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Venerable high-rise developer Giorgio Borlenghi notes that people have been asking him for years to expand his luxury condominium style to inside Loop 610. At last, he is granting their wishes with announcement ofVilla Borghese, a 26-story, 46-unit condo tower located a stone's throw from River Oaks. Borlenghi, founder of the I...

by Paul Takahashi   A luxury Italian-made cabinetmaker plans to open a new Houston office by the end of the year. Italkraft designs and creates high-end custom kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and closets for luxury homes, apartments and condominiums.   The Miami-based cabinetmaker — which has offices and showrooms in New York, sou...

The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas in partnership with Toscana Promozione, (the TuscanyRegion International Development Agency), are honored to present the first project regarding the bestTuscany has to offer in the field of life science, bio and nanotechnology in Texas.The project matches together Tuscan and Texan companies, working in...

By Clifford Pugh Amid all the international fashion houses that are opening in the River Oaks District, the mixed use center is adding a local name. Baanou, a Houston women's clothing store founded by Maryam Afshari dedicated to the appreciation of art, fashion, design and luxury, is the latest to join the new complex on Westheimer near the 6...

by Kimberly Diggs   In celebration of its 12th anniversary, Culinary Connection at The Shops at Legacy will feature a personal appearance by master Italian artisan Alessandro Taddei, creator of Vietri's Old St. Nick collection. The event will be held at the store, 7201 Bishop Road Suite E10, from 4-8 p.m. Sunday.   Vietri is Amer...

Italy's Davi has sold two of their machines to take part in EXXON Mobil's sand oil extraction project here in North America. The machines are a profile bending machine and a plate roll. The machines will be used to make parts for the extraction of oil from sandy deposits.   The fields are far away from urban locations, so it was crucial that...

By Kristin Finan The employees at Hotel Granduca care about customer service so much they'll even fix your car. Well, sort of. I learned this during a recent fall stay when, as soon as I pulled up, my car died — a battery issue, apparently.   This definitely wasn't the way I wanted to kick off a much-anticipated staycation with my husb...

With a vision aimed at expanding business opportunities with Italy, The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas (IACC Texas) is pleased to announce the newly formed, Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana (IACC Louisiana) as a Chapter of its organization in the U.S. As a Chamber associated with IACC Texas, IACC Louisiana will promote, f...

With so many handbags available at just every every store around, how can you tell the real thing from a knock-off? And is a four-figure bag really worth the price?   With ExhibitItalia, a "Made in Italy" exhibition featuring more than 100 Italian companies and manufacturers in Houston this weekend, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to...

Fred Meyer Jewelers announces today a golden partnership with the Italian Trade Agency and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development to bring customers a beautiful, new Italian gold collection, Vero Italiano, which is set to hit US stores in late August and coincide with Kroger's "Taste of Italy" event.   Both Fred Meyer Jewelers and Litt...

PROMEC, Azienda Speciale della Camera di Commercio di Modena e PIACEREMODENA , brand della società Palatipico Modena srl a cui aderiscono tutti i consorzi di tutela dei prodotti tipici provinciali, promuovono una missione commerciale in Messico e nello Stato del Texas rivolta alle aziende operanti nella filiera Agroalimentare dei prodotti DOP e IGP...

Call for Abstracts The organizing committee has the pleasure to announce the "9th Conference of Italian Research in the World" to be held in Houston on 12/14/2013. The conference is organized by the COMITES (Committee for Italians Abroad) and the Consulate General of Italy in Houston. We will convene between 8:30 AM and 6:00 PM at the Auditorium o...