First on First: Jacuzzi Brothers
In the early 1900s, the Jacuzzi family moved to the United States and settled in California. The family began working in aviation, creating a propeller known as the "Jacuzzi toothpick," and later, designing the first enclosed cabin monoplane. A few years later, in the 1920s, the Jacuzzi family turned their attention towards agriculture. In 1925, t...
Davio's is celebrating 30 years — and expanding to California
by Eric Convey Steve DiFillippo is on the move again. The chef-owner who over 30 years has taken his Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse from its Boston roots to Manhattan, Philadelphia and Atlanta is preparing to open a location in California. The Los Angeles location may prove to be a logistical headache for a business owner so han...
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles is pleased to announce a generous gift from the Carole and Sebastiano Sterpa Foundation
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles is pleased to announce a generous gift from the Carole and Sebastiano Sterpa Foundation. Carole and Sebastiano have joined the Museum's elite cadre of donors known as the Founding Families. In preparation for the Museum's opening, the IAMLA's Founding Family designation was cre...
Join the first Italian Festival in Silicon Valley!
by Daniela Cilia We would like to introduce to you the first Silicon Valley Italian Festival: on January 31st 2016 a series of events that will have as its protagonist Italy, its culture and history will take place at the Jewish Community Center of Palo Alto. The goal is both to promote the Italian culture and offer a window to talents and...
Aiuta il Comites compilando il Sondaggio
by COMITES SF Dear readers, the SF Comites decided to undertake a survey in order to better understand the needs of the Italian community of the San Francisco Consular jurisdiction. We'd like to find out more about your interests, your priorities, and potential areas of collaboration with us. We hope you will want to help us...
140 years ago, the lights were turned on in San Francisco for the first time
By Katie Dowd July 4, 1876 was the grandest day San Francisco had ever seen. For weeks, the city prepared for the young nation's centennial. They draped American flags and bunting on every doorway and balcony in town. In glowing terms, the San Francisco Bulletin reported that huge paintings of Revolutionary War heroes were placed in "...
Italian American Reconciliation to Open This October at Cal State Fullerton
Cal State Fullerton's production of John Patrick Shanley's Italian American Reconciliation is directed by Professor Maria Cominis and runs October 7-30, 2016 in the Hallberg Theatre on campus. Italian American Reconciliation is a tale about Huey, a man who is safely divorced from his shrewish first wife (who shot his dog), but he feels he cannot r...
Da Lucca alla California: Il territorio si promuove con i toscani nel mondo
"La storia è iniziata un anno fa, quando la Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca sponsorizzò a San Francisco una esposizione di prodotti lucchesi, fra i quali il Vino Greo, un Sangiovese prodotto sulle Colline Lucchesi che vanno verso il mare". A scrivere è Rino Bertini, toscano trapiantato in California, protagonista di una storia di promozione del...
Franco Cassano: "Il mondo visto dal Sud"
Franco Cassano, is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Political Sciences in the University of Bari. He is the author of: Esercizi di esperienza dell'altro (2003);La ragionevole follia dei beni comuni (2004) L'alternativa mediterranea (with Danilo Zolo, 2007); Tre modi di vedere il Sud (2009); L'umiltà del male (2011); Partita doppia. Appun...
Summer 2013 Italian Courses
The UC Berkeley Department of Italian Studies is pleased to announce Summer 2013 Italian Studies Course OfferingsOPEN TO ALL — NOT JUST BERKELEY STUDENTS!MAY 28-JULY 3:Italian Studies 160: Studies in the History, Society, and Politics of the Italian Peninsula Scoundrels, Saints, and Poets: Italian Character(s) in European CultureMeets M,T,W,Th 2-...
Morgan Hill’s Fourth Annual Italian Harvest Festa
One of the youngest Italian festivals in Northern California, the Morgan Hill Italian Harvest Festa has once again drawn record crowds to the beautiful Uesugi Farms location in Morgan Hill. According to festa director Jim Di Vittorio, the focus of the festa has always been on the community and family, but there was also plenty of entertain...
Friendly Italian American fare brings locals back to Angelo's in McFarland
If you ask owner Rick Hubanks the reason everybody seems to know everybody else at Angelo's Italian Restaurant in McFarland, he'll tell you it's a simple question of space. "It is really a small community," said Hubanks. And though it recently doubled to 26 seats, "the size of the bar — it's pretty intimate, so you can't sit far away from...