Local Profile: Christopher Paluso – Illustrated Sports
by Andrew Bagley Everything happens in the perfect time space sequence. Ask local artist and illustrator Christopher Paluso. He is an example that somehow one thing leads to another occurring miraculously at just the right time. Reviewing his life experience is an attestation to this phenomenon. Chris wouldn't be here today in America if i...
Italian-Americans take to the green with IAGA
When one thinks of the traditional Italian pastimes, several things come to mind: Food. Wine. Art. Music. Talking. And...Golfing? It may not be your traditional game of bocce ball, but members of the Italian American Golf Association of San Diego have been gathering since 1965 to "bring golfers of Italian heritage together for friendly com...
David O. Russell, 'The Great Beauty' to Headline Los Angeles-Italia Film Fest
American Hustle director David O. Russell will headline the lineup at the upcoming Los Angeles-Italia Film Festival, organizers said Monday. Also on tap for the event that highlights the work of Italian and Italian-American filmmakers and entertainers will be film director Roberto Faenza, actress and director Valeria Golino, and famed Italian sing...
La Scuola Hosts 400 at the Palace of Fine Arts in Recognition of their Remarkable Success
di Mauro Battocchi La Scuola Internazionale di San Francisco, the Bay's premier pre-K though 8th grade international Italian school, held a smashing fundraiser this past Saturday evening called "La Dolce Vita" at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Over 400 people attended in the big hall to show their support and enthusiasm for La S...
VIA ARTé 2014 Italian Street Painting Festival
October 11-12, 2014 The Bakersfield Museum of Art1930 R StreetBakersfield, CA 93301 The Marketplace at the Bakersfield Museum of Art will be transformed into a work of art during the 16th Annual Via Arté Italian Street Painting Festival. Using the asphalt as canvas, spectators watch as professional and student artists unlock their imagina...
COM.IT.ES Elections Will Be Held April 17th, 2015
Cari concittadini,The Italian Parliament has decided to give you the opportunity to elect the new Committee of Italians Abroad (COM.IT.ES) for the consular jurisdiction of San Francisco on April 17th, 2015. The election called on December 19th, 2014 was cancelled because no list of candidates had met the legal requirements. Law n. 190 of December...
Job Announcement: VAP of Italian
Department of Languages, Cultures, and Literatures at the University of San Diego (http://www.sandiego.edu/cas/languages/). Job Announcement: Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian (Position starting in January 2016 for Spring Semester) We invite applications for a non-tenure-track position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Ita...
HFF secures $11.6 million refinancing for The Q in San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced that it has secured an $11.6 million refinancing for The Q, a seven-story, 36,794-square-foot, mixed-use residential and retail development in downtown San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower and developer, Jonathan Segal FAIA & Development Company, in a...
Regional wines: Piemonte Wine Tasting, February 10
Wednesday, February 10, 2016. 6 to 8 PM. Italian Cultural Institute - 1023 Hilgard Avenue - LA 90024. Fees: $45 ($40 for IIC & NASA members). To register please call 310-824-7408. or email to classes.iicla@esteri.it Led by Diego Meraviglia, Gold-Pin Pro Sommelier, Master Taster, North American S...
Mediterranean-style Casa Pellegrino hotel opens in Hollywood
A taste of the Mediterranean has come to Hollywood. The Pellegrino family has opened the 13-room Casa Pellegrino Boutique Hotel at 2007 N. Ocean Drive after nearly two years of renovations. The work built in architecture and decor inspired by the owners' Italian ancestry and European roots. Each room displays its own style influenced...
Ten Years of Italians In The BAIA of SF
The year was 2005. Around the start of the web 2.0 era. LinkedIn just went from less than 100,000 to 1M members. Business networking was limited to Ivy League business school alumni associations, vendors driven tech gatherings, industry associations, and the classic clubs: from your dad's Rotary to exclusive "co-member nominated" business councils....
New Little Italy Board Members
Little Italy is pleased to announce that we have added Marco Zecchin as Treasurer to the Little Italy San Jose Board of Directors. Marco Zecchin has been our resident Photographer and a dedicated volunteer for the past three years. Marco is also the owner of the Image Center in Los Gatos and is involved in numerous charitable organizations througho...