Pininfarina Chicago Announced as Official Retail Partner of Automobili Pininfarina
Automobili Pininfarina is making waves across the globe with its limited-edition, full-electric Hyper-GT: the Battista. Named fondly after the founder of the famed Italian design house, this electric hypercar blends the beautiful styling that Pininfarina is known for with the latest technology, culminating in a truly groundbreaking vehicle. With su...
How J.P. Graziano Reinvented Its 84-Year-Old Shop By Teaming With Rappers, Fashion Designers And Serving Up Late-Night Eats
Jim Graziano never pictured rapper Freddie Gibbs passing out sandwiches at midnight behind the counter of his family’s 84-year-old Italian food importing and distribution business. His great-grandfather, Vincenzo Graziano, used to count the money behind that same wooden counter at 901 W. Randolph St. back in 1937 when he started J.P. Graziano Groce...
Made in Italy week: 54 Italian brands at a glance
The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) has been gearing up for Chicago Collective, Feb 6-8, in a BIG WAY… Boasting 54 brands, ITA’s presence will be larger than ever, offering retailers the finest in tailored clothing, sportswear, outerwear, denim, footwear & accessories. We’ve put together the following preview presentation to give you a glimpse of what y...
Only Gucci store in Ohio to open at Easton Town Center in Columbus
Easton Town Center has announced Italian luxury fashion house Gucci will be coming to the shopping center's North District this spring. It will be the brand's only freestanding Gucci location in the state. The 5,000-square-foot storefront, most recently home to Henri Bendel, is adjacent to luxury brands Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co. at 4120 The S...
Gucci Opening Store In Downtown Detroit
Gucci, the Italian-based brand that stands for high-end fashion, is opening a downtown Detroit boutique. A spokesperson for the company, owned by fashion conglomerate Kering Group, tells Crain's Detroit Business the shop will open this summer, but would not give the location. A site plan review shows that it'll be in the Dan Gilbert-owned former L....
New Casa d’Angolo design gets cool reception
Conceptual plans for a modern, five-story luxury condominium development called Casa d’Angolo, or “corner house “in Italian, were sent back to the drawing board by the Cleveland Landmarks Commission yesterday. The recommendation came despite a member of the development team predicting the proposed condos would become a Little Italy landmark equal t...
Antonio Romanucci: Chicago Lawyer’s 2021 Person of the Year
Antonio Romanucci doesn’t get intimidated. He’s gone into the heart of a conservative Florida community and won a multi-million-dollar verdict in a police shooting case. He’s battling stop-and-frisk policies in the City of Chicago. He’s lead counsel for high-profile cases in Illinois against Sterigenics. Those instances were in the courtroom, a sec...
Elmwood Park lauds civic leader Caporale with honorary street sign
In 1971, during his first year selling houses, Elmwood Park resident Gabe Caporale sold $1 million worth of real estate. He made a deal with his boss that if he sold $2 million the following year he’d get a diamond ring. Caporale got the diamond ring and since has sold hundreds of additional homes and properties. This month, Caporale, who has serve...
Ferrero breaks ground on new chocolate processing facility in Bloomington, Illinois, its first ever in North America
Ferrero North America, part of the global confectionery company the Ferrero Group, today broke ground on a new chocolate processing facility in Bloomington, Illinois. It will be the Ferrero Group's third facility that processes chocolate, and its first outside of Europe. State and local leaders joined Ferrero at a ceremony to celebrate the occasion...
Italian ‘apprentice astronaut’ to give presentation via Cleveland museum, bookstore
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will be featured in a virtual program supported by the International Women’s Air & Space Museum and Loganberry Books. Cristoforetti, who is part of the European Space Agency, has written “Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut.” The Zoom program is set for 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17. Cristoforetti, selected in the 2009 ESA as...
Arezzo Jewelers finds a new home on North Ave.
After 20 years at its expansive space on Harlem Avenue near Belmont in Chicago, Arezzo Jewelers has found a perfect fit at its new location on North Avenue in Elmwood Park. “We needed an update, and we found out that it was easier in the long run to create a new space for ourselves,” says Michael Spilotro, who co-owns the jewelry store with his wif...
Italian Manufacturer to Open First U.S. Location in Bloomington
Italian manufacturer PA S.p.A. is opening its first-ever location in the United States this fall. But it won’t be in a big city on the East Coast or West Coast. It will be in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, which will serve as its North American headquarters. The company produces high pressure accessories. The U.S. is the company’s biggest m...