On May 18th, B.Energy hosted a delegation led by Professor John Taylor and seventeen students from Wayne State University of Detroit (MI) School of Business, Global Supply Chain Department. The visit to B.Energy gave them a complete overview of the industrial production cycle by analyzing waste management issues and technologies. Particularly inter...

Al passed away on May 14, 2023 at the age of 83. Al is survived by his partner Waltraud (Wally) Prechter and sons Alphonse II and Francesco, along with their wives, Sonya and Kerri respectively, and his grandchildren Steffan, Leonardo and Andrea. He also valued his close relationships with Stephanie Prechter, Paul and Paige Prechter and their daugh...

The Coastal Italian trend is continuing to infiltrate metro Detroit’s dining scene with the spring opening of Aurora Italiana, which aims to draw inspiration from Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Barbat Holdings’s hospitality arm, Prime Concepts Detroit Brands, is in the midst of renovating an 8,500-square-foot space in West Bloomfield that was formerly house...

Today, the prestigious publication Interior Design Magazine hosted the industry’s first Metaverse Architecture and Design Awards (MAD Awards), celebrating all that is design and architecture in a way that was “out of this world” - said Cindy Allen, Editor-in-Chief. The Consulate of Italy in Detroit was enthusiastic to have been one of the honorees...

Francesca Costa’s name never should have been remembered.  In fact, had it not been for her great-niece’s steadfast and unwavering love, any remembrance of Francesca’s life would have been lost to time — and that’s exactly how the rest of her family wanted it. Italian American author Karen Tintori joins us this week to discuss her 2007 work, “Unto...

Starting this weekend, the Italian Film Festival USA will be back in Metro Detroit for a new edition! Starting this Saturday, April 1, and ending Sunday, April 23, the Italian Film Festival USA will be back in Metro Detroit in its traditional, multi-city, in-person format! We are eager to share with you Italian films on wide screens and get back to...

“The Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame induction ceremony is Sunday, April 23rd at 5 p.m., honoring six distinguished inductees. The first inductee is Patricia Montemurri; she shined a spotlight for the Detroit Free Press. Here is her biography, written by MSU School of Journalism Professor Joe Grimm: As a Detroit-area journalist, including nearly 3...

The first event, "Italy: Quality that Illuminates. The Rebel Glassblower and the Editor in Chief in Detroit", was held on March 8th, 2023 at the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit in collaboration with Habatat Detroit Fine Art. The evening featured a conversation with Ruben Modigliani, Editor-In-Chief of IFDM (Interior Furniture Design Magazine),...

Mad Nice — the Heirloom Hospitality Group’s latest project that brings coastal Italian flavors and California Vibes to Midtown — has an opening date. Beginning March 12, the dramatically renovated space at 4120 Second Ave. will be open to the public, with lunch service starting March 15. Guests can expect dishes that highlight natural fermentation...

DII had the unique pleasure of speaking with Elena Past, Professor of Italian at Wayne State University who has just completed a ten-month Rome Prize Fellowship from the American Academy in Italy. Each spring, the Academy awards the Rome Prize and Italian Fellowship to a group of 30 artists and scholars, after an application and juried process. The...