LA City Council Considers Replacing Columbus Day
A Los Angeles City Council committee will continue Wednesday night to explore a controversial proposal to replace Columbus Day with what would be called Indigenous Peoples Day. The meeting, a rare council evening event set to begin at 6 p.m., will be a continuation of the Elections, Intergovernmental Relations and Neighborhoods Committee discussion...
Vogliamo Tutto: Post War Italian Art
When: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 At 7:30 pm - Where: Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum Italian art after World War II experienced a remarkable renaissance as artists began experimenting with traditional forms and styles in provocative ways—from the Arte Povera movement in which everyday materials replaced the stones and precious metals of traditional...
Get Ready for “Taste of Little Italy”
Need a quick vacation? Grab your passport and come down to San Diego’s Little Italy for the 9th Annual Taste of Little Italy Presented by U.S. Bank on Wednesday, June 14, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Taste of Little Italy makes the perfect summer outing for all foodie lovers in America’s Finest City. Attendees can tour the streets of Little Italy, e...
Your guide to the Taste of Little Italy
One of San Diego’s preeminent dining destinations opens the door to dozens of restaurants, dessert shops, breweries and wineries next week. Here’s what you need to know about the annual Taste of Little Italy on June 14. When: Wednesday, 5-9 p.m. Why you should go: With big-name, classic Italian restaurants and dynamic new-comers, Little Italy is th...
Italian artist to create mural
An Italian artist whose murals span the globe will work his magic on the side of a downtown building beginning Monday. Giuseppe Percivati, a professional muralist from Turin, Italy, will prepare, sketch and then paint the south wall of a building in the 400 block of Central Avenue, in front of the Exchange Street Parking Plaza. His mural will be Ho...
New additional passport appointments at the Italian Consulate in San Francisco
In light of the extremely high volume of requests for passports during this summer period, this Consulate General has authorized under exceptional circumstances the opening of 54 additional passport appointments from 12 June 2017 through 07 July 2017 at 9:20am, 10:00am, and 10:40am. These appointments are available on a “first come first served” ba...
Giacomo Ghiazza: a sparkling storyboard artist from Asti to Hollywood
Storyboard artist, Giacomo Ghiazza, was born in Asti (Piedmont, Italy). Until now, the “comune” has been widely known for its sweet sparkling white wine, made from the Moscato Bianco grape. Today, more and more people living in the northern town or just stopping by Asti’s Palazzo Mazzetti, are discovering An Italian Pencil in Hollywood. Giacomo Ghi...
Italian food is all about family at Mama D’s in Redondo Beach
There’s a sign on the wall at the new branch of The Original Mama D’s Italian Kitchen in Redondo Beach (in the space that was home to Thai Thani for, well, forever) that reads: “Family: We May Not Have It Together … But Together We Have It All.” It’s an appropriate motto for what may be the most family-friendly eatery in the South Bay that from day...
Foundation of the Etruscan City – The Example of Bologna
When we think of where all roads lead, we might think of Rome. There are, of course, any number of other outstanding città in Italy and one of those is Bologna, a city whose origins began, in part, as an Etruscan city. This would be why, on May 25, the San Francisco Istituto Italiano di Cultura hosted, in conjunction with the Municipality of Bologn...
Lucca conquista il West
Un pezzo di Toscana è stato portato a San Francisco dal lucchese Rino Bertini, colonna portante della comunità italiana nella Bay Area, insieme al Consolato generale d’Italia e con la sponsorizzazione del Banco del Monte di Lucca. In occasione della Festa della Repubblica sono arrivati a San Francisco molti rappresentanti degli Sbandieratori di Luc...
Cooking class: Pasta sauces
When: Saturday, June 17, 2017 From 10:30 am To 1:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of LA, 1023 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024 - Fee: $60.00 (IIC members)/$65.00 (non-members) *To register please call (310) 824-7408 Alessandra “Ale” Gambini is a LA-based Italian food blogger, recipe developer, host home chef in web series and author of t...
Rita’s Italian Ice expands to Pleasanton, Campbell
Rita’s, an icy institution since 1984, has been spreading the gospel of Italian ice and frozen custard throughout the Bay Area. The newest purveyors, a Pleasanton one (320 St. Mary St.) and a Campbell shop (475 E. Campbell Ave.), join the locations in San Jose, Hayward, Castro Valley, San Carlos, Scotts Valley and Brentwood. The chain’s specialties...