Italian heritage exhibit debuts at Fresno Fairgrounds
The Fresno County Historical Museum celebrated the completion of Phase I of the Italian Heritage Museum Exhibit on Saturday. More than 150 people attended the event held at the Fresno Fairgrounds celebrating the opening of one of the most comprehensive exhibits in the Western United States, according to a news release. The museum is already in the...
The Lost Murals of Renaissance Rome
May 31 - September 4. West Pavilion, Plaza Level. Getty Center - 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA. Entrance: Free. In Renaissance Rome, the facades of many prominent buildings were painted with spectacular narrative frescoes. Once part of the fabric of the city, only a few now remain. Using works from the Getty’s collection, including the c...
Author Marco De Sio's New Book, 'The Third Secret', is a Compelling Fictional Trilogy of the Mystery Surrounding the Appearances of the Madonna
Marco De Sio, an award-winning journalist from California who worked as a dishwasher at a Catholic Retreat Center, has completed his new book, "The Third Secret": a thrilling and mysterious fiction of the mysteries shrouding the Catholic Church. De Sio shares, "An Italian immigrant named Big Al comes to America at the turn of the twentieth century...
Savoy Foundation's 4th Annual West Coast Royal Gala raises Funds For Caterina's Club, A Southern California Children's Charity
On Saturday evening, April 9, 2022, the 4th Notte di Savoia Los Angeles, the annual spring charity royal gala hosted by the American Foundation of Savoy Orders, was held at the Jonathan Club in downtown Los Angeles. More than 170 patrons gathered at the black-tie gala in support of the foundation's philanthropic mission — Chivalry for Children's Ca...
Biologist Ursula Bellugi, who helped establish authenticity of American Sign Language, dies at 91
Ursula Bellugi, the Salk Institute neurobiologist who helped erase the stigma attached to American Sign Language by proving that it is a rich, authentic and nuanced way to communicate, died Sunday in La Jolla. She was 91. The institute said Bellugi died peacefully, leaving a legacy that also includes the important discoveries she made about William...
Is Santa Monica Little Italy?
Santa Monica is a global city. We have residents from all over the globe, and businesses that serve a multitude of ethnic cuisines. There’s a wide selection of Japanese from Ramen to Sushi, Vietnamese, French, Mexican and a smattering of other ethnicities. While we have three open Jewish Delis (Bagel Nosh, Fromin’s and Wexler’s) and Izzy’s remains...
San Pedro, CA: The Newest Little Italy (Greetings From Italian America: California Adventures, Pt 2)
San Diego was a perfect start to our West Coast trip. But today, we're heading up to Los Angeles. No, not Hollywood. Not yet anyway. Instead, we're making a stop by a historic and special little town known as San Pedro. Join John, Rossella and Pat as they literally eat their way through America's NEWEST Little Italy. From the historic restaurants,...
Marianna Gatto Tells It Like It Is - and How It Was
“Growing up in Los Angeles, there were few mirrors for Italian Americans,” recalls Gatto. Italian Americans are typically assumed to be from the East Coast or Chicago. My family arrived in Los Angeles after settling in Colorado. As a kid I couldn’t understand how I fit in the Southern California mosaic, let alone the Italian American mosaic.” In th...
San Jose’s Columbus Park could be headed for a new name
For an explorer who never made it to California, Christopher Columbus has sparked plenty of controversy in San Jose lately. You can expect the latest to center around Columbus Park, a 10-acre site just south of Mineta San Jose International Airport that has quite a history over the past 75 years. But its future will be determined by a “reimagining”...
San Diego’s Italian community mourns the loss of arts leader Victor Laruccia
Those who knew Victor Laruccia describe him as larger than life. “Everything was big about him,” said his stepdaughter Jennifer Davies. “He had a big heart, he was generous with his time and his thoughts, he had big hugs — everyone knows the big Victor bear hug — he had a big laugh, a big smile, and most of all, he had a big brain.” The 80-year-old...
Filming Italy-Los Angeles celebrates live Italian Cinema
"I am very attached to the city of Los Angeles, I lived here for twelve years and made four very important films right here.” Italian director Gabriele Muccino returns to the city of angels, a place that feels like a second home, to receive the Filming Italy Achievement Award, on the occasion of the well-known film festival Filming Italy-Los Angele...
Italian entry in Swallow's Day Parade on March 12
62nd Annual Swallow's Day Parade, Saturday, March 12. Back after a two year hiatus, the Swallow's Day Parade will once again be weaving its way through the beautiful streets of San Juan Capistrano. Join us as we march with Italian pride in our Italian entry which has won many awards and continues to be an exciting addition to the parade. Be a part...