Giorno della memoria a Los Angeles: 8000 nomi e un Premio a Dario Gabbai per ricordare il dramma dell’olocausto
Ottomila nomi letti simultaneamente in quattro luoghi simbolo della città. A Los Angeles si sono ricordate così le vittime italiane dell'Olocausto, con la lettura pubblica dei nomi di ottomila ebrei deportati dall'Italia durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Il Museo dell'Olocausto e tre scuole superiori, la Milken Community High School of Stephen S...
Berkeley premia la startup biotech Tensive di Alessandro Tocchio
Un incrocio quasi impossibile, un'ora prima della partenza mia da San Francisco, al termine dell'Italiani di Frontiera Silicon Valley Tour con gli imprenditori romagnoli, breve chiacchierata su Skype con Alessandro Tocchio, appena arrivato in Italia... da San Francisco, con il prestigioso premio conquistato a Berkeley, con la sua startup Tensive....
Merigan Sub Shop, Italian-American Fare in SoMa
Liza Shaw has been on a quest since she moved to the Bay Area 14 years ago. Her goal? The kind of fresh, meaty Italian sub that's ubiquitous back home on the East Coast, but not nearly so easy to find in SF. Eventually, the former A16 executive chef decided to take matters into her own hands, and today she's debuting the result: Merigan Sub Shop, a...
Seagate CEO Stephen Luzco Continues to Give Back to Italy
By Mauro Battocchi The Italian Community was floored last year when Seagate CEO and Italian American Stephen Luzco honored the We Love Italian campaign with a most generous gift of $100,000. Mr. Luzco is a shining example of an American of Italian descent who is really giving back to his own homeland. And his work continues on the...
Italian San Diego Leader Recipient of Inaugural Convivio Award
by Robert Gallo Joseph Panetta, President and CEO of Biocom, was the inaugural honoree of the Convivio Communitas Award for Leadership, underscoring his impact on the San Diego community receiving what the organization termed, "long overdue accolades." "Congratulations on receiving the Convivio Communitas Award for Leadership," sa...
Italian American Cinema: From Frank Capra to the Coppolas
Italian American Cinema: From Capra to the Coppolas, an original, documentary exhibit by the Museo Italo Americano, written by Joseph McBride, will be on exhibit at the Museo from September 18, 2015 through March 6, 2016. The American cinema, from its inception, has played a major role in shaping our perceptions of our country and ourselves, a...
Civico 1845 arrives in Little Italy
by Ed Bedford Is Little Italy on the move or what? Latest opening is at the Piazza Basilone (named for San Diego's Italian-American war hero). It's in the spot that was Zia's, on the corner of India and Fir. This is Civico 1845. (Pronounce it "CHEE-vee-ko," they say). Sounds historic, right? Wrong. "That's just our street number,...
Marni to Celebrate San Francisco Store Opening
GO WEST: Marni will celebrate the opening of its first store in San Francisco with a cocktail party on Wednesday hosted by W Magazine, as well as art advisor Sabrina Buell and Alison Pincus, founder of online home decor marketplace One Kings Lane. The 3,500-square-foot boutique, located on Maiden Lane, in the heart of the city's Union Square distr...
Strad Fest LA brings eight Stradivari violins together
By Karen Wada The violins of Antonio Stradivari are revered for being not only superb instruments but works of art. "They combine this magical quality of sound with spectacular craftsmanship," says Margaret Batjer, concertmaster of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Each of these wooden wonders also possesses an individual, inner...
San Diego Cyclists Carry On Italian Tradition
When one hears of great cycling races, the first name that comes to mind is France's Tour de France, the legendary cycling race launched in 1903 that lasts 23 days and covers approximately 2,000 miles. What may be a little-known fact to the general public is that the Tour de France is one-third of a trio of the world's most prestigious cyc...
Cooking Italian classics: Giuliano Bugialli to teach weekend classes in Grass Valley
Are you passionate about Italian foods? Would you like to expand your repertoire? Improve some cooking skills? Then this is your chance. In conjunction with the second annual Little Italy Pasta Sauce cook-off, Giuliano Bugialli will teach a class at Tess' Kitchen store, to be determined at a later date. Read more Source:&...
14th Annual Italian Night Dinner Dance
Get your group together and come enjoy cari amici, great food, Fratellanza vino, joyful music and song, fun time and happy memories to cherish. Co-hosted by the Fratellanza Men and Women Chaired by: Rich and Mary AnnSaturday SEPTEMBER 20, 2014Cocktails 6:00pm Dinner 7:00pmDance Music by George Campi Band Read more Source...