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While New York's Little Italy is in serious decline, San Diego's Little Italy is a thriving community. Walk down Little Italy's main drag and you see coffee-sipping window shoppers brush past old Italian men relaxing in the spotless piazza. New businesses keep popping up and the restaurants are always packed.   But it wasn't always that way...

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Little Italy San Jose is a 501c3 organization that is revitilizing San Jose's original Italian settlement dating back to the 1880's.   We have successfully raised funds and In Kind contributions to install a 31 foot Arch to anchor our developing Italian cultural district http://www.littleitalysj.com/archway.html This signature Arch for the L...

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Thousands of miles apart, the city of San Juan Capistrano in southern Orange Country, California, and the small town of Capestrano in the Abruzzi region, Italy, became "Sister Cities" in the year 2000.   This international, non-profit Sister Cities network was created with the aim of strengthening relationships between communities in the U.S...

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During the 1930s Golden Age of Hollywood, Jackie Cooper was nicknamed America’s Boy. He was one-half Italian. The father he never met was Jewish and his loving and gentle mother was Italian. When she wasn’t selling piano sheet music she was ailing, and his hefty and intimidating nonna, Marie Babbino, who he had no fond memories of, was in charge....

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A festival showcasing Italy's best – that's what founders of the Nevada County Italian Festival sought when they started back in 2010. This weekend, the festa brings a rich helping of Italian music, food, wine, crafts and sport to this family event from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Sunday at Western Gateway Park in Penn Valley.   Pop sin...

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An hour and a half drive northwest of Los Angeles might seem a long way to go for some Italian, especially given the great modern and traditional, Southern and Northern Italian cuisine within the city, but I'm going to try to make the case that Boccali's Pizza and Pasta in the Ojai Valley is worth the trek.First of all, 90 minutes is 90 minutes whe...

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The 2014 Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco will welcome, as in every winter, Area ITALIA, by far the largest international participation at the show. ITALIA has become synonymous with the best in gastronomy and wine. The 62 display booths occupied by the Italian exhibitors will showcase authentic Italian products, all distinguished by their...

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Both divisions of the Select Italy group, Select Italy and Select Croatia, will be at the LA Travel and Adventure Show.   In addition to the wide-ranging portfolio of travel services in Italy and Croatia, Select Italy and Select Croatia will place at the forefront their new Wine Roads Experiences, novel itineraries created from strategic par...

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Italian cinema had a real shot to the arm recently with the triumphant Oscar win of Sorrentino's La Grande Bellezza, a beautiful and bittersweet portrait of the lives of the Roman upper crust.   This film, however, is not the first time that Director Sorrentino and Actor Servillo have worked together. In honor of their magical partnership, t...

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After 3 years representing Italy in Los Angeles, Consul General Perrone will end his mandate in September. "It has been a great honor to serve Italy in City of Angels and in the South-West of the US," he indicated, extending his gratitude "to local authorities, business and individuals for their outstanding cooperation and partnership." "Witnessing...

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