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Thursday, April 18Tower after Hours: Italy, Museum of Man, Balboa Park.   The Museum of Man in Balboa Park Tower after Hours event featuring Italy was fully attended with approximately 375 guests who celebrated the evening festivities with music, drink, and food. Music was provided by Roman Holiday and catered food was provided by Tarantino...

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The Little Italy Summer Film Festival will show every Saturday* starting July 6th and held at the Amici Park Amphitheater (W. Date & State Streets). It may be chilly, so be sure to bring a light jacket or blanket to keep yourself warm. No alcoholic beverages or animals permitted.   Dates / Films Saturday, July 6th / Benvenuti al Sud H...

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How hot is San Diego's Little Italy? The best new restaurant of the year, Juniper & Ivy, landed there in March. The second most buzz-worthy spot, Ironside Fish & Oyster, opened a few weeks later.   Neighborhood stalwart Indigo Grill was revamped to bring in elements of Peruvian cuisine, a current foodie favorite.   Read...

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"Although I have been busy writing about traveling around the globe, I have been getting arrangements to put together an Italian Gig Book," said piano player Tony Di Bona. He, and vocalist wife Giovanna, run Roman Holiday Music. "We do weddings, festivals and themed parties, just to name a few," said the Italian-American who is a native of San Dieg...

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The Sicilian Festival, the first festival to be held in San Diego's iconic Little Italy neighborhood, has announced that it will become part of the annual Little Italy Festa beginning October 11, 2015. For 21 years, the beloved Sicilian Festival was the labor of love for a small group of volunteers whose goal was to preserve the heritage and cultu...

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Tourists and locals alike often think of SeaWorld, the San Diego Zoo, and Mission Bay, when they think of San Diego, but Anthony Davi and his aide, Italian-born Marianna, add a whole new dimension to this southern California town with their Little Italy Authentic Food and History Tour.   Both the food and early history of San Diego's harbor,...

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The trifecta of a good, traditional Italian meal is good wine, good pasta and, of course, good bread. What's a good bowl of pasta without that slice of garlic bread to go with it?   Bruschetta would not be the antipasto we all know and love without the sliced baguette, toasted to perfection and rubbed with garlic for extra flavor. Many times...

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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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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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