Italian Club plans its big fashion show
YBOR CITY -- The Ladies Auxiliary of L'Union Italiana (The Italian Club) will host "100 Years of Fashion" Oct. 29 during its annual fashion show and luncheon. The afternoon event, starting at 12:30, will take place at The Italian Club at 1731 E. Seventh Ave. During the event, past presidents of the club will be honored.Tickets are $20 and must be bought in advance. For more information, call Mary Francis Granell at 962-1469 or the club at 248-3316....
Italian Club benefit set
YBOR CITY - A casino night and silent auction to benefit the Italian Club is scheduled for Saturday. The Carnivale Casino Night, sponsored by the Krewe of Sant'Yago, will be from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Italian Club, 1731 E. Seventh Ave.Tickets include $5,000 of play money for the casino games, which will be run by professionals. There also will be a raffle for a trip to Biloxi, Miss.Tickets cost $40 for a single, which includes two drink tickets, and $80 for couples,...
Italian Club: Ferlita, LoCicero receive Paolo Longo award
YBOR CITY - More than 250 members and friends of the L'Unione Italiana (The Italian Club) met to celebrate the sixth annual Paolo P. Longo Award Nov. 20 at the Tampa Marriott Westshore. The annual tribute dinner, which benefits the building located at 1729 E. Seventh Ave. in Ybor City, honored Angeles S. Ferlita and Phil LoCicero .Ferlita and LoCicero, both Italian Club members, were honored for their dedication and civic work to the club and the Latin community in Tampa....
Italian Club: Professor uses pen to restore Ybor clubs
YBOR CITY - Angelo Perez steps carefully down the short staircase, walks across the tile floor of the basement cantina and into the reconditioned kitchen at the historic Italian Club. The kitchen is the latest improvement at the club, along with a new service elevator. They like the elevator a lot at the club, Perez says. But it's no kitchen. "We had to build a state-of-the-art kitchen," he says, stopping before the stainless steel...
'50s-Style Dance At Italian Club
YBOR CITY — A 1950s-style dinner and dance is scheduled for Friday at the Italian Club's theater.The event is sponsored by the Italian Club Ladies Auxiliary, and is intended to raise money for the Italian Club and the Italian club cemetery.All attire is welcome, but guests are encouraged to wear 1950's dress. Music will be by Michael Sean Fernandez.Dinner will be from 7 to 8 p.m., followed by dancing until 11 p.m.The cost is $15 per...