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Lake Oswego's Tucci Ristorante has completed an expansion and remodel of its popular Lido Bar, adding custom-designed "Hollywood-style" booths created by Portland's Trio Furniture.   The renovation was led by Alter Areas, a Portland design and carpentry firm that specializes in repurposed materials and artistic architectural elements. The ba...

by Jennifer Ann Love   The first South Florida Italian Culture & Heritage Festival will premiere on Sunday, October 11, 2015 from 12pm till 8pm at ArtsPark at Young Circle in downtown Hollywood. The Festival is being co-produced by Anthony Paparella of Gino's Market and Joe Bevelacqua of Cobra Joe Productions, both based in Hollywood. &...

Join the Hon. Consul General of Italy Francesco L. Legaluppi to celebrate the 69th Italian Republic Day @ the Little Italy Lodge. Little Italy Lodge - 905E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21202. It will be a family day of celebration for the entire community with food, music, activities for kids and much fun! MAY, 31 2015 11:00 AM- 3:00 PMRon. Consulate G...

by Rachel Nania   When Antonio Carluccio was walking from the stoop of his hotel in Old Town Alexandria to meet the trolley that would take him down to the final block of King Street, he was stopped by a police officer. "You're Antonio Carluccio, aren't you?" the officer asked the 78-year-old man.   It was somewhat of a celebrity...

New York University Langone Medical Center ha annunciato oggi che la Fondazione Paolo e Marlene Fresco (Fondazione Fresco) ha donato $25 Milioni per creare l'Istituto Marlene e Paolo Fresco per il Parkinson e i Disturbi Motori (Istituto Fresco). L'Istituto Fresco migliorerà la conoscenza, la cura e l'istruzione sul Morbo di Parkinson e i disturbi m...

by Paul Takahashi   A luxury Italian-made cabinetmaker plans to open a new Houston office by the end of the year. Italkraft designs and creates high-end custom kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and closets for luxury homes, apartments and condominiums.   The Miami-based cabinetmaker — which has offices and showrooms in New York, sou...

by Mark Ewing   Pininfarina has been best known over the past 60 years for its design of most production Ferraris, but to expand application of their design services, in the mid-1980s the firm began developing products beyond automotive. Celebrating their 85th anniversary, Pininfarina unveiled its Icon85 Collection last week.   They w...

by Claudia Baroncelli   From the North to the South, Italy has plenty of colorful and picturesque vicoli (alleys) just waiting to be discovered. Here is a selection of the most beautiful. Narrow and often hidden from view, Italian vicoli (alleys) are some of the most typical, picturesque and colorful examples of urban architecture which...

The M.S.S. Lodge of Norristown will celebrate the feast of their patroness, Maria Santissima del Soccorso di Sciacca, on Sunday, Aug. 16 in air-conditioned Saviour Hall (formerly Monsignor Delia Hall), at Holy Savior Parish in Norristown.   The celebration, a 111-year-old tradition this year, was brought to the Borough of Norristown at the t...

The Loket racetrack in the Czech Republic offered endless thrills over the weekend in the last race for the 2015 WMX World Series, where Kiara Fontanesi started at a disadvantage, trailing behind Livia Lancelot. Kiara had to beat her to the chase and recover those few points separating her from victory. But when the game gets tough, the tough get...

By Jacob Gallagher If there's one thing Italians know better than fashion, it's food, so it's only natural that Marco Baldassari, the CEO and co-founder of Eleventy, uses a culinary analogy to describe his clothing brand. "We are like a bistro that offers an innovative cuisine," said Mr. Baldassari, "but without the price of a gourmet restaurant."...

by Laura Tichy-Smith   In a nation where corporate joints sling pizza, grocery store freezers offer boxed lasagna and a caricature of an Italian chef stares out from the label of canned ravioli, it can be hard to find authentic Italian food.   Fortunately, Southwest Florida is graced by the presence of several local Italian markets...