San Jose’s historic Bank of Italy building draws investment interest
Investors have bought a ground-floor section of the historic Bank of Italy building in downtown San Jose, leading some local experts to suggest the investment group may eventually attempt a top-to-bottom revival of the striking office tower. The 14-story building, constructed 90 years ago, was the one-time site of a branch of the Bank of Italy, a b...
This Weekend's Extraordinary ArtCenter Car Classic Celebrates Italian, American, and French Design
The ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena is holding its Car Classic 2017 on Sunday, October 22, at the college’s Sculpture Garden, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Car Classic features vehicles from all eras – from classic to modern to concept – that represent the finest examples of automotive design. Inspired by the international auto racing colors...
Avviso di assunzione di un impiegato a contratto al Consolato Generale d'Italia a San Francisco
Questo Consolato Generale d'Italia a SAN FRANCISCO rende nota la pubblicazione di un avviso per l'assunzione di un impiegato a contratto a tempo indeterminato da adibire ai servizi di collaboratore amministrativo nel settore traduzione e interpretario. Le domande di ammissione alle prove per l’assunzione dovranno essere presentate entro e non oltre...
Margherita Missoni Talks About Mixing Her Dolce Vita Flair with Splendid’s SoCal Vibe
It all started with a lunch in St. Moritz with Splendid’s creative director Pamella Protzel-Scott, but last night it was the Lower East Side that got a dose of la dolce vita thanks to Margherita Missoni. The granddaughter of founders of the Italian fashion label was in town to celebrate her newest effort, a capsule collection with the Southern Cali...
illy Establishes San Francisco as First Permanent U.S. Location for its University of Coffee
illy, the third-generation family-owned coffee company from Trieste, Italy, committed to offering the highest quality, most ethically sourced coffee to the world, today opened its first permanent University of Coffee (Università del Caffè) in the U.S., adjacent to its illy caffè location at 220 Montgomery Street in San Francisco. The worldwide coff...
Ferrari rally in Napa Valley reveals world of top-end sports car owners
It’s not surprising on any given weekend to see a variety of exotic cars parked along the main drags in Calistoga, St. Helena, or Yountville in the Napa Valley. What is surprising is to see 40 Ferrari sportscars in a resort parking lot. The occasion was an event put on by the Italian sports car maker to give its loyal and select clientele a chance...
Ecco Essential, il nostro anti iPhone nato nel cuore della Silicon Valley
“Ho vissuto in Italia fino quando avevo nove anni e ora purtroppo l’italiano lo capisco ma non lo parlo bene”. Niccolo De Masi, la “o” accentata si è persa per strada, lo racconta al telefono mentre si sta recando a lavoro a Palo Alto in California. Doppio passaporto, 36 anni, ha già una lunga esperienza di Silicon Valley. E’ il presidente di quell...
Natuzzi to open Southern California store
Italian leather furniture maker Natuzzi is opening a Natuzzi Italia store in South Coast Collection, a high-end shopping district in Orange County, the company said. Natuzzi Italia will open by the end of the year in 11,000 square feet of the space formerly occupied by kitchen designer Surfas Culinary District, joining 70 other food and retail tena...
Italian luxury cars star at Pebble Beach Concours
Are 17 Isotta Fraschinis too much of a good thing? To the average car lover, the answer likely is “Yes.” The luxurious Italian classics, however, were not too much for wealthy Americans - including Hollywood’s finest - who craved them in the years before the Great Depression and provided a new market for the Milan-based auto maker. Visitors to the...
Perlongo family patriarch remembered
The best advertisement for the former Perlongo’s Bakery was to simply prop open the door and let the aroma of fresh baked goods do the rest, according to Mary Perlongo, daughter of Josephine and the late Salvatore Anthony Perlongo. The fresh baked bread, beerrocks, pizza, cookies and cakes made the bakery locally famous. Sal, as he was known to eve...
Celebrate Italian/American style at the Blackhawk Automotive Museum
You’ve read the book, now see the exhibit! "Transatlantic Style: A Romance of Fins and Chrome," is a celebration of Italian/American automotive style that is open through Sept. 30 at the Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville, California. The exhibit was originally supposed to be held at the Palm Springs Art Museum in conjunction with last year’s ...
Ferraris and Isotta Fraschinis make a statement at Car Week’s Tour d’Elegance
In the classic 1950 Hollywood film “Sunset Boulevard,” the Isotta Fraschini driven by actress Gloria Swanson played a crucial part in her character Norma Desmond’s acting comeback. The iconic car also helped re-create the world of silent film stars that the film was set in. On Thursday, some 13 automobiles of that Italian motor brand graced Ocean A...