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Now that spring has sprung, the Italian Cemetery in Colma has once again begun to offer Italian Heritage Tours of their grounds. One of the biggest “aha moments” of the tour starts out as a simple quiz on local Italian-American …

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An exciting and original photographic exhibition will be on display for a period of ten days, starting next Friday, December 7, at one of the most innovative art galleries in the heart of North Beach in San Francisco.  The Emerald …

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Vedi Milano, poi muori. Sembra proprio essere il caso della Juventus che, in due anni, ha racimolato solo due sconfitte, entrambe in questa annata ed entrambe contro le milanesi. E se il KO con l’Inter si inserisce nella logica della …

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Completing this years collaboration with the Getty became a ‘very special’ event reports Paul Romano, Patron President.  On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 4, two dozen members of the PIC had the special privilege of not only experiencing the Getty Villa’s monumental …

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Earlier this year, Emilia-Romagna suffered a serious earthquake and much tragedy ensued throughout the region.  Maino Benatti, the Mayor of the comune of Mirandola, contacted San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee to ask for assistance to rebuild their cherished and historic …

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Dal 2005 molti diciottenni italiani hanno tirato un sospiro di sollievo alla notizia che la leva non sarebbe più stata obbligatoria. Eppure, strano a dirsi, da allora i numeri sono in crescita. “Rispetto a sette anni fa – conferma il …

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Luigia Giuseppa Assunta Maria Pierina Tetrazzini was born on June 29, 1871 at 3 Via dei Renai in Florence. Her father was a military tailor who was not at all musically inclined. The girl, who would someday be the world-renowned …

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“Los Angeles, give me some of you!” writes John Fante in Ask the Dust. “Los Angeles come to me the way I came to you, my feet over your streets, you pretty town I loved you so much, you sad …

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In a recent column, we reprinted an open letter written by Carlo Dondero, which originally appeared in The San Francisco Call in 1903. The letter was written in response to public remarks made by Willis Paine, president of the Consolidated …

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Appuntamento a domenica prossima quando – nell’arco dell’intera giornata, complici le migliaia di gazebo allestiti sul territorio – il Partito Democratico ufficializzerà la scelta del proprio candidato Premier alle elezioni politiche di primavera.   Ballottaggio tra il Segretario Bersani e …

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