Paid summer internship opportunity at the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles seeks one, qualified undergraduate student, preferably inthe fields of History, Art History, Education, Social Science, Urban Planning, Museum Studies and otherrelevant areas of study, to serve as a summer intern funded by the Getty Grant Program. ABOUT THE ITALIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES (IAMLA)It...
RONNIE MARMO reminds L.A. why we love Italian New Yorkers so much!
Marilyn Monroe had one. Cindy Crawford has one. Madonna has one. Kirk Douglas has one. Joaquin Phoenix has one. 'The Mark' that makes them aesthetically perfect and forever Legends! Ronnie Marmo possesses a most ideal and rugged 'man-mark' just over his lip. It suits him well. He is naturally intense and when he sp...
Exclusive Documentary: Lawrence Ferlinghetti Praises Italian Language and Discusses His Heritage
Di Mauro Battocchi Check out this rare documentary of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, in which he explores his love of Italian language and the particulars of his Italian heritage. This rich snapshot of the historic poet comes thanks to the dedicated work of Mauro Aprile Zanetti, creator and director, who was granted the amazing opportunity to inte...
A Voyage Into Italy of the Future
A traveling exhibition promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and created by the CNR (Italian National Research Council) in collaboration with IIT (Italian Institute of Technology), the INFN (Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics,) and the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies 'Italy of the Future' is an exploration of Italy's most rece...
Forbes: Little Italy tops for Millennials
By Katherine Poythress Forbes says San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood downtown is one of the nation's top communities for young professionals. This week, it ranked San Diego 10th out of the top 25 cities for so-called Millennials, ages 25 to 34, and identified Little Italy as the city's most Millennial-friendly neighborhood. New York,...
Il compositore Gabriele Ciampi eccellenza italiana negli Usa presenta The Minimalist evolution
C'è un compositore d'altri tempi che ha esportato il suo sapere oltre l'oceano. Da Roma a Los Angeles, Gabriele Ciampi è un italiano che ha esportato il suo modo di comporre negli Usa. Un orgoglio nostrano che scrive musica usando solo pianoforte, carta e matita. E che dirige la CentrOrchestra mixando un look contemporaneo e una chiave romantica....
New Italian Language Classes to Start at SFIAC
The San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (SFIAC) will begin its next session of Italian language classes beginning on Tuesday, March 24th. The SFIAC will offer three classes, which will be hosted for ten weeks on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. On Tuesday evenings, instructor Lisa Engelken will teach Beginning Italian Part I. This course...
Italian Internet of Things Company Has One Leg in Silicon Valley and the Other in Italy
by Mauro Battocchi As the Internet of Things (IoT) movement grows, we are seeing more machines talking to each other, known as M2M communication. This type of technology is especially interesting to big businesses like shipping and manufacturing. By making their machines smarter, these enterprises can gain greater efficiencies and avoid co...
Little Italy's 21st annual FESTA! kicks off
by Ashley Jacobs Little Italy's FESTA! is shaping up to be bigger than ever this year. Since 1994, FESTA! has been a dream come true for Italian Americans in the San Diego community. It has marked the annual celebration of Little Italy's culture and heritage as an official neighborhood. Now, 21 years later, San Diego's Little...
It Took a Tough Woman to Make a Tender Home
By Cookie Curci Our Santa Clara Valley is known the world over as Silicon Valley, where high-tech companies spring up overnight and blossom and grow to unbelievable heights. But long before the computer companies began to grow, the Santa Clara Valley was known for something else—fruit. Thousands of acres of fruit trees flourished a...
Corona Street Renamed for Community-Minded City Marshal
Family, friends and neighbors gathered Saturday to rename the corner of 104th Street and 48th Avenue after Edward Guida, Sr., a city marshal and funeral home director remembered as a kind and generous guardian of Corona. The rain held out for the outdoor ceremony, something noted by many officials who spoke as the influence of Guida — who...
Ask A Somm: Which Wines Pair Best With Pizza?
Considered one of San Francisco's essential restaurants, Tony's Pizza Napoletana is a multi-faceted pizza operation that fires up myriad of pie styles, from Detroit to Sicilian to coal-fired. With its wide range of pizzas and toppings, wine director Juli Gregg pairs mostly Italian and California-sourced juice, much of which is based on the...