Interview with Rick Zullo
By Emanuele Pettener Rick Zullo is an American blogger, teacher, and relentless Italophile. He was born in Chicago, raised in Florida, but always dreamt of Italy. After a 17-year career in dentistry, he left the United States to live in Rome where he met his wife. He is now writing a series of ebooks which strive to decipher Italian cultu...
Made in Italy: accordo Emilia Romagna-Delaware per promuovere pera Abate in Usa
Un accordo tra Regione Emilia Romagna e Stato del Delaware per promuovere la pera Abate sul mercato statunitense, all'indomani della storica apertura delle frontiere statunitensi alle pere e alle mele made in Italy. L'intesa verra' firmata dall'assessore regionale all'Agricoltura Tiberio Rabboni e da Edwin Kee, segretario di stato all'Agricoltura d...
Rare WWII photos of the allied Italian campaign
The tides of war turned irrevocably in favor of the Allied forces in July 1943 when 150,000 British and American soldiers swarmed the shores of Sicily at the start of World War II's bloody Italian Campaign. Along with Canadian, French and other Allies, the invasion was the start of a long march to Rome that would forever be noted as some of th...
Ryan Arcidiacono to join Italian National Team Training Camp
According to FIP (Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro) Italy's National Basketball organization, the Wildcat will be the only non-Italy-based player join the Italian National Team Training Camp. Coach Wright wished the point guard luck before his flight to Europe. The rising junior is coming off a season where he averaged 9.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg a...
The 40th Festival della Valle d'Itria
From July 18th to August 3rd, Martina Franca hosts the new edition of the Festival della Valle d'Itria, an event that for forty years has brought opera, drama and classical music to the splendid baroque town in Puglia. On the occasion of its fortieth year, the Festival presents a program that aims to combine the three key elements that have charac...
Foreign workers and entrepreneurs now a vital part of the economy
Immigrants have had an enormous economic impact on the labor market. Is there still room for them? And, more importantly, will the "window" of opportunity, GDP growth in Europe, provide jobs for foreign workers as well as Italians? Let's start with the impact they've had so far: over the last decade, according to the OECD, immigrants have...
Lapis lazuli in Florence: the magic of blue on display
The use of lapis lazuli for the manufacturing of ornaments or worship objects has a very long tradition. Already in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, this stone was appreciated and sought after, as its ore deposits were very rare. The main one, and also the oldest, mentioned by Marco Polo, is located in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan...
Shopping mondiale del lusso: l'80% compra se è Made in Italy
Il settore del lusso ha di fronte a sé un'altra decade di crescita. A patto di investire su autenticità, trasparenza delle produzioni e digitale. «La frenata del motore asiatico trasformerà la corsa degli ultimi 15 anni in una camminata a passo molto veloce: sarà una crescita basata per il 70% sullo sviluppo organico e solo per il 30% su nuovi nego...
You're Pronouncing These Italian Foods Completely Wrong
Before you can graduate from Olive Garden's endless breadstick basket, you need to know how to actually say your entree choice. Pointing at the menu and hoping the server says it first can only get you so far. To keep you from looking totally dumb during your next OG trip, we created this handy pronunciation guide to popular Italian dishes...
Italy's Youbionic edges closer towards releasing a 3D printed bionic hand
As we continue to see what's possible when sensors, electronics and 3D printing come together, some of the most impressive projects we've seen to date include various efforts towards building bionic hands for enabling those in need of a prosthesis. Almost a year ago, 3Ders reported on an Italian start-up called Youbionic, which was founded...
Real estate investments in Italy ready to jump in 2015
by Paola Dezza Real estate investments in Italy are expected to increase sharply at the end of 2015 halting the deep recession that has weighed on the sector since 2008. Many consulting companies believe that Italy's recovery appears to be increasingly strong because of the better economic growth. A recent report from JLL underlines t...
How to celebrate the archaeology year in Tuscany
by Claudia Astarita Tuscany is rich in fascinating archaeological sites, such as the Baratti and Populonia Park (within a beautiful bay and a fascinating medieval village), the Museum of Ancient Ships in Pisa and the recently discovered necropolis. Exhibitions, workshops and food&wine tastings have taken place all around the a...