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by Catherine Accardi   You can become a part of San Francisco's North Beach history and help create its future! Read on to find out how.   Although San Francisco had parks prior to the 1906 earthquake and fire, for the most part they were for sitting or strolling and not for recreational activities. In 1910, two open air swimming...

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Students who attended Stockton High School in 1986 can tell you exchange student Paolo Battaglia is part of football history. A week ago Friday, he returned to Stockton to revisit, 28 years later. "I can tell you that it was a great emotion walking in the new high school and seeing my name still among those holding a school record," Battaglia said...

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The first actual Blue Jays news from the Winter Meetings in San Diego is that the team has claimed first basemen Chris Colabello off waivers from the Minnesota Twins. The Italian-American grinded out seven years in independent ball after playing Division II college ball before eventually being signed by Minnesota in 2012.   He made his major...

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January 21, 2015 - Wednesday 7:00 PM - 9:30 PMThe Ebell of Los Angeles - 743 S. Lucerne Boulevard - Los Angeles, California 90005: Old World vs New World: Italian Style Comparing traditional Italian wines to their newfangled California cousins. Our California climate is very similar to that of Italy so the early Italian immigr...

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di Mauro Battocchi   Il Comitato degli Italiani all'estero eletto il 17 aprile per la circoscrizione di San Francisco si e' riunito stasera, per la prima volta, in Consolato. Elisabetta Ghisini (al centro nella foto) e' stata eletta Presidente.   Con vent'anni di esperienza nel campo della comunicazione e del corporate marketing, prof...

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by Paul Franson   One of the most influential people in the wine business was recently in Napa to visit with clients and friends as he retires after 35 years in the business. Leonardo LoCascio, the founder of Winebow, a national importer and distributor of fine wine and craft spirits from around the world, retires June 30.   A na...

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Saturday 5, Saturday - End of Summer Pasta Night at Newport Italian - We would like to celebrate the End of Summerwith our famous Pasta Night Event, alongside our fellow Italian motorcycle and scooter lovers!It will be a lively party with Italian music, our famous bruschetta, amazing focaccia made by Magnone Trattoria, pasta al pomodoro (spaghetti...

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By Joe Rodriguez   Almost every Saturday since Bill Greco's beloved church burned down in a spectacular fire a year ago, the semiretired Italian-American Catholic has been collecting bottles and aluminum cans from the county fairgrounds to raise money for the rebuilding.   "I got some guff for taking it from the fairgrounds, but I can...

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by Nick Vivarelli   Ennio Morricone will be feted by the 11th Los Angeles-Italia Film Fashion and Art Festival, the annual pre-Oscars event comprising movies and music and celebrating showbiz ties between Italy and Hollywood, which will run Feb. 21-27 at the Hollywood and Highland Center.   The venerable Italian composer, whose long l...

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Andrea Marcelli e il suo trio hanno debuttato al Watts Tower Arts Center il 30 Settembre scorso. La cornice, quella del Drum and Jazz Festival, che si tiene ogni anno durante l'ultimo fine settimana di settembre. In una caldissima due giorni, sotto un grande tendone bianco, pubblico e musicisti si riuniscono al suono di musica jazz, blues e gospel,...

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