Bertolone family turns over reins to Joe’s Italian restaurant
By Neal Wagner After her father, Giuseppe Bertolone, died in March 2013, Joe's Italian owner Sonia Bertolone-Carillo didn't have much time to mourn his passing. "We didn't have much of an opportunity to grieve because we were working all the time," Bertolone-Carillo said of her family, noting they regularly put in 90 or more hours ope...
3 bodies, coffin stolen from mausoleum at Italian Club Cemetery in Ybor
Grave robbers struck a mausoleum at the Italian Club Cemetery in Ybor. Investigators said someone broke into one of the mausoleums and stole a coffin with three bodies inside. It is not known when the crime happened because the cemetery has little traffic. The stolen coffin contained the bodies of Carlos Spicola, who died in 1914, Ma...
"Alla conquista dell'America". È lombardo il proprietario del calcio a Miami
di Giulio Mola Fra lussuose ville e spiagge sempre affollate anche da sportivi italiani alla ricerca di relax, rotola il pallone nella lontanissima Miami. Questo grazie all'intraprendenza di Riccardo Silva imprenditore lombardo di successo (nel settore della distribuzione di diritti televisivi a livello mondiale), il quale da pochi mesi è...
Gigi D’Alessio in concerto a Miami Beach
In Italia, Napoli è sempre stata una città di grandi cantanti. Fin dai tempi dei romani, quando le sirene estasiarono Ulisse, alle grandi icone come Enrico Caruso, si dice che "se nun se canta se more" ("Se non canti a Napoli è perché sei morto"). In questa lunga tradizione si inserisce Gigi D'Alessio, che è apparso per la prima volta sul palco gl...
Wynwood Gets a Italian Comfort Food Eatery
by Olee Fowler Wynwood is not typically known for having cozy, albeit traditional, restaurants. But that could be changing with the now-open Jack's Home Cooking. The brainchild of JP Parlavechio, who has been in the restaurant industry in South Florida for more than 20 years, alongside Alan Roth, it'll feature a menu based on "what your mother...
Panini America Reaches Exclusive Trading Card Agreements With Mississippi State, Baylor And More Than 200 Additional Universities
Panini America, (www.paniniamerica.net), the world's largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, announced today that it has reached exclusive trading card agreements with Mississippi State, Baylor, NC State, K-State and more than 200 additional universities that will allow the company to use the schools' team logos and university marks...
Roberto Esposito comes to America with help from local musician
When local singer Frank Manzi met Roberto Esposito at a music fest in Italy last summer, the piano virtuoso had never been to America. "He had been accepted to Berklee in 2009 but didn't have the money to go," Manzi said. "He told me he always wanted to come so I invited him to come and stay with me." Not only did Manzi open up his ho...
Festa di Ferragosto 2015
Saturday August 15, 17 - 21 EDTGino's Italian American Meat Market - 5729 Johnson St, Hollywood (Florida) 33021 This event is being co-presented by Gino's Italian American Meat Market and www.ItalianSouthFlorida.com Ferragosto is an Italian holiday celebrated on August 15, so it's perfect that this year it will be on a Saturday. This dinner...
Papa Roc's opens next week in east Montgomery
by Brad Harper The furniture and much of the interior looks the same inside the former Garrett's The Art of Food location in east, but everything else is changing. Including the prices. Papa Roc's Italian Grill plans a soft opening Wednesday at their 7780 Atlanta Highway space, bringing in the Mississippi Delta-based restaurant's appr...
Fort Lauderdale Art Museum turns 30 with exhibits of Mendieta, Italian design
by Siobhan Morrissey Standing in the lobby of the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale and looking heavenward, Frank Stella observed the soaring atrium and mused, "It's the Pantheon of America." "That's how he felt," says Bonnie Clearwater, who has served as the museum's director since 2013. One of America's greatest living artists, Stella...
Ruggeri's Restaurants in Dallas, TX
Treat your family to a delicious Italian meal at Ruggeri's. At our Preston and Royal location, you will find the finest menu with amazing authentic Italian cuisine, from house made pasta dishes to prime tenderloin and veal, as well as a full-service staff with more than 20 years of experience. Our chefs use homemade recipes that have been...
People of Influence: Joe D'Alessandro
When Joe D'Alessandro was appointed state attorney for the 20th Judicial Circuit, the largest in Florida, at 30, he was the youngest person ever to hold that position. After his appointment in 1969, D'Alessandro was elected to that office for eight consecutive terms, becoming one of the best-known attorneys in Southwest Florida. Born and r...