Lapo Elkann does custom cars for L.A. Art Exhibit, talks tech and personalization
Lapo Elkann is spending the summer in California exploring what he loves most: cars and customization, plus technology and entertainment. On Saturday night, he showed off his latest project: two custom cars he brought for Adam Lindemann's art exhibit, "Piston Head II: Artists Engage the Automobile." The show, which opened at Lindemann's Venus gall...
Norwich Italian Heritage group will celebrate 25 years with fireworks
By Ryan Blessing The Italian Heritage and Cultural Committee of Norwich is planning for its 25th annual Taste of Italy, to be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 10 at Howard T. Brown Memorial Park. Frank Jacaruso, president of the group, explained the significance of the event as well as upcoming events being planned for the fall. What is new a...
Glassboro's St. Anthony’s Italian Festival is Saturday
Glassboro, New Jersey, celebrates its Italian heritage with the 5th annual St. Anthony's Italian Festival on Saturday, Sept 17, 2016. Billed as the city's largest festival, it's put on each year by the St. Anthony Mutual Aid Society, a members-only clubhouse formed in 1919 by immigrants who banned together to create better opportunities wi...
Americans moving in on Piedmont
The arrival of The Americans was pretty much the sole subject of conversation in Piedmont when I was there in October 2015. Then just as things died down, the same Americans picked up another piece of prized Piedmontese land a few weeks before I arrived back there this summer. The Vietti sale started up the gossip machine all over again. &nbs...
Arianna: icona del Columbus Day
di Maddalena Maltese Entusiasta, esplosiva, incontenibile. Arianna è appena uscita dalla prima del musical Murder Ballad a Detroit ed è un fiume di parole e di vitalità quando risponde alla mia telefonata. La cantante italiana che l'8 ottobre sarà la stella della serata di gala del Columbus day a New York per poi partecipare alla parata di l...
Italy's tourism appeal at historic highs
By Francesco Prisco It's a magical moment for Italian tourism: the first part of 2016 ended with an increase in stays of approximately 10%, due to the geopolitical situation in the Mediterranean basin which favored destinations, such as Italy, which are perceived as safer. All in a global context that sees the sector growing by 3....
Sensuous Giulia Drives Alfa’s Return to the States
Since its departure from the North American market two decades ago, Italian brand Alfa Romeo has seen a series of fits and starts. The '17 Giulia represents its latest start, but one parent company FCA hopes is a good fit. Reid Bigland, Alfa Romeo CEO, doesn't make any sales projections, but says the all-new Giulia offers competitive power...
Cuoco Pazzo: Naples in Savannah
By Maria Whiteway WHEN DINING in the Deep South, one can expect to partake in those comforting classics like fried chicken, collard greens and buttermilk biscuits. However, one does not presume to find authentic Italian food in this region; it seems paradoxical, absurd really. As an Italian-American New Yorker, I know firsthand what Itali...
Arte Italica Event @ Sickles Market
The holidays are just around the corner and we're celebrating with an exclusive Arte Italica Event this December! Stop by on Saturday, December 10th from 1-4pm to meet with Italian Artisan, Mara Vicariucci of Arte Italica and Chris Collins, President of Arte Italica. Mara will be hand painting the collection she helped create, Arte Italica's Natale...
Where to Find Italy in America: Boston's North End
We continue our series "Where to Find Italy in America", part of the Italian-American section, devoted to Italian-American communities in the United States: where they live, where they gather, where to find a little bit of Italy in different U.S. cities and states. Boston's North End, once the core of the city's 'Little Italy', has managed...
Supporting ALMA Italian LLM Association and Telethon
ALMA - 14th ANNIVERSARY DINNER (January 26, 2017 - cocktails starting at 7.00pm at the Penn Club). Mr. Gaetano Sciuto, President, Fendi TO BE HONORED AT 2017 ALMA NYC GALA https://2017almadinner.eventbrite.com REGISTER HERE ALMA's NYC dinner is one of the greatest networking opportunity available to Italian and U.S. attorneys, with the partic...
Cooking The Italian Provinces – Rome
Rome covers almost one-third of the Lazio region and is the capital of Italy. Rome's history spans more than two and a half thousand years. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome around 753 BC, the area has been inhabited for much longer according to historians, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. After the...