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By Lori Weisberg Ask me where I'd like to vacation, and whatever the day or year, my answer will invariably be the same: anywhere in Italy.   A devoted Italophile without the means to travel overseas regularly, I feed my passion instead by seeking out Italian-centric neighborhoods in U.S. cities. How fortunate, then, am I to live just minut...

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Talentorum Alliance (TA) – A consortium of expert Senior Executives coming together as a Knowledge Trust – officially launched on June 10th, 2013 with a uniquely themed "Driving for Success" Learn, Drive & Sail event in San Diego in Partnership with Maserati North America.   Talentorum Alliance is a consortium of executives bringing thei...

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Situated at 601 Madison Avenue, the new Emporio Armani store in New York is part of a series of new openings in the U.S., which include San Diego, Chicago, Orlando, Washington DC, New Jersey and Santa Monica - California. The new Emporio Armani store on Madison captures the concept of a showroom, with large displays with racks that display full siz...

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Ormai si sapeva, era solo questione di tempo, prima che anche questa Fiat fosse richiesta all'estero. La nuova 124 Spider è una vettura che ha subito suscitato interesse per l'eleganza delle linee e per la meccanica all'avanguardia. Sul web è stato pubblicato un nuovo video che mostra un elevato numero di vetture che è stato importato in Ameri...

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The San Diego Italian Film Festival, working with UCSD Italian Studies and Ethnic Studies, and SDSU Italian Studies, will mark February by celebrating Black History Month. And all of this is so that we can get closer to the culture we love, so that we can understand better and know more about this special way of living and relating that is part of...

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When Antonio Bandini was 15 years old, he enrolled in a watercolor painting class in his hometown of Livorno, Italy. One day his teacher approached him and expressed a desire to enter one of his paintings in an art competition in Milan. Bandini was interested, but concerned.   When would he get the painting back? The teacher explained that i...

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After a year and half absence, the famous bread and other baked goods at Solunto's Bakery are available again, plus so much more. The iconic bakery, founded in Little Italy in the 1960s, reopened yesterday after a complete remodel and now features an enhanced bakery section and expanded food and drink offerings.   Owner Antonino Mastellone,...

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Eater readers asked us to look into a new restaurant in La Jolla, where Italian food is once again a focus in the Coast Walk complex across from La Jolla Cove. The space, occupied by Trattoria Acqua for almost 20 years before it shuttered in 2011 has been remodeled by new proprietors, who recently opened Acquavite Ristorante on Prospect Street. &n...

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As one of the oldest and most iconic historical areas of San Diego, Little Italy has come a long way since its origins as a fishing community for Italian immigrants. Here some fun facts that you may not know about this popular San Diego attractions.   1. Trees are planted on the sidewalks approximately 10 walking strides apart. This is inte...

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by Michele Pluss   Every year for the last three decades – during the last weekend of April - Mission Federal ArtWalk has attracted artists from across the nation to showcase their art, be it visual or performing, occupying 17 blocks in San Diego's Little Italy where visitors can appreciate all types of art from painting to sculptures to pot...

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