Padres make 5-year extension with Musgrove official
A year and a half ago, Joe Musgrove came home. Now, the Padres’ ace has ensured he’ll be staying at home in San Diego for a long, long time. The Padres and Musgrove on Monday reached a five-year extension that, per a source, is worth $100 million and would keep Musgrove in San Diego through 2027. Shortly after reaching that agreement, Musgrove, wit...
Castro's Poesia Cafe now open serving fresh baked pastries & desserts
Castro residents now have a new spot from which to pick up fresh baked pastries, desserts, and coffee. Poesia Cafe opened earlier this month in the former Reveille Coffee space at 4072 18th Street. Hoodline broke the news of 13-year-old Poesia's expansion earlier this year. The expansion was made possible after Reveille Coffee closed in the next-do...
Crochet Circle and Live Art Performance
When: Sat, September 17, 2022 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM PDT - Where: The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles, 644 North Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 As part of the exhibition Woven Lives: Exploring Women’s Needlework from the Italian Diaspora, the IAMLA invites you to a Crochet Circle and Art Performance. The event is an in-person collective...
Casino Di Piazza Will Transform Little Italy’s Piazza Della Famiglia Into An Italian Garden Casino
Channel your inner-James Bond and dress to impress for the Little Italy Association’s inaugural Casino di Piazza, an Italian garden casino experience on Friday, September 16th, in partnership with Vici Luxury Rentals! Located in the Piazza della Famiglia in the heart of Little Italy, the evening will feature craft cocktails provided by the Little I...
North Beach street festival gives Italophiles a taste of the homeland — and Aperol
Even for those without a series of colliding vowels in their last name, North Beach was open to all comers Saturday for the Festa Coloniale Italiana, an event showcasing how San Francisco is continuing to find its way back from the darkest days of the pandemic. Beyond a chance to knock back Aperol spritzes in a packed Washington Square Park, or wat...
La Jolla Gets an Infusion of New Wave Italian Cuisine and Cocktails
After two years of pandemic delays, an ambitious Italian restaurant and bar created by two area families and named for their grandparents is set to open in La Jolla on Wednesday, August 31. Replacing Whisknladle on Wall Street, Marisi draws parallels between San Diego’s tony seaside village and the cliffside towns along Italy’s sweeping Amalfi Coas...
Bocce Tournament at Marin Bocce Federation
Sunday 09/18/2022, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Marin Bocce Federation (550 B St - San Rafael - CA). RSVP here: $50/person for Museo members or $65/person for non-members. Come spend a lovely September afternoon in San Rafael while enjoying a fun and festive bocce ball tournament with the Museo Italo Americano. Registration fee includes a boxed lunch and dr...
Maserati GranTurismo Folgore teases itself around Monterrey
Maserati began teasing the GranTurismo Folgore toward the end of Car Week on Twitter and Instagram with a caption that read, "A rose gold wrap suited to the Golden Coast. Impossible to keep it secret. We’re touring California with the new GranTurismo Folgore and an audacious Italian-American entertainer. The air is electric. Keep following us down...
Pavarotti honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was posthumously unveiled Wednesday honoring legendary opera singer Luciano Pavarotti. James Conlon, the music director of the LA Opera, and movie producer Cinzia Salvioli spoke at the ceremony at 7065 Hollywood Blvd., between La Brea and Sycamore avenues. Pavarotti's daughter Cristina Pavarotti accepted the sta...
Festa Coloniale Italiana 2022
Saturday August 27, 2022 at San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (SFIAC - 1630 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA) (11am - 6pm). FESTA COLONIALE ITALIANA is now in its second decade. The event takes place on Stockton St., adjacent to Washington Square Park, in the heart of North Beach. The Festa Coloniale Italiana is the only authentic traditional I...
Zoppé Italian Family Circus Comes To North Bay
Beginning Friday, North Bay will step back in time and experience the magic of the classic circus as the authentic Zoppé Italian Family Circus comes to town. The big top of the Zoppé Circus is staged just as it was back in the mid-1800s, complete with costumes, music and acts to reflect its history, while adorned with international flags representi...
Hollywood’s Mafia Hypocrisy
We live in a culture where stereotyping and the inclusion of individuality is demanded. A negative word or action against religion, physicality, sexual orientation, or race will cripple a person’s reputation. Friends, associates, and organizations will distance themselves from the pariah, as not to be considered guilty by association. The repercuss...