Best Thing We Ate This Week: Pizza at Pizzeria Lui
Thanks to Friday night traffic, it took me nearly 90 minutes to get there, but get there I did. I’d heard rumblings of an incredible pizzeria waaay down Mississippi Avenue in Lakewood. I’d seen the charred, bubbly crusted pictures popping up on Instagram. As a Neapolitan-style pizza enthusiast, I had to taste what the Pizzeria Lui chatter was all a...
Dali and Schiaparelli opens, the Shine mural festival closes
Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli, regarded as fashion's forefront designer of the 1920s and '30s in Paris, was known for her bold aesthetic and exquisite workmanship. Her designs were heavily influenced by the surrealists, particularly Salvador Dalí, with whom she often collaborated. That relationship is the subject of "Dalí and Schiaparelli," wh...
Review: V & S Italian Deli in Boca Raton brings subs to a higher level
How far should you drive for a good sandwich? In my case, the answer is 34 miles, the distance from my home to V & S Italian Deli in Boca Raton. People who appreciate sandwich artistry of the old-school Italian variety owe it to themselves to make the pilgrimage to this small sub shop in a strip shopping center on North Federal Highway. When I got...
A little touch of Italy - Just down the road a piece, schoolteachers create magic at Tuscany Inn Tennessee
Easing along a one-lane road deep into Smith County's Hackett Valley between Gordonsville and Lancaster, one of the last things a traveler would expect to find perched part way up a steep, verdant knoll would be a marvelous little Italian inn. Yet, with a 20-year vision come to fruition, that's just what retired Florida schoolteachers Tamara Hassel...
Popular South Beach Italian restaurant opening soon in Delray Beach
A popular South Beach-based rustic Italian eatery that offers dishes from different regions of Italy is opening its second location in Delray Beach. Sardinia Enoteca Ristorante, a staple of South Beach for more than a decade, opens at 3035 S. Federal Hwy, in the South Delray Shopping Center south of Linton Boulevard, on Thursday, Oct. 12, according...
Divine educator: Former Tyburn Academy principal to be honored by Auburn group
Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate Principal Maura DelFavero believes if one were to seek out a model woman, Catholic, educator and human being in general, they'd be hard-pressed to find better than Jeanne Hogan. Those who have worked with Hogan, a former principal of Tyburn, would agree, DelFavero said. Hogan will be honored by the local Cultura...
Lexington mayor joins push for Indigenous Peoples Day
Lexington is joining a movement to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. Mayor Jim Gray made the special proclamation on Oct. 9, citing the fact that more than 31,000 people of Native American descent live in Kentucky. Los Angeles and Austin Texas are among the cities to stop honoring the Italian Explorer. Protestors briefly inter...
Get ready for the 5th Annual Summerville Italian Feast
It’s time for everyone to be Italian! The 5th Annual Summerville Italian Feast will be held on Sunday, October 15th in downtown Summerville on Hutchinson Square from 11am to 7pm. This popular cultural event gets bigger and better every year and this year is no exception. Join us for Live Entertainment, Games & Contests, Dancing in the Street, Grape...
Fall ’17 Festa Italiana returns to Myrtle Beach this weekend
Frank Baldari from the Myrtle Beach lodge of Sons and Daughters of Italy joined News13 NOW at 9 a.m. on Thursday to talk about the upcoming Festa Italiana. The Fall 2017 edition of the annual festival will be Saturday and Sunday, October 7 and 8. The festival in Myrtle Beach’s Market Common celebrates everything Italian. There will be authentic Ita...
Petition demands Columbus Day be cancelled in Atlanta
Thousands of people have joined an online petition demanding Columbus Day be cancelled in Atlanta. “Atlanta is often called the 'city too busy to hate.' This Care2 petition represents that sentiment - and helps move the city towards honoring truly honorable people and not those unworthy of historical adoration,” said petition organizer Sarah Rose i...
Nashville mayor, council take steps to recognize Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The Nashville Metro Council approved a resolution Tuesday requesting that the second Monday of October, often known as Columbus Day, be recognized as Indigenous Peoples' Day. It came after Mayor Megan Barry earlier this week signed a proclamation declaring the day Indigenous Peoples' Day. The council resolution, adopted by a 26-5 vote, carries no b...
Gli interni di lusso italiani in mostra a Miami
A Fort Lauderdale (Florida) è iniziata la seconda edizione della Italian Luxury Interiors. L’iniziativa - promossa da ICE Agenzia in collaborazione con Confartigianato, Cna ed Universal Marketing (agente esclusivo dell’evento) - è dedicata alle migliori proposte dell’artigianato italiano per i settori dell’oggettistica da regalo, complemento d’arre...