Portion of East Sacramento re-named Little Italy
A portion of East Sacramento will officially be known as “Little Italy” after the Sacramento City Council approved the new nickname on Tuesday. 49th to 59th streets and J Street to Folsom Boulevard is the area that will adopt the nickname of Little Italy. Sacramento City Councilmember Jeff Harris requested the resolution that would re-name the are...
Christmas With Museo Italo Americano, SF – 4, 5, And 12 December
After a two-year hiatus, the 9th edition of the beloved Mercatino di Natale will be held at the Museo Italo Americano again! Museo Italo-Americano - Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., Building C - San Francisco, CA 94123. FREE ADMISSION. Masks and proof of vaccination required at the Museo. Inspired by Christmas Markets in Northern Italy and throug...
Sacramento’s first elected female mayor, Anne Rudin, has died at 97
Anne Rudin, the first woman to be elected Sacramento mayor, died last Thursday from complications of pneumonia, her family said. She was 97. “Sacramento has lost a champion of the people and trailblazer for women and girls across our region,” Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D–Sacramento) said in a statement Sunday. “Her impact will be forever felt in...
Sciascia Lectures in the World > America as Metaphor: Leonardo Sciascia’s Future Legacy
The Sciasia Lectures at San Francisco belongs to the calendar of Sciasian Lectures in the world. It is promoted by the National Committee for the Centenary of Sciascia, chaired by Senator Emma Bonino, and by the Amici di Leonardo Sciascia Association, in collaboration with the Università per Stranieri di Perugia and the Institute for the Italian En...
San Francisco's first Italian Americans flocked to the Excelsior, not North Beach
The first floor of the Italian-American Social Club has scarlet velvet wallpaper, dark wood paneling and a jukebox in the corner. A U.S. flag, an Italian flag and mostly black-and-white photos hang on the walls. Brass chandeliers with red polka-dot sconces and carved decorations frame the long, wooden bar. On one side is the restaurant’s dining roo...
Respect The Frosted Tips: Why Guy Fieri Is The Best Host In Food TV
The Mayor of Flavortown, Guy Fieri first stepped onto the scene after winning the second season of "The Next Food Network Star," earning a six-episode commitment for his own cooking show on Food Network. What followed is an empire that now includes hosting 14 different food shows, most notably his long-running "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives," and ar...
Larry Petretti, Sonoma County’s last known Pearl Harbor survivor, dies at 98
Larry Petretti was an ardent outdoorsman, a marksman with a bow or gun and, not many years back, was said to be the oldest still-working real estate broker in California. The longtime Santa Rosa resident was also, among the corps of local World War II veterans who witnessed and responded to and for a lifetime carried memories of the horror loosed o...
Little Italy Association partners with San Diego Rescue Mission
The Little Italy Association has partnered with the San Diego Rescue Mission (SDRM) to provide person-centered outreach services to those experiencing homelessness. Each person’s journey into homelessness is unique and often complex. SDRM’s approach is to lead with compassion while offering help. Carla Vanegas, SDRM’s Outreach Coordinator, says, “I...
LITaly New Italian Writing: new authors in San Francisco (Marco Cassini)
LITaly: New Italian Writing in Translation, a title that is a play on Italy and literature, is a project organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco to promote the translation of new Italian authors in the United States. An anthology of nine writers (Andrea Esposito, Ilaria Gaspari, Francesco Longo, Eleonora Marangoni, Paolo Pece...
The Little Italy Association Welcomes Back Its Annual Little Italy Tree Lighting And Christmas Village
The Little Italy Association will kick-off the holiday season welcoming back its annual Little Italy Tree Lighting and Christmas Village on Saturday, December 4th, from 4PM-8PM. Transforming into a winter wonderland with Christmas twinkle lights down all the streets, Little Italy will be adorned with brand new magical décor including 10-foot tall g...
Italian History of Sacramento's Little Italy
Italian Americans were the largest immigrant group to come to the United States through Ellis Island and one of the largest immigrant groups to settle in California. By World War II in 1941, they were the largest immigrant group in California. Italian roots run deep in Sacramento. Italian Americans were among the earliest pioneers of Sacramento and...
Harvest 2020: Director Gigola's latest documentary explores wine and people from the Friuli Venezia Giulia region
Hundreds of planes grounded at airports around the world. Empty, lonely streets. People looking from inside their windows. These are some of the images we all remember about March 2020. It was the beginning of the pandemic and of the Italian first lockdown that would last almost two months. This is also the start of Harvest 2020, a documentary prod...