Fiorella Is Planning to Open a New Location in Noe Valley
Fiorella, a neighborhood Italian restaurant founded in San Francisco’s Richmond District, plans to open its fourth location in the city — this time in Noe Valley. According to a recently submitted permit application, the eatery is coming to 4042 24th Street, where it will land near Novy Restaurant, Pancake Boy, and The Valley Tavern. What Now San F...
At 89, Frankie Valli is ready for one last encore
Nobody came to Frankie Valli’s wedding over the summer, which was exactly how the 89-year-old singer wanted it. “Oh, it was terrific,” he recalls of the very private ceremony at Las Vegas’ Westgate Hotel, where Valli and his fourth wife, Jackie Jacobs, tied the knot in June, more than half a century after he set out toward becoming one of the 1960s...
Meet Queen Naomi Stillitano, 2024 Rose Queen
Arcadia Senior Naomi Stillitano was crowned the 135th Rose Queen in a ceremony on the front steps of the Tournament House in Pasadena Friday afternoon led by 2024 Tournament of Roses President Alex Aghajanian. During the coronation ceremony, President Aghajanian presented Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano with a Mikimoto crown featuring more than 600 cul...
Salvatore Ferragamo Celebrated 100 Years In Hollywood With The Newly Unveiled Rodeo Drive Flagship Store
Salvatore Ferragamo, the Italian luxury fashion House, celebrated the debut of an impressive design concept by renowned architect William Sofield with the reopening of the Beverly Hills Flagship store on Rodeo Drive. The unveiling of the new concept, inspired by Salvatore’s years of innovation in California, marked a return to Hollywood, 100 years...
Los Angeles Celebrates Italians and Italian-Americans at City Hall
Los Angeles officially inaugurated the month dedicated to the Italian-American community. The Consul General Raffaella Valentini, her deputy Lorenza Errighi, the director of the Italian Cultural Institute Emanuele Amendola and some members of the Little Italy Los Angeles Association (Lilaa) participated in today’s session of the city council. The e...
Capri Brings the Amalfi Coast to Eataly LA
It's always a pleasure to savor what Eataly has to offer, whether that's artisanal pasta and Neapolitan-style pizza at La Pizza and Pasta, coffee and pastry at Caffé Vergnano, a creamy treat at Il Gelato, or one of the acclaimed Italian food hall's other options for dining in or indulging at home. Eataly Los Angeles recently brought a new restauran...
Louis Prima: Rediscovering a Musical Icon at IAMLA
Louis Prima: Rediscovering a Musical Icon is a new exhibition produced by the IAMLA in collaboration with the Gia Maione Prima Foundation that explores the life and legacy of Louis Prima (1910 -1978), a skilled jazzman, prolific songwriter, and extraordinary performer. Prima’s music is omnipresent, from film and television to viral TikTok videos, D...
Gwen Stefani honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Music icon and Orange County native Gwen Stefani was honored with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday. She was "Just a Girl" from O.C. who went on to become a music star around the world. Stefani is a multi-platinum recording artist with three Grammys. She has been making music now for more than 30 years. We first met her as part...
Italian prog-horror soundtrack masters Claudio Simonetti's Goblin return to the Castro
Best known for their haunting '70s soundtracks used in the films of gory giallo director Dario Argento, progressive-rock outfit Claudio Simonetti's Goblin provides the live score for the '80s Italian horror cult favorite Demons at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Oct. 27th. Initially working under the monikers Oliver and Cherry Five after bei...
Chalk it up to experience: Via Arte celebrating 25 years
Via Arte Italian Street Painting Festival. Held Saturday and Sunday at The Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave., Bakersfield, CA. Most years, the Via Arte Italian Street Painting Festival is a sunny affair, with more than 100 artists out on the pavement at The Marketplace creating temporary chalk masterpieces. "It’s like a sport: You have to put in some swe...
How Loro Piana Became Silicon Valley’s Favorite Flex The luxury Italian fashion brand is no longer quite as understated.
When the internet recently roasted Chamath Palihapitiya for likening himself to the “man in the arena” from Teddy Roosevelt’s famous 1910 speech, the Facebook exec turned venture capitalist trolled his critics with a rack of clothing. “I’m in the arena trying stuff. Some will work, some won’t,” Palihapitiya posted just before Labor Day weekend on t...
Marchesi Antinori takes on Napa Valley
The tricolor flag stands tall in Napa Valley as Marchesi Antinori has successfully completed the acquisition of full ownership of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars in California. This acquisition comes after a 16-year partnership with the American company, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars is considered one of the most important wineries...