Community

Summertime has arrived and with it a constant flurry of activity.  Festivals celebrating beer, music, and food abound throughout Portland, but the best of them all – at least for the Italian community – is the Festa Italiana!  This year …

The story of Rinaldo Cuneo is the second in a series of articles on Italian artists living, or exhibiting, in San Francisco and who made noteworthy contributions to the cultural fabric of our beloved City by the bay.  My column …

Watching the Gallo family converse in their native tongue is like watching a stage show, but you quickly realize language is a very important connection from one generation to the other. “My dad always told me the more languages you …

Soccer mania exploded in the U.S. after an excellent performance in the World Cup. Men, women, and children discovered the pleasure of this healthy game played at the beach, in the parks, and even in the streets, as it happens in Europe and …

After my parents (and I) moved out of North Beach, my father took up winemaking in the vast, shadowy basement of our new house in the Bayview District of San Francisco. He seemed quite pleased to have all that room …

This summer, be prepared to fall in love. On the occasion of L’Italo-Americano’s Ferragosto annual event, our guests from the Italian American community of Los Angeles and nearby areas will enjoy a special performance of Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore (Elixir …

In 1951, Portland’s Italian-American business community came together to assist with the recovery of the disastrous flood of Italy’s Po River. Soon afterwards, they decided that Portland needed a permanent Italian-American organization resulting in the formation of the Italian Businessmen’s …

Captain Louis Silvie Zamperini was about 26 years old when he died for the first time. In 1943, he was serving as a bombardier in the U.S. Air Force, flying over the Pacific Ocean on a rescue mission, when the …

È stata un’accoglienza straordinaria quella riservata ai campioni della Champions League e al FC Internazionale di Milano.   Erano presenti 62.583 persone al Kabam Field del California Memorial Stadium di Berkeley, California, lo scorso sabato 26 luglio per assistere a …

When the Convivio Center first opened its doors little more than one year ago, it had one main vision. Connection. Not only did it want to connect with the community, but it wanted to serve as a meeting point where …