Situated at 601 Madison Avenue, the new Emporio Armani store in New York is part of a series of new openings in the U.S., which include San Diego, Chicago, Orlando, Washington DC, New Jersey and Santa Monica - California. The new Emporio Armani store on Madison captures the concept of a showroom, with large displays with racks that display full siz...

The year of Italian culture in the United States aims to strengthen ties with the American people, with whom Italy "shares the values of democracy, rule of law, identity and respect for people", asserted Minister Giulio Terzi, who presented the initiative along with US Secretary of State John Kerry. More than 180 events in 40 American cities aimed...

Walk Through: May 15 On display: May 11 - May 25, 2013   Ryan Lizza (New Yorker), Sebastian Rotella (ProPublica), and Frances Sellers (Washington Post) will provide a commentary on the Italy they know and love.   Tour Around Italy is a photographic tour that reveals the diversity of Italian regional cultures and the many hidden treas...

By Tom Sietsema Aside from the trapeze school, the most fly reason to explore the emerging Capitol Riverfront in Southeast Washington right now is an Italian restaurant whipped up by a New York chef.   Even riding shotgun with UberX, you may get lost on your first attempt to reach Osteria Morini, which served its first crostini and meatball...

Italian singer, pianist and songwriter Chiara Civello announces her return to the US this October with an East Coast tour in support of the album release of "Canzoni" (Songs). Available October 9th on Quarter Moon via SonyMusic Independent Network (SIN), "Canzoni" is the contemporary Italian songbook as never heard before. Drawing on repertoire fro...

Bella affermazione per il cinema italiano ieri notte all'Independent Film Festival di Washington, la rassegna che dal 1999 è dedicata, nella capitale Usa, al cinema indipendente. "Halina" dei fratelli Francesco e Neri Ricci Lotteringi si è aggiudicato il premio per il miglior cortometraggio.   Il film, ambientato a Roma, segue la vita di tre...

by Stephanie Green   "I want that car," said former Congresswoman Connie Morella, pointing to a white 2013 SRT Viper parked in the National Building Museum last night. "It's available," replied Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer of Fiat SpA (F) and Chrysler Group LLC. "For a price."   The occasion was the Sons of Italy Fo...

"Cucina povera" and "alta cucina" may be apples and oranges (or rather mele e arance), but we Americans adore them just the same—indeed more than any other foreign cuisine, according to recent reports.   These 20 best Italian restaurants in America—which stretch from the best restaurants in Miami in the south right up to San Francisco's best...

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will return to the United States for a select run of concerts in 2013 as he drums up support for his recently released "Passione." "Passione" is a collection of Mediterranean love songs featuring duets with global pop stars Jennifer Lopez, Nelly Furtado and the late Edith Piaf. The legendary singer is the biggest sell...

by Anna Giaritelli   Italian-American members of Congress broke bread with Claudio Bisogniero, Italy's ambassador to the United States, on Thursday at a Capitol Visitor Center lunch. "For those of you who haven't met him, he speaks incredibly good English, better than many of my constituents and certainly better than Pascrell's constitu...