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A single word overheard during an Italian getaway inspired Nick Benzer's hole-in-the-wall Southtown pop-up. "Someone kept saying 'mangia' a lot," Benzer told MySA, explaining that the word, essentially Italian for eat or dig in, is intended as a term of endearment. "You can have a meal with someone but their main focus is for you to eat first and...

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He was his mother’s miracle. Elvira Battafarano Greco prayed to San Francesco di Paola for a son. After five miscarriages, she promised that if her prayers were answered, she’d dress the boy like a monk every Sunday for five years. She kept her promise. Throughout his life, Sam J. Greco continued his mother’s devotion to St. Francis, the patron sai...

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A new life-size statue of a Catholic saint is gracing a downtown park after a vandalized statue of Christopher Columbus was removed back in 2020. The six-foot bronze statue of St Francis Di Paola was installed Saturday in the Piazza Italia Park. The installation was also followed by a celebration of Mass at San Francesco Di Paola Church According t...

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Workers from Greco Construction ensured mounting bolts and holes on the statue’s base and pedestal matched up.  A worker used a pallet jack to move the 6-foot-tall figure from the Francesco di Paola Catholic Church Garden to the park. The crane operator shifted gears to hoist the sculpture upon the 5-foot-tall base. With two hands, a site manager g...

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Time to extend another congratulazioni to Il Forno. The Southtown staple has again been named one of the best U.S. pizzerias by Italian rating guide 50 Top Pizza. This is the second year in a row the San Antonio-owned and -operated restaurant has landed on the list — and this time with a higher ranking. In 2022, the wood-fire oven operation was ran...

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The Northeast Side of San Antonio is an oft overlooked corridor when it comes to grabbing food, despite being home to local heavy hitters like Kim's Galbi, Wayne's Wings, and Comfort Cafe. But a new restaurant is bringing quality Italian dining to the area with its romantic setting and old-fashioned hospitality. New Italian restaurant Pazzo Pastari...

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With origins that date all the way back to Palermo in Italy, Little Italy celebrated 40 years of doing business Saturday at its location off West Avenue near the intersection of Blanco. The Visocaro family opened the restaurant in San Antonio in 1983 after operating a pizzeria in New York. Little Italy evokes plenty of history and ambiance with Dea...

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Iconic Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has announced new US tour dates for November and December 2023. The run includes ten show dates in major cities across the nation, including San Antonio, Dallas, Louisville, Boston, Philadelphia, Hartford, Baltimore, with two nights in Hollywood, FL at Hard Rock Live, and a return to the iconic Madison Square Gar...

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Downtown's Westin Riverwalk has reopened its Zocca Cuisine D’Italia in completely renovated river-level digs. The restaurant, which specializes in Texas-inspired Italian dishes, also has appointed Ron Mays as its executive chef, according to officials with the hotel chain. After the three-month-long reno, the restaurant now features an indoor-outdo...

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Sam Greco’s mother was blessed with two daughters and desired a son.  After five miscarriages, she prayed to San Francesco di Paola, the patron saint of Italians and Italian-Americans. She said if she could carry a child to full term, she would dress her son as a monk each Sunday for five years. And she did. “She made the promise — like an Italian...

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