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Award-winning Italian jazz vocalist and composer Chiara Izzi will perform at the Carrollwood Cultural Center on Saturday, March 4, at 8 p.m. Based in New York City since 2014, Izzi received first place in the 2011 Montreux Jazz Festival Vocal Competition from Quincy Jones. In 2020, she won one Independent Music Award for Best Jazz Song with Vocals...

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The City of Tampa is proud to honor the 31st anniversary of our Sister City Agreement with Agrigento, Italy by lighting up the skyline in the national colors of Italy: green, white, and red. This will take place beginning at sunset on February 5, 6, and 7 as a symbol of our deep friendship and cultural exchange between our two cities. Agrigento and...

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It’s never taken Chris Ponte this long to open a restaurant. First, there was the pandemic and the corresponding shutdown. Then, the inevitable delays — shortages in supplies, equipment and labor. But also: Opening a restaurant of this caliber just takes time. Now, more than 3 1/2 years since its inception. Ponte Modern American has finally opened....

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After a year and a half of anticipation, Chef Ponte's newest—and perhaps fanciest—concept to date has finally opened its doors. According to its social media, Ponte Modern American's first day open was Saturday, Nov. 26 and is now open and accepting reservations. The new restaurant resides at 1010 Gramercy Ln. amidst the ever-growing Midtown Tampa...

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A native of Italy, Anna Silvestri had culinary culture shock when she moved to Florida in the early 1990s.“I felt like I was in the desert but instead of water I was looking for food,” she says. “These people didn’t know how to eat, there was no quality. You’d go to Publix for arugula and they were like, ‘What are you talking about?’” Silvestri and...

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The legendary Cacciatore and Sons Italian Market and Deli has operated in the Tampa area for more than 125 years. Their arrival in the region was more than a century in the making. In 1896, the Cacciatore family came to the United States from Italy “in search of the American dream,” note the owners. They originally settled in Ybor City and opened a...

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Friday, October 7th – 530pm cocktails, 630pm dinner & show. Italian Club Of Tampa - 1731 E 7th Ave Tampa, Florida. Tickets are available for purchase by CLICKING HERE! Join us as we welcome back national recording artist, Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti, for BELLA NOTTE, a cabaret style dinner show. Guests will enjoy a cocktail hour in our Club’s Cant...

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A group of Italian pizza experts has named Tampa Bay-based pizza company Fabrica one of the 50 best pizzerias in America. 50TopPizza is an online guide curated by a team of anonymous and hand-selected inspectors, who travel Italy and the globe in search of the best pizzerias around. Their guide for 2022 was recently released, and local favorite Fab...

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The FBI’s Italian counterparts, known as the Carabinieri, recovered two missing 16th century Italian tapestries in Florida. According to the FBI, Carabinieri’s Tutela Patrimonio Culturale (which translates to “Protection of Cultural Heritage”) discovered the tapestries, believed to have been lost forever. The first of the 16th century tapestries wa...

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Columbia Restaurant Group is back at it again, debuting a new concept this year. Casa Santo Stefano is set to take over the former historic Ferlita Macaroni Factory at 1601 N. 22nd St. in Tampa. That's a two-minute walk away from its sister concept Columbia Restaurant. Although little has been shared about the forthcoming joint, its social media pa...

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