School twinning tools for promoting the Italian language in the U.S.
The Italian Embassy in Washington DC hosted the final event of the two-year twinning project between the Italian Parentucelli-Arzela' Institute of Sarzana (Liguria) and Annapolis High School of Anne Arundel County in Maryland, which involved more than 300 Italian and American students. Participating (remotely) were Avv. Cristina Ponzanelli, Mayor o...
15 most charming Italian paths to discover this spring
Discovering and rediscovering our country through roads that are as new as they are historically famous and known. Walking the paths of Italy is a new way of traveling that allows anyone to go beyond the habits of yet another shortcut and tourist trajectory. Old trade routes, footpaths, mule tracks, religious roads and ancient tractor lanes: these...
WTI Events: May 10, 2023 Italian American Reputation Lab at Centro Studi Americani
May 10 2023 Roma, Italy https://www.businessplustv.it/video/JDJ5JDEwJFUzdm9rcXVsMUliNzFBeUM4aEJHZy5Lb3ZHQWYxcmkuT0FiUmc5bWtOVERkL3pNSllPY0J1
WTI Events: April 22, 2023 Interview with Viviana Altieri from The Italian Radio Hour
April 22, 2023 Roma, Italy https://youtu.be/35MV0NTiCcs
At New Italian Eatery Il Falò, Nearly Every Dish Gets a Taste of the Flame
As far as wood-fired food goes, pizza is the tip of the iceberg at Il Falò, an upscale Italian eatery that opened last week at the Westin hotel in Raleigh’s Brier Creek neighborhood. Nearly every dish on Il Falò’s dinner menu, designed by James Beard award-winning chef Bradford Thompson, contains an element of wood-fired blister, crisp, or char. S...
Italian men's fashion exports skyrocket
Exports of Italian men’s fashion concluded 2022 on a high note, showcasing robust growth, according to data released during a press conference for Pitti Uomo 104. The Confindustria Study Center for Sistema Moda Italia revealed that exports from January to December 2022 saw a remarkable increase of 24.7 percent compared to the previous year, totalin...
Johnny Depp casts Al Pacino in biopic of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani
Johnny Depp has confirmed that Al Pacino has accepted a role in the biopic of artist Amedeo Modigliani, which will become Depp’s second film as director. Pacino will play the role of real-life art collector Maurice Gangnat (whose portrait was painted in 1916 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir) in Modi, a drama adapted from a play by Dennis McIntyre. Italian...
Blue flags 2023, here are the 226 best beaches in Italy
There are 226 coastal resorts and 84 tourist landings in Italy that will be able to boast the Blue Flag 2023 award. These 226 Italian municipalities, totaling 458 beaches, correspond to a quarter of Italy's beaches, including lake as well as marine beaches, and about 11 percent of the world's award-winning beaches. That's 16 more Blue Flags than la...
Italian American Ad Guru Named Next Twitter CEO
Linda Yaccarino, NBCUniversal’s advertising chief and a longtime power broker on Madison Avenue, is the new CEO of Twitter, according to billionaire Elon Musk. Musk, who purchased the social media giant last year in a deal worth $44 billion. will step aside to focus on product design and new technology, while Yaccarino, 60, will lead the company’s...
Confassociazioni, the Italian Confederation of Professional Associations Announces the Opening of its USA Branch
Confassociazioni, the organization that promotes and supports professional associations in Italy, announces the opening of a branch in the United States, which joins the foreign delegations already active in the United Kingdom, Spain, United Arab Emirates and Canada. The press conference to present Confassociazioni USA was held at the italian Chamb...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Display Special Loan of Colossal Limestone “Giant” from the Mont’e Prama Foundation, Sardinia, Italy
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today the significant loan from the Mont’e Prama Foundation, Sardinia, Italy, of a colossal limestone statue of a boxer known as Manneddu (mannu in Sardinian means “large”). The nearly seven-foot-tall figure, dating from about 900–750 BCE, will be on view for six months—from May 25 through December 6, 2023—i...
Antinori Takes Sole Ownership of Napa's Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Marchesi Antinori is solidifying its foothold in Napa Valley, buying complete control of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. The two companies announced today that Antinori, which has been a minority partner at the iconic Napa winery since Ste. Michelle purchased it from founder Warren Winiarksi in 2007, is buying Ste. Michell...