The docu-film A.P. Giannini: Bank To The Future directed by Valentina Signorelli and Cecilia Zoppelletto, produced by Daitona and Preston Witman Productions, continues to shine on the international stage, taking home the Best International Documentary award at the Tennessee International Indie Film Festival (TIIFF). This prestigious accolade highli...

November 15, 2024 - April 13, 2025. Graceland Exhibition Center, 3717 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN. On August 24, 79 A.D., the city of Pompeii was frozen in time by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. But what nature destroyed, it also preserved. Through 150 artifacts, POMPEII: The Exhibition tells the tale of a city hidden from view a...

Andrea Bocelli announced new 2025 North American tour dates for February and June. The new tour includes ten show dates in major cities across the US, including Omaha, Tampa, Savannah, New Orleans, Houston, Austin, and Denver. The February dates will once again honor Valentine’s Day with Bocelli’s first time in Omaha, NE with the Omaha Symphony and...

Jon Bon Jovi was in the right place at the right time on Tuesday when he helped coax a woman from jumping off a bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. The "Livin' on a Prayer" singer happened to be filming a music video on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge when he saw a woman in a "moment of crisis," Fox News Digital has learned.  "A shout out to @jonbon...

When visiting another country, it’s best to follow the ancient proverb, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” And when the foodways of Rome come to Nashville, dine as the Romans do. That’s the premise of DeLuca, a restaurant rooted in these traditions, recently opened in the former Porta Via location on White Bridge Road. Executive Chef Rosario DeLu...

The Industrial Park continues to grow with more businesses and industries, however, food options are limited for people wanting to stay away from Wilma Rudolph Boulevard during rush hour. That’s why Carlo Burzi, alongside his wife Jenny, decided to open a restaurant that not only alleviates drive time issues, but also introduces true-authentic Ital...

In 2004, partners and chefs Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli (aka “The Franks”) opened a charming Italian restaurant, Frankies 457 Spuntino, in Brooklyn’s historically Italian neighborhood, Carroll Gardens. It was a bold move for these culinary pioneers — Carroll Gardens was not well known, and Brooklyn hadn’t yet become cool — but they believ...

In 2005, we were a newly married couple living in our 2,000-square-foot house in Nashville. Although we had steady gigs performing in a symphony orchestra in the US and liked our three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home, we dreamed of living in Italy. Fifteen years later, in 2019, we applied for Italian work visas as musicians. When they were grante...

A new Italian restaurant — DeLuca — opens Tuesday, April 30 in the former Porta Via restaurant space off White Bridge Road, the latest of several Italian fine-dining spots to open in Nashville in the past five years. Managers at DeLuca — so named for its Italian chef, Rosario DeLuca — said their restaurant will stand out for authenticity because it...

From Westchester to the world, baby! Beloved local chef and Food Network star Christian Petroni is making his Nashville debut this month on Lower Broadway at Ella’s on 2nd, which will introduce a new coastal Italian concept, menu, and name – Ella’s by Christian Petroni – under his leadership and in partnership with Red Pebbles Hospitality. Longtime...