Mayor Alioto at the SF Helm During the Cultural Revolution
Mayor Joseph Alioto, predecessor of lionhearted Mayor George Moscone, was born of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. No, he wasn't born in 1906, but a little backstory will shed light on this curious connection. Joseph's father, Giuseppe Alioto, had sailed from Palermo at the age of nine to the United States and ended up working on the fishing...
Lombardi Family Concepts to open Taverna Laguna Beach
by Hannah Madans Lombardi Family Concepts will open Taverna Laguna Beach the first week of March in the restored Laguna Federal Savings and Loan Building. "We are thrilled to open Taverna in Laguna Beach," Alberto Lombardi said in a statement. "Our first restaurant in California will be a special place where customers feel at home."...
Full and part-time teacher positions for Italian!
Calling all teachers who are fluent Italian would like to be part of an exciting new school that wants teachers to have a voice in and be part of the implementation of its educational program! ISLA is a K-8 dual-immersion charter school that is being proposed in Glendale, California with an anticipated September 2016 start date. Although a...
i Madonnari Festival Leaves Lasting Impression In Santa Barbara
Fog and drizzle put a damper on the pastels used by i Madonnari artists when they began on Friday night, but by Memorial Day their works of art looked like masterpieces. More than 150 artists were chosen to take part in the 30th annual i Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival in front of the Old Mission in Santa Barbara. They volunteered their...
Festival Napa Valley brings a taste of Italy to V. Sattui
A concert of Italian love songs and dinner by an Italian chef were the highlights of Serata d'Amore, a Festival Napa Valley event held Monday at V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena. Festival Napa Valley is a 10-day series of more than 60 musical, dance and theatrical events held at wineries and other venues throughout the valley. Monday ni...
Arc US 2012 - America's Leading Architects Forum
L'ICE organizza la partecipazione alla manifestazione Arc US 2012 - America's Leading Architects Forum che si terrà inCalifornia, a San Diego, dal 1 al 4 novembre 2012.L'evento è dedicato a tutti i comparti della filiera edilizia con particolare riferimento ai materiali da costruzione ed ai rivestimenti.Gli USA restano un mercato di sbocco pri...
Vino California – Le aziende vinicole italiane guardano al mercato americano
di Alessandra Mastroianni La qualità è di casa nell'edizione 2013 di Vino California. L'iniziativa organizzata dall'Italy America Chamber of Commerce West in collaborazione con Blue Lifestyle e The Tasting Panel ha portato a Los Angeles vini provenienti da tutta Italia, con l'obiettivo di promuovere il meglio della produzione vinicola ital...
Pete D'Alessandro named Sacramento Kings GM
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) congratulates Pete D'Alessandro on his new appointment as General Manager of the Sacramento Kings, the National Basketball Association's franchise in California's capital city. "A highly talented basketball executive and proud Italian American, Pete brings not only passion and integrity to th...
Luna Rossa sails to 2-0 lead in challenger semis
By Bernie Wilson Looking a bit like spacemen in their silver life vests and crash helmets, the sailors aboard Luna Rossa's high-performance catamaran rocketed across San Francisco Bay Wednesday afternoon and took a 2-0 lead over Artemis Racing in the America's Cup challenger semifinals.The Italian crew is halfway toward reaching the Louis Vuitton...
We are all invited to enjoy "An Italian Month of Science"
By Silvia Simonetti In 2013, the Year of the Italian Culture in the United States, the relations between the two countries in the field of science and technology are among the most covered with a series of events taking place throughout North America. In particular, the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, under the auspices of the...
Pasquale Esposito Canta Napoli a San Francisco
By Mauro Battocchi We're lucky to be graced by Pasquale Esposito, an internationally renown Italian tenor who will perform an intimate recital of Italian opera arias and Neapolitan songs in San Francisco on Sunday, October 20th. Mr. Esposito knows California since he studied music at the San Jose University School of Music earlier in his c...
Cosmopolitalians – “Dal Sud Italia alla DreamWorks: ecco com’è cambiata la mia vita”
Dopo una pausa di tre settimane, tornano on line le storie di 'Cosmopolitalians'.Questa settimana voliamo a Los Angeles per conoscere Marco Regina, 35enne animatore della DreamWorks, partito da Matera ed oggi arrivato ad animare cartoni come 'Shrek' e 'Kung Fu Panda'. L'Italia – "Ho sempre avuto la passione per il disegno, ma la società in...