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From the streets of New York City to the set of Sons of Anarchy, Chuck Zito has done it all. The Bronx-born tough guy was born on this day, March 1, 1953. Zito was the former president of the New York chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club, a boxer, martial artist, celebrity bodyguard, stuntman and an actor. His grandparents emigrated to Ameri...

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Owners of 24 Lamborghinis paid an eye-popping visit to Mount Washington on Monday as part of the Lamborghini Giro, an annual tour taken on some of the most scenic roads in America. After driving to the summit of the highest peak in the Northeast, the owners of the cars — mainly 10 HP V10 Huracans and the 700 HP V12 Aventadors — enjoyed lunch a...

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After the holidays, bid your home a vibrant "Happy New Year!" – or "Felice Anno Nuovo!" – by bringing a little Italy into your kitchen. America's midcentury modern movement is making a comeback with the flowing curves and dramatic angles of Italian design that never went out of style in Europe, says Amir Ilin, director of North American sales...

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Angela Missoni and Margherita Maccapani Missoni are receiving honorary doctorate degrees from the Academy of Art's School of Fashion.   The graduation and awards ceremony is on Thursday, May 8, but the designers (plus family matriarch Rosita Missoni) are en route to SF today, straight from last night's Met Ball festivities, to attend tomorro...

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The Ferrari LaFerrari hybrid supercar is being hand-built in an assembly hall on the Ferrari campus in Maranello, Italy, that is usually used to construct Formula 1 prototype racing cars. Given the amount of F1-derived technologies and materials used in LaFerrari, this seems entirely appropriate. By the time we visited the LaFerrari hall, on April...

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The affinities between both Red Hook, Brooklyn, and Venice, Italy, aren't immediately apparent—until, that is, Aldo Andreoli draws attention to them. "Both were built on land that is subject to flooding," he says of the up-and-coming neighborhood and the biennale art capital.   "I absolutely believe that Red Hook will become the next place f...

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Italia è sinonimo di fascino ed eleganza. In tutto il mondo gli italiani sono famosi per quel certo non so che che, anche quando sono vestiti con semplicità, riesce a distinguerli. Si chiama stile e a New York, dove la moda è una cosa seria, gli italiani hanno una vera e propria reputazione per essere stylish. Parlando di made in Italy, quindi, è...

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Tom Maoli, CEO/Dealer Principal of the Celebrity Motor Car Company, has announced the January 10, 2017 opening of his newest dealership on Route 10 in Whippany -- Alfa Romeo of Morris County. The new franchise joins Maserati of Morris County, BMW of Springfield and Lexus of Route 10, and SAAB service center as the newest addition to Celebrity Motor...

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by Giorgio Costa and Giulia Crivelli   The recovery of the textile-clothing and ceramic tile sectors, which are crucial to Italian manufacturing, are increasingly tied to the export market. That's confirmed in figures published yesterday by their respective trade associations. They show that while there's little light forthcoming from the do...

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A manufacturing facility first announced for Weirton in 2013 is closer to becoming a reality. On Friday, local officials met with representatives of Pietro Fiorentini USA to officially sign off an a land purchase agreement in the Three Springs Business Park. This will be the first manufacturing facility in the United States for Pietro Fiorenti...

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