San Francisco

While the Game Developers Conference marked its 30th edition from March 16 to March 18 in San Francisco, Italy got a special spot in the event thanks to twelve companies selected to represent the Italian Game Industry. Considered one of …

An artistic, multi-faced project, able to build and improve exchanges among Italian contemporary visual artists and their Bay Area counterparts, curated by Marina Pugliese, has kicked off in February at the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco. Part of the …

The path followed – nowadays – by Italian talents is usually marked by the need of taking skills and ideas abroad in order to make them successful. Very few times, these people get the opportunity to return to Italy and …

Perhaps some people believe history is a thing of the past. Think again.  It is all around you. You look at it every day and likely even admire it.  Examples are the many Italian cultural sites of San Francisco’s North …

Little Italy is no longer little, nor has it been for a while.  As a matter of fact, what once was the Italian District on the West Coast has morphed/transformed into one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in the Bay …

Peter Mondavi Sr., Napa Valley visionary responsible for the success of his family’s winery for more than 50 years died on February 20th at his home in St. Helena, California.  He was 101. Mondavi was born in Virginia, Minnesota, on …

The celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco got an Italian touch: while the museum’s current home was designed by architect Gae Aulenti, the museum is hosting an exhibition regarding the Italian Jesuit Missionary …

In the last issue of L’Italo-Americano, we explored the legacy of 20th century North Beach photographer, J.B. Monaco, a legacy that has endured decades of change to the fabric of San Francisco’s Italian community.  Recently, L’Italo-Americano spoke with Rick Monaco, …

The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco recently welcomed Italian author Michele Cecchini who presented his acclaimed novel, “Per Il Bene Chi Ti Voglio” to a Bay Area audience.  The novel, now in its fourth printing, speaks of the bittersweet …

How does the striking city of Orvieto, Italy, a comune populated since Etruscan times, connect to San Francisco? The connection is easier than it might seem.  Both are known world-wide for their iconic topography, hilly terrain, quaint charm, and, as …