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Molly Ward likes to build things.She took a pizza box, duct tape and a stick and made a brake for a wagon.The 11-year-old from Bowling Green who is home-schooled said the brake didn't work at first. "The stick kept falling off," she said.After several attempts, Molly was able to make her brake work. She knows inventing things is a system of trial a...

The Rotary Club of Fort Myers returns to the Alliance for the Arts on Sunday, November 10 for Italian Fest 2013, sponsored by the Boston Red Sox Foundation. Italian Fest 2013 will tantalize your taste buds and provide entertainment for the whole family. Italian food will be plentiful, along with cold beverages, beer, wine, Italian ice and ice crea...

The department of modern languages and classics at The University of Alabama has grown over the years. Its growth includes the Italian program, which was established 25 
years ago.   Barbara Godorecci and her husband Maurizio were hired in the 1990s to create and implement the Italian progrm. The program went from a few courses to now offeri...

By Courtney Smith   Italy's ambassador to the United States visited Auburn University on Monday to expand student exchange programs and academic research partnerships with Italian universities. He also hopes American and European leaders will soon sign a free trade agreement and strengthen economies all over the globe.   Ambassad...

The Toscana Divino Group will host the only Southeastern US presentation of the North American Sommelier Association, Italian Wine Specialist (IWS) course from October 23 to 26th, 2015 at Ironside Pizza, 7580 NE 4th Ct., Miami, FL, 33138. The 24 hour course and certification exam is being offered at a $50.00 discount for online registrations made b...

Satisfactory results achieved by the 21 Italian companies affiliated with Gimav– Italian Manufacturers' Association of Machinery, Accessories and Special Products for Glass Processing – at the U.S. glass exhibition. U.S. trade people liked the technology they saw: the stands that occupied the 900 sq.m.   Made in Italy exhibition space a...

Real Estate Week - Miami 2013: incontro Italia-USA sul settore immobiliare   Miami è stata recentemente teatro di una riuscitissima iniziativa nel settore Immobiliare, promossa ed organizzata dalla Camera di Commercio Italo-Americana di Miami (IACC), in collaborazione con la FIAIP, Federazione Italiana Agenti Immobiliari Professionisti, ed i...

Join us on October 5 for Festa Italiana MODA, a special evening celebrating the exhibition "Barrique: Wine, Design & Social Change." Enjoy a café setting on the piazza in front of the museum, nibble on Italian food, sip Italian cocktails and wine, and enjoy traditional Italian accordion music by Don Discenza!   The remarkable exhibition...

Roberto Cavalli was never known for being subtle. His bold prints and exotic designs made statements in the fashion world, so we're not expecting any less of his soon-opening Cavalli Miami. For New Year's Eve, the upscale Italian restaurant and lounge is hosting an extravagant dinner and party, with special packaged prices for the stylish cele...

Italian gun maker Beretta said Wednesday that Tennessee's support for gun rights was a major factor in its decision to build a manufacturing and research facility in the Nashville suburb of Gallatin. The $45 million plant is projected to be complete this year and create 300 new jobs.   Gun rights were "the first criteria for deciding to...

Italian café brand Segafredo Zanetti Espresso is bringing a hybrid coffee shop, restaurant and lounge to Orlando's Mills 50 neighborhood.   The store is expected to open on Dec. 20 in the Mills Park shopping center at Mills Avenue and Virginia Drive.   Read more   Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com    

by Olee Fowler   Many cities have sprawling Italian markets. Miami hasn't been one of them. But that'll be changing when Made In Italy Gourmet opens its doors in Wynwood on Monday, January 26 at 10 N.E. 27 Street.   Part market, part restaurant and part wine store, the space is an ode to all things Italian. In the front it features a...