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What do Yogi Berra, Joe Garagiola, Frank Crespi and Jim Pisoni have in common? The four baseball legends have been immortalized on a mural in Cuggiono, Italy! All four were born during the period 1918 to 1929 on “The Hill”, the Italian American neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, to parents who had emigrated from western Lombardy. During the late...

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Milan, the dynamic heart of Italy’s Lombardy region, effortlessly combines its historical roots with a forward-thinking, cosmopolitan vibe. Milan is known worldwide as a fashion and design capital and offers much more than haute couture. It is a treasure trove of art, culture, and history, making it an essential destination for travelers. Among its...

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The Italian students at Ridgewood High School in Norridge were proud to play host to a delegation from Italy on May 23. Among the honored guests were Attilio Fontana, president of the region of Lombardy; Raffaele Cattaneo, the region’s undersecretary for European and International Public Relations; Maria Luisa Scalise, the region’s director of Inte...

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Italy is the second tourist destination in Europe and the fifth in the world in terms of international arrivals. Attracting travelers from the continent and the entire planet to the Belpaese like a magnet is our rich cultural heritage, followed by natural beauty and events, whether sporting, recreational or religious, but food and wine, without neg...

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How to decide what to do 2 days in Milan to optimize your time and enjoy the city without too much rush? Organizing your itinerary well is certainly an excellent start. Do you love fashion? Do you prefer art? Are you passionate about design? Or maybe you can't wait to spend a nice evening in one of the many trendy restaurants to be found in the cit...

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It will be Pagliuca’s second parade in a month. His Atalanta won the team’s first Europa League title in more than half a century in May. While Europe may not be as prestigious as the Champions League, Atalanta stunned the football world with its Goliath-slaying victories over Germany’s Bayer Leverkusen and England’s Liverpool. As co-owner and co-c...

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Soapstone, known in Italian as pietra ollare, derives its English name from its soapy feel, which is due to its high talc content. On the other hand, the term ollare of its Italian name comes from the Latin olla, meaning pot, and was used during Roman times to describe containers made from easily lathe-turned stones. It is a metamorphic rock, compo...

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Talk about Italian fashion and you immediately think of Milan and its haute couture or pret-a-porter fashion shows. You talk about design and again you think about Milan, you discuss urban planning and contemporary architecture and Milan comes back again and the continuously changing face of its squares and districts. And it is always Milan that co...

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Lake Como conveys notions of easy elegance and the Italian art of slow living, and has come to stand for something bigger than it is. Officially called Lario, Italy’s third-biggest lake has been drawing visitors since the 18th century, when it was a popular stop for European nobles on their grand tours. More recently, it stepped into the spotlight...

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Kristina Knighten and her husband, Paul Cordier, were living in the United Arab Emirates and working as TEFL-certified teachers when they decided they were serious about buying their first home in America. Knighten, 38, was raised in the Chicago suburbs, and Cordier, 45, was raised in London but loved the idea of living in the Windy City after havi...

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