A New Exhibit at The Ringling Will Explore a Rare Italian Portrait
A new exhibit is coming to The Ringling this October: Guercino’s Friar with a Gold Earring: Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer, an international loan exhibition exploring a rare portrait of Fra Bonaventura Bisi by the Italian Baroque painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, also known as Guercino. The Ringling acquired the portrait in 2015. T...
Replica of Pinta making three stops in Northeast Tennessee
The Volunteer State may be landlocked, but that hasn’t stopped organizers of an education tour from bringing a replica of one of Christopher Columbus’ ships to Tennessee in October and November. On Friday, Oct. 13, the Pinta will open as a “floating museum” for dockside educational tours at Fort Loudon Marina, 5200 City Park Drive, Lenoir City, unt...
Festa Italiana Raleigh Moves to Historic Fayetteville Street Mall for Fifth Annual Cultural Celebration in September 2023
Festa Italiana Raleigh 2023—the Greater Triangle’s largest, most diverse, annual celebration of Italian and American Italian culture—moves from the tree-lined streets of Raleigh’s Glenwood South District to the ceremonial center and cultural spine of North Carolina’s Capitol City, the Fayetteville Street Mall, for its 5th annual celebration. From...
Brand-new Italian restaurant and sports bar opens in Port Orange
A brand-new Italian eatery announced its grand opening in Port Orange this week. Nonne’s Italian Restaurant and Sports Bar is the newest in savory, Italian selections that has made its way to Volusia County. Owner Joey Condercuri announced the new dinner spot on social media earlier this summer, teasing the eatery’s authentic menu selections, Sunda...
Will Apopka (FL) change from Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day?
Columbus Day has long been celebrated in the United States as a holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492. However, there has been a growing movement to reevaluate and transform this holiday into Indigenous Peoples' Day in recent years. In Apopka, the idea made its way to a City Council meeting. Commissioner Alexa...
Popular Italian restaurant coming soon to Ormond Beach
A popular Italian restaurant is opening its third location in Ormond Beach this month. Giovanni Spinosa, co-owner of the Port Orange eateries Don Giovanni and Pizza Pazza, is opening his third restaurant location – this time, in Ormond Beach. Spinosa opened his first restaurant shortly after coming to the U.S. from Italy 11 years ago, hoping to sha...
Innovative Italian Entrepreneurs are featured by the Star Italia Accelerator Program
Star Italia Accelerator, the accelerator for Italian Startups and Innovative SMEs born with the aim of creating qualified access to the U.S. market, to stimulate entrepreneurial skills and accompanying the entry and growth of the best Italian innovation talent. Star Italia Accelerator, based in Miami with a strong Italian flare, and the initiative...
New Restaurant, Ophelia's Pizza + Bar, is Serving Up Italian Cuisine in Nashville
Patrick Whalen and Chef Jamie Lynch of The 5th Street Group have introduced a new restaurant to Nashville’s central business district, a sibling to their Church & Union, opened in 2021. On the ground level of downtown’s iconic L&C Tower, Ophelia’s Pizza + Bar takes its design and culinary cues from Italian restaurants of the ’60s—and some philosoph...
Charleston Italian Restaurant Indaco Opens This Fall on the Eastside Beltline
Indaco, the Charleston Italian restaurant backed by the team behind O-Ku sushi restaurant on Howell Mill Road and Oak Steakhouse in Alpharetta, is opening this fall on the border between the Old Fourth Ward and Poncey-Highland along the Eastside Beltline. Located in the same complex as Kroger near Ponce City Market, Indaco is known for its wood-fir...
Cape Coral Museum of History to host inaugural Festa Italiana (Italian Festival) September 30 from 12-5pm, and evening Michael D’Amore concert as fundraiser for Museum
The Cape Coral Museum of History is putting on its inaugural Festa Italiana honoring and celebrating the heritage of Cape Coral’s many Italian American residents. The two-part event held at GASC will include a noon to 5pm festival with access to delicious food, fabulous entertainment, cooking demonstrations, games, contests, vendors and more. The e...
A Taste of Authentic Italy at Hilton Head Island: Our Gusto Ristorante Experience
Hilton Head Island is chock-full of places to eat, but if you’re craving some truly delicious Italian food, I’ve got just the spot for you. On our recent family trip, we stumbled upon Gusto Ristorante. Now, I’ve been to a fair share of Italian places, but this one? It’s easily one of the best Italian restaurants at Hilton Head Island. Let me share...
Tamburro’s Italian Home now open in Trussville
Tamburro’s Italian Home is officially open to the public as of Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 11 a.m. Many long-time Trussvillians fondly remember the restaurant’s predecessors, Tamburro and Sons and Tamburro’s Bella Notte, which was located on Glenn Avenue in downtown Trussville from 1994 to 2010. Now, Trussville’s Italian staple has returned with a new nam...