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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 …

Si tratta di una delle più belle sorprese del campionato. Nonostante la rivoluzione attuata in sede di calciomercato e l’essersi affidata a un allenatore giovane, la Fiorentina si trova a ridosso delle grandi. E sta mettendo in mostra soluzioni di …

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 …

Dear Readers, More November Notes with an Italian Connection: Thanksgiving Greetings to all my Italo-American Friends and Readers. There is nothing in life finer than friendships warm and true and Thanksgiving finds me grateful for every one of you… * …

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 …

Tre Artisti Senza Pretese All three of these artists have in their work a deeply sensitive appreciation for Sicily and its rich souled people.  Their works express living impressions of the island and its inhabitants with an artistic honesty often …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Born in Acero in the province of Genoa on November 26, 1839, Andrea Sbarboro first came to the United States in 1842 as a toddler.   He grew up in New York, but like so many others, he and his …