Festa Italiana offers Italian fun and flavor
The Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge 2662 of Myrtle Beach, SC celebrates 26 years of Italian Festivals with “FESTA ITALIANA” on Saturday June 30 and Sunday July 1, 2018. The 2-day event will be held at The Market Common on Farrow Parkway, Saturday from 11 AM to 8 PM and on Sunday from 11 AM to 7 PM. Thousands come each year to enjoy authentic Ital...
Sons of Italy awards annual scholarships
Local chapter #2780 of the Sons of Italy of America presented three $1,000 scholarships May 24 at St. Anastasia Catholic Church. The first award was the Sons of Italy Statewide “Dante Award,” which was given to Ponte Vedra High School student Nick Farmularo. Farmularo will study environmental sciences at Yale University. In addition to excelling ac...
Calling all grannies! Think you can be the face of this Italian joint?
OK granny-aged ladies of Louisville. Here's your chance for '15 minutes of fame' — plus a lot free Italian food. "I am looking for a sharp-witted Italian grandma," said restaurateur Kevin Grangier. "The kind of grandma who meets you at the front door and gives you a little bit of attitude." Grangier needs this Italian grandmother — the ultimate...
Auburn's Oropallo family and the 'Big Six'
This summer in late July the members of Tony and Pauline Oropallo’s family will gather for their "Big Six" family reunion. The tradition began in the late 1970s and there has been at least one reunion every decade since. The name "Big Six" is in honor of the six Oropallo children: Harry, Eugene, Mary, Louis, Teresa and Anthony. Family members will...
Italian-inspired market carves out niche in south Charlotte
Let the owners of this Italian-inspired market do the cooking for you. DeSarno’s is dishing up a variety of home-cooked, take-and-bake offerings so that families can eat together — without the stress of having to pull together a meal at the end of a business day. Longtime friends Karen DiMezzo and Kit Caron have invested roughly $200,000 in that ve...
Dining Review: Osteria G traces culinary roots to Central Italy and captures its spirit
For the better part of the past two decades, the name Cinelli has been synonymous with Italian-American cuisine in the Triangle. Gianni Cinelli moved here from New York in 1998 and opened the first Cinelli’s in Durham in 2001. Brothers Gaitano and Peter soon followed suit with Cinelli’s (same name, but a more casual pizzeria concept) in North Ralei...
Le aziende italiane in North Carolina
Per chi non conosce la capacità dei nostri connazionali di esportare il made in Italy, può risultare sorprendente scoprire come in uno Stato poco conosciuto nel belpaese (al più si sa che la capitale è Raleigh e che i fratelli Wright hanno spiccato il primo volo sulla spiaggia di Wilmington) ci sono tante realtà imprenditoriali di origine italiana...
La Centrale's Summer in Sicily Pop-Up Offers Boozy Negroni Granitas
Summer has arrived in Miami, bringing with it days of scorching sun and humid nights. You need relief from this heat in the form of a boozy frozen treat. Enter La Centrale's Summer in Sicily pop-up. Tomorrow, June 21, through the end of August, the food hall's first-floor caffè will be transformed into a Sicilian carnival, offering a host of treats...
Craving Italian? Here are Charlotte's 4 best spots that won't break the bank
Looking for a yummy Italian meal near you? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Italian restaurants around Charlotte, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to satisfy your cravings. 1. Tony's Pizza. Topping the list is Tony's Pizza. Located at 9548 Mt. Holly Huntersville Road in North L...
Baker Motor Company acquires Rick Hendrick Alfa Romeo of North Charleston
Tommy Baker, Owner and President of Baker Motor Company, with award-winning dealerships in Charleston, S.C. and Wilmington, N.C., announced today that the company has completed the purchase of Rick Hendrick Alfa Romeo of North Charleston. The franchise will now operate as Alfa Romeo of Charleston and has officially opened its doors as a Baker Motor...
La ricerca italiana è di casa in Florida con la Miami Scientific Italian Community
La Miami Scientific Italian Community (Msic) è un'organizzazione no-profit di diritto americano che riunisce la comunità scientifica italiana in Florida (Usa) e ha come missione la promozione di una rete di collegamento tra università e industria, per il trasferimento di tecnologie innovative tra Italia e Stati Uniti. "La nostra associazione è form...
Charleston's only Alfa Romeo dealership switches drivers
Baker Motor Co. has added a famed Italian luxury nameplate to its West Ashley car lineup, giving it 14 brands of high-end automobiles. The acquisitive 30-year-old dealership announced Friday it purchased Rick Hendrick Alfa Romeo of North Charleston. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. The acquired franchise now operates as Alfa Romeo of Charlesto...