Italian luxury menswear house Ermenegildo Zegna opened this week its first stand alone in the U.S. dedicated to its Z Zegna line. The new Z Zegna mono-brand store is situated within the Beverly Hills Centre Mall in Los Angeles. Also this week, Z Zegna's creative director, Paul Surridge, presented the Z Zegna Fall Winter 2013-14 collection at the Z...

Save big on a premier cycling experience! The best of Italian cycling meets Southern California style in Beverly Hills for 2 incredible bike routes at the Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia Beverly Hills on November 3, 2013.Save 40% of the registration price by signing up before August 8, 2013 with a special coupon code.   Join cyclists from around th...

Louis Zamperini has been celebrated and honored by many, not only around the world but also especially in the Los Angeles community. His legacy will continue to live on through his books, his family, and his accomplishments.   As well known as he was and still is in the Italian-American community throughout the United States for being a livi...

Academy Award-winner Liza Minnelli was honored at the Los Angeles-Italia Film Fest on the weekend. Minnelli, who won an Oscar in 1973 for "Cabaret" picked up the Jack Valenti Lifetime Achievement Award. Named after the longtime MPAA president, the award honors Italian-Americans who have made great contributions to cinema.   "I am very gratef...

by Silvia Simonetti   The Italian American community of Los Angeles is proud of its cultural heritage and united in the effort to preserve it. This is particularly true on the day that marks the anniversary of the Italian Republic, established on June 2nd, 1946 after the referendum to end the monarchy. Again this year, the Italian Cultural...

Sarà un anno strepitoso questo 2013 per la Puglia Center of America. Dopo aver organizzato eventi in Stati Americani quali New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey e Washington DC, il prossimo 3 Maggio la Puglia Center of America volerà in California alla Cerimonia "Puglia's Italy Award of Excellence in America" per premiare una delle person...

Last weekend, at the boisterous intersection of Hollywood and Highland, thousands gathered for three days of live music, food, wine, rides, and games at the 13th annual Feast of San Gennaro.   The savory smells of Italian sausage and warm cheese melting on thin pizza permeated the air as guests indulged in baked clams on the half shell and s...

Petersen Automotive Museum - 6060 Wilshire Blvd - Los Angeles, CA 90036. Five bays show the entire process of manufacturing a modern car. Visitors start out in an area with raw materials – steel, aluminum and unfinished leather – then are guided through the manufacturing process through to a finished car.   Despite the widespread a...

International Studies Language Academy (ISLA) K-8 Italian Dual-Immersion Program Seeking Teachers. Now Accepting Applications for Prospective Full-Time Italian Teacher Positions! Calling all teachers who are fluent in Italian and would like to be part of an exciting new school that wants teachers to have a voice in and be part of the implemen...

The Italians are coming – but these particular Italians are bringing music, not, as in that TV car commercial, the latest model FIAT.   Hit Week, the international festival of contemporary Italian music, returns to North America in October with a series of concerts in Miami, New York, Toronto and Los Angeles.   Read more   Sour...