Meet Lorenzo Richelmy, Netflix's Brand-New Marco Polo
By Caitlin Brody You know how they say America is the land of opportunity? The Italian-born actor Lorenzo Richelmy, 24, knows it to be true. He had just landed in the U.S. for the very first time when he learned that he won the lead in Netflix's drama Marco Polo, premiering this December: "I was in the Philadelphia airport, and the moment...
World’s Largest Truffle Discovered In Italy Likely To Sell For More Than $1 Million
We recently revealed that Sabatino Truffles, the sister company of our Featured Sponsor partner Skin&Co Roma, had unearthed the world's largest truffle on record last month. Found in the Umbria region of central Italy, the massive truffle weighs 4.16 pounds, which is almost twice the size of the current record holder. Read mor...
A Valentino Collection Tailored to New York
YOU'VE HEARD OF extreme sports? Well, on Wednesday evening, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino brought the fashion equivalent — extreme designing — to New York. The triple-collection punch of this time of year (pre-fall in December/January, men's wear in January and women's wear in February) usually keeps designers hun...
Philly in full preparation mode for pope’s visit
by Natalie Pompilio A quick look at the to-do list of a city preparing for a papal visit: •Design and print Mass booklets, about 2 million of them in multiple languages. •Solicit volunteers, at least 7,000 but as many as 10,000. Do background checks on each one. •Stock up on Communion wafers. Again, millions. Pope Francis' sche...
Los Angeles-Italia Event To Celebrate Centennial Of Frank Sinatra’s Birth
The centennial of Frank Sinatra's birth will be celebrated by the 10th Los Angeles-Italia Film Fashion and Art Festival, the annual pre-Oscars event celebrating showbiz ties between Italy and Hollywood. Rising star Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo, known for his "Pavarotti Ping," will be the first celebrity guest to pay tribute to Sinatra on...
Gabriele Tinti - Chants, Boxers, Wounds
Chants, Boxers, Wounds is an evening where Gabriele Tinti, the Italian writer, will read his poetry on boxing and will present, Poetry Films, based on his text. Immediately following, there will be a discussion with Edoardo Ballerini (an actor of Italian origin and lead actor The Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos, I Shot Andy Warhol and reade...
Il viceambasciatore Usa: «Aziende americane pronte a investire qui, Expo grande occasione»
"Le aziende americane stanno iniziando ad investire in Italia ma è vero anche il contrario: dieci anni fa nessuno avrebbe mai scommesso sul fatto che la Fiat potesse salvare la Chrisler e invece è successo". Parola del viceambasciatore degli Stati Uniti in Italia, Kathleen Doherty. In visita all'ombra del Vesuvio, la diplomatica ha incontr...
Craftsman from Italy fixes Lincoln Winebar’s pizza oven
At times while fixing Lincoln Winebar's wood-fired pizza oven Friday, craftsman Stefano Ferrara climbed all the way through the oven's small door, his son supporting his feet so Ferrara could reach the back of the four-foot interior. The Naples, Italy, craftsman is considered one of the best in the business, said Lincoln Winebar owner Jess...
Successo oltre ogni previsione per la 30ma edizione del Gala Italia
Con un grandissimo successo, notevolmente superiore alle più rosee previsioni della vigilia, si è tenuta, nei grandi saloni dell'esclusivo Pierre Hotel di New York, la trentesima edizione del GALA ITALIA. Un successo che ha visto convergere su New York i grandi produttori italiani, numerose personalità e VIP accolti da circa 1000 ospiti ch...
Avis Budget Group Buys Maggiore Group in $170 Million Deal
One of the leading auto and van rental companies in North America, Avis Budget Group Inc., has agreed to purchase the Maggiore Group, one of largest vehicle rental companies in Italy. According to Chelsey Dulaney of The Wall Street Journal, the deal is worth $170 million. In the report from Dulaney, the Avis Budget Group will be looking to, "launc...
Quattro nuovi trustees alla Scuola d'Italia
Il Board of Trustees della Scuola d'Italia "Guglielmo Marconi" ha recentemente eletto quattro eminenti leader in seno all'organismo del Board che governa 300 studenti dal Pre-K fino al 12esimo livello bi-linguistico Prep School. La Scuola d'Italia fondata nel 1977 dal ministero degli Esteri, è privata e indipendente, l'unica nel suo genere fuori da...
Gretchen Parlato
With her affinity for bossa nova, jazz singer Gretchen Parlato is often asked if she's Brazilian, to which she replies, "No, I am very proud of my Italian-American heritage." In fact, the award-winning vocalist represents not two, but three generations of Italian-American jazz artists. Her grandfather Charlie Parlato was a veteran trumpeter of the...