Indimenticabile Versace
di Francesca Favotto Non una casa qualunque, ma quella dove abitò fino al giorno che ne segnò la fine per sempre, che segnò la fine di un'era. Il 17 settembre Casa Casuarina, imponente residenza dello stilista Gianni Versace a Miami, dove visse fino all'omicidio avvenuto per mano di Andrew Cunanan il 15 luglio di sedici anni fa, verrà mess...
Ciancia: our annual Christmas party
The time of the year is here when Ciancia hosts the greatest and most attended event of the year: la Festa di Natale. Come celebrate with us the most cherished holiday in Italy, and take a chance to support our club's activities. Our committee is making a great effort to make this a memorable party. Our Festa features great food, rivers of...
ArtsNaples fest goes Italian with food, concerts, culture
By Harriet Howard Heithaus It's not hard to see Italy as the epicenter of culture. It has music, it has philosophers, it has artists and it most assuredly has great food. ArtsNaples World Festival has taken "Il bel paese" — the beautiful country, as it is known — for its theme this year. There's a special affinity here for th...
David Ferrari: Italy’s first reggaeton star hits South Florida
Big Latino acts such as Daddy Yankee and Don Omar should watch their backs, because David Ferrari is touring South Florida promoting his latest music video “In Miami.” Though he’s not a well-known artists in the Americas, Ferrari is a big deal in Europe, becoming the first-ever artist to record reggaeton in Italian language. He was bo...
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...