Andrea Bocelli gives intimate concert
by Lesley Abravanel Pomellato jewelry hosted a special fundraiser for Baptist Health South Florida at the Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne Residences on Wednesday at which Andrea Bocelli sang for an hour for an intimate group of 75. Bocelli's mother was seen in the audience, patting her heart as she was clearly moved and emotional during his per...
Consul General: Italy Closes Trade Office but Reopens Dialogue With Atlanta
The Italian Trade Commission's Atlanta office was shuttered last year and the responsibility for Georgia brought back to the Miami office where it could be more efficiently operated, the nation's consul general told Global Atlanta. But that by no means indicates a lack of interest in Georgia and the five states and numerous Caribbean terri...
Michael Schwartz on Fi'lia, His New Italian Concept at the SLS Brickell
The SLS Brickell has just announced its opening date and two signature restaurants. The hotel, located at 1300 S. Miami Ave., is slated to open in early October and will be the home to José Andrés' Bazaar Mar, a seafood-centric version of the chef's popular the Bazaar by José Andrés in Miami Beach. The property will also house Fi'lia, an I...
Italian drug company to buy Cary's Cornerstone Therapeutics
Cornerstone Therapeutics announced Monday that it is being bought by an Italian pharmaceutical company, ending the Cary drug marketing firm's five-year run as a publicly traded company. The acquisition values Cornerstone at nearly $300 million, double what the company was valued at 10 months ago. Chiesi Farmaceutici, which already owns 58...
Community to Celebrate Italian Heritage Month.
The Central Gulf Coast Lodge of the Order of Sons of Italy in America is inviting all Pinellas County residents to join in celebrating Florida's Italian and Italian American Heritage Month at an exciting Festa Italiana dinner and raffle on Saturday, October 4 at the Clearwater Country Club. The Honorable Adolpho Barattolo, Italy's Consul G...
Rehoboth UNICO hosts pasta challenge and movie night
Four UNICO members prepared their favorite pasta dish and provided a taste for everyone to judge. Pictured behind the table are (l-r) Ed Mason, challenge coordinator, and competitors Nick Ruggieri, Frank Cappelli, Arthur Chomas and Suzanne Failla. Being served in front are Anthony Mazzareli and Monica Viana. Sixty area UNICO members and guests enj...
Strada Italiano to hold Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve
The Feast of the Seven Fishes will be served this Christmas Eve at Strada Italiano in downtown Asheville to celebrate the Italian-American tradition and the use of seafood in the family meal as a way of abstinence from meat, a long Roman Catholic tradition during various days of the week as well as during Lent. This year's feast menu is available o...
Denison Yacht Sales will sell Italian builder’s line
Italian builder Otam announced that Florida-based Denison Yacht Sales will represent the yacht line in the United States. "We are honored to represent the Otam brand here in the U.S. and we are sure that we will have a successful future together," Denison CEO Bob Denison said in a statement at the recent Miami International Boat Show. "Wit...
Italian Bearings Company opening production plant in Colleton County, South Carolina
South Carolina's state Commerce Department, announced that Meter Bearings Group, Italian designer and manufacturer of ball and roller bearings, is opening its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Walterboro to be near the Port of Charleston. The company designs and produces ball bearings and cylindrical roller bearings and plans to begin production a...
MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH & I'M IN THERAPY! to Play Strand Theatre
The international hit comedy My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy! starring Steve Solomon will be at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta, GA for a three week engagement beginning September 30, 2015. Described as "One part lasagna, one part kreplach, and two parts Prozac," Solomon uses dialects, accents, and so...
Tennessee attorney to represent Italian AmCham in the Southeast
by Phil Bolton The American Chamber of Commerce in Italy has appointed Christopher M. Caputo, an attorney in the Nashville and Memphis, Tenn., offices of the law firm Baker Donelson as its representative for Georgia as well as Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee. Under a two-year contract, Mr. Caputo is to assist Italian businesses w...
This New Local Line Designs Lightweight, Italian-Made Blazers for Miami's Most Well-Groomed Gents
by Ashley Brozic & Alejandra Torres Mention to your man that he has to wear a blazer in August, and expect a grunt of despair. Now mention to him that you know of a blazer that's light enough to inhibit sweat and masculine enough to elicit the respect of everyone in the room, and you might just get him to perk up a bit. Enter Casa de...