The Italian Trade Agency Unveils Big Plans Ahead
The Daily recently sat down with Antonino Laspina, the newly appointed U.S. trade commissioner and executive director of the Italian Trade Agency, at his Upper East Side office to learn how ITA is making a huge push to bring Italian brands to the forefront in the American market. What is the Italian Trade Agency’s mission?It’s a government agenc...
The Embassy of Italy in Washington and the Italian Diplomatic-Consular and Cultural Network in the United States honored Remembrance Day through a series of events held all over the US
On the occasion of Remembrance Day, on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Institute of Culture presented an event dedicated to Italian writers who witnessed the Holocaust, in collaboration with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). The initiative is part of the numerous...
Support for the Altobelli Family
As many of you have read by now, a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020 in Calabasas, CA has claimed the lives of nine people. John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli were among the nine victims. Most devastating to our Red Sox family, John, Keri, and Alyssa were the father, stepmother and younger sister of one of our scouts, J.J. Altobelli. As J.J. and hi...
Mr. Peanut Was the Creation of an Italian-American Schoolboy
In 1916, Planters Nut and Chocolate Company ran a contest for a trademark. Antonio Gentile, a resident of Suffolk, Virginia, the peanut-growing capital of the state, began sketching possible entries for the contest. He drew a friendly, humanized peanut tumbling, serving nuts, and walking with a dignified cane. One of his sketches won the contest; G...
Michéal Castaldo’s 2019 East Coast Christmas Concert Tour Raises over $41K for Various Churches and Organizations
Michéal Castaldo’s 2019 East Coast Christmas Concert Tour helped raise over $41,000 (in ticket sales and sponsorship) for the following churches and organizations located in the U.S. November 23, Italian Christmas Concert in Manahawkin at The Stafford Township Arts Center, in Manahawkin, NJ—a fundraiser for Stafford Township Members of the The Pol...
IAP 127: at the Italian Tribune
From its humble origins in Newark, New Jersey, for nearly 90 years, the venerable ‘Italian Tribune’ has grown to become perhaps the most important English-language voice in Italian American media. We’ll meet the inspiring couple who has made this multi-generational Italian family business into not just “the Paper of Record for the Italian American...
Truby Chiaviello, Publisher & Editor, PRIMO Magazine, Appointed to Board of Directors of The Sicilian Project
The Sicilian Project’s mission is to teach English to all children in Sicily. It is with pleasure that PRIMO Magazine announces Publisher and Editor Truby Chiaviello has been appointed to serve on the board of directors of The Sicilian Project. The term of his service began in January 2020. The Sicilian Project is a 501-C3 tax exempt organization t...
‘A House in the Mountains’ tells little-known World War II story of Italian women fighting for freedom
Italy often gets short shrift in popular English-language histories about World War II, with the fighting in the country shrugged off as a sideshow to the Battle of Britain and the invasion of France. Caroline Moorehead takes advantage of this relative gap in the literature with the moving “A House in the Mountains: The Women Who Liberated Italy Fr...
A Star is Born: how Lady Gaga started her career
Lady Gaga or Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is famous for being an American pop star, songwriter and actress. She first rose to fame with her debut album, titled ‘The Fame’ which was released in 2009. She quickly established a name for herself due her unconventional and provocative image. She is almost as well-known for her fashion experimentat...
Scalfarotto a Washington: tutela del Made in Italy
ll Sottosegretario Ivan Scalfarotto sara’ in visita a Washington nelle giornate di lunedi e martedi. La missione si svolge all’indomani della decisione del Presidente Trump di incrementare i dazi sui prodotti derivanti da alluminio e acciaio, nel pieno della discussione sulla possibile attuazione da parte di alcuni Paesi europei di una tassa sui se...
Maserati North America Introduces 2020 Model Year Limited "Edizione Ribelle" Series
Maserati begins production of 225 limited series "Edizione Ribelle" vehicles which will arrive in North American showrooms at the end of March 2020. The limited series will include 100 Ghibli S Q4, 100 Levante S, and 25 Quattroporte S Q4, in the GranSport trim. "The name 'Ribelle' means rebel in Italian and pays homage to the rebel nature of Maser...
Montura enters North America Iconic Italian technical apparel company debuts at OR Show in January
M.T. Imports Inc. of Vail, Colorado has announced that Montura, the iconic Italian outdoor apparel brand, will be introduced to the North American market at the Outdoor Retailer (OR) trade show in Denver, January 29-31, 2020 for the Fall/Winter season 2020. Marco Tonazzi, owner and President of M.T. Imports Inc., states, “Roberto Giordani, owner an...