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Holly and Tom Reay, owners of Funistrada since the spring of 2000, were Glen Lake “summer kids” growing up. She is a native of Chicago, and he hails from St. Louis. (More on that later.) “Our families had been coming up here for generations, and this is where we met,” Holly explained. Later, as adults, they each decided that they wanted to live the...

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Do you like wine? How about exclusive wines paired with your favorite pastas, meats, cheeses and more?! Well we have the perfect place for you! This week, we took a trip to Acqua in Vino, the specialty food and wine store homed in Wayland, just a short trip South of Grand Rapids. With a beautiful tour and a delicious food and wine tasting, Acqua in...

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Modern Italian restaurant Mazzo Cucina D'Italia has closed less than a year after debuting in downtown Grand Rapids. The eatery, at 122 Monroe Center NW, closed April 7. Uccello's Hospitality Group, which owns the prime downtown real estate, plans to bring in its popular Uccello's Ristorante brand, which has several locations in West Michigan and a...

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Welcome to Ferndale’s first American Bocce league taking place Thursday nights at Pop’s For Italian!!! What: American Bocce hails from Chicago where it has become a huge hit with the locals. Fast paced, casual leagues that revolve around having some good drinks and fun with like minded folks. ABC recently launched in the Detroit area and we are ext...

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Imagine your family is of humble means and you aspire to become an #Opera singer, a career that requires costly ongoing training. You wonder how you’ll manage conservatory or university tuition, private lessons and all the rest. You win first prize in a vocal competition. A jury member takes you under her wing and assumes your intensive training, e...

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Joe Vicari will head out early this Easter Sunday as he’s done on that holiday and most others since 1982 to greet his guests at Andiamo in Bloomfield and Detroit and six other Detroit eateries he owns to thank them for their business. He’ll also thank his employees for working the holiday, knowing the toll being away from family takes. The life of...

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When “At War with Love” kicks off the Italian Film Festival at the Detroit Film Theatre on Wednesday, it will be a happy accident for educator Elena Past. The Wayne State University associate professor teaches a course called Mafia Movies, and the 2016 mix of comedy and drama is a perfect fit for it. “I scheduled the class long before this opening-...

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An elegant Italian restaurant called Gratzi is opening soon in Midland and there's a way to enjoy a meal there for free. Gratzi, which touts a "modern, fresh approach" to Italian cuisine, is opening to the public Thursday, April 12, inside The H Residence development in downtown Midland at Ashman and Main streets, according to Mainstreet Ventures I...

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Cantoro Italian Market and Trattoria announced its latest restaurant will be on the grounds of the San Marino Club, in the building that once housed Tre Monti. Cantoro's owners, John and Michael Fallone, also run the flagship Cantoro Italian Market and Trattoria in Plymouth and a second market in Livonia. The new Troy restaurant will occupy 10,000...

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A popular restaurant in downtown Brighton (MI) is reinventing itself with a new menu, name and look. Owners of the restaurant at 510 W. Main Street, which had been called Buon Gusto Italian, closed it for remodeling Feb. 18. When it reopens 11 a.m. Thursday it will have a slightly different name, Buon Gusto Bistro, and the decor throughout the rest...

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