OpEd: St. Patrick’s Day’s Roman Roots Bring Honor to Western Heritage
St. Patrick’s Day is both a celebration of faith and a triumph of the human spirit. In addition to his theistic mission, St. Patrick brought the gifts of classical antiquity to the Emerald Isle, enduring privation and enslavement: “So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.” But centuries later, the grace of St. Pat...
CINEMA ITALY MIAMI will be back! Save the dates March 25-29, 2022
We are thrilled to announce that CINEMA ITALY will be back with the 18th edition in Miami! This will be a special edition adapted to the current circumstances. Consequently, we will be passing on any events this year. However, this does not hold us back from sharing ten Italian movies in the theater again and enjoying them with our Cinema Italy fri...
Pompano hosts Italian-American Amateur Challenge
The 2022 edition of the highly anticipated Italian-American Driver’s Challenge, sponsored by The Florida Amateur Driving Club, gets underway on Sunday in a two day-four race series featuring the top amateur drivers in Florida and across Atlantic waters. Of course, the big winners, once again, will be charity. which has benefitted to the tune of ove...
Andretti files paperwork to start Formula One team in 2024
Michael Andretti has filed an application to field a Formula One team starting in 2024. The filing to the FIA, the governing body of F1, was revealed Friday on Twitter by Andretti's father, Mario. The 1978 F1 champion wrote “Andretti Global has the resources and checks every box. He is awaiting the FIA's determination.” Andretti Autosport initially...
Serie A planning U.S. tournament during World Cup - chief executive Luigi De Siervo
Italy's Serie A wants to organise a tournament in the United States during this year's World Cup, using players not called up by their national sides, as it seeks to boost its international profile, chief executive Luigi De Siervo said. Qatar will host the World Cup from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18, forcing major European leagues such as Serie A to take an...
World Premiere of Il Gattopardo Opera
March 5 & 6, 3:00 p.m. South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center. GET TICKETS. Frost Opera Theater with the Frost Symphony Orchestra Present the World Premiere of the opera THE LEOPARD. Music by Michael Dellaira Libretto by J. D. McClatchy. Starring MET Opera baritone Kim Josephson, featuring Robynne Redmon, Frank Ragsdale, Kevin Short and students of...
Twilight Bocce begins for the Italian American Society
Twilight Bocce began Feb. 4 for members of the Italian American Society of Marco Island at Mackle Park. Friday night Bocce is a drop-in venue for the IAS and teams are chosen weekly on first come basis. Games start at 6 p.m. and end at 8. For more information on the Italian American Society of Marco Island call Barbara DeRosa, 239 272-0158 or go on...
Jarett Andretti fulfills father's goal to get team to Rolex
Jarett Andretti carved his own path in motorsports alongside his father, where the two began in sprint cars with aspirations to build a bigger program they could take to the next level. John Andretti and his son eventually set their sights on sports cars and building a program that would someday race in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. They got serious abo...
Italy in Transit: symposium
This professional and academic meeting is held every year in Winter-early Spring, the best time to be in Florida. Our guests are invited to share their research about Italy, seen as a fluid space where identities cross and new encounters are shaped. It is a symposium. We stress the Greek root syn: together. Speakers aim to commit to the whole progr...
Paolo Banchero at no.2 in latest ESPN Mock Draft
Italian/American prospect Paolo Banchero is listed at no.2 in the latest edition of the ESPN NBA Mock Draft. Duke's big man is right behind Gonzaga unicorn Chet Holmgren, who's currently the no.1 prospect in Jonathan Givony's mock draft. Banchero is averaging 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game so far this season, shooting 51% from the...
Italy Expo 2022
Fri, Feb 4, 2022, 5:30 PM – Sun, Feb 6, 2022, 6:00 PM EST. Sons of Italy Lodge, 3315 West Lemon Street, Tampa, FL. Have you ever visited a “Piazza”? In Italy, a PIAZZA is the downtown meeting hub for people, a place to go for shopping, taking a stroll, having a snack at a café, for seeing and being seen. With Italy Expo 2022, the Italian piazza is...
Cirque Italia making a splash in Brandon
From the outside, it looks like a regular circus tent, but when you step inside, you’ll be greeted by the sights and sounds of a 35,000-gallon water tank. It’s the centerpiece for Cirque Italia, now performing in Tampa Bay. “Really to get this kind of entertainment you need to go to Vegas or New York,” said performer Morgaine Rosenthal. For the pas...