In San Pedro's Little Italy, construction is underway in earnest for a new public plaza steps from the L.A. waterfront. Piazza Miramare, which officially broke ground in late 2022, occupies a site at 6th Street and Harbor Boulevard, adjacent to San Pedro City Hall. The space, which was previously known as Pepper Tree Plaza, is being rebuilt as a mo...

January 16 2024 Presentation of We the Italians at Little Italy of Los Angeles Association in San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA 

Dear friends, What a January! Divided between Italy, Florida and California, our January has been full of beautiful things and people. First, the new yearbook of We the Italians is available, with the 23 interviews (in Italian and English) published during 2022. You can find a preview and buy a copy here. In 2023, we interviewed 20 people, friends...

The Little Italy of Los Angeles Association (LILAA) is proud to announce the official program on the occasion of Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month 2023. Celebrated in October every year by proclamation of the President and Congress, Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month honors the sacrifices, the achievements and contributions of th...

Festa Italiana 2022 is here! Saturday October 15th - Sunday October 16th 2022. Program will begin promptly at 6:00pm at the Main Stage. 6th Street between S Palos Verdes St and S Centre St. in Downtown San Pedro, CA. Free to Attend. Authentic Italian Food, Entertainers, Raffles, Vendors and More! Honorees include Rick Caruso, Christian Guardino, An...

The Piazza Miramare will have its groundbreaking on October 20,2022. The European-style piazza is located at the corner of S. Harbor Blvd. and W 6th St. in the “heart” of Little Italy of Los Angeles in downtown San Pedro, California. A beautiful fountain will sit at the North end of the Piazza and the east side of the Piazza will host “The Waterfro...

To celebrate this year’s Festa della Repubblica, the Consulate General of Italy, along with the Little Italy of Los Angeles Association (LILAA), has organized the Italy Run LA, a 5K race taking place Sunday 5th of June at 8 a.m. close to the ocean, in charming San Pedro. “Italians and Italian-Americans are an integral part of what makes Los Angeles...

Standing on San Pedro’s new waterfront promenade, before a crowd of about 300 on Friday, May 6, Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino recalled that it was this development that motivated him to run to represent the 15th District a decade ago. While it’s not finished just yet, Buscaino’s 10-year run as the area’s councilman is now just months awa...

San Diego was a perfect start to our West Coast trip. But today, we're heading up to Los Angeles. No, not Hollywood. Not yet anyway. Instead, we're making a stop by a historic and special little town known as San Pedro. Join John, Rossella and Pat as they literally eat their way through America's NEWEST Little Italy. From the historic restaurants,...

Local San Pedrans got together to celebrate everything and everyone Italian at Festa Italiana this past Saturday on Oct. 2. The free, outdoor street fair provided space for local vendors selling Italian treats, beer and wine, as well as live performances. Officially, the festival is celebrating the start of Italian-American Heritage and Culture Mon...