Love Emilia Romagna and Get a Discount
In May, a 6.1 earthquake struck Emilia Romagna causing death and destruction. From that moment several initiatives took place, from charities to concerts. New York wants to do its part, with an event including a silent auction with luxury donations from Bulgari and Ferragamo and personal items from movie stars, wine and food testings and famous chefs.
And i-Italy gets a discount! You will pay only $115 instead of $250. See how it's done!
October 19, 2012
The Wines of Umani Ronchi
Charles Scicolone
Charles Scicolone and Michele Bernetti
Verdicchio and more from the Marche
October 19, 2012
Fusaro and Mr. B Disrupt Class and Inspire Students
Fusaro 2012
Fusaro caught in the act by Mr. B, aka Edward Biagiotti, with an inspired student.
School therapists fascinated at the students' progress have inquired as to their methods, but Fusaro and Mr. B don't have any tricks up their sleeves. They are just a couple of fun loving guys who haven't forgotten how smart and cunning they were as kids.
Coming to the U.S.: ‘The Year of Italian Culture 2013’
In the wake of Europe’s financial crisis, Italy is still going strong. That, at least, is the message that the country would like to promulgate through “The Year of Italian Culture 2013,” a program of events around the United States that will be officially launched — and fully announced — in December.
Italian Sculpture Makes U.S. Debut at the Met
Take a leisurely stroll through modern day Rome and it will be very difficult not to experience the famous Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s artistic influence. Bernini’s workmanship can be seen throughout the city, from the fountains in the Piazza Navona and the angels on the Ponte Sant’Angelo, to the angel statues set above the Cathedral Petri in Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Mulino Bianco By Barilla Launches In The United States, Bringing Italian Specialty Cookies To American Consumers
BANNOCKBURN, Ill., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Barilla, the number one brand of pasta worldwide, announced the nationwide availability of its specialty Italian cookie line, Mulino Bianco by Barilla.
Mentoring USA Meets San Patrignano
In 1987, Matilda Raffa Cuomo, wife of the former governor of the state of New York, started a project named "Mentoring." Her mission was to drive children to gain success in their life, despite economical or social program. Now Mentoring found an allied in Letizia Moratti and her "San Patrignano."
Great view, no walls in Cotto
Adventures in house-hunting: a writer chronicles her attempt to find the perfect home in Italy.
Maybe it was the 5 million euro house. Maybe it was the swarms of cycling tours. Maybe it was just the sense that the gods had other plans for me. But whatever the reason, it was time to say arrivederci to the Val d’Orcia.
Ancient Roman Artifact Seized by Italian Police
ROME – Military police officers in the northern Italian city of Piacenza announced Thursday that they had recovered the head of a more than 2,000-year-old Roman statue likely plundered from Italian soil.
36 Hours in Modena, Italy
WHAT did the tenor Luciano Pavarotti and the automobile company founder Enzo Ferrari have in common? For one thing, a hometown: the lovely city of Modena, 90 miles north of Florence, in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna.
Covering Fascist Italy: American Correspondents and Regime Censorship
What did Americans know about Mussolini in his time? Who were the correspondents who covered Fascist Italy for the American press? What were their sources? Under which restrictions did they work? Did Italian American organizations play a role in supporting and/or opposing the censorship machine? What did American Jews know about Italian anti-Semitic policies and to what extent were their views shaped by state censorship and Italian diplomatic actions?
A Mussolini Painting Stirs Controversy
The painting is not bad at all. The soldier figure in the garb of an ancient Roman warrior astride a vigorous white horse holds out his arm in a stiff salute with a sword. What more appropriate than this to cover the wall of the main auditorium of an Italian high school?
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