Roberto Gallo

 “It’s going to be beautiful,” predicted Giovanna Gattuso, commenting on her 3rd showing of The King is Naked, which had its premier opening in Little Italy’s Convivio Center in San Diego Sunday evening. She was correct. The event was as …

At precisely 5:00, Saturday evening a select gathering of Italian singers and band members rehearsed, while sumptuous Italian appetizers were set out early in anticipation of the San Diego Italian Film Festival members and their guests, who began pouring into …

In the middle of Little Italy, in downtown San Diego, stands a sunny piazza with a constantly running, beautiful water fountain. In the front of the piazza a severe, bronze casting of an unforgettable hero overlooks the piazza. The hero …

Meyer Fine Art will present its 7th Annual Vintage Poster Exhibit, in conjunction with NoLi Natale at a special reception on November 29th from noon until 8:00pm. The exhibit is featuring original first and second printings of Italian and European …

Congressional hopefuls, Scott Peters and Carl De Maio came to Little Italy to present their respective positions regarding their upcoming race for California’s 52nd congressional District based in San Diego. “It’s no trouble at all to be here; I love …

“Welcome to feStival 2014,” reads Victor Laruccia’s website announcement; “It’s an Italian Party in the Piazza.” So begins the 8th Annual San Diego Italian Film Festival beginning October 16 and running through the 25th. The first offering is Anni Felici, …

San Diego’s Little Italy Festa began its Twentieth Anniversary on Friday, October 10th with a vintage Italian poster exhibition at Meyer Fine Art Inc., and ended with the Festa’s Bocce Ball Tournament on Sunday October 12th. Between these celebration’s activities …

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 …

Italian has become one of the world’s fastest growing languages, as well as its related fields of inquiry into cinema, popular culture and media studies, according to the Department of European Studies, Italian Studies, at San Diego State University. Its …

Strolling along the streets of Little Italy, it is not unusual to see banners with photographs of famous Italians. What is unusual is to see banners of Bobby Darrin, Lady Gaga and Claudio Jacuzzi. Usual or unusual, these too, are …