Vinci and PopMicroscopy: Bridging Art and Science Towards the Future
On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Leonardo Da Vinci’s death, the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC is proud to host the photographic exhibition “Leonardo and Pop Microscopy. Bridging Art and Science towards the Future”, organized in collaboration with the One Health Center of Excellence at the University of Florida in Gainesville and the...
Sudden Passing of Mario’s Italian Market Owner Mourned
The mood was somber at Mario’s Italian Market in Surf City this weekend as staff and shocked customers mourned the loss of owner Mario J. Aversa Jr., who died Nov. 7 at age 46. His passing leaves behind two young daughters, Annaliese, and Elena, and their mother, Dawn. Aversa himself had encountered tragedy and health challenges in the family, incl...
Tourists, Venetians slosh through flooded lagoon city
Tourists and Venetians alike donned high boots and took to strategically placed raised walkways on Tuesday to slosh through the high water that has hit much of the lagoon city. Venice's tide forecast office said the water level peaked at 1.27 meters (about 4 feet 3 inches) Tuesday morning but warned that an even higher tide was forecast for after n...
Grand Opening of Abbracciamento
Opening this Wednesday, November 13, restaurateur Frank Abbracciamento is continuing his namesake legacy with this opening (174 Merrick Road, Lynbrook, NY). Abbracciamento’s long-standing restaurant business in New York City was well known with dignitaries and generations of local residents alike for decades (the former Abbracciamento was in busine...
Deacon Bob Esposito
Deacon Bob Esposito, 80, peacefully passed away from this earthly life on Friday, November 8, 2019 in The Villages, Florida. Deacon Bob was born on July 27, 1939 in the Bronx, New York to his parents Anna and Carmine Esposito. Deacon Bob graduated from James Monroe High School in 1960, Hunter College in 1964, graduated with his Master’s Degree in 1...