Silicon Valley street signs give local family names immortality
by Cookie Curci The early settlers of our Santa Clara Valley have left their mark on our area's cultural history and, in many cases, their names as well. Whether it be inventions, commerce or agriculture, these early contributors to our valley have been remembered and honored by the city with streets baring their surnames. Stevens Creek B...
Siskiyou County Italian-Americans Face World War II
Life during World War II, even in rural Siskiyou County, Calif., was filled with sacrifices. For the Italian immigrants who had settled in the area years before the war, it was especially trying. Many Italian-American families that had relatives in Italy listened anxiously to the radio for the latest news from Europe. Some sent care packag...
San Mateo Italian-American Social Club Foundation Scholarships
The San Mateo Italian American Social Club Foundation announced eleven winners of its 2012 Scholarship Awards. Each of the graduating high school seniors was awarded $1,000 cash payable upon college registration. The respective eleven winners are: Grant Cecil and Scott Cecil, twin brothers, of Hillsdale High; Madeleine Faoro, Micaela Pacini, and Ta...
DIVE a Los Angeles - Una rete tutta al femminile
"Le donne sono state sedute in queste stanze per milioni di anni, cosicché ormai perfino le pareti sono pervase dalla loro forza creativa, che infatti soverchia talmente la capacità dei mattoni e della malta, che per forza deve attaccarsi alle penne, ai pennelli, agli affari e alla politica. Ma questa forza creativa è molto diversa da quella degli...
California chooses an Italian Red as “Wine of the Week”
Ms. Irene Virbila is a sommelier and restaurant reviewer at The Los Angeles Times, and her word is highly valued among wine-lovers and food-enthusiasts. A few days ago, she decided to award an Italian wine the title of "Wine of the Week", regularly granted by the influential Californian newspaper upon her advice. The honour went to Brancai...
A Lifetime in Little Italy; Behind the Line at Filippi's Pizza
by Candice Woo A fixture on India Street since 1950, when Vincent DePhilippis and Madeleine Stefani first founded a deli and grocery called Filippi's Cash and Carry, Filippi's Pizza Grotto in Little Italy was the first in a chain that now includes 14 locations in San Diego and California. The restaurant, with its red and white che...
The thirty-sixth anniversary of the Museo ItaloAmericano
by Maria Gloria Dear Readers,Looking back "Anniversario numero 36" coming up for the Museo ItaloAmericano in San Francisco, reminds me that actor Charlton Heston and his wife Lydia Heston were Charter Members of the Museo ItaloAmericano when it first opened its doors in 1978, atop Malvina's Caffé, in a gallery space generously donated by t...
The New Italian Cinema in San Francisco: what to expect from this year’s edition
Celebrating its 18th edition, the New Italian Cinema festival is back at Vogue Theatre in San Francisco, from November 19 until November 23. The festival is part of the San Francisco Film Society's Fall Season and will bring together enthusiastic movie lovers, especially interested in the Italian young directors. As the Film Society's prog...
It’s Time to Jingle the Bells in San Francisco
It's December and 2014 is coming to a close. It seems to happen every year, one year ends and just one day later we have a new year filled with opportunities and adventures. Although the San Francisco Bay Area does not lend itself to a white Christmas with bells jingling in a one-horse open sleigh, we can still do the deed west coast style...
Bay Area Bites Guide to the Best Italian-Style Pizzas in Berkeley and Oakland
By Kim Westerman How is it that there are so many variations on the theme of flour, water, yeast, tomatoes and cheese? What makes pizza "authentic?" This food with Italian origins is now an American staple, and there are more styles than you can shake a stick at, the most common in the Bay Area being traditional Italian and Californian. T...
Why we observe Columbus Day
by Louie Castoria Filmmaker Christopher Columbus discovered actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. On the second Monday in October each year we remember someone else by that name. This year the day falls on Oct. 12, the traditional date for Columbus Day, and the anniversary of Columbus' first landing in the New World in 1492....
2015 Circolo Italiano Pranzo di Natale
Ciao Amici! It is with great pleasure that I announce the details of this yearCircolo Italiano's Christmas celebration. As announced, it will be aPranzo di Natale, a Christmas Luncheon. And here they are... We were able to get a venue that is one of Santa Barbara's most elegant places, La Cumbre Country Club. The menu is not only...