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Emanuele Pettener è nato a Venezia, ma vive negli Stati Uniti dal 2000 dove insegna lingua e letteratura italiana alla Florida Atlantic University. E non è un caso che il suo nuovo romanzo, "Arancio" (Meligrana, 2014), sia ambientato proprio in Florida. Un estratto del libro è disponibile qui...   Ne approfittiamo per discutiamo con l'autore...

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Prada will open a store in the Miami Design District on Dec. 6, in conjunction with the Art Basel Miami fair. The one-story unit, designed by the brand's go-to architect Roberto Baciocchi, covers 3,890 square feet and carries women's ready-to-wear, leather goods, accessories and footwear.

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Italians serve as Editorial Board Members for the 26th Annual University of Bath and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Symposium on Fluid Power & Motion Control (FPMC 2013) October 6 – 9, 2013. Italian institutions such as the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia are sending professors Massimo Milani, part of t...

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Order Sons of Italy in America's Richard A. Capozzola Lodge 2865 presents a family pasta night Jan. 17. Pasta with meatballs or sausage, salad, bread, tea and dessert will be served 5-8 p.m. Jan. 17 at Foxwood Country Club, 4927 Antioch Road.   Adults pay $7 per plate; children 11 and under pay $3.50 per dish. Take-outs are available.&n...

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The United States has extradited a former executive of an Italian marine hose manufacturer to face price-fixing charges in what the Justice Department said was its first extradition on antitrust charges.   Romano Pisciotti, a former executive with Italy's Parker ITR SRL, was extradited from Germany and arrived in Miami on Thursday to face a...

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It took a 300-page hedge fund report to tell Olive Garden that they had a big problem—there's no salt in the pasta. "Shockingly," says the report, "Olive Garden no longer salts the water it uses to boil the pasta, merely to get a longer warranty on its pots." Shocking indeed. The Italian word for pasta that lacks salt—"sciocca"—also means "si...

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Antonello Pileggi has been elected President of the Miami Scientific Italian Community (MSIC). Officers of the MSIC will be Vice President Fabio De Furia (Consorzio Roma Ricerche), Secretary Alessia Fornoni (Director and Chair of the Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center at the University of Miami) and Treasurer Ant...

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Doris Italian Market and Bakery, recently began construction on its sixth and largest specialty supermarket in North Palm Beach. Located in the Village of North Palm Beach, the 22,000 square-foot store is scheduled to open in the fall and will be the independent chain's second in Palm Beach County.   The residential community, which is...

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by Jill Zima Borski The Florida Keys History & Discovery Center in Islamorada features The Rose Tattoo for November's Midweek Matinees. Movies are shown in the new state-of-the-art 4K theater on the first Wednesday of each month. This first year will feature movies made in or about the Keys, and will include a historical introduction by the Di...

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Just in time for the Holiday shopping season Italian lingerie brand Cosabella launch its first over outlet shop in South Miami. "The Cosabella Cut Sobe" is the first ever outlet store by the brand. Customers can shop Cosabella's colorful and classic collection at 40% off & more. Visit the "The Cosabella Cut Sobe" 7 days a week at 760 Ocean Driv...

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