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A few weeks after opening the doors to Casaro Osteria, owner Francesco Covucci seems more interested in talking soccer than food. His favorite club, Napoli, is on the verge of clinching a league title for the first time since 1990, back when Maradona roamed the pitch for the Blues.  Covucci ties the Beautiful Sport back to pizza, talking about how...

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New Americans Museum & Immigration Learning Center - 2825 Dewey Rd. #102 - San Diego, CA. Una Storia Segreta: When Italian Americans Were "Enemy Aliens," a captivating exhibition curated by Dr. Lawrence DiStasi and Dr. Rose Scherini that delves into a lesser-known chapter of American history. The exhibition is open to the public until July 15th—gal...

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America’s love affair with wallpaper has reached a lusty pitch. We’re gift-wrapping walls now with a zeal not seen since the 1920s when it seemed Victorian OBGYNs were catching newborns in the stuff. And the new wallpaper vanguard is not subtle. The wilder and clashier, the better. I’m all for it. Seemed like the last decade of restaurant design wa...

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At the northern end of Griffith Park, the Travel Town Museum showcases old trains and locomotives. Few people are aware that a much darker history lives on this spot, where Japanese, German and Italian immigrants were unjustly imprisoned during World War II, often on baseless suspicions of being “potentially dangerous enemy aliens.” Now, that histo...

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Former Team Italy catcher Tyler LaTorre was recently named 2023 Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) Coach of the Year. In his first year as head coach at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, he has led the 10th-ranked National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Warriors to an impressive 39-8 overall record. The Westmont C...

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I love traveling and visiting new places. When you are on vacation or when you travel and visit different places and cities, you are a different person. You can be whatever you want because you incorporate yourself into some other world, a world with unique cultural characters and landmarks. You connect with the spirit of the town, the food you con...

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Hot off being recognized as one of the most outstanding chefs in the country by the James Beard Foundation earlier this year, chef David Nayfeld is ready to announce his next move: Back Home Hospitality, the restaurant group that includes co-owner Matt Brewer and Nayfeld’s Divisadero Street restaurants the Michelin Guide-listed Che Fico and more ca...

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Hundreds of opera lovers gathered on April 22 for the San Diego Opera Ball for All, When in Rome. The black-tie event was held at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine. Veronica and Miguel Leff and Diana and Eliezer Lombrozo co-chaired the event. The evening honored the legacy of Peter and Peggy Preuss, longtime champions of the arts and education...

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Sunday, May 21 at 1:30 pm at the Italian Center in Carmichael (6821 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael, CA). Admission $10 / Refreshments Included / Doors Open at 1:00p. Italy’s Mystery Mountains explores the fascinating geologic story of Italy, the land known for its fabulous art, fantastic food and music and la dolce vita. What’s less well known about It...

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Acting Fire Chief Nick DiNapoli was appointed leader of the Barstow Fire Protection District during a ceremony on Wednesday at City Hall. DiNapoli was given the fire agency’s main lead after serving with Barstow Fire for nearly 40 years and acting chief for nearly two years. “Chief DiNapoli knows first hand what the Barstow community demands of its...

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