“Curo le fisarmoniche come se fossero figlie”
A Fresonara, nella sua casa, ne conserva oltre 20 perché per Carlo Fortunato la fisarmonica è passione vera. «Da piccolo mi appropriai della fisarmonica comprata a mio fratello perché imparasse a suonarla e da allora non ho più smesso di appassionarmi a uno strumento brevettato nel 1829 a Vienna da un certo Sirj Deina ma che in Italia ha conos...
Vincent, Piancastelli take talents to Italy
By Alex Hickey This summer Emily Vincent and Erika Piancastelli have taken their softball talents from The Boot to ... The Boot. But a very different boot indeed. After leading McNeese to a Southland Conference championship and NCAA regional appearance this spring, the duo made their way from Louisiana to Italy this summer to continue t...
No Question, Italians Love Their Coffee
Some argue that the Enlightenment took place in eighteenth-century Europe because, simply, that's when coffee houses first opened. What does that make the Enlightenment? Just one major caffeine buzz. It's true, Italians love their coffee and have so ever since the coffee bean first arrived at the ports in Venezia, brought from the Islamic world in...
Campania climbing the ladder of top regions for innovative start-ups
by Vitaliano D'Angerio Something is changing in the world of Italian innovative start-ups. According to a report by the Ministry for Economic Development, Unioncamere and Infocamere, in the third quarter of 2016, Campania has made the top five list of Italian regions with the largest number of innovative new companies: 404, 6.35% of the na...
Speciale CGIE/ la relazione del Viceministro Archi apre la plenaria
di Raffaella Aronica Ha un passato da italiano all'estero e non solo nella sua veste di diplomatico. È nato in Belgio e cresciuto in Germania, dove il padre svolgeva servizio presso la nostra rappresentanza. E con questo "spirito" il vice ministro agli Affari Esteri Bruno Archi, che ha la delega per gli italiani nel mondo, ha partecipato a...
"Great Tour Guides of Northern Italy" Honor Bestowed Upon Vernon McClure of Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine
Vernon McClure, owner and recreational specialist for Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine, was recently named one of the "Great Tour Guides of Northern Italy" by Dream of Italy magazine. Vernon was the only solo practitioner specializing in active tours to be so recognized. To quote travel specialist Madeline Jhawar from Italy Beyond the Obvious, "Aptly...
Maserati Begins Celebration Of First 100 Years
With the month of December Maserati officially enters the 100th year of its history. It does so in a period of unprecedented health and unparalleled growth. More than 23,000 orders worldwide up to date are propelling Maserati into a new dimension. Today Maserati is amongst the fastest growing brands in the United States and a concrete real...
Italy fashion industry back to growth in 2014 - trade bodies
By Isla and Binnie Italian fashion exports should spur the industry back to growth in 2014 after two years in decline, the national chamber of fashion says, as Milan prepares to kick off the first of its biannual menswear shows on Saturday. The birthplace of fashion icons from Giorgio Armani to Dolce and Gabbana should see turnover from c...
Fairytales and fantasy in Venice for Carnival 2014
A Carnival celebration like no other, one of a kind in terms of history, atmosphere and masks, the Carnevale di Venezia draws thousands of spectators and participants to the Lagoon City every year. During an exciting chain of events and celebrations, expect Venice's calle and piazzas to be filled with "Wonder and Fantasy" until March 4th. La natur...
Tamburi entra in Eataly con il 20% per 120 milioni di euro
Tamburi Investment Partners, tramite il veicolo societario Clubitaly, ha acquisito da Eatinvest (controllata dalla famiglia Farinetti) il 20% di Eataly. Lo si legge in una nota in cui viene spiegato come Eataly, fondata nel 2003 ad Alba da Oscar Farinetti, sia attiva nella distribuzione e commercializzazione a livello globale di prodotti d...
Cervelli in fuga, expat, emigranti nuova mobilità: un libro ci dice chi sono
di Riccardo Giumelli Il tema è a noi caro: giovani e meno giovani italiani che espatriano o stanno fuori d'Italia. Non cervelli in fuga, come abbiamo già avuto modo di descrivere, ma "nuovi mobili". È quindi la "meglio Italia" che parte? Parliamo di questo con gli autori Maddalena Tirabassi, direttore del Centro Altritalie di Tori...
FIFA World Cup Trophy is Made in Italy
by Silvia Donati The FIFA World Cup trophy is made in Italy. Precisely in Paderno Dugnano, in the province of Milan, by a company called Bertoni, which has been producing the trophy since 1974. Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, who at the time was artistic director at Bertoni, was awarded the commission by FIFA. Made of 18 carat...