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by Laurie Lucas   Antonio Pagano is hooked on Riverside and hopes residents will return his affection. The Salerno, Italy native picked this city in which to open Piad'Amore on Feb. 20 in University Village. That's a rough Italian translation of "flatbread love," Pagano's homage to his homeland's favorite street food. Think crispy, savory sa...

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Date: Monday, October 05, 2015 Hours: 6:30 PM Venue: IIC Los Angeles Jazz concert featuring Giovanni Tommaso (double bass), Professor of Jazz at the Conservatory in Perugia and director of the Umbria Jazz Clinics seminars since 1986. Tommaso has collaborated with many great Italian and international musicians such as Riccardo Cocciante, Mina, Gi...

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First-run local premieres will be the order of the day at the ninth annual San Diego Italian Film Festival (feStivale 2015), scheduled from Thursday, Oct. 15, to Saturday, Oct. 24, with all but one of the films produced in the last two years. Moreover, all but one of the entries are San Diego premieres.   "Going into our ninth year," fe...

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Time: March 22, 2013 to July 21, 2013Location: Museo Italo AmericanoWebsite or Map: http://museoitaloamericano.org/Event Type: exhibitionOrganized By: Museo Italo Americano From March 22 through July 21, 2013, kicking off Italy's "Year of Italian Culture in the United States" (Anno Della Cultura Italiana Negli Stati Uniti), the Museo Italo America...

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By David Canclini 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 and a...

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By Jane Northrop   Many Pacificans have their favorite memories about Joe's of Westlake in Daly City. Some recall big family gatherings at the Italian-American eatery. Others recall small but frequent family dinners, where Joe's was the place to go for all occasions or just because. Colleagues often gathered at Joe's for social breaks o...

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Rita's Italian Ice®, the world's largest Italian Ice concept with over 600 stores, has awarded its largest area franchise development agreement ever to Rita's GP, LLC, a business unit of a diverse business development group based in Old Town San Diego. Like so many others in San Diego, one of the partners is a transplant from the Philadelphia area,...

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Most days, the Peninsula Italian American Social Club quietly goes about its business of banquets and bocce ball on the edge of downtown San Mateo, and not many outsiders are the wiser. On Saturday, Oct. 11, however, the club is stepping out and inviting the entire Peninsula to join in the annual Columbus Day Italian American Heritage Celebration....

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Fall in the desert began with the fourth annual Italian Festival fundraiser for Desert Arc at La Quinta Civic Center Park.   More than 8,000 people were expected to attend the two-day event with a $50,000 fundraising goal. For $10 per person, guests got unlimited great entertainment! Desert Arc Choir, Filippo Voltaggio, Patrick Evans, Paul E...

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by Robert Gallo   Taking on a bold and daring adventure, Pietro Busalacchi and wife Cristina immigrated to San Diego with their 7 children, Anna, Tony, Sal, Frank and Joe in 1966, leaving their hometown of Porticello, Sicily and came to settle in San Diego's Little Italy.    They worked hard to instill the Sicilian tradition and...

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