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San Diego's Little Italy is graced by a wonderfully constructed, and well used Amici Park, designed, created and funded by its own community members. Used extensively by the community and residents, the park, located by the corner where Date and State streets meet, is used for the local pastime of Italian Bocce, picnics and casual dining.  ...

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One of Little Italy's more popular events sponsored by the Original Little Italy Restaurant Association, the Open Air Film Fest has thrived since 1999! Movies are projected onto the outside wall of Ciao Bella Restaurant in the Da Mimmo Ristorante parking lot from a rowhome across the street, at the kindness of its owner. Ray Lancelotta, nephew of t...

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Passionate.If someone had to describe Italians in one word, that would be it. Italians are passionate. Whether it's about food or wine or art or life itself, Italians pour passion into the things they love and that passion shines through for the rest of the world to see.   Perhaps that's why so many of the world's greatest artists are Italia...

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John Asaro, a native Californian of Sicilian descent has a special place in his heart for Little Italy's Piazza Famiglia, so much so that he will be donating 50% of all sales from his latest art exhibit being held at Meyer Fine Art through August 1st.   His largesse is also reflected in the huge amount of time, effort and work that he has pu...

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In the nearly two years since a steering committee established the Little Italy Property Owners Association (LIPOA), much change and much good has been accomplished for The Neighborhood. "So many took the risk of getting involved," said its president Mel Stachura, a resident. "And it is working!"   Stachura said LIPOA has, in many ways, chan...

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Tourists associate the City of Brotherly Love with its most famous sandwich – the cheesesteak, created by South Philly hot dog vendor Pat Olivieri for his taxi driver clientele in 1930.   But regional food choices in Philadelphia extend well beyond Pat's or Geno's, provolone or cheese whiz, with or without fried onions. Landmark delis, marke...

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Fifteen students from St. Paul School for Boys in Lutherville recently toured Little Italy, including stops at St. Leo's Church, Columbus Piazza, Piedigrotta Bakery, and neighborhood murals. "Our purpose for this project was to learn about ethnic Baltimore; these 15 boys chose to explore Little Italy," said Rick Brocato, teacher.   At Piedig...

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By the mid-1800s, a small group of Italian immigrants had arrived in Cleveland and were working in various occupations, as bookkeeper, boot maker, gardener, carpenter, steel worker and stone mason. Twenty years later, Italians were owners of restaurants, saloons, produce stands and grocery stores. In the late nineteenth century, Italian immigrants...

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History Press, a traditional book publisher of local and regional history, has contacted the Promotion Center for Little Italy in the hopes of finding a writer who is an integral part of the Little Italy community to pen a book on the history of the neighborhood. They seek an historian/author and are open to first-time authors.   "Hopefully...

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St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church was the beating heart of Portland's Little Italy neighborhood. Built in 1902 by Italian immigrants with funds raised in less than five months, it was the center of the Italian immigrant's lives and was designated an Italian National Parish. The little Italian church is the only remnant of Little Italy...

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