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“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well,” the famed writer Virginia Woolf wrote. That about lines up with my experience at Goodfella’s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant in DeBary, which celebrates its eighth anniversary at the end of this month.  The restaurant is owned by husband-and-wife team Salvatore and Caitlin...

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It no longer carries the U.S. Army stamp or the military pomp and circumstance that came with that, but making the All-American Bowl roster still is a really big deal. Naples High School's Chez Mellusi officially became one of 300 high school seniors in the nation to earn a spot in the annual high school all-star game in San Antonio's Alamodome on...

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Just in time for the weekend, Miami’s most popular neighborhood has a new restaurant to check out. Dōma (35 NE 26th Street) arrives in Wynwood boasting a seafood-centric, Italian menu with plenty of Florida elements. The Dōma menu is divided into five different categories, ranging from bites like the Neopolitan fried pizza and grilled octopus, to m...

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The Office of the Italian Consulate in Miami, under the leadership of the honorable Consul General, Cristiano Musillo, who started his tour of duty last August, has announced that a week-long celebration, the 18th International Week of the Italian Language, will take place in various Florida cities from October 15 until October 22, 2018 during the...

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Southern Italian cuisine has made its way to Wynwood. When it opens Friday, October 12, Doma, located less than a block south of Beaker & Gray, will serve house-baked breads and pasta, local seafood, and fried pizza. In addition to serving coastal Italian fare, Doma, which means "home" in Latin, will stock more than 800 bottles of wine in a built-i...

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The long-empty, castle-like restaurant at 13851 S. Tamiami Trail in south Fort Myers will soon have a new tenant. Leopardi’s Italian Restaurant has taken over the former Dwyer's and Tilted Kilt space, with plans to open in November. Owner Anthony Leopardi is no stranger to the area. He is the founder and owner of Cornerstone Builders of Southwest F...

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Somewhere along the way, we became a throwaway society, making decisions based on convenience and short-term benefits. Today, when the toaster, electric razor, blender or vacuum breaks, we toss it out and buy a new one. Richard Ferretti, Sr., saw firsthand these changes coming. The small appliance repairman and longtime owner of Hoppe’s Authorized...

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The Lane Construction Corporation of the Salini Impregilo Group has won a $253-million contract in Florida to design and a section of the Wekiva Parkway in Seminole County north of Orlando, the latest recognition of Lane’s leadership in road and highway work in the United States. Lane, which has a long presence in Florida, will design and build 2.6...

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Happy (almost) holidays! Do you want to celebrate with dinner in a yurt? La Centrale thinks you do. The Italian food hall in Brickell City Centre is getting ready to open a Winter Village Pop-Up that includes holiday-inspired fare, a brand new cocktail menu – and a chance to dine in one of the aforementioned yurts. (A yurt, if you don’t know, is a...

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Come pig out on authentic Italian food and help us save the tatas! Jacksonville's Italian American Club is cooking up everything from giant meatballs to chicken parmesan to Italian sweets for its annual Festa Italiana. The event is Saturday, Oct. 6 from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 7 from 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on 2838 Westberry Road. That's...

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