The Promotion Center for Little Italy began with an idea in November 2009 and was established by January 2010, celebrating its FIFTH anniversary! With a devoted board of 13 members, this nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization has gained legs and a strong reputation in Baltimore's Italian community as it has promoted Little Italy as a neighborhood, along...
READ MOREBy Katherine Poythress Forbes says San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood downtown is one of the nation's top communities for young professionals. This week, it ranked San Diego 10th out of the top 25 cities for so-called Millennials, ages 25 to 34, and identified Little Italy as the city's most Millennial-friendly neighborhood. New York,...
READ MOREby Ashley Jacobs Little Italy's FESTA! is shaping up to be bigger than ever this year. Since 1994, FESTA! has been a dream come true for Italian Americans in the San Diego community. It has marked the annual celebration of Little Italy's culture and heritage as an official neighborhood. Now, 21 years later, San Diego's Little...
READ MOREFriday, October 30th, 6:30 P.M. - Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) - New York, NY 10013. The Italian American museum presents: Palio. A Documentary Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NGAIKMtvxY - Directed and Written by Cosima Spender, Produced and W...
READ MORE"Little Italy as a community, has the highest quality of life in the downtown area," according to Annie MacMillan Eichman, President of The Little Italy Residents Association (LIRA). She stated that LIRA is a "church centric, community based organization built by early Italian and Portuguese fisherman. Running her office from her townhouse...
READ MOREThe Italian American Museum presents: Marriage Italian Style (Matrimonio all'Italiana). Film Screening (Italian with English Subtitles). Directed by Vittorio De Sica, Starring Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren and The Clause (La Clausola), Live "Monologue" Performance (English). Script by Aldo...
READ MOREAs part of a 10-City dinner series to promote America's flowers, Jason Kendall, owner of Kendall Farms in Fallbrook, will host a Field to Vase Dinner in their flower field. Guests will enjoy a private tour of the farm and a family-style meal by a surprise guest chef. 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, $175 per person, Kendall Farms, 1675 Taza Road, Fal...
READ MOREBy Paul McMullen The Catholic Review recently spoke with Pallottine Father Bernard P. Carman, pastor of St. Leo the Great in Little Italy and Star Trek fan. CR: What and where are your Catholic roots? FATHER CARMAN: Dad's family (Italian and Irish) always was Catholic. Mom's (English, Finnish, German, Blackfoot Native American) w...
READ MOREby Sara Norris Did you know Little Italy is not strictly a community for Sicilians of smallish stature? Well, even if you did, you may not know it like you think you know it, which is why we're giving you the lowdown on everything from how to eat like you have an Italian grandmother to where to go when you need a drink at 6am... R...
READ MOREThe world has changed, but the world still needs a great meatball. I do not mean a meatball made from Kobe beef and retailing for $14. I certainly do not mean frozen supermarket meatballs. I mean a simple, delicious and comforting meatball that people make at home. Except that they don't. Americans think meatballs are so easy to make...
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