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Traditional Italian cooking meets the south at Noble Crust, a new restaurant in St. Petersburg. "We really wanted to do something Italian, but we wanted to have a different edge on it. Make it a fun, really hip place to hang out," said TJ Thielbar. He and John Mays are the men behind the restaurant. The two also were members of Bonefish Grill's fo...

by Susan Danseyar   Miami will play a significant role next week in the build-up for the Milan Expo 2015 World's Fair as it hosts an international conference on the fair's theme, "Feeding the Planet – Energy for Life."   On March 12, the day-long forum at Miami Dade College's Wolfson campus will explore how the food, health and identi...

In our discovery of new points of view from which to analyze the relationship between Italy and the US, today we want to talk about Sister Cities programs. There is an American institution, called "Sister Cities International", which takes care of these aspect of how the US partner up with other countries. So we are happy today to have as our gues...

Judge David A. Regoli was sworn-in as Judge of the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas on July 21, 2014. He was nominated to the Bench by Governor Tom Corbett on June 20, 2014 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate of Pennsylvania on June 30, 2014. Judge Regoli is a life-long resident of Westmoreland County. He graduated from St. Joseph...

by Joy Summers   Macdonald has been biding his time for the right restaurant opportunity since moving back to Minneapolis after a winning hearts and stomachs in New York City at Willow Road, Cru, and Bouley. It's been over a year since returning, but the opportunity wasn't right until now.   He will open Parella along with Michael Lar...

As a starting point, in a restaurant nowadays it is not sufficient to just have an important chef, a unique cuisine on offer, or a high level of quality in order to be considered "excellent", because both restaurant and wine cellar service are key elements for achieving the highest scores in the guidebooks.   For this, in a selection of the...

A couple of days ago the project Italian Train Experience (ITE) was launched in Piedmont by Studio Nespolo. The main idea underlying this initiative is to use Italian railway network – as one of the most widespread in Europe, to promote the territory, improve brand equity and fidelize the travellers.   Among the 2.190 stations, only 120 are...

It is with Great Pleasure that The Italian American Cultural Society of New Jersey Proudly Invites Our and Your Friends, Family, Colleagues and Loved Ones to Award-­Winning TV, Producer-­Writer-­Director Tony De Nonno's enchanting "Celebrating the Papa Manteo Sicilian Marionette Tradition"Dinner Theater Celebratio...

by Herb Jackson   President Obama should award a Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Yankees catcher Yogi Berra, who is turning 90 years old, Rep. Bill Pascrell said Tuesday.   In a letter to Obama, Pascrell recounted Berra's background as the son of Italian immigrants and touted his service in the military, record as a most valua...

By Rick Nelson It's official: 2015 is going to go down in local culinary history as the Year of the Italian Restaurant. Two are opening next month in downtown Minneapolis: Monello launches June 1 in the Hotel Ivy, and Il Foro is coming in for a mid-June landing in the historic former Forum Cafeteria space.   In Uptown, Parella is aimin...

By Samantha Goodman   The St. Francis Society of Ambler will host the traditional St. Francis Feast Sunday, June 7. Since 1918, this free public event has celebrated St. Francis, the patron saint of the town of Maida, Italy, where many borough residents trace their heritage to and where the festival began. "Cicerata," the official...

Dean Martin was a beloved American entertainer who was so filled with charisma and an incredible stage presence that he was nicknamed, "The King of Cool." He was born in 1917 in Steubenville, OH and actually started out with a passion for boxing. He gave that up though and started singing with local bands but it wasn't until he teamed up with comed...