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Pappalecco Hosts Wine Tasting Event  (Wednesday, July 17) About fifty enthusiastic people converged at Pappalecco in Hillcrest Wednesday evening to attend a delightful wine tasting event featuring Castellani Wines from Tuscany, Italy.  Enthusiasts paid $19 for a glass which included …

It was Saturday afternoon when a blue Dodge suddenly ran down the crowd along the Venice Beach boardwalk. The area is packed every day with residents and tourists strolling and shopping, who are even more numerous at that time of …

She possesses a certain light.  Like an archangel illuminating your pathway.  You can’t see what lies ahead, but no worry.  You are illuminated patiently and compassionately one word at a time. Rossella Chiolini was born and raised in Pavia.  A …

Located in the very heart of Pasadena, the Playhouse District, Mark Piscitelli’s men’s boutique has been welcoming its customers since 1991. By offering them a vast collection of European-style manufactured and tailor-made clothes, it represents an outstanding example of Italians’ …

Da oltre sette secoli c’è una speciale ricorrenza religiosa che rende la città di Assisi meta di pellegrinaggio per milioni di fedeli da ogni parte del mondo: la Festa del Perdono, la cui celebrazione si tiene ogni 2 agosto.   …

Venerdì 2 agosto l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles ha aperto le porte ai colori e ai sapori dell’Oriente, in occasione della retrospettiva “Puro ed impuro: i film di Pier Paolo Pasolini” (Billy Wilder e Aero Theatre, 2 agosto …

 As festa season in the San Francisco Bay Area continues to unfold, Italians, Italian-Americans and Italophiles are gathering to gorge on all the Italianità they can get their hands on.  From Sacramento to San Jose, and from Stockton to San …

In contemporanea con “Pure and Impure: The Films of Pier Paolo Pasolini”, e subito dopo la proiezione di “Il Decameron” (1971) presso il Billy Wilder Theater di UCLA, l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles presenta “Arabian Night at the …

Back in the year 2008, the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (SFIAC) was preparing a celebration for their 90th Anniversary.  Gianrico Pierucci, SFPD Police Inspector and author of the book, The Heart of North Beach, was serving on the board …

At its recent General Membership/Scholarship Awards dinner, the Stockton Chapter of Liguri Nel Mondo presented $11,250 to ten graduating high school seniors.  Each candidate submitted an application which included their scholastic achievement, high school activities, community involvement, letters of recommendation …